Doctor Who

Happiness will prevail! Here are five Doctor Who monsters that are most likely to bring a smile to your face... 5) The Quarks The BBC were constantly trying to find some Doctor Who monsters who could rival the dreaded Daleks in popularity, and in 1968 they thought they'd cracked it with the Quarks, slaves to the cruel dominators. They had a lot going for them: spiked … [Read more...] about Top 5 funniest Doctor Who monsters

'Aliens of London' was political, lavatorial and laugh-out-loud funny, if you have a fondness for flatulence. So how does this two-parter fare, some 20 years after transmission? 'Aliens of London' and 'World War Three' is an important milestone in New Who, being the first multi-episode adventure since 1989 and hastening the return of UNIT, last seen in Ben Aaronovitch's … [Read more...] about Aliens of London: 20 years on

'Love & Monsters' is perhaps the most controversial episode of the Tenth Doctor's time. How does it fare, some 20 years after its broadcast? Anybody familiar with New Who will be au fait with the concept of the 'Doctor-lite' episode. As the name suggests, this is an episode in which the Doctor hardly appears - a plot point made necessary by Doctor Who's intense … [Read more...] about Love & Monsters: 20 years on

In 2006, Doctor Who went full-horror with possibly the scariest adventure ever made: 'The Impossible Planet' and 'The Satan Pit...' David Tennant's first season was nothing if not experimental, and this bleak two-parter from writer Matt Jones stretches the metaphorical elastic band to breaking point. 'The Impossible Planet' and 'The Satan Pit' see the Tenth Doctor and Rose … [Read more...] about The Satan Pit: The darkest Doctor Who story of all?

In 1965, the BBC made an unprecedented move: a First Doctor story without William Hartnell, his companions or even the TARDIS - and not a single frame of footage survives... We are of course referring to the infamously titled 'Dalek Cutaway,' or 'Mission to the Unknown' to be precise. This was a standalone First Doctor story which centred around a stricken group of space … [Read more...] about Is this the boldest First Doctor story?