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I haven’t told Sue what we’re watching tonight, and I fully expect a cushion in the face.
Sue: That’s what I’m looking for – the bloody exit. So what are we watching this week?
Tom Baker enters the Museum Of The Moving Image Doctor Who exhibit circa 1992.
Sue: Are we watching a Blue Peter special?
As Tom walks through the exhibition, he reels off the names of the Doctor’s enemies.
Tom Baker: Yeti, ...
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We watched the original broadcast version of The Five Doctors. Sadly, I couldn’t source an off-air copy with the Children in Need ticker running across the bottom of the screen. I hope this doesn’t invalidate the science at the heart of this experiment.
Nicol: I’m not watching any William Hartnell with you. You can forget it.
Me: Be patient, Nicol.
Sue: Don’t worry, Nic. Neil’s promised me ...
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Sue: I’m really looking forward to this. I am so ready for Peter Davison.
Me: Ah… But before we get to that, we have to watch a Christmas special.
Sue: A Doctor Who Christmas special? From 1981?
Me: Well…
Sue: It had better not be some fan thing that doesn’t count. I can’t be bothered with that. It’s not that Shada thing ...
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Sue: Steve Gallagher – why does that name ring a bell?
Me: You met him about 15 years ago. He came to our university to talk about scriptwriting. I think he was friends with Bryan and Mary Talbot.
Sue: Did you ask him a question about Doctor Who?
Me: No. I was too embarrassed.
Sue: That’s a shame. Oh well, I’m not worried about upsetting him. ...
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The story begins with a castle overlooking a village…
Sue: Is this one going to be a period drama? We haven’t had one of those for ages.
Inside the castle’s Tower, Sue is immediately drawn to Aukon.
Sue: It’s Fish from Marillion.
Me: Are you insane?
Sue: If Fish had a beard ...
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The Doctor and Romana are en route to Gallifrey…
Sue: Two K9s this week – how exciting is that? I bet they’ll conduct an extensive analysis of each other’s arses as soon as they meet.
Romana doesn’t want to go home.
Sue: Poor Romana. As soon as she gets back to Gallifrey, she should nick a TARDIS and bugger off again. I like her ...
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The TARDIS is on its way to the planet Tigella. The Doctor has been there before.
Sue: It must have been uneventful or I’m sure I’d have been forced to sit through it.
On Tigella, three humanoids with blonde hair are trying to break into something.
Sue: Is it the Thals? Are the Daleks in this one? Have they finally learnt that ...
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Sue: Ooh, new title sequence.
She’s very quick, my wife.
Sue: The theme music is very techno.
Sue thinks any up-tempo electronic music is ‘techno’. She can’t help it.
Sue: Why is Tom Baker snarling? Is he in pain?
I don’t have an answer for that.
Sue: Is somebody torturing him? Hmmm… I’m not sure about these new titles. It’s very eighties, isn’t it? ...
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Me: Here, grab this firmly and pull, love.
Don’t worry, it’s not what you think.
Sue: A Christmas cracker? What’s this for?
Me: It’s Christmas 1979!
We pull the cracker. It doesn’t go bang.
Sue: I’m not putting the hat on.
The story begins with a large spaceship ploughing its way through the cosmos. Hang on… didn’t I start the last one like ...
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Sue: Bob Baker. I know that name.
Me: He’s one of the Bristol Boys.
Sue: Oh. Did they have a big falling out?
We open on the Empress, a large space liner which is ploughing its way through the cosmos. And then the ship suddenly shimmers and disappears.
Sue: Either the ship has gone into warp drive or they really screwed up the chroma.
We ...
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