Author Archives: Swithun Dobson

About Swithun Dobson

Swithun has apparently been watching Doctor Who since he was 3 years old, although his conscious fandom only began in the mid 90s with the repeats on BBC2. He is critical of most stories but at heart he's a contrarian. In his solar system Classic Who is his home planet with its two moons, Big Finish and BBC/Virgin books, all of which orbit the great light of the original Prisoner; New Who in contrast is a barren rock orbiting a dying sun. What he likes is, according to him, somewhat rare: a tightly crafted, dramatic story in which an interesting idea is made flesh.

Doctor Who Commentary – 4.05 ‘The Poison Sky’

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Join us, a bunch of Cardiff-based Doctor Who fans, as we discuss ‘The Poison Sky’, episode 4.05 of the popular science fiction drama, including war-chants, obvious clones, dodgy science, and that cliffhanger into the next episode!

This week’s commentators: Caleb, Swithun, James and a very special guest

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Doctor Who Commentary – 4.04 ‘The Sontaran Stratagem’

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Join us, a bunch of Cardiff-based Doctor Who fans, as we discuss ‘The Sontaran Stratagem’, episode 4.04 of the popular science fiction drama, including the return of Martha, the Doctor’s dubious pacifism, jaunty red berets and Mr Potato Heads!

This week’s commentators: James, Caleb, Swithun and Peter

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Doctor Who Commentary – 4.03 ‘Planet of the Ood’

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Join us, a bunch of Cardiff-based Doctor Who fans, as we discuss ‘Planet of the Ood’, episode 4.03 of the popular science fiction drama, including special effects, slavery, Slitheen and style over substance!

This week’s commentators: Swithun, Caleb, James and Peter

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Doctor Who Commentary – 4.02 ‘The Fires of Pompeii’

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Join us, a bunch of Cardiff-based Doctor Who fans, as we discuss ‘The Fires of Pompeii’, episode 4.02 of the popular science fiction drama, along with magma beasts, historical epics and the deification of the Doctor in our fan commentary!

This week’s commentators: Peter, Caleb, Swithun and James

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