Review of Sarah Jane Adventures: Prisoner of the Judoon, Part 1

Series Three of the Sarah Jane Adventures debuted on BBC1 and BBC HD this afternoon and it was as good as we’re all used to. Much to the credit of all concerned, they managed to cram an awful lot of material in to a 30-minute episode. The eternally young Lis Sladen began with a little narration over a seemingly innocuous scene where she was investigating a nanotech corporation, which served to (re)introduce the essential elements of the show but it wasn’t long before the strands of the plot began to be woven together. A Judoon captain escorting a prisoner crash landed on Earth and the prisoner, kind of  inevitably, escaped. But this wasn’t any old prisoner, it was a “veil life form” known as

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Tags: Anjli Mohindra, bbc hd, BBC1, Daniel Anthony, Elizabeth Sladen, Sarah-Jane-Adventures, Sarah-Jane-Smith, Tommy Knight

“On The Fourth Day The Government Will Conspire”… and didn’t they just?!

A few days ago, the biggest Doctor Who community on the internet, The Doctor Who Forum (formerly Outpost Gallifrey), was closed down to be replaced in spirit and substance by Gallifrey Base: a place for the discerning fan to partake in a diverse and vibrant discussion… and to throw insults at the trolls. I always used to read, with general amusement, the opinions of a vocal minority of “fans” and quite a few critics whose viewpoints I respect, about a genuine disappointment with Torchwood. Marketed, consciously or otherwise, as an adult version of its anagrammed parent show, Torchwood’s first two series were/are seen by these significant few as

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Tags: 456, bbc hd, BBC1, Captain-Jack, Children of Earth, Day 4, Day Four, Gwen-Cooper, Ianto-Jones, Review, Torchwood

Torchwood: Day One – What’s Occuring?

Well, that was a rather special episode of Torchwood, in fact I’d go as far as to say faultless. I got the feeling that I knew most of what was going to happen from the trailers and press releases (kids stopping, the “We. Are. Coming” chant, the mysterious alien threat, government reaction and Torchwood being hunted down) but, despite the prior knowledge, it didn’t prevent the last 10 minutes from making my heart race. Dr Rupesh’s shooting of Jack was a jaw-dropper given I thought he was genuinely being introduced as an Owen replacement and the bomb in Jack’s stomach was something I didn’t see coming at all. The five-hour story format rather than self contained 45-minute chunks seem to have

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Tags: bbc hd, BBC1, Captain-Jack, Children of Earth, Day One, Gwen, Ianto, Torchwood, We Are Coming

July’s poll is one for the Torchwood fans, though it’s probably best to leave voting till after you’ve seen Children of Earth.  Think I will be blogging after each episode this week, so come back to add your comments.

Tags: BBC1, Children of Earth, Poll, Torchwood

Brilliant game of tennis on the telly tonight as Andy Murray messed up the BBC schedules with a four hour, prime-time thriller under the new roof and lights of Wimbledon. Can’t believe we have to sit through three more games like that if we’re to finally have a British winner.  Also, very happy that it’s not Torchwood this week… you don’t want to upset the Who-fans, ya know.

Tags: Andy Murray, BBC1, schedule, Torchwood, Wawrinka, Wimbledon

Sat April 11th, 6:45pm

Well, the schedules have been decided and we now have confirmation of when the first of David Tennant’s final four episodes will be shown. Just to celebrate, the BBC HD channel have been running a glorious high-def trailer intermittently throughout the day.  The same one will premiere immediately before tonight’s second episode of The Apprentice.  Time to get excited.  Also, the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine confirms that the second special will be on before the Christmas season. Oh, and the Robin Hood / Primeval review is coming too.

Tags: bbc hd, BBC1, David Tennant, Planet of the Dead, Trailer