Doctor Who @ 50

Reviews of the classic series of Doctor Who from 1963 to 1996.

Cybermen attack in Doctor Who: The Moonbase

033 The Moonbase

The Cybermen returned for a second appearance just four serials after their first in 1966, kicking off what would become known as the Monster Era and cementing their place in…

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace

032 The Underwater Menace

A kidnapped highlander joins the Doctor on an adventure west of Gibraltar and south of the Azores in what little remains of lost Atlantis – just in time to be…

Doctor Who: The Highlanders

031 The Highlanders

Received wisdom has it that The Highlanders is the first story to feature Jamie as a companion and the last “pure” historical until Black Orchid, way in the future (as…

Doctor Who? The Power of the Daleks changed the series forever

030 The Power of the Daleks

On the human space colony of Vulcan, a coup is being planned by rebels who want independence from their current masters, while factions within the rebel camp are making plans…

We meet the Cybermen for the first time in The Tenth Planet

029 The Tenth Planet

The Tenth Planet…. Or, the ninth planet, now that Pluto has been reclassified. Or would it be Niburu/Planet X, the “Wandering Planet”? If it’s not, strictly speaking, part of the…

The Doctor is threatened by Cherub in The Smugglers

028 The Smugglers

This series of reviews has given our contributors the chance to cast an unfamiliar eye on some classic Doctor Who stories as we head to the show’s 50th anniversary. I…

The War Machines introduces Ben Jackson and Polly Wright, played by Michael Craze and Anneke Wills

027 The War Machines

Doctor Who’s first producer, Verity Lambert, said in interviews long after she left the show that she didn’t approve of Jon Pertwee’s Doctor, that he’d made the character part of…