Adric Returns In 2014 Big Finish Audio

After years of having nothing to do with Doctor Who, Big Finish have announced that Matthew Waterhouse will be returning to the role of Adric in a 2014 Big Finish audio with the Fifth Doctor!

Source: @BigFinish

Doctor Who: Vincent and the Doctor Review (S05 E10)

Written by Richard Curtis, Vincent and the Doctor is now one of Doctor Who's most popular episodes and it really does deserve it's popularity.

The episode starts off with The Doctor and Amy visiting an art museum... Then The Doctor notices some kind of "evil" creature in a painting of a church by Vincent van Gogh. After that, they go back in time to meet the then-hated artist himself and find out what the thing in the painting is!

The Doctor, Amy and Vincent fight an invisible monster, which turns out to be a Krafayis - a monster that looks like a bird and a dinosaur mashed together.

It's a very sad episode, which is generally why people like it - it's got loads of absolutely beautiful scenes, and every actor in the episode is fantastic.

It's a brilliant episode and I highly recommend you watch it... Oh and if you're in to art and don't want to start with something like Rose or The Eleventh Hour then it might be a good idea to start Doctor Who with this episode.

10/10

US Series 7 Box Set Will Also Include The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe!

Like in the UK, the US release of the Doctor Who Series 7 DVD and Blu-ray box set will include the 2011 Christmas special: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe. That's all.

Source: Blogtor Who

Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka DVD Details

The 2003 animated webcast: Scream of the Shalka starring Richard E. Grant as The Doctor is to be released on DVD 16th September in Region 2 countries and 17th September in Region 1 countries. As for Region 4, the release date is currently unknown.

Here is the official sypnosis for the story:

"The TARDIS lands in a small English village in 2003, where the population are living in fear from a malevolent alien force. With the help of UNIT and his new friend Alison, the Doctor discovers that a race called the Shalka are residing underground, preparing to strip away the earth’s ozone layer and embark on a full-scale invasion of the planet…"

And here are the special features:

• Commentary with writer Paul Cornell, director Wilson Milam and producer James Goss.
• Carry On Screaming - Behind-the-scenes personnel discuss the making of the first ever Doctor Who animation. With executive producer Martin Trickey, producers Muirinn Lane Kelly and Jelena Djordjevic, animation director Jon Doyle, writer Paul Cornell and researcher Daniel Judd. Presented by James Goss, one of the story’s executive producers.
• The Screaming Sessions - Cast and crew interviews recorded at the time of production in 2003. With actors Sophie Okonedo (Alison), Jim Norton (Major Kennet), Diana Quick (Prime), Craig Kelly (Joe), Anna Calder-Marshall (Mathilda) and director Wilson Milam.
• Interweb Of Fear - A brief history of the BBC website and the role Doctor Who has played over the years. With internet consultant Martin Belam, editor Ian Garrard, producer James Goss, commissioner Martin Trickey, rights expert Ann Kelly, iPlayer inventor Ben Lavender and Doctor Who executive producer Russell T Davies.
• Soundtrack Album of specially commissioned music for the story
• Programme subtitles
• Production information subtitles
• Photo gallery
• Coming soon trailer
• Digitally remastered picture and sound quality

You can pre-order the Region 2 version of this DVD from the BBC Shop right here.

Source: BBC Worldwide

Paul McGann Denies Being Involved In Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary

Unfortunately, Paul McGann has denied being involved in the 50th Anniversary Special on Twitter, despite the recent rumours. This is disappointing as Paul McGann only had one televised appearance in 1996, although he has played the role in lots of fantastic Big Finish audio stories aswell as loads of comic strips.

You can view the Tweet here.

UK Release Of Series Seven DVD Box Set Will Include The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe!

The BBC have announced that the UK release of the Doctor Who Series Seven DVD and Blu-ray box set will include the 2011 Christmas special: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe despite previous reports claiming the episode will not be part of the set. This means the box set will include fifteen episodes rather than the usual fourteen.

Unfortunately Doctor Who Confidential was cancelled after Series 6 so we can't have that on the set, but the huge amount of special features more than make up for it! (Loads of prequels, behind the scenes, stuff like Pond Life and Doctor Who at Comic Con, Audio commentaries for certain episodes, etc.)

