Season 17 Directed by Pennant Roberts (1979) and Charles Norton (2017) Written by Douglas Adams It’s been a while since I last checked in with Doctor Who and it will be a little bit longer before regular coverage returns I’m sorry to … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S17E06* “Shada”

Season 6 Directed by Morris Barry Written by Norman Ashby It’s been a long road, hasn’t it? Back when the channel first started and the possibility of doing classic reviews on our own and filling in the AVC gaps, I … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S06E01 “The Dominators”

Season 5 Directed by Tristan de Vere Cole Written by David Whitaker If it feels like this season has lasted forever, it’s not just you. I started this season way back on March 13th with the classic serial “The Tomb … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E07 “The Wheel in Space”

Season 5 Directed by Hugh David Written by Victor Pemberton After a nice run of a combined three missing episodes over the past three serials, we move back further into the realm of the missing. “Fury from the Deep” is … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E06 “Fury from the Deep”

Season 5 Directed by Douglas Camfield Written by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln Like the serial that directly precedes it, “The Enemy of the World”, 2013 was very good to “The Web of Fear”. Before that year, five of the … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E05 “The Web of Fear”

Season 5 Directed by David Whitaker Written by Barry Letts “The Enemy of the World” is a bit of an odd duck in Season 5 of Doctor Who, in a season which saw the emphasis on alien races and especially … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E04 “The Enemy of the World”

Season 5 Directed by Derek Martinus Written by Brian Hayles I’ve talked a lot over the past couple weeks about the move towards recurring villains and this time out we are introduced to another new recurring villain, the titular Ice … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E03 “The Ice Warriors”

Season 5 Directed by Gerald Blake Written by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln In my discussions of the Cybermen including last week, in my discussions about the temporary end of the Daleks, and elsewhere I’ve drawn plenty of attention to … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E02 “The Abominable Snowmen”

Season 5 Directed by Morris Barry Written by Kid Pedler and Gerry Davis For the third time in the span of less than year, the Cybermen return to Doctor Who. After their last appearance in “The Moonbase” I talked about … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E01 “The Tomb of the Cybermen”

Season 4 Directed by Terry Martinus and Timothy Combe Written by David Whitaker As we come to the close of another season of Doctor Who, it’s time to look back again to the First Doctor’s run. It’s been a bit … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E09 “The Evil of the Daleks”

Season 4 Directed by Gerry Miller Written by David Ellis and Malcolm Hulke As we approach the end of season four of Doctor Who, let’s take a quick look back to the final serial of season three, “The War Machines”. … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E08 “The Faceless Ones”

Season 4 Directed by John Davies Written by Innes Lloyd After two straight serials where we had at least half the episodes remaining, we must return to another completely missing one for the debut of the Macra. On a positive … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E07 “The Macra Terror”

Season 4 Directed by Morris Barry Written by Kit Pedler It wasn’t long ago that we were first introduced to the Cybermen, but it is already time for their return. “The Tenth Planet” was hardly an auspicious debut and was … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E06 “The Moonbase”

Season 4 Directed by Julia Smith Written by Innes Lloyd After joining the show at the end of the last serial, it’s time for the first full serial with Jamie as a companion. It’s also our first actual look at … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E05 “The Underwater Menace”

Season 4 Directed by Hugh David Written by Elwyn Jones and Gerry Davis In many ways, this is both the true start of the Second Doctor’s era and one more nail in the coffin of the First Doctor’s era. It’s … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E04 “The Highlanders”

Season 4 Directed by Christopher Barry Written by David Whitaker With the end of one era, another must take its place. We may have gotten our first look at the face of a newly regenerated Doctor, but now is the … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E03 “The Power of the Daleks”

Season 4 Directed by Derek Martinus Written by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis 134 episodes in and we have the biggest and most important moment of the show’s history. Doctor Who was no stranger to turnover by this point with … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E02 “The Tenth Planet”

Season 4 Directed by Julia Smith Written by Brian Hayles Welcome to a “new” season of Doctor Who as we head into the home stretch of William Hartnell’s run. While the new companions were introduced throughout the next serial, this … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S04E01 “The Smugglers”