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And so I finally get to writing my review of The End of Time and the last adventure for the 10th Doctor (not counting future appearances in charity or anniversary specials obviously ).
In true RTD form, for the 10th Doctor’s finale we were treated to a huge epic spectacle, with returning Time Lords, [...]

Yikes.  I’ve gotten a bit behind on my blogging.  Needless to say, there’ll be a full post on the End of Time coming soon (short version, I loved it), but in the meantime, here’s the trailer for Matt Smith’s first series coming later this year.   I’m really looking forward to seeing what it brings [...]

This series of Sarah Jane Adventures has really flown past.  I guess that’s the effect of the two episodes a week format, but I couldn’t believe it was already the finale.
And this year, it was the return of those favourite monsters, the Slitheen.  While their appearances in the parent show have always been controversial (I [...]

With his presence noticeably absent for the last few stories, this two-parter gave Luke some much-needed focus this series.
That said, I’m not entirely sure it worked. I didn’t entirely buy his falling out with Sarah Jane although the idea of Luke becoming more like a normal teenager is an interesting one that deserves [...]

Now that was rather good.
The production team had previous said that Planet of the Dead had deliberately been a light-hearted runaround to compensate for how dark the remaining specials were going to be, and Waters of Mars did not disappoint.
From the outset it was obvious we were in for something different, as from the moment [...]

Following on from The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith was always going to be a tough job.   How do you follow up having the Doctor guest star?
With a really solid story apparently.
This was a pretty standard haunted house affair.  Sarah Jane, Clyde and Rani head out to help Professor Rivers investigate a haunted Manor [...]

It was the Sarah Jane Adventures 2-parter everyone was waiting on, as David Tennant turned up as the Doctor just in time to disrupt Sarah Jane’s wedding.
I’d already been warned about the Doctor not appearing till the very end of the first episode, and with the whole wedding obviously a setup, I was intrigued to [...]

With the second story of Sarah Jane Adventures series 3, we find our story told in flashback format, as a schoolboy encounters  an older Rani, living alone and haunted by the past.  Prompted by him, Rani tells the story of the day everything went wrong.
I found this an overall enjoyable story.  The funfair was well [...]

Sarah Jane Adventures is back, and after so little new Who this year it was bliss to have a Judoon stomping around the place (I’m really not sure if Torchwood counted.  It was very much its own show this year).
I quite like the strategy they’re using this year, giving us two episodes of Sarah Jane [...]

Ahead of the start of Sarah Jane Adventures series 3 on Thursday there’s an extended trailer featuring glimpses from throughout of the series now available.
I’m really looking forward to seeing the Judoon again as they’re definitely one of my favourite new monsters of the last few years, and that shot of the Judoon in the [...]