I decide to have some fun with Sue before we dive into season two. When she asks me how many episodes make up this story, I tell her that it’s an eight-part epic and several chunks are missing, although there is a reconstruction of part seven that will be performed by an amateur dramatics group from Bournemouth. She simply shrugged her shoulders and sighed, “We’d better get on it with then”.

Planet of Giants

Sue is fascinated by the swanky new costumes ...

Of all the attempts to watch Doctor Who from the beginning, 67% fail halfway through this story. Can Sue defy the odds? Will she recognise Peter Glaze? And if she does, will she resist the urge to shout “Crackerjack!”?

Strangers in Space

The Sensorites begins with an incongruous scene where our heroes stand around fondly remembering their many adventures together. No one mentions the weird one with the scissors.

However, Sue is ...

Up until now, Sue has been oblivious to some of the show’s more, shall we say, regrettable shortcomings. But that’s all about to change.

The Sea of Death

Sue: Press pause! Stop it! Rewind!

She’s good. Even I didn’t notice the production team pushing the revolving door when I saw this for the first time. And it happens at least twice (three times, says Sue). She spends the rest of the episode scanning the frame for the merest hint of an AFM. She’s ...

Sue knows this story is only two episodes. If she thought it could be dragged out for seven episodes, we really would be on the brink of disaster…

The Edge of Destruction

Once again, Sue is amused to discover that travelling in the TARDIS can be a traumatic experience for everyone concerned; when the crew are thrown violently to the floor, she doesn’t see it as a portent of doom, she regards it as business as usual.

It takes her all of two ...