Fifty years of the Fourth Doctor

The Fourth Doctor debuted fifty years ago, becoming the defining style of Doctor Who in world popular culture for a long time since as well as the first I remember, as much thanks to Doctor Who Weekly and the toys as the show itself.

Joy To The World

Joy To The World

Joy was right to follow the rules even though it hurt and might not have mattered, and just as right to rage at the people who made and broke them.

Some odd pacing, especially the “oh the villainous plan didn’t work it’s fine” bit. But wouldn’t have wanted to lose the lovely little section with Anita to get more there.

Mr. Benn’s Any Era Clothes!

Joy To The RT YouTube

Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat discuss the Christmas special, and Christmas specials in general, on video as well as in the Radio Times.

Survival

“There are worlds out there where the sky is burning. Where the seas sleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there’s danger, somewhere there’s injustice, and somewhere else the tea’s getting cold. Come on, Ace, we’ve got work to do.”

Survival part 3, thirty-five years tonight.