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  • The Final End

    Feature by Dewi Evans
    (4th April 2016)

    What happens in the last ever episode of Doctor Who?

    The Final End

  • Hell Bent

    Review by Alex Newsome
    (22nd December 2015)

    Of course, it could really only ever have ended this way.

    Hell Bent

  • Heaven Sent

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (3rd December 2015)

    It’s a sequence that I want to watch over and over again; and I feel like crying every time I do

    Heaven Sent

  • Face the Raven

    Review by Dewi Evans
    (27th November 2015)

    I don’t hesitate to say that this is one of the absolute best episodes of the show’s entire fifty-year history

    Face the Raven

  • Sleep No More

    Review by Ben Paddon
    (20th November 2015)

    We were probably due a duff. Serves us right for getting our hopes up, really.

    Sleep No More

  • The Zygon Inversion

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (11th November 2015)

    At its best, Doctor Who is very often about flipping almost everything you thought you knew on its head.

    The Zygon Inversion

  • The Zygon Invasion

    Review by Ben Paddon
    (5th November 2015)

    Any bugger can write a story about a malicious alien intent on conquering the Earth, but this is a story with layers, depth, with a message.

    The Zygon Invasion

  • The Woman Who Lived

    Review by Abigail Brady
    (30th October 2015)

    All too often Doctor Who is about Space People having Space Problems. Now, we’ve got a real one.

    The Woman Who Lived

  • The Girl Who Died

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (20th October 2015)

    It’s hard to remember a non-showrunner writer making this much of an impact on the show since… well, since Moffat in 2005, frankly.

    The Girl Who Died

  • Before the Flood

    Review by Jonathan Capps
    (16th October 2015)

    He’s going to be absolutely fine so no, please, don’t give Clara a pointless emotional conversation with the Doctor about him dying, oh… too late.

    Before the Flood

  • Under the Lake

    Review by Julian Hazeldine
    (8th October 2015)

    “Under the Lake” delivers old-school Who with modern sensibilities and intelligence.

    Under the Lake

  • The Magician’s Apprentice

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (21st September 2015)

    Seriously, give me an entire episode made up of those “I approve of your new face, so much more like mine” scenes, and I would be perfectly happy.

    The Magician’s Apprentice

  • The Trip of a Lifetime

    Feature by Seb Patrick
    (26th March 2015)

    In a way, the buildup was more exciting than the event itself.

    The Trip of a Lifetime

  • Death in Heaven

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (14th November 2014)

    Missy represents a complete shift in the parameters of a Doctor Who villain. Nothing will ever be easy or comfortable as long as she’s around. Isn’t it marvellous?

    Death in Heaven

  • Dark Water

    Review by Julian Hazeldine
    (3rd November 2014)

    Turning the Cybermen from Who‘s metaphorical zombies to literal ones is a masterstroke, and a nuanced exploration of the downside of humanity’s will to survive.

    Dark Water

  • In the Forest of the Night

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (28th October 2014)

    Should we somehow not want these things in our Doctor Who just because the story they’re in isn’t a base-under-siege and doesn’t have monsters or robots in it?

    In the Forest of the Night

  • Flatline

    Review by Jonathan Capps
    (23rd October 2014)

    It might be a shame that “Flatline” doesn’t strike out and be brave in the style of previous bottle eps, but it continues the superb run of one-off episodes that have defined the series so far.

    Flatline

  • Mummy on the Orient Express

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (14th October 2014)

    This is an episode that’s supremely confident in almost everything it does, even when the thing it’s doing is a reasonably straightforward monster-disaster-movie-siege plot

    Mummy on the Orient Express

  • Kill the Moon

    Review by Julian Hazeldine
    (6th October 2014)

    All things considered, “Kill The Moon” offers the first thirty minutes of one of the best Doctor Who stories ever made.

    Kill the Moon

  • Time Heist

    Review by Abigail Brady
    (25th September 2014)

    This is easily Stephen Thompson’s best episode of Doctor Who. And it’s the latest of several episodes which show that the series can keep finding new genres to crash into.

    Time Heist

  • Listen

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (15th September 2014)

    This is a Choose Your Own Doctor Who Review. Please click on the statements that most accurately reflect your opinion in order to proceed through the review.

