08/05

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On-page link, opens in this window 08/05/18 Doctor Who: The time warrior
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08/05/26

Asimov meets King Kong.

Doctor Who: Robot

This is a four-part serial, first broadcast between 20th December 1974 - 18th January 1975. A brief and not really spoiler-ish summary of the plot: ... well, never mind. This serial really isn't about the plot.

Let's get the bad news out of the way first:

Moving on to the less bad news:

And the good news:

My verdict:

Nice!

There's fun to be had here. For a good robot story, try 'Robots of death' in stead.

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08/05/18

Monty Python meets Doctor Who.

Doctor Who: The time warrior

This is a four-part serial, first broadcast between 15 December 1973 - 5th January 1974. A brief and somewhat spoiler-ish summary of the plot: an alien time traveller gets stranded on earth in the Middle Ages, a castle is destroyed and the Doctor finds a new companion.

What we get here is, basically, Doctor Who as Monty Python would have done it - excellent and entertaining dialogue, an absurd story and a medieval world that is sheer caricature.

The good news:

The sort of "meh" stuff:

The bad news:

My verdict:

Nice!

Forgettable fun.

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08/05/12

Restarting the weblog with some more 'classic' Doctor Who.

Doctor Who: The time meddler

This is a four-part serial, first broadcast between 3rd - 24th July 1965. A brief and somewhat spoiler-ish summary of the plot: the Doctor, Vicki and Steven travel to England in 1066, where they meet Saxons, Vikings and a monk with a keen interest in the outcome of the battle of Hastings.

I've watched this serial a couple of times now, and it's been growing on me. Some good points:

The less good news:

Some notable bits:

My verdict:

Nice!

One of the more entertaining serials of the Hartnell era.

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