Doctor Who, season 2 continued … For a story that’s become renown for its humour, The Romans has some very dark elements in it. On the one hand we have much humour from the sparkling performance by William Hartnell (with the excellent “Chesterfield”, to which Barbara corrects to “Chesterton,” leading […]

52. The Slave Traders


Doctor Who, season 2 continued … Except for the rather iffy cliffhanger – that wasn’t at all convincing, really – the rest of the story is fine.  There isn’t enough there to fill any more episodes, and the whole convincing of Vicki to join the crew feels a little bit […]

51. Desperate Measures


Doctor Who, season 2 continued … A  much lower-key adventure than the previous Dalek story, with just two other cast members, primarily designed to introduce Susan’s replacement.  The mask of Koquillion is particularly effective.  The effects crew have got better with their miniatures and the split-screen effect of looking out […]

50. The Powerful Enemy


“I knew these hoomons were good for something other than just playtime, walkies, food, treats, and picking up things I leave behind. They make good mattresses and pillows, too. Don’t know why my hoomon wants to lose more weight – he just wants to deny me my cushion. No one […]

The World According to Summer




Asus T300CHI 12.5-Inch Convertible Touchscreen Notebook (Intel Core M-5Y71 1.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD,Webcam, Integrated Graphics, Windows 8.1) My previous portable device was the Asus Vivobook S200E (i3-3217U version) – a regular laptop format with touchscreen, regular 512GB hard drive, and 4GB RAM, which cost about the […]

Asus t300chi



“This was me on my walkies this morning, keeping an eye on the hoomon to make sure he’s going the right way. I didn’t find anyone to stop and force them to give me tummy-tickles today. Must try harder tomorrow. Night all doggies and their hoomons.” — Summer.

The World According to Summer



“Back from the vets (my personal private doctor, you understand?) for a checkup. I’m fit, healthy, and in good shape. My hoomons discussed with the vet why it might be that I sometimes nibble my back, and why it might be that I seem to drink quite a bit sometimes. […]

The World According to Summer


Previously … Crisis (extended version) … The DVD release of Planet of Giants included a reconstructed 4-part version.  It was originally intended to be broadcast as a four-part story, but was trimmed down to three parts, presumably because it didn’t have enough story to make it to four full episodes.  […]

43b. The Urge To Live


Previously … Crisis (broadcast version)… The DVD release of Planet of Giants included a reconstructed 4-part version.  It was originally intended to be broadcast as a four-part story, but was trimmed down to three parts, presumably because it didn’t have enough story to make it to four full episodes. In […]

43. Crisis (extended)


Previously … Dangerous Journey … In the style of the old serial cliffhangers, it turns out that the Doctor and Susan had already hidden in the overflow pipe.  Funny how this wasn’t seen last week. Is the episode call “crisis” because “The Dangerous Telephone Receiver” wouldn’t have given the same […]

43. Crisis