Episode 1: The Asylum Of The Daleks
Surprises and innovations open the series in this fairly successful attempt to make the Daleks scary again. We were promised every kind of Dalek design and while the hopes for what that might mean were dashed the episode we did get was a corker!Every Dalek that ever there was... will surely be there for certain because... today's the day the Doctor helps the Daleks!
Live Review HERE
Episode 2: Dinosaurs On A Spaceship
The title says it all! It's fun and fast paced. Packed with humour and action. The design and effects are stunning. The presentation may be a little light-hearted but it is a fully fleshed out adventure with a heart and soul at the centre. The Doctor has gathered help from across time to face what ultimately turns out to be a foe from across timeLive Review HERE
Episode 3: A Town Called Mercy
A space Western that turns out to be a normal Western... but with a twist of Terminator thrown in. An episode that had potential but a story that was let down by the telling. Sometimes an artist needs to step back from his work to see whether it works or not... I say this one is a 'not' unfortunately.Live Review HERE
Episode 4: The Power Of Three
Little boxes. Little black boxes, slowly invading the Earth and doing nothing, absolutely nothing. Sometimes life with the Doctor goes so fast and the time without him is so quiet... those two worlds are about to collide but what will be the outcome?Live Review HERE
Episode 5: The Angels Take Manhattan
The Weeping Angels are back and we know it's the final episode for Amy... does her future lie in the hands of the Angels or does fate have other plans for the Eleventh Doctor's first companion? And what about Rory, the centurion who waited two thousand years, the man who died and died again...?Live Review HERE
Episode 6: The Snowmen
The Christmas special that was set to introduce the new companion... a Victorian governess leading a double life... There are old friend and old enemies to be found in the snow but plenty of twists and surprises to make this the best Christmas special to date and one of the best companion introductions ever...Live Review HERE
Episode 7: The Bells Of Saint John
Easter came and the Doctor returned... brooding like a solitary monk in 1207, pondering the mystery of the woman twice dead when he is alerted to a problem in the wifi world of 2013. This is more than a technical problem and it's going to take more than a monk to fix it!Live Review HERE
Episode 8: The Rings of Akhaten
We were promised a scene with hundreds of different species of alien... clearly it was going to be a crowd scene right? Beyond that, there are reminders of The Beast Below and Clara uses her natural child-care skills. We also get to see a little more of her backgroundLive Review HERE
Episode 9: Cold War
The title says it nicely. We land on a soviet submarine in 1983, the cold war is thawing but still very cold... we encounter our own cold war stand-off and there's an Ice Warrior thawing down below. Mark Gatiss brings his favourite adversary back to the show after 39 years and generally doesn't disappoint...Live Review HERE
Episode 10: Hide
Ghost hunting in the 1970s with a very subtle dusting of romance... there's a Doctor Who twist of course, but that doesn't stop it from being spooky and creepy. Even the TARDIS seems reluctant...Live Review HERE
Episode 11: Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS
It's bigger on the inside... and so is this adventure... taking is to depths unimagined and far better than The Invasion Of Time and more structured than The Doctor's WifeLive Review HERE
Episode 12: The Crimson Horror
Mother and daughter play mother and daughter as Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling co star in this dark but comic Victorian adventure, but where are the Doctor and Clara? This looked set to be another good one and on this occasion, Mark Gatiss didn't disappoint...Live Review HERE
Episode 13 : Nightmare In Silver
The Cybermen are back with some sleek and stylish upgrades. There's a castle, Warwick Davis and chess... with Neil Gaiman writing the script there's sure to be some quality as well near the series finalé...Live Review HERE
Episode 14: The Name Of The Doctor
The Doctor has a secret he will take to his grave. And it is discovered... A series finale that felt epic and didn't even remotely disappoint this fan.Live Review HERE
50th Anniversary: The Day Of The Doctor
I'd anticipated this one since the series returned in 2005 and I realised we had just missed the 40th Anniversary! Simulcast around the world in 94 different countries and filmed in 3D, this was going to be massive... and ignoring a few niggles, it did not disappoint. Three Doctors, two returning adversaries, the Time Lords, and several loose ends tied up... what's not to like?Live Review HERE
Christmas 2013: The Time Of The Doctor
On the fields of Trenzalore, at the Fall of the Eleventh, when no creature can speak falsely or fail to answer, a question will be asked. A question that must never ever be answered. The First Question, the oldest question in the Universe, hidden in plain sight. Doctor who?Live Review HERE