Source: Blogtor Who

Sil and Flip To Return In 2014 Big Finish Sixth Doctor Trilogy

Big Finish have announced the return of fan favourite monster Sil, who appeared in the TV stories Vengeance on Varos and Mindwarp aswell as the return of Flip Jackson - Big Finish's own character and companion of the Sixth Doctor. The stories featuring both of these returns will be part of a Sixth Doctor trilogy and will be released between January and March next year. They are available to pre-order at £14.99 each for the CDs or £12.99 each for digital download versions.

More info here.

Fourth Doctor Time Capsule Is Out Now!

The limited edition Fourth Doctor Time Capsule is now available from the BBC Shop for £55.99.

It contains:

• "Vanilla" Terror of the Zygons DVD
• Exclusive interview with Tom Baker
• Genesis of the Daleks audio
• Exclusive Fourth Doctor action figure (in the Third Doctor's clothes)
• Novel set in the Key To Time era
• Fourth Doctor Sonic Screwdriver
• Art cards featuring all of the Fourth Doctor's companions

The set is limited to 5000 copies and it can be bought here.

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collectors Fob Watch

Yet another limited edition Doctor Who item is now available from the BBC Shop but this time it's got nothing to do with DVDs. For £42.99, you'll be able to get yourself a collectors fob watch featuring the faces of all eleven Doctors aswell as the TARDIS for number 12.

Description from the BBC Shop:

"The Doctor Who Collectors FOB Watch is a commemorative pocket watch which features all 11 incarnations of the Doctor on the dial to celebrate the 50th Anniversary.

The perfect accessory for any true Whovian, this special edition of The Master's Fob Watch has an engraved design on the outer casing and a chain. Each watch features a unique serial number."

The watch will be released on 4th November, but you can pre-order it right here.

Doctor Who: Planet of the Ood Review (S04, EP03)

Written by Keith Temple, produced by Susie Liggat with executive producers Russel T Davies, Julie Gardner and Phil Collinson and starring David Tennant as The Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna, Planet of the Ood is another one of those Doctor Who episodes that isn't disliked by fans, but is generally ignored by them and considered to be nothing special.

Personally I think it's a beautiful episode - it shows us how badly the Ood are treated, and it also shows them get revenge. All the actors are great and we get to see what natural Ood look like when they're born - they have a hindbrain in their hands, which the humans remove in order to make the Ood obey them, and we get to hear the Ood's brilliant singing for the first time. Oh, and Ood Sigma is honestly one of my favourite aliens in Doctor Who - I just think the Ood are very likeable.

It's not the best episode ever, but it's got some great moments and as I've already said, I love the Ood so it was great to see them get revenge for the disgusting way they were being treated!

8.5/10

Want Some Seventh Doctor DVDs For Just £5.99? You Better Hurry!

If you're quick, you'll be able to get yourself some of the Seventh Doctor - Sylvester McCoy's adventures on DVD for just £5.99 from the BBC Shop, rather than the usual £8.99 or more.

The stories available for this great price are:
Time and the Rani
Paradise Towers
Remembrance of the Daleks Special Edition
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Ghost Light
The Curse of Fenric
Survival

Remember, they won't be at this price for much longer so if you can, buy them right now!

Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary Special Will Indeed Be Simulcast Worldwide!

The BBC have now confirmed that the 50th Anniversary special will be broadcast simultaneously worldwide, in order to prevent anyone from being spoiled. The special will air on 23rd November, apparently at 8PM GMT.

Here is the statement the BBC have released:

“It’s always been our ambition to work with our broadcast partners so that international Doctor Who fans can enjoy the 50th-anniversary special at the same time as the UK. We’ll have more details soon about our very exciting global plans for November.”

Source: Doctor Who TV

Taking Another Look At David Tennant's Final Episodes!

Back in 2009, we unfortunately never got a Series 5. What we did get, however, were five specials: The Next Doctor (2008 Christmas Special), Planet of the Dead (2009 Easter Special), The Waters of Mars (2009 Autumn Special), The End of Time Part 1 (2009 Christmas Special) and The End of Time Part 2 (2010 New Year Special.) Were they any good? Well, let's find out!

First off, let's take a look at The Next Doctor! Personally, I think this is the worst of the 2008-10 specials. I was looking forward to seeing the Cybermen again and couldn't wait to find out if David Morrisey was actually The Doctor or not - it seemed like it was going to be brilliant, but nope! The Cybermen weren't great villains in this episode and it was pretty slow. I don't like the idea of the Cyberking at all and I think Russel could have done a much better job with it. My favourite part is that we get to see the faces of The Doctor's earlier 9 incarnations via the infostamp.

