tree_and_leaf: Peter Davison in Five's cricket gear, leaning on wall with nose in book, looking a bit like Peter Wimsey. (Books)
2009-07-23 03:14 pm

In which the Doctor can cite Scripture for his own purposes: "Council of Nicea" (Big Finish)

Mysteriously tired, having had difficulty sleeping - and then, once I achieved it, over-sleeping. This is not ideal, as I'm going camping with the Cubs over the weekend, and starting with a sleep-debt is, to say the least, sub-optimal.

However, last night I did listen to the first half of the Big Finish audio "The Council of Nicea" (written by Caroline Symcox), which I think is very nearly my favourite Doctor Who thing ever, because - as you will have guessed - anything which combines theology, devious plotting, and Five - is guaranteed to get my vote.

Spoilers, I suppose )
tree_and_leaf: Peter Davison in cricket gear as Five, caption "Cricket" (cricket)
2009-01-17 10:00 am

Review: Doctor Who - Black Orchid

I didn't know very much about Black Orchid when I picked it up in the January sales - I vaguely remembered hearing that Peter Davison disliked it, but it was £3 and set in a country house in the 1930s, so I thought 'Why not?'

Cut for spoilers; they are as mild as possible, but you can't analyse a whodunnit without talking a bit about the plot... )
All in all: I enjoyed it; it's not one of the Best Episodes of Who Ever, but it's a solid, enjoyable bit of work. Some people might find the pacing slow in the first half, but I rather liked it, and it's nice to see the big Tardis crew teasing each other - and Tegan being cheerful and enjoying herself...

Also, watching this made me very sad that Peter Davison never played Peter Wimsey, particularly "Murder Must Advertise" - it would have been so nice to have someone playing Peter who looked convincing as a cricketer and not fat and middle aged in a harlequin costume...