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NuWho 10th Anniversary: What Is Your Favourite Series 4 Story?

Philip Bates is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

This year, Doctor Who has been back on our screen ten whole years. It feels like yesterday that the TARDIS materialised once more; suitably, it also feels like forever.

So join us as we celebrate a decade with the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors. Let’s find out which serials are our favourites, and shine a light on the underrated ones too. Watch us run.

And then vote on your favourites. At the end of the year, we’ll find out which serials showcase our beloved show at the height of its game.

The Doctor has a new friend. Well, an old friend who he’s met again! He and Donna fight the flab, battle Sontarans, meet with Martha once more, and count the shadows. Then we’re afforded a brief glimpse of life without the Time Lord. That’s all before the Doctor must face his deadliest foes again – but this time, he’s joined by a lorry-load of friends…

James Lomond: Silence in the Library/ Forest of the Dead

Nestled amongst the rest of Series 4 like a glistening steak-frites in a sea of marmite, this two-parter was Doctor Who heaven. It’s dark (pointedly so), moody, and, other than Miss Evangelista, was lacking the pantomime performances that deflate so much of this era in NuWho. And she got away with it because of the point being made with the contrasting digital post-mortem version of her character. Then there was one of the best child performances I’ve seen [phew!].

This had so many wonderful ideas: the ghosting consciousnesses and giving them a moment of silence (how mankind might introduce meaning and ceremony into new situations only possible with technology imagined by the writer); a little girl’s consciousness in a giant super-computer saving a planet of people by digitally *saving* them; the Vashta Nerada; the way the Vashta Nerada communicated…

This was FILLED with brain-tingling awesomeness while packing in top-rate jeopardy and introducing one of the most compelling -if controversial – characters in the show’s history. Then there was the scene between Tennant and Kingston where she sacrifices herself for a life with him that he hasn’t lived yet. While the married-couple stuff got out of hand in the Smith era, this was sheer poetry. It was Moffat with bells on. On ice. In space. With gravy. Thank you for this one!

James Whittington: Midnight

Ah, Midnight, the crowning moment of a rather pedestrian season. David Tennant was in full shouty mode and Catherine Tate was just as shouty and irritating. The season drifted through tired adventures until it came to the Donna-lite adventure known as Midnight.

Written with confidence by RTD with more than a nod to Agatha Christie, the story is set in one main location where a small ensemble is slowly possessed by some unknown entity.

A superb cast accompany Tennant here, most notably David Troughton and Lesley Sharp, helping to add to the breathlessness and claustrophobic feeling the adventure drips in. The moment the Doctor himself becomes possessed is a classic piece of tension building plus a knock-out ending which leaves a distinct shiver in the viewer’s spine. The sparse minimalistic set design mirrors the plot theme; only the most crucial things are included. There’s not a wasted sentence here, everything adds to the story which builds and builds with the dialogue between the cast sparkling as much as the landscape.

The season dropped in quality after this but to be fair following this story was always going to be a hard act to follow. A gem of an episode.

Drew Boynton: The Unicorn and the Wasp

Believe it or not, I’m going to go with The Unicorn and the Wasp as my favorite story of Series 4.  Honestly, it is probably the episode I have watched the most from 2008’s series of Tenth Doctor-Donna Noble adventures.  Other episodes are better (Turn Left, Midnight) or more exciting (Stolen Earth), but I have a soft spot for this tale of a giant extraterrestrial bee causing trouble for Agatha Christie in the 1920s (!).

Fenella Woolgar is pretty great as Christie -and speaking of great, Unicorn was directed by Who-stalwart Graeme Harper and written by one of my favorite NuWho writers, Gareth Roberts.  Sure, the buzzing bee is cheesy (and not in a good way, Captain Jack!) and David Tennant overacts a bit (especially when the Doctor is poisoned), but the episode cruises by on the charming Tate-Tennant team and an interesting glimpse into the life of Agatha Christie, whom I had never really thought about in a personal way, even though she was the brilliant creator of omnipresent sleuths like Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.

And as we all know, Doctor Who is at its best when it’s not only entertaining, but educational as well!

Becky Crockett: Silence in the Library/ Forest of the Dead

You have a mystery that is thankfully given two episodes to develop, the introduction and death of one of the most important NuWho characters, and moments of terror, heartbreak, and joy all in one story.