    Listen

  • Robot of Sherwood

    Review by Karl Eisenhauer
    (11th September 2014)

    We live in the era of Marvel Cinematic Universe and the super-hero team up movie. Here we have a British take on the same idea, and that’s the real story.

    Robot of Sherwood

  • Into the Dalek

    Review by Julian Hazeldine
    (1st September 2014)

    The great achievement of “Into The Dalek” is that it convinces you that most of its flaws don’t matter.

    Into the Dalek

  • Deep Breath

    Review by Alex Newsome
    (28th August 2014)

    Capaldi is of course every bit as marvellous as one may have hoped from the moment his casting was announced.

    Deep Breath

  • Now We Are Fifty

    Feature by URP! Team
    (22nd November 2013)

    We’re not going to pretend that we can offer anything particularly significant or deep to the chorus of discussion on Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary…

    Now We Are Fifty

  • Twelve for Twelve

    Feature by Seb Patrick
    (5th August 2013)

    Caecilius est in TARDIS. Caecilius in TARDIS volat.

    Twelve for Twelve

  • Who Should Be The Next Doctor?

    Feature by Seb Patrick
    (6th June 2013)

    Well, the Internet and news media alike are all a-flutter after the news that the most popular Doctor of all time is set to quit the role…

    Who Should Be The Next Doctor?

  • The Crimson Horror

    Review by Julian Hazeldine
    (18th May 2013)

    Mixing arch social commentary with a restoration of the programme’s sense of fun, this out & out comedy proves completely riveting.

    The Crimson Horror

  • Hide

    Review by Dewi Evans
    (14th May 2013)

    Ultimately, to the man with a streak of ice in his heart, we are all nothing but ghosts – now there’s a truly unsettling idea.

    Hide

  • The Rings of Akhaten

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (7th April 2013)

    The two crimes that are largely unforgivable are to be downright boring, and/or downright stupid. “Akhaten” manages to be possibly the first episode since “Fear Her” to achieve both.

    The Rings of Akhaten

  • The Bells of Saint John

    Review by Alex Newsome
    (4th April 2013)

    THIS IS THE NEWS

    The Bells of Saint John

  • Remembrance of the Daleks

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (1st April 2013)

    A lively, rich, thrilling adventure, it’s tempting – particularly in the way it touches upon the creatures’ own mythology – to call Remembrance the definitive Dalek story.

    Remembrance of the Daleks

  • Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (13th September 2012)

    I’ve got to admit, I was sceptical about this American re-imagining of Doctor Who…

    Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

  • Asylum of the Daleks

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (7th September 2012)

    In that one, glorious scene, he turns our safe, cosy expectations about Daleks – those colourful metal creatures the kids love so much – against us.

    Asylum of the Daleks

  • The Crash of the Elysium

    Review by Alex Newsome
    (2nd September 2012)

    The combined effect is one of total disorientation, and as such the audience is brought fully into the swing of the production.

    The Crash of the Elysium

  • Series 7 Preview: Asylum of the Daleks

    Review by Alex Newsome
    (16th August 2012)

    For the first time since 2005’s “Dalek”, the villains of the title are presented as a relentless threat.

    Series 7 Preview: Asylum of the Daleks

  • A Good Man Goes To War

    Review by Julian Hazeldine
    (19th June 2011)

    What’s unexpected is that Moffat doesn’t just post the question of what happens when the Doctor loses his self-control, but also answers it.

    A Good Man Goes To War

  • The Rebel Flesh

    Review by Ben Paddon
    (28th May 2011)

    It’s an episode that fits a familiar mould – the Doctor shows up in a base where people are doing something they shouldn’t be and things go tits up.

    The Rebel Flesh

  • The Doctor’s Wife

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (19th May 2011)

    It’s filled with more of Gaiman’s famed tropes than you could shake a wild-haired female personification of an abstract concept in a tatty evening dress at.

    The Doctor’s Wife

  • The Curse of the Black Spot

    Review by Jonathan Capps
    (12th May 2011)

    Moffat’s arc has blessed this mediocre episode with a mutually beneficial dusting of sparkle.

    The Curse of the Black Spot

  • Day of the Moon

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (6th May 2011)

    Just about everything worth discussing in “Day of the Moon” can only be discussed within the context of things we haven’t yet been shown or told.

