Doctor Who s01e11: Boom Town
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Joe Ahearne Writer: Russell T. Davies Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, William Thomas, John Barrowman The Doctor (Eccleston), Rose (Piper) and Captain...
View ArticleDoctor Who s01e12: Bad Wolf
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Joe Ahearne Writers: Russell T. Davies, Terry Nation (character: “The Daleks”) Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, John Barrowman Of all the episodes this...
View ArticleDoctor Who s01e13: the Parting of the Ways
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Joe Ahearne Writers: Russell T. Davies, Terry Nation (character: “The Daleks”) Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, John Barrowman ‘Parting of the Ways’ is...
View ArticleDoctor Who s02e00: the Christmas Invasion
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: James Hawes Writer: Russell T. Davies Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri The ‘Christmas Invasion’ is the first of the Christmas specials in New Who...
View ArticleDoctor Who s02e01: New Earth
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: James Hawes Writer: Russell T. Davies Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri The Doctor (Tennant) and Rose (Piper) land on a planet – New Earth – in the...
View ArticleDoctor Who s02e02: Tooth and Claw
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Euros Lyn Writer: Russell T Davies Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Pauline Collins Kung Fu monks take over Torchwood manor, imprisoning the rightful inhabitants....
View ArticleDoctor Who s07e14: The Name of the Doctor and extras in 50th anniversary...
Doctor Who 50th anniversary collection Part 1 A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Saul Metzstein Writers: Steven Moffat, Malcolm Hulke (characters: “Silurians”), Robert Holmes (characters: “Sontarans”)...
View ArticleDoctor Who s02e03: School Reunion
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: James Hawes Writers: Toby Whithouse, Bob Baker and Dave Martin (character: “K9”) Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Noel Clarke, Elisabeth Sladen The Doctor...
View ArticleDoctor Who s07e15: The Day of the Doctor, 50th anniversary collection
Doctor Who 50th anniversary collection Part 2 A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Nick Hurran Writers: Steven Moffat (written by) Terry Nation (characters: “Daleks”) Robert Banks Stewart (characters:...
View ArticleDoctor Who s07e16: Time of the Doctor, 50th anniversary edition
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Jamie Payne Writers: Steven Moffat, Terry Nation (Daleks), Kit Pedler (Cybermen), Gerry Davis (Cybermen), Robert Holmes (Sontarans) Stars: Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman,...
View ArticleDoctor Who 50th anniversary collection
A review by Nalini Haynes The 50th anniversary collection is comprised of 4 disks. The Name of the Doctor The Day of the Doctor The Time of the Doctor An Adventure in Space and Time Reviews of the...
View ArticleDoctor Who s02e04: The Girl in the Fireplace
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Euros Lyn Writer: Steven Moffat Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Noel Clarke The Doctor (Tennant), Rose (Piper) and Mickey (Clarke) land on a space ship in about...
View ArticleDoctor Who s02e05: Rise of the Cybermen
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Graeme Harper Writers: Tom MacRae, Kit Pedler (characters: “Cybermen”), Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri The TARDIS goes out of control because the...
View ArticleDoctor Who s02e06: The Age of Steel
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Graeme Harper Writers: Tom MacRae, Kit Pedler (characters: “Cybermen”) Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri The ‘Age of Steel’ is part two of the story...
View ArticleBirthday fun with Words of Radiance and Doctor Who
It was my birthday on Friday and I’m (technically) on holidays from uni although it feels as though I haven’t had a break. As a sort of compromise, I cracked a book I’ve been wanting to read for years....
View ArticleDoctor Who s08e01: Deep Breath
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Ben Wheatley Writer: Steven Moffat Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Neve McIntosh Running time: 1 hr 17 minutes (approx) A tyrannosaurus rex appears in London,...
View ArticleDoctor Who s02e07: Idiot’s Lantern
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Euros Lyn Writer: Mark Gatiss Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Maureen Lipman TRIGGER WARNING: domestic violence In this Twilight Zone-esque episode, the Doctor...
View ArticleDoctor Who s02e08: Impossible Planet
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: James Strong Writer: Matt Jones Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Danny Webb The Doctor (David Tennant) and Rose (Billie Piper) land on a mysterious space station...
View ArticleDoctor Who s02e09: The Satan Pit
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: James Strong Writer: Matt Jones Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Danny Webb ‘The Satan pit’ is part 2 to the story begun in ‘The Impossible Planet‘. Warning:...
View ArticleDoctor Who s02e10: Love & Monsters
A review by Nalini Haynes Director: Dan Zeff Writer: Russell T Davies Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri A cast of stars fronts this ‘Lower levels’ episode where ordinary people – geeks...
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