Doctor Who – Page 23 – The Bad Wilf Network

Review – Doctor Who: The Girl Who Waited

The Girl Who Waited is an exceptional episode that heralds a rare streak of quality in Doctor Who’s recent episodes. Written by the talented Tom MacRae, the episode presents an intelligent and timey-wimey adventure that deals with parallel time streams, paradoxes, and moral dilemmas.

The dynamic between the TARDIS crew is permanently altered as Rory is deeply affected by meeting an older and more cynical Amy, who spent 36 years alone.

Karen Gillan delivers a magnificent performance, particularly as the older Amy, where she subtly portrays stiffness in her joints and deepens her voice. The scene where the two Amys discuss their love for Rory is truly moving.

The episode also provides insight into the darker side of the Doctor, and the risks and dangers involved in travelling with him.

The Girl Who Waited is a visual delight, featuring a clean and white future setting. Murray Gold’s musical score further enhances the emotional impact of the episode. It is an impressive achievement, given the limited number of guest stars, and the focus on the principal cast.

The episode deserves all the high praise it will undoubtedly receive, and it is hoped that next week’s episode, The God Complex, can continue this impressive streak of quality episodes.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Listen to our podcast review here.

Episode 42: Let’s Kill Hitler

Martyn, Gerrod and Pete look at Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler.

The podcast is available from all good podcast services, such as but not limited to Amazon Music, Podchaser, Player FM, Stitcher, and Apple Podcasts.

Check out our Youtube.

If you’d like to support the show, then please shop via our Amazon link. A small percentage goes our way, at no extra cost to you.

Socials:

Twitter:

Martyn – @BadWilf

Gerrod –@InGerrodsMind

Pete – @BeeblePete

Sam-@Sammichaelcomic

Instagram:

Martyn-@BadWilf

Episode 41: The War Games

Martyn and The Pharos Project look for Ryan Reynolds, then Martyn and Gerrod look at the second Doctor story ‘The War Games’. The War Games is the final episode of Patrick Troughton’s run in Doctor Who (not counting multi-Doctor stories).

The podcast is available from all good podcast services, such as but not limited to Amazon Music, Podchaser, Player FM, Stitcher, and Apple Podcasts.

Check out our Youtube.

If you’d like to support the show, then please shop via our Amazon link. A small percentage goes our way, at no extra cost to you.

Socials:

Twitter:

Martyn – @BadWilf

Gerrod –@InGerrodsMind

Pete – @BeeblePete

Instagram:

Martyn-@BadWilf

Let’s Kill Hitler: Press Launch

Right. Yes, now. Where to start? I attended the press launch of Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler last night. However I, like everyone else in the room, was sworn to secrecy: to tell you anything about it would completely ruin the story for you. All I can say is it’s good. Very, very good. It feels more like the traditional series opener. It’s funny when it needs to be and thrilling when the episode calls for it.

The cast all put in exceptional performances. I’m finding this extremely difficult to write as it would truly ruin the episode if I were to say anything about it. Look, just come back here on August 28th. I’ll be able to say more then.

Pictures from the event:

Paul Kasey interview

In this episode of the podcast, Martyn and Pete sit down with Paul Kasey, a talented actor who has brought some of the most iconic Doctor Who monsters to life on screen. From the Daleks to the Cybermen, Paul has played a variety of roles in the series, using his skills in physical performance and movement to bring these characters to life.

Throughout the interview, we dive into Paul’s experience working on Doctor Who and Torchwood discussing his process for creating each monster’s unique physicality and how he approaches portraying such iconic creatures. We also explore his early acting career and how he got started in the industry.

The podcast is available from all good podcast services, such as but not limited to Amazon Music, Podchaser, Player FM, Stitcher, and Apple Podcasts.

Socials:

Twitter:

Martyn – @BadWilf

Gerrod –@InGerrodsMind

Pete – @BeeblePete

Instagram:

Martyn-@BadWilf

Joseph Lidster Interview

Martyn is joined by writer, Joe Lidster. They chat about Joe’s work on television shows, such as Torchwood and, The Sarah Jane Adventures. They also discuss Joe’s other work for Big Finish. As well as their love for The Tomorrow People and, the operatic society.

The podcast is available from all good podcast services, such as but not limited to Amazon Music, Podchaser, Player FM, Stitcher, and Apple Podcasts.

If you’d like to support the show, then please shop via our Amazon link. A small percentage goes our way, at no extra cost to you.

Socials:

Twitter:

Joe Lidster-@JoeLidster

Martyn – @BadWilf

Gerrod –@InGerrodsMind

Instagram:

Joe Lidster-@JosephLidster

Martyn-@BadWilf

Eccleston explains why he left Doctor Who

In an acting master class at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, Christopher Eccleston was asked why he left a such a high paid job as Doctor Who. He responded:

“I left Doctor Who because I could not get along with the senior people. I left because of politics. I did not see eye-to-eye with them. I didn’t agree with the way things were being run. I didn’t like the culture that had grown up, around the series. So I left, I felt, over a principle.”

“I thought to remain, which would have made me a lot of money and given me huge visibility, the price I would have had to pay was to eat a lot of shit. I’m not being funny about that. I didn’t want to do that and it comes to the art of it, in a way. I feel that if you run your career and– we are vulnerable as actors and we are constantly humiliating ourselves auditioning. But if you allow that to go on, on a grand scale you will lose whatever it is about you and it will be present in your work.

“If you allow your desire to be successful and visible and financially secure – if you allow that to make you throw shades on your parents, on your upbringing, then you’re knackered. You’ve got to keep something back, for yourself, because it’ll be present in your work. A purity or an idealism is essential or you’ll become– you’ve got to have standards, no matter how hard work that is. So it makes it a hard road, really.

“You know, it’s easy to find a job when you’ve got no morals, you’ve got nothing to be compromised, you can go, ‘Yeah, yeah. That doesn’t matter. That director can bully that prop man and I won’t say anything about it’. But then when that director comes to you and says ‘I think you should play it like this’ you’ve surely got to go ‘How can I respect you when you behave like that?’

“So, that’s why I left. My face didn’t fit and I’m sure they were glad to see the back of me. The important thing is that I succeeded. It was a great part. I loved playing him. I loved connecting with that audience. Because I’ve always acted for adults and then suddenly you’re acting for children, who are far more tasteful; they will not be bullshitted. It’s either good, or it’s bad. They don’t schmooze at after-show parties, with cocktails.”

Eccleston victim of phone hacking

Christopher Eccleston revealed today that he was a victim of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal that is currently gripping the nation. At the Theatre Royal Haymarket he spoke to aspiring actors attending his acting master class and said that the Metropolitan Police had confirmed to him he had been hacked back in 2005 when he was starring in Doctor Who. He is pursuing legal action against News International, the parent company of News of the World.

He said:

“I will be putting the boot into Murdoch”

Episode 31: A Good Man Goes to War

Martyn and Gerrod look at the sixth series episode of Doctor Who, ‘A Good Man Goes To War’. They also review and recommend the Third Doctor anime, that is currently doing the rounds on YouTube.