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Victoria & Abdul movie review: one of her best friends was brown

Fri, Sep 15, 2017
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Charming based-on-fact British costume dramedy gently snarks about power and propriety but cuts a lot deeper when it comes to bigotry and bootlicking.

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Doctor Who blogging: “The Zygon Inversion”

Mon, Nov 09, 2015
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I feel like we have finally met Peter Capaldi’s Doctor for the first time. At last.

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Doctor Who blogging: “Mummy on the Orient Express”

Sun, Oct 12, 2014
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I’m about to say the saddest thing I can imagine saying about Doctor Who: I just don’t think I care anymore.

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Doctor Who blogging: “Robot of Sherwood”

Sun, Sep 07, 2014
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So, the Doctor and Robin Hood walk into a spaceship… Oh my god, did I love this episode.

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Doctor Who thing: Peter Capaldi reassures young autistic fan that she will be welcome in the TARDIS

Wed, Mar 12, 2014
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I might have something in my eye…

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Doctor Who thing: new sort-of companion(?) announced

Tue, Feb 25, 2014
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Will he get away from 21st-century Earth for some real adventures in space and time? Or will he be a companion booty call for when the Doctor gets lonely?

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Doctor Who thing: a taste of the Doctor Who Prom

Mon, Jul 15, 2013
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In case you weren’t at the Albert Hall this weekend (I wasn’t either, but I listened on the radio), here’s a little bit of what the audience there saw and heard…

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Doctor Who blogging: “The Name of the Doctor”

Tue, May 21, 2013
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Doctor? Doctor… who? Moffat just keeps kicking that can down the road, don’t he?

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Doctor Who blogging: “The Crimson Horror”

Tue, May 07, 2013
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This episode completely freaked and creeped me out. In the good way.

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Doctor Who blogging: “Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS”

Tue, Apr 30, 2013
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Really? A giant reset button? An actual in-fact for-real big-friendly reset button? Really?

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