Unlike a lot of storylines, with these episodes, you feel as if the characters are in actual jeopardy. There is a very real possibility that none of them will survive the Library and in the end, a number of them don’t – at least physically. Then there’s the reveal that this is all part of the consciousness of a little girl inside a massive, planet sized computer. How sci-fi can you get? Add to that, the Vashta Nerada are properly scary Who monsters even though you can’t even see them. Thanks Moff for making me afraid of my own shadows…wait. Why have I got two shadows? Wait. Why have I got two shadows? Wait. Why have I got…why have I got…why have I got…

Philip Bates: Midnight

It pains me to select a Donna-lite episode as I love Catherine Tate’s gobby-yet-believable companion, but this is Midnight we’re talking about here. How can I not go for Midnight?!

This is such a simple idea, but must’ve been incredibly difficult executing. Dave, Lesley, if you could just recount the square root of pi at virtually the same time, that’d be great, cheers. But they pulled it off! More than that, they delivered some stunning performances. There’s fear, and wonder, and excitement, and unadulterated dread. This was a true horror story, set in one tight space. It’s the sort of wild idea perfect for Doctor Who, riffing off similar notions toyed around with in The Edge of Destruction and that first episode of The Ark in Space. It really allowed David Tennant to shine as the Doctor.

And he was surrounded by such talent – not just in the cast, but also the crew. It gave me faith once more in Russell’s writing (faith which had got considerably knocked at the Series 3 finale), and reminded me what a great storyteller he can be. Plus, of course, Alice Troughton, who managed to make (essentially) a car seem downright terrifying.

So engrossed by it, I was initially quite convinced the Doctor would be thrown out. Because how could he not have been? For once, he was completely out of his depth! He knew nothing of this new creature, and hadn’t got a clue how to stop it. Oh, he’ll isolate it when they’re back ‘safe’ and sound. Yeah, okay, Doc – that’s not you buying for time at all.

Not everything goes the Doctor’s way. We need to know that. And the major spanner in the works? Human beings. We’ll just argue and back-stab and betray each other. In a crisis, we run. If we can’t run, we hide. If we can’t hide, we break down: we cry or we bully. How illuminatingly horrific.

And then just to underpin the awful events that went on, nobody knows the name of the person who saved them. A bit like the Doctor, she’s merely ‘the Hostess.’ Yowch.

Oh, and up crops Val: “I said it was her.” It’s all a repulsively engaging tale of terror, one that shines brighter than a diamond.

Jonathan Appleton: Midnight

The episode that gave me pangs of regret at the thought that RTD will never write for the programme again. One of those wonderfully simple ideas that leaves you wondering why it hadn’t been done before, elegantly executed with wonderful guest performances. A confined setting, characters cooped up together, hidden secrets coming to the surface… If JB Priestley had ever written for Doctor Who it would surely have looked like this. The moment when Lesley Sharp turns to face the other passengers, possessed by whatever the hell it was, has to go down as the top scare the modern show has given us.

Alasdair Shaw: Silence in the Library/ Forest of the Dead

Silence in the Library/ Forest of the Dead  aren’t just my favourite episodes from Series 4. They’re quite possibly my favourites of the entire run of New Who and make my all time top three (Brain of Morbius and Battlefield in case you were wondering).

It just ticks all the right boxes. Creepy monsters? Check. Strong supporting cast you actually care about? Yup. Quotable lines? “When you run with the Doctor…” It also showcases the Doctor and Donna dynamic, perhaps the most convincing friendship since Jamie travelled in the TARDIS.

The whole affair is just so spot on that it didn’t need River Song’s first appearance to elevate it to classic status. It’s easy to forget just how much groundwork was put down using River’s first (and technically last) appearance and a new air of mystery was injected into the Doctor’s future for the first time since Merlin was mentioned in 1989. You could argue that subsequent reveals and plot points have weakened these episodes retrospectively, but I feel that’s somehow missing the point.

Oh. And do you think the Library has a copy of Lungbarrow?

Those are a few of our favourites from Series 4. Now it’s your turn! Vote below for your favourite, and we’ll find out the overall winner later this year…

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Competition Reminder: Win Engines of War!

Philip Bates is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

You’ve only got a day to enter our competition to win the War Doctor novel, Engines of War in paperback!

The book sees John Hurt’s ‘forgotten’ incarnation of our favourite Time Lord up against the Daleks – and his own people! The book is written by George Mann and ties into the 50th anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor. Long-term Whovians get some special treats as they uncover the final days of the Time War.

