One of a crop of terrific vids celebrating That Speech in Rings of Akhenatan. I love the use of Nine and Ten to add richness to the memory pool in this:

http://youtu.be/irpmtTbvXwM

(not embedded, to avoid spoilers)

For some time, Eleven has been the Doctor for me, but it wasn't until I ( Read more... )

Considering that a sponsor recently pulled out of David Tennant's new high-profile drama Broadchurch because they felt that a shot of a burning ship at sea wasn't appropriate for a cruise company to be associated with, it really is astonishing that after the Saville affair (for those of you outside the UK, this could reasonably be called the worst ( Read more... )

TATM was a fantastic piece of television. So why did it intrigue rather than move me?

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Chibnell has finally redeemed himself for 42 with the best episode since The Doctor's Wife IMHO.

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I rather like the idea of Pond Life. I hope people outside the UK will be able to get it. Nice way to bring people up to speed with the Ponds' character arc, and I thoroughly approve of anything that reminds us that the characters have a life between episodes.

I wonder if the cancellation of DWC has freed up a few resources to throw the fans an ( Read more... )

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Anybody out there read the new "Shada" book by Gareth Roberts? I've been listening to it on audio. Lalla Ward reads it quite beautlfully in a way that reveals her deep understanding (I'm not sure one could call it fondness!) of Tom Baker's Doctor. And the Cambridge setting is lovely. But dear Lord, it doesn't half go on. Every conversation seems to ( Read more... )

Below you'll find the second part of myanalysis of the Doctor's decline and fall as Ten, followed by his rehabilitation as Eleven. We've now reached Part Two, where I trace his moral and emotional journey through the Specials.

Thanks are in order to elisi whose own meta has so often inspired me, to Sonic Biro for all those wonderful screencaps, and to ( Read more... )

I promised more meta on Ten, including the reasons why I love him. When I started putting it together, I realise that sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. And sometimes, other people have the words you lack. The Killers, in this case.

I lack the technical skills to do vidding, and salute those who possess them. If I could, I'd make this ( Read more... )

Okay, let's stir things up a little.

I saw something good on the telly. It was written by Moffatt.
( Cherchez la femme )