The Romans

Doctor Who, season 2 continued … I haven’t had time to post recently, so here’s a summary of the remaining episodes of The Romans. Taking the story as a whole, it’s a bit of a mixed bag that doesn’t seem to know what it wants to be.  A whole story […]

53-55. All Roads Lead To Rome, Conspiracy, Inferno

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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

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