The Doctor crashes down on Moldox and encounters Cinder, a Dalek hunter whose life has been overtaken with this seemingly-endless battle. Together, they endeavor to find out exactly what the terrors from Skaro are up to. It’s a tale that leads right to the High Council of Gallifrey, where the Doctor has to fight against the mad plans of Rassilon.

The competition is only open to readers in the UK.

So what do you have to do? Well, just head over to the main competition page to find out!

This giveaway ends on 23:59pm (UK time) on Friday 22nd May 2015. So y’know, shake a leg!

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Previewing The Twelfth Doctor #8: The Doctor Vs. The Fractures!

Philip Bates is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Next Wednesday, the Doctor battles alongside UNIT to save reality itself in the climactic finale of The Fractures in The Twelfth Doctor #8!

The storyline that begin in The Twelfth Doctor #06 is written by Robbie Morrison (The Authority; Judge Dredd Megazine), with art by Brian Williamson (Doctor Who Magazine; Astonishing Spider-Man). Here’s what to expect:

Bursting from a twisted parallel universe and clawing their way through the void, the Fractures are here, and nothing could prepare the Doctor for their insidious assault on reality!

The Doctor, Clara and UNIT must battle the Fractures, as they slip through the cracks in our world to wear the skin – and bodies – of innocent people, puppeteering them from the inside!

When the war spills out of quiet suburbia and threatens the world, it will take a father and daughter – separated by whole universes – to bring the conflict to an end!

And here’s a sneak peek inside!

Priced $3.99, The Twelfth Doctor #08 is out on Wednesday 27th May 2015. And look out for the ongoing review on Kasterborous!

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The PodKast with a Moffat-Inspired F-Bomb

Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

It all started off so innocently. Christian Cawley and Brian A Terranova settled down to chat about some recent Doctor Who news when it all got too much for the American. The news that Steven Moffat had declared the Doctor “not a role model” sent the Kasterborous associate editor over the edge, resulting in a foul-mouthed tirade that threatened to take the podKast off the air.

Forever.

Fortunately, however, the podKast is not bound by partiality or broadcasting rules, so click play below to hear what Brian had to say about Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat’s very odd statement. Also, please note (if you hadn’t realised already) that this podKast contains adult language.

Kasterborous PodKast Series 5 Episode 15 Shownotes

Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular tours UK
Moffat: The Doctor is not your role model
Spider-Man/Doctor Who crossover
Smith vs Tennant
John Barrowman records new Torchwood for Big Finish
Recommendations: The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Chinatown, One Foot in the Grave on YouTube, The Rock, Peter Kay’s Car Share.

PodKast theme tune by Russell Hugo.

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Moffat & Capaldi at Odds Over Doctor/Clara Relationship?

Andrew Reynolds is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

He may have changed face but does the Doctor still fancy Clara? Well, Steven Moffat seems to think so…

At the beginning of his tenure as the Doctor, Peter Capaldi insisted that there would be no romance between the Doctor and his companions; specifically, there would be ‘no papa-nicola moments’, adding that there had been some resistance to the idea but he was adamant that there would be no kissy-faces aboard the TARDIS.

However, Steven Moffat still sees things a little different to his Doctor. Speaking at the recent BAFTA New York panel, Moffat discussed the “sexual tensions” between the Doctor and Clara:

“We’re in a very different place with the Doctor and Clara in the modern series, it’s been a while since I’ve seen the early stages of the Twelfth Doctor trying to pretend he doesn’t fancy Clara – ‘Oh you’re ugly! Disgusting! Stop looking so good!’

In truth, in most cases with the Doctor he always loves them more than they love him. That’s his story. He’s always besotted with them even though he’s trying to pretend that he isn’t.”

Firstly, no. The Doctor doesn’t fancy his companions – that’s a different form of love that this Doctor just hasn’t expressed. In fact, it cheapens their relationship to simply reduce it to physical attraction. There is a difference between fancying and loving someone.

I agree with most of the second paragraph – it’s well established that the Doctor has a soft spot for humanity and our floating blue orb we call home and it’s this love that keeps him coming back to save us, and, yes we cannot express our gratitude in the same way because it isn’t a relationship of equals. He’s always going to be hurt, it’s his fate and it’s his choice.

That’s why when he is teasing her, it comes across as purposely naïve, and it’s a defensive joshing to mask getting hurt. It isn’t the act of someone who is love struck; it’s the act of someone who has their guard up. He loves us and elevates those who meet his standards of excellence; in fact, at his worse, he’s so narcissistic that you get the sense that he’s just in love with himself – or the impression he makes upon his companions – although it’s always enduring when a companion truly surprises him – and that’s what Clara does.