3.5/10

 

Well, Planet of the Dead is an alright episode in my opinion. I think Michelle Ryan played Lady Christina de Souza well and as usual, David Tennant played The Doctor very well. Lee Evans also does a great job playing Malcolm Taylor. I love the bus in the episode and the aliens are alright, although the story is a little bland. There are some good scenes and I think it's a solid story overall, but it should have been a bit better.

6.5/10

The Waters of Mars is absolutely amazing - it's certainly my favourite special episode, and it's one of my favourite episodes of all time. All the actors in it are brilliant and it's a legitimately scary episode. I think Mars is a very interesting planet both in real life and in Doctor Who - and since we now know water was more than likely on Mars at some point, this episode is now even scarier! I really love the ending - Time Lord Victorious! Water really can be terrifying!

10/10 

 

And now for The End of Time Parts 1 & 2! Well, I think this two-partner is very underrated. It's David Tennant's final story, it's got Wilfred Mott in it, it's got The Master in it and it features a brief return of the Time Lords aswell as guest appearances of Rose, Jackie, Martha, Mickey, Captain Jack, Sarah Jane, Luke, Joan Redfern's great granddaughter and even Alonso. All of the actors in the story were amazing and while there are things that could have been done to make it better I think it was an excellent goodbye for David Tennant's brilliant Tenth Doctor and a great hello to Matt Smith's awesome Eleventh Doctor. I can't wait to see those two together, along with John Hurt in the 50th Anniversary Special!

8/10

Doctor Who: The Sun Makers Review!

Okay, so I've just watched The Sun Makers and I actually found it very, very enjoyable! I know this story isn't exactly disliked by fans, but it's one of those that is generally ignored and forgotten about, which is a huge shame. It's written by Robert Holmes - one of the best writers ever in my opinion, but it gets overlooked because of all his other, more popular scripts such as Terror of the Autons, The Ark in Space, Revenge of the Cybermen, Pyramids of Mars, The Talons of Weng-Chiang and The Caves of Androzani.

I think the main reason everyone tends to ignore this story was because most of the kids who were Doctor Who fans in the Tom Baker era wouldn't have known what taxes were back then and so wouldn't understand the story properly... Anyway, there are some really memorable scenes in it such as Episode 3's cliffhanger, The Doctor finally starts to like K9 and then we've got the "Have some jelly babies!" scene in the Correction Center.

I think the Collector is a pretty decent villain, although I, like many others would have rather seen a real alien along with him (yes, I know he is an alien but... You know what I mean.)

It's a very interesting and rather unusual story in my opinion and it's certainly worth a watch.

9/10

BBC Issue a Press Statement Due To The Comic Con Exclusive 50th Anniversary Trailer

It's not very much, but the BBC's Corrections & Clarifications department have now issued a press statement regarding the Comic Con exclusive 50th Anniversary Special trailer.

"26 July: Press statement issued - trail for Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode

This was an exclusive Comic Con trailer made especially for the Doctor Who 50th panel, it has not been released in the US.

This world famous international event is an established platform used by all of the major producers. UK fans can look forward to exclusive content over the next few months"

Well, personally I was hoping they'd release the trailer but oh well, I suppose we'll probably see it sometime soon...

How Much Do You Know About The Daleks?

Do you think you know everything about Doctor Who's most iconic villains - the Daleks? If so, then why not try the BBC's new Dalek Quiz?

 

Doctor Who: Series 7 Part 2 Review!

Like Part 1, I feel that Series 7 Part 2 was very underrated, Starring Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman with brilliant executive producers Steven Moffat and Caroline Skinner, I personally think it's the 2nd best series of Doctor Who since it was revived in 2005, only behind Series 4!

The Snowmen

Okay, let's kick this review off with the Christmas special: The Snowmen! This marks the first appearance of the Great Intelligence since The Web of Fear in 1968. This was, in my opinion, an amazing Christmas special and one of my favourite New Who episodes. You may disagree, but I think this and The Christmas Invasion are the only good Christmas specials so far. I love the Great Intelligence and I really love how he brings snowmen to life in order to try and take over the world. It's great that Richard E. Grant, who previously played the Shalka Doctor in Scream of the Shalka got another chance to act in Doctor Who. It also has a pretty sad ending that then becomes a happy ending, which is nice. Overall this is a very good episode and we need more Christmas specials like this! Oh, and if you're a fan of Jenny, Vastra and Strax then there is a lot of character development for them in this!

