Alex Skerratt

It's not easy being a Doctor Who showrunner! Let's look at some of the biggest challenges facing the holders of the TARDIS keys... 1) "It's not as good as it used to be!" It's no secret that every Doctor Who showrunner since the 1960s has had to deal with the complaint that the show "isn't as good as it used to be." A few years ago, someone on Twitter posted a … [Read more...] about 3 problems faced by Doctor Who showrunners

We've all had that moment where we've stopped and asked ourselves, 'Which classic Sontaran story is the best, based on viewing figures?' right? Well, now it's time to answer that question. Which is the greatest Sontaran story of Classic Who? 4) The Two Doctors - 6.5 million For this highly scientific analysis, we'll be averaging out the viewing figures for each story, … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: Ranking all of the classic Sontaran stories

Doctor Who Season 13 was Tom Baker's second series at the TARDIS helm, and is hailed by many as one of the greatest of all time. It's always easy to look back at Doctor Who through rose-tinted spectacles; John Nathan-Turner famously told fans that "the memory cheats" and that the classic stories were nowhere near as good as people remembered. The funny thing about … [Read more...] about Is Doctor Who Season 13 the pinnacle of the Tom Baker era?

How do you rate the 60th anniversary special 'Wild Blue Yonder'? It's almost impossible to define what makes a classic Doctor Who story. Every adventure has its lovers and haters, and for every fan that hails 'Genesis of the Daleks' as one of the greatest stories ever told, there will be another fan that dubs it a blight on the show's history. Russell T Davies' 'Wild … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: Is Wild Blue Yonder a modern day classic?

Believe it or not, there have only been two Western Doctor Who stories in the series' history. Which one is better, and are they worth your time? The Time Lord's first trip to the Wild West has become almost legendary among Doctor Who stories for being... well, terrible. But is its bad reputation justified? Certainly, Doctor Who stories will always have their haters; even … [Read more...] about Doctor Who stories: Looking back at the Western adventures