Live Review: S11.E5 - The Tsuranga Conundrum

It all started out as a mild curiosity in the junk yard, and now it's turned out to be quite a great spirit of adventure, don't you think? So said the First Doctor in the opening episode of The Sensorites in 1964 reflecting back on the past 6 months since the show began. Here were are again in a junk yard, or rather a junk galaxy where the Doctor is sure she saw what she needs on a previous visit. Before long, however she accidentally triggers a sonic-mine and whoomp! They're out cold coming round in a hospital surrounded by bright whites in stark contrast to the darkness they were just in. The Doctor seems to be taking longer to recover than her friends, but as they stumble through the wards looking for the exit they come across a famous General with adrenaline issues and a pregnant man who is a day over due...

Live Review: S11.E4 - Arachnids In The UK

This episode marks one of those occasions when the title tells you everything you need to know about what's coming up! Anyone with a fear of spiders may want to hide behind the sofa now... although if you are a spider then you may already be there... The title's play on the Sex Pistols song "Anarchy In The UK" will likely be lost on the show's target audience and any memories of the film Arachnophobia will be strictly in the maturer viewers and the least said about Planet Of The Spiders (But I'll explain that later)