8.5/10

 The Bells of Saint John

And now we get to the real start of Series 7 Part 2! It introduces the very tech-illiterate Clara Oswald (not Oswin Oswald or Clara Oswin Oswald) who has somehow gotten the number for the TARDIS phone and seems to think that The Doctor is a tech support guy. Like the previous episode, this one has the Great Intelligence in it, although not for very long. A problem some people have with this episode is the fact that Wi-fi doesn't work like it does in this episode... But you're forgetting, it's Doctor Who! It doesn't have to make any sense! Personally I thought this was an enjoyable and interesting episode and I certainly would recommend it.

8.5/10

The Rings of Akhaten

Alright, not every episode can be absolutely amazing... I can't say I enjoyed this one at all... It was incredibly overhyped and there's not much else to say about it really. It's a very slow episode about an evil mummy in a glass case who all the locals worship. I literally can't say anything else about it because, in my personal opinion, it's so boring... It's watchable but I just don't recommend it.

4/10

Cold War

This one's pretty good, not the best ever though. I think the Ice Warriors should have had a better return but it's an enjoyable episode overall. We've got a pretty funny scene where The Doctor pulls a Barbie doll from his pocket and we've also got the Professor guy (who is in my opinion an excellent character) asking if a band splits up in the future, which is also kind of funny. We also get to see an Ice Warrior unmask, which is pretty cool. So yeah - quite enjoyable but it could have been so much better, had it been a bit more like previous Ice Warrior stories such as The Seeds of Death and The Curse of Peladon.

7/10

Hide

Urgh, this is really bad in my opinion. I was expecting a lot from this one, so it might just the disappointment that makes me dislike this but I found it so boring and barely watchable. I was expecting a scary episode, but I got just the opposite (although I haven't tried watching it in the dark - maybe I should do that.) I consider this to be one of the very few episodes worse than The Rings of Akhaten - seriously, it's just so bland and boring and I just can't bring myself to like it...

2.5/10

The Crimson Horror

Believe it or not, I think this episode is brilliant. I didn't really like it on my first viewing but on my second I realized just how underrated this story is! Mark Gatiss did a great job on this one and if it weren't for this then I wouldn't like Jenny, Vastra or Strax. I'll admit, I laughed at the "Thomas Thomas" thing and I couldn't tell if Strax eating horses was a reference to the Tesco horse meat scandal or not. I think this is very enjoyable and could be the most underrated episode of Doctor Who ever, but what do you think?

9/10

Nightmare in Silver

Well, this is okay. The main reason I disliked it was Angie. Now don't get me wrong, I'm sure she could be a great actor, but this episode made me really dislike the character ("I hate the future! Not even got phone signal!") Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman both show that they're brilliant actors, the Cybermen are brilliant in this episode and Poridge is a damn good character. It's an underrated episode but I think almost everyone can agree with me on this: The Doctor's Wife was better. Still, Neil Gaiman is a great writer and this is a solid episode, and while it is enjoyable, it's just a tiny bit disappointing.

7/10

The Name of the Doctor

This is one of Steven Moffat's best episodes in my opinion. We finally get to see the First Doctor stealing the TARDIS back on Gallifrey, we see atleast a tiny bit of all the past Doctors, we finally see The Doctor go to Trenzalore and we see River Song for the first time since The Angels Take Manhattan and I think Richard E. Grant did an even better job as the Great Intelligence here than he did in The Snowmen. I like how The Doctor's remains are an open time stream instead of a body and I just think it's a really good episode. Everyone in it shows how well they can act and my only problem with it is the cliffhanger - WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT SO LONG TO FIND OUT WHO JOHN HURT'S DOCTOR IS!? It's a brilliant episode, probably the most enjoyable of Series 7 and I couldn't recommend it any more!

10/10

EDIT: No time to go into detail but I just realized I forgot about Journey To the Centre of the TARDIS! Anyway, that's a very underrated episode and I do recommend it.

 7.5/10!

Doctor Who: The Complete Seventh Series Box Set - UK Details!

We now have full details on the UK release of The Complete Seventh Series box set.

