Power of the Daleks
(episode 1)
Apparently, this show renews the lead character. That’ll never catch on…
Luckily we’ve got Ben and Polly to talk us through the change. Ben is very sceptical, like a normal person. Polly is more encouraging, because the script needs someone to be, else the show will get axed. And they can’t axe the bloody thing before The Moonbase has even been broadcast!
The War Machines
(Episode 1)
Doctor Who is required? Yes, he bloody well is.
Ian Stuart Black returns immediately. Now, Black was a
highly regarded bon viveur, acclaimed for witty after dinner speeches well into his early 80s. The Savages showed very little of this spirit, but let's
see what this story does.
Oh, look, its London! Modern London!
Oh, ok, London of 1966, which is now older than subjects taught in actual school history. But its contemporary swinging 60s London and instantly recognisably so.
We start with a bird's eye view of London before the camera swings round to show us Bedford Square, one of the more instantly recognisable bits of posh, conservation protected London. The widow Asquith lived in that long shot. Well, not in 1966, she died in 1945, but you get the drift.
From this long shot from above, we hear and see the TARDIS
materialise at street level.
