Part One Sue: Bob Baker. Why do I know that name? Me: He’s one of the Bristol Boys. Sue: Oh, has he gone solo? Did they fall out? A large space liner is hurtling through the cosmos when it suddenly shimmers and disappears. Sue: Either that ship has gone into warp drive or they’ve really…
Warning: this commentary contains strong language and adult themes. As Sue would say, this definitely isn’t for the kids… Adventures with the Wife in Space – The Creature from the Pit from Tachyon TV on Vimeo. And before you start, yes, it’s probably very unfair for Sue to mark this out of ten. We rambled…
Part One Nicol: Who the hell is David Agnew? Sue: Oh, no. That name rings a bell. And not in a good way. Me: David Agnew doesn’t exist. It’s a pseudonym. Practically every line is written by Douglas Adams, although some of the ideas originate from David Fisher. He wrote The Stones of Blood and…
Episode One I hid the story’s author and title credit from Sue, and I was pretty subtle about it too. If I’d told her to look away, she would have concluded it was called The Something of the Daleks, The Something of the Cybermen or The Something of the Master. So I chose my moment…
Part One Sue: Six parts? Bloody hell. Oh well, it is the end of the Key to Time, I suppose, so it has to be epic. Me: You’ll be pleased to know that The Armageddon Factor is our last six-part story. Sue: Honestly? Me: Yes, I swear on our cats’ lives, this is the last…
Part One Sue: I don’t think much of the title. It sounds like a B-movie to me. Oh, wait, Robert Holmes is back again. When Robert Holmes is good, he’s really good. Me: And you’ve got Philip Madoc as well. Sue: That definitely helps, too. The episode begins on a high-tech mining refinery where four…
Part One Sue: I used to think Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was an android if that’s any help. Oh, David Fisher’s name rings a bell. Me: It should. He wrote the last one. Sue: Excellent. The Doctor and K9 are playing chess in the TARDIS. Sue: I love the banter between these two. I could watch them…
Part One Me: This is our 100th story! Can you believe it? Sue: Is that all? How many stories are left? Me: Fifty… ish. It’s complicated. Sue: What a surprise. So we’re not even two-thirds of the way through this yet? Is that what you’re saying? Me: Don’t say it like that. Nicol is baking…
Part One Nicol is a huge Douglas Adams fan (her nickname for me when she was growing up was Slartibartfast), so it was inevitable that she would join us for this one (although getting people to pester her on Twitter definitely helped). Sue: So how did Doctor Who get their hands on Douglas Adams? Me:…
Part One Sue: How many episodes is this one? Me: Twenty-six. Sue: Are you taking the piss?! I haven’t got that kind of attention span! I press ‘play’. Sue: So, another season, then? Me: Yes. Sue: With the same producer? Me: Yes. Sue: Has he been told to pull his socks up? Have the BBC…