It will feature the following episodes:
Asylum of the Daleks
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
A Town Called Mercy
The Power of Three
The Angels Take Manhattan
The Snowmen
The Bells of Saint John
The Rings of Akhaten
Cold War
Hide
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
Nightmare in Silver
The Name of the Doctor 

Aswell as the following special features:

Prequels:
Asylum of the Daleks, The Snowmen (x3), The Bells of Saint John and The Name of the Doctor

Minisodes:
Pond Life

Audio commentaries for:
The Snowmen
Cold War
Hide
The Crimson Horror  

Others:
Creating Clara
Behind the scenes
Doctor Who in the US
Last Days of the Ponds
The Science of Doctor Who
The Companions
Doctor Who at Comic Con
   
The box set sounds very promising - brilliant episodes and brilliant special features! This box set releases on 28th October in the UK and 24th September in North America.

Source: Combom

Will Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary Special Be Simulcast Worldwide?

According to The Sun, Doctor Who's 50th anniversary will be simultaneously broadcast worldwide at 20:00 GMT on the 23rd November. Apparently the episode has been sold to 200 countries and will be watched by over 100 million viewers.

Unfortunately, The Sun have been very unreliable with Doctor Who news in the past but maybe they're right for once? I'm not sure if this is going to be true, but I think it'd be pretty cool!

Doctor Who Series 7 Part 1 Review

So, not a lot of people enjoyed series 7 very much. I thought it was brilliant, so I'm going to tell you why I enjoyed most of this brilliant series which starred Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill and two brilliant executive producers: Steven Moffat and Caroline Skinner.

Asylum of the Daleks

  

Despite all the hate it gets, I think Asylum of the Daleks is quite possibly the best episode of series 7. It was the first time we got to see Clara (or Oswin Oswald in this episode...), and while we didn't get to see many of them for long, we did get to see just about every Dalek that still exists. I think having an asylum of Daleks is a brilliant idea and I've watched this episode 4 or 5 times now. I've noticed that the main problems people seem to have with this episode are the fact that it's the first time we hear about Amy and Rory's divorce, but the thing is this was sort of covered in Pond Life although that short didn't really tell us much about it.. And then there's the other problem about Skaro being destroyed at the end of Remembrance of the Daleks, which is true but in one of the Doctor Who books, it says that the planet destroyed in that story wasn't really Skaro. The problem that creates is that the destroyed planet was referred to as "Skaro." Who knows? I just won't let continuity errors stop me from enjoying a good episode!

9.5/10

Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

Okay, this marks the first time we've seen dinosaurs in Doctor Who since 1974's Invasion of the Dinosaurs. Again, this is a very underrated episode. It introduces Rory's dad: Brian Williams, who was, in my opinion, an absolutely fantastic and pretty funny character. This episode gives us the hilarious "What's in your pockets?" "Only my balls." scene and I think Queen Nefertiti and John Riddell are good characters too - I would have liked to see more of them. One of the problems people have with this episode is because of what The Doctor did to Soloman. Seriously? Soloman seemed like a terrible man, probably worse than all the Daleks put together, just not quite as dangerous! This episode was fun to watch and it's great to see the dinosaurs again! I definitely do recommend it.

8/10

A Town Called Mercy

While I certainly preferred the previous two episodes, this was a good episode that was fun to watch, just like Dinosaurs On A Spaceship. I think Jex and The Gunslinger were both interesting characters, and again we get a hilarious line while learning that The Doctor can speak Horse: "Actually, his name's not Joshua. It's Susan and he wants you to respect his life choices." Other than that, this episode isn't brilliant: It's way too bland for my liking, and it feels like a cowboy movie. Still, it's watchable and we've had much worse episodes in the past.

6.5/10

The Power of Three

In my opinion, this is the most underrated episode of Series 7. Sure, it could have been better but I really, really enjoyed it. I thought it was great to see what The Doctor does in his spare time, but staring at a little blue box for ages sounds ridiculous and is not something anyone would do in real life. The main reason I liked this story is because it was the first in what feels like forever to feature UNIT, and we got the "There's soldiers all over my house and I'm in my pants!" line from Rory. In my opinion, what this story really needed was Brigadier Allistar Gordan Lethbridge-Stewart... It's a huge shame that he couldn't be in it. Still, I thought it was a good story although you might disagree with that.

