Christopher Eccleston’s first episode ‘Rose’ was broadcast 20 years ago, but Time Ram takes it back another 30 years to 1975, as we recondition the story and adapt for Tom Baker! It’s time to learn about Thora Hird’s epic quest … Continue reading Episode 84: Harry
Time Ram massacres ‘The Keeper of Traken’, previously a Tom Baker classic, but now taking its rightful home in the William Hartnell era! We re-purpose the Pleasence, Fabio and Mr Pastry and also explore a number of spin-off shows: Cameca … Continue reading Episode 83: The Dodessa File
Time Ram has to decide whether to die stupid or stand down, as we review ‘The Zygon Invasion/Inversion’ which has changed Scotsmen from Peter Capaldi to Sylvester McCoy. In the process, we discover Robert Lindsay, garbled plot points and the … Continue reading Episode 82: Zygon Fudge
Time Ram take time off from watching boxsets to review ‘The Doctor’s Wife’ as made for Paul McGann in the late 1990s! In the process, we observe early Wirrns, CGI swirly balls, JNT’s desirable office and screaming Bovril. Could we … Continue reading Episode 81: The Doctor’s Father/Horse
Time Ram takes on alien jungle and inconsistent Morestrans as we translate Tom Baker’s ‘The Planet of Evil’ into the Sylvester McCoy era. In the process we uncover apologetic guns, unusual hospital design and cult show The Chunderbirds! *It should … Continue reading Episode 80: Planet of Eeeevil
Time Ram suffers from assegai-envy as we take Sylvester McCoy’s ‘Ghost Light’, add a soupçon of extra companions and serve again for Jodie Whittaker! Features creepy museums, random glowing ostrich eyes and comedy Groucho Marx walks. It’s time to go … Continue reading Episode 79: Darwin’s Gorilla (From Parts)
Time Ram goes all mystery and suspense as we turn our focus to Peter Capaldi’s ‘Death to the Daleks’. Probably. Music cues! Von Daniken! Voices like angels! Roots! Helen Mirren and an unlikely late appearance by Paul Darrow! It’s all … Continue reading Episode 78: Hoo-Har to the Daleks
Time Ram is better than a Time War as we take our expansive Christmas extravaganza and investigate special episode ‘Day of the Doctor’! Packed full of frilly shirts, yellow horses heads, felt tips and Benton’s infinite cup of coffee alongside … Continue reading Episode 77: Christmas Day of the Doctor
Time Ram is joined by our special guest – journalist and comedian Steven Palace – to review (or roast?) Victory of the Daleks which we have transplanted from the Matt Smith era to Jon Pertwee. In this way, we experience … Continue reading Episode 76: Smartie Daleks – My Part in Their Downfall
Time Ram crosses regenerations again as we take Peter Davison’s ‘The Visitation’ and adapt it for his son-in-law (David Tennant in case you were wondering). Now we can talk like Eric Saward, play it like Tristan and love a Great … Continue reading Episode 75: The Budgie Smugglers (Reconstructed)