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Russell T Davies's episode guide - Radio Times, April 2007 |
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Doctor Who's chief writer tantalises fans by hinting at the excitement in store in series three.
Smith and Jones
"When we first introduced Rose [in
2005], we were introducing a whole new
audience to the concepts of Doctor
Who at the same time, so sci-fi events
invaded her life gradually over her first
episode. With Martha, it's the opposite
- she's thrown straight in at the deep
end, away from Earth, surrounded by
aliens and struggling to save the lives
of everyone around her."
The Shakespeare Code
"With
any new companion, it's important
to show them the sheer range and
breadth of the Doctor's life, so
we've taken [Martha] back to 1599, when
Shakespeare's at the height of his
powers.
"I think this might be our most lavish
production yet. We try to film in and
around Cardiff, but there aren't many
Elizabethan settings around here, so
the team had to travel to Warwick,
Coventry and to [London's Globe Theatre] for
some magnificent location filming."
Gridlock
"The Tardis
returns to the year five billion, on the
planet New Earth, where the Doctor
and Rose last fought off cat-nurse
nuns and zombie patients. It's a bit
like the Doctor taking Martha to
places where he took his ex - which
Martha soon notices!
"I love these futuristic, far-off
adventures because it's a chance to
see every single design department
working at full tilt, all
creating an extraordinary and deadly
world."
Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks
"Sometimes
I give writers a shopping list
of elements, and this was
the barmiest one yet: 1930s
New York, Pig Men, sewers,
showgirls and the Empire
State Building. Oh yes,
and Daleks, too. Make
a story out of that!
"Helen [Raynor has] done a brilliant
job, combining the
Depression with the
Daleks' desperation to
survive and adding a
good bit of The Island
of Dr Moreau. Not to
mention Frankenstein!
Be prepared to
see the Daleks as
you've never seen
them before."
The Lazarus Experiment
"Marvel Comics! That's what I said to [writer]
Stephen Greenhorn. Give us a good old
mad scientist, with an experiment
going wrong, and an outrageous
supervillain on the loose.
"The episode also marks a return
to modern-day Earth and a chance to
find out what's been happening to
Martha's family in her absence. With
every series, we've woven in a small
linking theme, which gradually builds
to the series climax. This time, pay attention to
the enigmatic paymaster of Professor
Lazarus as a trap plotted across
the whole of time and space
begins to close…"
42
"The 42nd century, a spaceship in a
far-flung galaxy, saboteurs at work,
crew members possessed, and the
terrifying catchphrase 'Burn with me'."
Human Nature/The Family of Blood
"A very different sort of story - though
still with monsters and scares galore!
But when you've got David Tennant
as your lead actor, then you want to
write stories that push the
Doctor into completely
new territory."
Blink
"To be honest, Doctor Who rarely
scares me, because I've seen all the
behind-the-scenes prosthetics and
computer trickery, and I've lived
with the scripts for months. But when
I watch this episode - I'm not kidding -
I'm scared to death!"
Utopia
"Jack's back! As John Barrowman's
Captain Jack Harkness comes storming
back on board it's time for the Tardis's
wildest ride yet! It hurtles out of
control, taking the crew to the distant
planet Malcassairo, where a lonely and
patient professor is giving his all to
save his people from extinction."
The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords
"The season finale! And the trap
closes, as the Doctor, Martha and
Captain Jack find themselves in
a desperate fight for survival.
"Who are the Toclafane? What is
the power of Archangel? And what
terrible secrets are stored at the
heart of the Valiant? It's an epic and
heartbreaking story, as the Doctor
faces his greatest enemy yet."
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