7/10

The Angels Take Manhattan

Yay, the Weeping Angels are finally back, and so is River Song! While it's not quite as good as Blink in my opinion, I certainly preferred it to The Time of Angels & Flesh and Stone. Sadly, it's the last episode for Amy & Rory but it really was good. It's the scariest Doctor Who episode in a while - especially if you watch it in the early hours of the morning in the dark! Moffat's writing has been pretty hit-or-miss since Series 6, but this is among his best episodes. I think Amy & Rory's exit was perfect and it was a brilliant episode overall. Highly recommended!

9.5/10

Coming soon: Series 7 Part 2 Review!

NEW RUMOUR: A Classic Doctor to appear in the 50th Anniversary Special - Possibly Paul McGann?

Could one of these appear in November?

According to the Radio Times - a reliable source most of the time, the 12th Doctor could be announced as early as next month. Well, that was kind of expected to be honest. But what was certainly not expected was this:

'According to sources, one of either Colin Baker, Paul McGann, Tom Baker, Sylvester McCoy or Peter Davison will be in the feature length special episode alongside Tennant’s Doctor and the current incumbent Matt Smith.'

This is interesting as more than one person working on the 50th has said that there will be no classic Doctors involved. Will we see Paul McGann regenerate into John Hurt? I think if the Radio Times is correct, then the classic Doctor involved will only be making a cameo but what do you think?

If we get any updates on this, I'll be sure to post them.

Daleks To Return In Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary - My Thoughts

It has been confirmed that the most iconic Doctor Who villians - the Daleks, will return in the 50th anniversary special episode of Doctor Who which will air on the 23rd November and will star Matt Smith, David Tennant, John Hurt, Jenna Coleman, Billie Piper and Joanna Page. I'm so excited, I can't wait any longer! Come on, I need to see that trailer!

Doctor Who: Rose Review (S1E1, 2005)

It was the 26th March 2005 and there hadn't been a new episode of Doctor Who since the TV movie starring Paul McGann all the way back in 1996. But a new episode was going to air that evening!

By 2005, some people had forgotten about the once-popular show, but many others were patiently looking forward to it's return. Written by Russel T Davies, directed by Keith Boak, script edited by Elwen Rowlands, produced by Phil Collinson along with executive producers Russel T Davies, Julie Gardner and Mal Young aswell as incidental music composer Murray Gold, the 45 minute long 1-part episode that aired was called Rose and it featured the return of the Autons who had last appeared in 1972's Terror of the Autons aswell as the introduction of Christopher Ecclestone as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as companion Rose Tyler.

In my opinion, the Autons could have had a slightly better return but this episode certainly did have loads of brilliant action and good scenes - it was better than most episodes in Series 1. I really love how at first they make The Doctor seem so mysterious, and I'm happy that in one of the pictures of the Doctor that Clive got his hands on featured the Ninth Doctor in the Eighth Doctor's clothes... It's just a shame that they couldn't atleast show the Eighth Doctor to Ninth Doctor regeneration because it's just a bit weird without it, although atleast there's a small chance we'll see it in the 50th anniversary story later this year.

Overall, Rose is a good, well-written, well-directed story that is very important in Doctor Who's history, despite being just a tiny bit cheesy.

8.5/10

Overall it's a very good story and I highly recommend it. If you were disappointed by it, then don't worry too much because the series definitely gets better! :)

Doctor Who: Blink Review

Despite David Tennant and Freema Agyeman not being in it very much, Blink is certainly one of the most popular Doctor Who stories ever. Why is it so popular, you might ask? Well let's review it and find out!

First off, details! This story was written by now-showrunner Steven Moffat, directed by Hettie MacDonald, the script was edited by Helen Raynor, it was produced by Phil Collinson and the executive producers were Russel T Davies and Julie Gardner. It is 45 minutes long and was first broadcast on 9th June 2007 as the tenth episode of Doctor Who series 3.

The story starts off on quite a scary note - something that carries on throughout the episode. Sally Sparrow, who is in this episode more than The Doctor himself soon notices a load of TV's with the same man (The Doctor) telling her not to blink whatever she does. A little later, we learn of the Weeping Angels - aliens that send people back in time to make you relive your life if you blink near one. Overall, it's a very scary episode and not many others are anywhere near as scary as this! The Weeping Angels are a great idea and I'm so glad that they've since become mainstream Doctor Who monsters.

This is a brilliant episode, and it's one of the many reasons that Series 3 is my favourite Doctor Who series from after 2005. It's an extremely strong episode and I highly recommend it.

10/10!

Seriously, Moffat, we need more episodes as good as this! :)