Classic Planet of the Month: Planet of the Sensorites, the Sense-Sphere

AS VISITED BY THE DOCTOR

The First Doctor: The 28th century. [The Sensorites, C1.7.]

LOCATION

Universe: Normal space.
Galaxy: Milky Way.
System: A system within the Horsehead Nebula.
Human Colony: No, though there is a Human expidition.

The next three months

Reviews of the Doctor Who 2008 Season episodes will continue, (usually on the weekend of the episode’s broadcast, though please note the review of this week’s episode Doctor Who 4.4: The Sontaran Stratagem will appear in a few days.)

The Classic Planet of the Month feature (describing and reviewing planets from Classic Doctor Who), which had an initial six month run in 2007, will return this month for a three month run.

The series of articles on the topic of Doctor Who and religion will continue.

Doctor Who 4.3: Planet of the Ood review

Review

Planet of the Ood

Donna: I dunno, it’s all sort of… I don’t even know what the word is! [pause] I’ve got the word: freezing.
The Doctor: Snow!

Episode star rating: **** (out of a possible five)

Doctor Who 4.2: The Fires of Pompeii review

Review

The Fires of Pompeii

From Doctor Who: The Aztecs…
Barbara: Oh, don’t you see? If I could start the destruction of everything that’s evil here… then everything that is good would survive when Cortez lands.
The Doctor: But you can’t rewrite history! Not one line!
Susan: Barbara, the high priest is coming.
The Doctor: Barbara, one last appeal: what you are trying to do is utterly impossible! I know, believe me, I know!

Episode star rating: **** (out of a possible five) for The Fires of Pompeii (not The Aztecs! Although it’s very nice too.)

Doctor Who and religion: part 5 – Look, Who’s Dawkins!

Further to the previous four articles from planetzogblog on the topic of Doctor Who and religion (click here for more of this topic), part 5 of this series is a link to an article from The Independent newspaper, which also tangentially is another planetzogbog item on the topic of Douglas Adams (click here for more of that topic.)

SPOILER WARNING – the link to The Independent is mostly about Dawkins and RTD, but contains spoilers for the 2008 Season, mainly things about episode six (but nothing much more than is expected if you know the title from the Radio Times!)

Doctor Who 4.1: Partners in Crime review

Review

Partners in Crime

“You brought a… hatbox?”
“Planet of the hats: I am ready.”
Donna is prepared.

Episode star rating: **** (out of a possible five)

Torchwood 2.13: Exit Wounds review

Review

Exit Wounds

Quantity-ratings (click here for guide to rating system):

Wordbuilding 
Gore              
Dancing          
Angst             
Aliens            

On Worldbuilding.

“Space pig.”
Toshiko Sato reminisces.