Doctor Who 4.X: Voyage of the Damned review

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The Doctor: Titanic. Um…

Production Code: 4.X.
Doctor Who Season: Between S29 and S30 (Christmas Special).
Story Number: 188.

The Poseidon Adventure in space…

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Doctor Who 4.13: Journey’s End review

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Daleks: Exterminieren!

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

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Doctor Who 4.12: The Stolen Earth review

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The Stolen Earth pic

Jack: No. Oh, no!
Gwen: What is it? Who are they? Do you know them, Jack?!
Sarah Jane Smith: [whispers.] No.

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

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Doctor Who 4.11: Turn Left review

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Turn LeftRose and Donna

The Doctor: What was her name?
Donna: I don’t know.
The Doctor: Donna, what was her name?
Donna: But she told me, to warn you. She said two words…
The Doctor: What two words? What were they? What did she say?

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

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Doctor Who 4.10: Midnight review

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Midnightscary

The monster speaking as “Sky Silvestry”: Cast him out. Into the sun. And the night.

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

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Doctor Who 4.9: Forest of the Dead review

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Forest of the Deadrun

The Doctor: Time can be rewritten!
River Song: Not those times. Not one line. Don’t you dare.

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

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Doctor Who 4.8: Silence in the Library review

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Silence in the Libraryriver song

The Doctor: Books! People never really stop loving books.

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

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Doctor Who 4.7: The Unicorn and the Wasp review

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The Unicorn and the Waspparty

Donna: Never mind Planet Zog – a party in the 1920s, that’s more like it.

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

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Doctor Who 4.6: The Doctor’s Daughter review

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The Doctor’s Daughterta da

The Doctor: And and Jenny that’s the woman from the machine, the soldier [sniff] my daughter except she isn’t she she anyway where are you?

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

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Doctor Who 4.5: The Poison Sky review

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The Poison Sky

The Doctor: They’ll be getting ready for war, and, well, you know, I recalibrated this to Sontaran air.

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

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Doctor Who 4.4: The Sontaran Stratagem review

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The Sontaran Stratagem

The Doctor: Ross, just one question – if UNIT think that ATMOS is dodgy…
Ross: How come we’ve got it in the jeeps? Tell me about it. They’re fitted as standard on all government vehicles. Can’t get rid of them until we prove something’s wrong. Drives me around the bend.
The Doctor: Oh, nice one!
Ross: Timed that perfectly!

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

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Doctor Who 4.3: Planet of the Ood review

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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)

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Doctor Who 4.2: The Fires of Pompeii review

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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.)

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Doctor Who 4.1: Partners in Crime review

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

Donna is prepared.

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

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