As the Doctor and Martha are mired in 1913, one year from the Great War and with the Doctor not quite himself, what better time than to take stock of our new companion, medical student Martha Jones? You might want to harp on all day about Rose Tyler and herRead More →
“The Time Lords of Gallifrey” series continues with a look at one of the most notorious names in the annals of Gallifrey… Time Lord history is littered with renegades, outcasts of society whose contribution to the annals of Universe’s oldest civilization was to embarrass, to challenge and to attempt toRead More →
It could be argued that there is no greater subject for debate, in the Doctor Who world, than the life of the Sixth Doctor. The range of emotion for this incarnation of our favorite hero is about as steady as a celebrity’s relationship. There are those who think he isRead More →
Over the years the Doctor has had many companions. They come into his world and live the unbelievable life until it has become too much and they wish to live a simple life again. While all of these companions have come and gone, none have stayed with the Doctor throughRead More →
We conclude the 2006 Round Table discussion with debate about the new Doctor himself, David Tennant… A few of the guys have been itching to get onto this subject, so let’s get right into it with Daniel – “Fantastic! I think he was great as the Doctor. The first timeRead More →
In the fourth part of our round table discussion on Doctor Who 2006, we leave the regular elements of the series to one side and consider the use of guest stars. Guest stars have been employed in Doctor Who since the 1960s, and the tactic works to entice fans ofRead More →
So, let’s move on from Rose and Mickey and have a think about those two bastions of evil – the Daleks and the Cybermen… “It’s difficult to rate the effectiveness of monsters in Doctor Who from an adult perspective”, starts Steve Preston, “because their raison d’etre of scaring the bloodyRead More →
After discussing Sarah Jane and K-9, things moved on. In terms of character development, Season 28/Series 2 took Doctor Who into new territory. In the past, only the principle companion had been even vaguely moved by their experiences with the Doctor, with only occasional exceptions such as Jo Grant andRead More →
Take eight Doctor Who fans with nothing to talk about but the 2006 series. Put them in a room, and watch as they deconstruct (or is that break?) Series 2. This is the 2006 Kasterborous Round Table, introduced last year as a way to fill the gap between series 1Read More →
Continuity – and retro continuity – have long haunted Doctor Who. Throughout the 1960s the only constants were the Doctor, the TARDIS and occasional appearances by the Cybermen and the Daleks. The majority of monsters were new and one-offs, never to be seen again. The Ice Warrior’s emerged from thisRead More →
It’s a word, it’s a TV show, it’s an organisation, it’s a nice house in Scotland. Doctor Who has been invaded by “Torchwood” – another show, another meme. But what is its true relevance to Doctor Who 2006? We know that it was first mentioned on-screen in Bad Wolf duringRead More →
Never more alive was the Fifth Doctor then in the story of his death. For 99% of his tenure Peter Davison was trapped with companions who did not want to be there. Tegan was accidentally taken away and constantly at odds with the Doctor and, in a companion first, sheRead More →