So does the Doctor fancy Clara? Should the Doctor fancy his companions? Should this kind of debate between actor and producer become the impetus for drama in the show rather than in the media? Do we need an episode where we explore the Twelfth Doctor’s idea of love and admiration?

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Titan Comics’ Eleventh Doctor #5 Reviewed!

Philip Bates is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Ah, now this is more like it!

A sense of fun that’s sadly been a little lacking in previous issues returns in The Eleventh Doctor #05.

The Doctor, Alice, and Jones are busy at the United System Research Base, where a creature is putting the team into comas: their bodies are fine, but there’s no brain activity. That same creature has just confronted Jones in the men’s toilets. That’s where this issue picks up.

The Sound of Our Voices is a very simple story, but that’s to its benefit, seen as it centres on such a clever, interesting notion as ARC. He’s complicated, and fresh, and full of opportunity. Actually, he’s a character perfectly suited to Doctor Who, and especially to the Eleventh Doctor. ARC is really a rather wonderful creation. As the brainchild of Al Ewing and Rob Williams, it’s clear the two main writers have great vision for the series.

Yet ARC must be difficult to write for. (To say why would ruin #5, but we’ll return to the concept soon.) I guess we’ll see in upcoming issues!

The Doctor and Alice are both well written, not that emulating the Doctor’s voice ever seems a problem for Ewing, this issue’s scribe. Jones, however, doesn’t seem to be making much development so far. Frankly, there’s little reason he’s there. I’m sure this will change soon, but for now, the TARDIS feels unnecessarily crowded.

Last issue, I was less than impressed with Boo Cook’s art. He’s a great artist – just not at capturing the Doctor. That’s generally the case in #5 too, though a couple of darker panels do manage to capture him more accurately. His layouts are nonetheless impressive, though only a couple fo pages are anything special.

But the best part of his art is, without doubt, ARC.

There’s a hulking gentleness, fluidity, and innocent curiosity in his movements. His design is elegant and fascinating to look at. I’m reminded of Rayman in some aspects. Very page becomes more pleasing to look at when he’s on it. I’m particularly in love with the second page in.

The Sound of Our Voices isn’t a perfect comic, but there’s a lot going for it. Some of my concerns about Alice have smoothed over – in this context, they make sense – and the series’ future looks genuinely bright.

If you like the Eleventh Doctor era, you’ll like this comic. That’s what it boils down to.

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Catch Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi in Vicious Series 2

Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Vicious is back on June 1st, the rather un-PC sitcom about an elderly gay couple played superbly by knighted stars Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi, who Doctor Who fans will recognise as the Great Intelligence in The Snowmen and Utopia‘s Professor Yana…

The sitcom – which was incredulously labelled by some as “homophobic” – also stars Frances de la Tour (Rising Damp) and Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones‘ penis removal, flaying and rape specialise Ramsay Bolton) was defended by McKellen recently, who noted:

“I think there’s been some confusion with people who’ve been critical of these exaggerated eccentrics that we’re playing and worry we’re going back to the stereotypical gays you would get in sitcoms 20 or 30 years ago,” he said.

“Well, the fact is these characters are different. These guys are out and have no problem with being gay. They’re not hiding it. They’re not making sly jokes about it. The comedy in this can be full-throated and you’re not laughing at these guys, you’re laughing with them, I hope.”

Meanwhile, Tolkien and Marvel universes icon Ian McKellen also plans to improve his own performance in Vicious. “It was particularly difficult for me to work out how to play to an audience of 500 people – who are in the studio with us – and play more subtly to the camera,” he said. “I think there’s a level of playing that I’m interested in getting right [this time].”

You can tune your TV set to ITV on Monday June 1st to catch the second series of Vicious.

(Via Digital Spy)

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Jon Pertwee Tribute Video on KasterborousTV

Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

It is, amazingly, 19 years since Jon Pertwee passed away, on May 20th 1996, just a few days before the broadcast of the Doctor Who TV movie starring Paul McGann.

Born in 1919, Pertwee led an incredible life, served in the armed forces, worked in intelligence, and entered showbusiness after the war. Our affection for the actor who made a huge impact on Doctor Who when the show switched to colour and an Earth-based setting, is based largely on just 5 years, from 1970-1974, yet his legacy lives on in the show, from the presence of UNIT to the use of monsters introduced during his time (such as the Autons, Silurians and Sontarans).