    Day of the Moon

  • The Impossible Astronaut

    Review by Julian Hazeldine
    (24th April 2011)

    A work of such quality that even killing this show stone dead seems a bargain price for the entertainment that doing so will offer.

    The Impossible Astronaut

  • ‘Neither you, Simon, nor the fifty thousand…’: Fanboy Panic and Doctor Who Fandom

    Feature by Dewi Evans
    (23rd October 2010)

    The ‘real Doctor Who fan’ is still a potent figure of ridicule.

    ‘Neither you, Simon, nor the fifty thousand…’: Fanboy Panic and Doctor Who Fandom

  • Doctor Who Live

    Review by Alex Newsome
    (11th October 2010)

    What I would have given for this kind of show when I was the age of most of the audience; as, to quote Harold Macmillan, “people have never had it so good”.

    Doctor Who Live

  • The Big Bang

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (14th July 2010)

    I loves me the time travel, is the thing.

    The Big Bang

  • The Pandorica Opens

    Review by Jonathan Capps
    (7th July 2010)

    I feel completely confident that the role is in the safest hands possible, mainly because you get a real feeling that Smith is not afraid to develop and change.

    The Pandorica Opens

  • The Lodger

    Review by Jonathan Capps
    (19th June 2010)

    First up, let’s get the obvious preconceptions out of the way. I think James Corden is shit.

    The Lodger

  • Vincent and the Doctor

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (12th June 2010)

    To the list of utterly stellar single-story guest performances in new era Doctor Who, we must surely add Tony Curran.

    Vincent and the Doctor

  • Alaya. Oh yeah.

    Cold Blood

    Review by John Hoare
    (5th June 2010)

    Character of the week gets upset, fine, I can live with that, whatever. But piss off The Doctor, and I get shit-scared. It *matters*.

    Cold Blood

  • The Hungry Earth

    Review by Ben Paddon
    (29th May 2010)

    The episode had all the excitement of a 1950s cereal commercial, and the pacing of heart transplant surgery.

    The Hungry Earth

  • Amy’s Choice

    Review by Jonathan Capps
    (21st May 2010)

    Not bad for episode seven.

    Amy’s Choice

  • The Vampires of Venice

    Review by Julian Hazeldine
    (8th May 2010)

    It’s extremely easy to imagine David Tennant’s Doctor leaping out of the stag night’s cardboard cake with aplomb.

    The Vampires of Venice

  • Flesh and Stone

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (7th May 2010)

    The fevered, almost limitless imagination of a man who wants to put pure story first is a thing to be cherished for as long as he’s around.

    Flesh and Stone

  • The Doctor, looking sheepish at a dodgy joke

    The Time of Angels

    Review by John Hoare
    (1st May 2010)

    River Song? He’s her pimp.

    The Time of Angels

  • Victory of the Daleks

    Review by Seb Patrick
    (23rd April 2010)

    “Victory” is what it is – an entertaining romp, lacking in depth and slightly faltering under intense scrutiny.

    Victory of the Daleks

  • The Beast Below

    Review by Ben Paddon
    (17th April 2010)

    This is by no means another Blink, but it’s definitely one of the better episodes of its kind.

    The Beast Below

  • The Eleventh Hour

    Review by Jonathan Capps
    (8th April 2010)

    Matt Smith is so completely The Doctor it’s frankly scary.

    The Eleventh Hour

  • Ten People We’d Love To See Write New Who

    Feature by Seb Patrick
    (5th March 2010)

    I’m sure we’ve each of us got our ideas about writers out there that we think would do a tip-top spiffing job…

    Ten People We’d Love To See Write New Who

  • The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter

    The Writer’s Tale

    Review by Jonathan Capps
    (14th February 2010)

    “He’s losing it!”, I cried to no one in particular other than the cat (who, frankly, couldn’t give a shit about Doctor Who, the idiot).

    The Writer’s Tale

  • Twenty things that are great about the RTD era of Who

    Feature by Seb Patrick
    (12th February 2010)

    Because, now that it’s finished, it seems to have become somewhat fashionable to bash it.

    Twenty things that are great about the RTD era of Who

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