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The Vampires of Venice (11th Doctor, episode 6)
Episode six rolls around (and, hey, that was the name of the band that Ian Gillan and Roger Glover were in before they joined Deep Purple): we find out how the Doctor responds to Amy’s ill-judged...
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Amy’s Choice (11th Doctor, episode 7)
A couple of nights ago, I watched The Hungry Earth, episode 8 of the new Doctor Who. Among other things, it reminded me that I’ve not yet written anything about episode 7. So let’s fix that. And...
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The Hungry Earth (11th Doctor, episode 8)
I’m sorry that my Hungry Earth article is very nearly a week late. But now is the time: Cold Blood is on tonight, and I want to write down my thoughts on the first half of the two-parter before I see...
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Cold Blood (11th Doctor, episode 9)
So, did Cold Blood live up to the very promising The Hungry Earth, the first half of the two-parter that it concludes? Having watched it only once so far, my answer is a qualified yes. My concerns...
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Vincent and the Doctor (11th Doctor, episode 10)
Start with a man who sees things different from everyone else. That’s an interesting science-fictional premise. Throw in an alien that is invisible — to everyone except the man who sees differently....
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The Lodger (11th Doctor, episode 11)
[To start with: an apology. I've been writing so much about Doctor Who and Buffy recently that I've slacked off a bit on the subject of programming, which was always supposed to be heart of this blog....
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What’s in the box?
I was planning to avoid writing any more about Doctor Who except for the reviews of the last two episodes. But I was so fascinated by last week’s trailer for this Saturday’s episode, The Pandorica...
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The Pandorica Opens (11th Doctor, episode 12)
So after all the anticipation, the Pandorica opened on Saturday night? What was in it? Well, I can’t tell you, can I? That would be completely spoily. What was my reaction? I can’t tell you that,...
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The Big Bang (11th Doctor, episode 13)
I wanted to blog about The Big Bang the moment it finished — I felt electrified, and wanted to let it all pour out — but the way things fell out, Andy Murray’s match against Gilles Simon started just...
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Mike’s bang-up-to-date review of A Christmas Carol
With the new Series 6 of Doctor Who kicking off in two days’ time, we’ve been watching our way through all the previous Eleventh Doctor episodes. Having finished with Series 5 a few days ago, tonight...
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Announcing my book about The Eleventh Doctor
Coming soon to a bookseller near you! It just happened that I started blogging about Doctor Who with Matt Smith’s inaugral episode, The Eleventh Hour. Now as we approach the end of Smith’s reign, and...
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Artwork for The Eleventh Doctor book
Regulars will remember from earlier this month that I’m writing a book about the Eleventh Doctor. I’m really happy with the way the cover turned out, and also with this illustration that I put...
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I’m looking for Beta-testers for my Doctor Who book
My book The Eleventh Doctor will soon be complete as regards reviews — containing everything I’ve written up to and including the 50th anniversary special. I have only one episode to back-fill before...
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My book is out! The Eleventh Doctor: a critical ramble through Matt Smith’s...
It’s here! My book on the Eleventh Doctor is now out in Kindle editions [amazon.com, amazon.co.uk]! Please, folks, spread the word in any Doctor Who communities that you’re a part of, and on your own...
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The Eleventh Doctor is now available in paperback
My book The Eleventh Doctor: a critical ramble through Matt Smith’s tenure in Doctor Who has been available in electronic form for more than a week now [amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, others] Now it’s also...
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The paperback of The Eleventh Doctor has arrived!
It came through the door this morning! I opened it … It’s real — not like the photoshopped composite I used in that post last week! Portrait of the author as satisfied man: Don’t forget to buy your own...
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