As part of our efforts to bring more original YouTube content to you, we chose Jon Pertwee as the subject of a brief musical slideshow: The Doctor.

Enjoy, and remember.

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Isn’t It Time to Move On? Moffat Claims Another Year as Showrunner

Jonathan Appleton is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Just when we were starting to wonder what the future held, news comes through that Steven Moffat is set for another year as Doctor Who showrunner. Speaking at a New York Q&A event, Moffat revealed that he has ‘just signed up for another year’, meaning he’s set to oversee Series 10 in (presumably) 2016.

The topic of Moffat’s continued tenure on Doctor Who has become a rather divisive one for the programme’s followers. For every fan who’ll welcome his continued involvement there’ll be another who feels that he really should be moving on and that by now we’d all be talking about a newly confirmed supremo to take the reins next year.

Moffat has often talked about the exhausting schedule and heavy workload his role involves, but never in terms that led one to suspect he was becoming so weary as to be ready to give up one of the most prestigious jobs in television, and it’s perhaps unsurprising that he should feel in no hurry to move on given that he clearly loves his work. It’s also understandable that the BBC should be keen for him to stay given that, whatever you think of his time in charge, it’s been a time of continued success for the programme.

Indeed the list of achievements Moffat can point to since he took over from Russell T Davies is considerable. Two successful transitions of lead actor, along with some of the most popular and enduring companions in the show’s history. Continued ratings success in an ever more competitive broadcasting environment (even more impressive when you consider that he took over at a point when the programme could reasonably have been expected to shed viewers, coming as it did a few years into its revival and following the departure of a hugely popular Doctor). And Doctor Who has also achieved a level of success and attention overseas that it never had in the previous decades, evidenced by the rock star-level of attention the show’s stars attracted on last year’s world tour.

Against that, there is surely something to be said for the argument that showrunner of Doctor Who is a job which no one should hold for more than a few years, that however brilliant and imaginative the person concerned is there is bound to come a point when their best ideas have been used up and that anything else they produce after three series or so will not top the best of their earlier work.

Discussing possible replacements for Moffat has become a modern-day parlour game for Doctor Who fans and it’s one that we at Kasterborous have been happy to take part in with our Man Who Would Be King series (which will be continuing shortly). British television isn’t short of talented writer-producers and each likely candidate has their supporters, whether it be Moffat’s pal and Sherlock colleague Mark Gatiss (would he want to tie himself down?), regular script writer Gareth Roberts (not as strong as some other names in terms of experience overseeing a series, perhaps), Toby Whithouse (for whom Being Human must have served as excellent preparation should he get the nod) or Howard Overman (who may be feeling at a loose end given that Atlantis won’t be returning?).

So what do you think? Does the prospect of a continued stay for Moffat in the showrunner’s hot seat excite you? Or do you feel we’ve seen the best of what he has to offer the programme and it’s time for a change? Let us know!

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Maisie Williams at BAFTAs Following Doctor Who Shoot at Castell Coch

Connor Farley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Maisie Williams has had a busy week. Not content with shooting her Doctor Who Series 9 episodes, the Game of Thrones actress (she plays Arya Stark) has also been on the red carpet, as seen above, for the TV BAFTA awards, which were screened on BBC One on Sunday evening.Only last week, Williams was spotted filming the second episode of her two-episode appearance in Series 9 of Doctor Who. The episode titled The Woman Who Lived, which is written by Torchwood writer Catherine Tregenna, is set in the 17th century.



Now, we have got what is seemingly our first piece of footage of Williams on set with Peter Capaldi from last weekend. The footage depicts Maisie Williams character, who is seemingly a bandit, or some form of highwayman type character pursuing an aristocrats horse and carriage while on horseback herself.

The carriage has the Doctor and Barnaby Kay’s character inside, along with another female, believed to be Kay’s characters wife or daughter. Williams holds them at gunpoint, to which the Doctor reacts by poking his head out of the carriage window, before exiting the carriage looking a little flustered. In his hand, the Doctor is holding an unidentifiable device and begins to interact with both Williams’ character and the two characters in the carriage.

Unfortunately, none of the lines in the clip are intelligible, so there are no clues to why the bandit is pursuing the Doctor and his acquaintances.

From this clip, we can see that it is entirely probable that Maisie Williams is playing two different roles in the upcoming series. This handily links into the expected explanation of the Twelfth Doctor looking like Caecilius in Series 9. Perhaps the answer could come in the Mathieson/Moffat or Tregenna episode?

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