Life, the Universe & Everything.

From the Radio Times:

Having already satirised reality TV, it was only a matter of time before the Doctor Who team turned their attention to the real-time format originated by 24. The Doctor and Martha are trapped aboard a spaceship in a distant galaxy. So far, so typical - but this particular ship is careering towards a boiling sun, and its crew are behaving oddly. The plucky duo have only 42 minutes to identify the saboteurs and save the day.

After the last preview, I (yet again) have high expectations of this episode. Part of the fun of the preview at the end of 'The Lazarus Experiment' was deciding which clips were from tonight's episode.

BBC Closing Credit Sequences

The BBC have decided to adopt a standardised closing credits sequence (similar to ITV & Channel 4) so that they can shrink the credits and play promos for upcoming shows etc.

I don't like this idea. I like to be able to look at the closing credits of a programme to see who's involved and occasionally see if I recognise any names.

This will also limit shows being inventive with the closing credit sequence.

• Monty Python seemed to do something different every week;
• Dead Ringers continue to improvise with them;
• Still Game offer a short snippet after the credits;

The list could go on.

The closing credit sequence is an underused portion of the programme that many producers choose to ignore and fail to explore their creativity for them.

ITV looks boring now as all programmes do this and now, the BBC want to follow suit? I don't think that the Beeb should. They should allow programmes to show their diversity!

If you object to this decision, then please consider signing the petition here: http://www.petitiononline.com/bbccspt/petition.html

Wasn't He raised from the dead?

From the Radio Times:

Martha comes back down to Earth with a bump - and this time it's got nothing to do with the TARDIS's dodgy propulsion systems. She's paying a visit to the quarrelsome family she left behind in favour of a taste of adventure with the Doctor. But she soon learns her nearest and dearest are embroiled in Professor Lazarus's dastardly plans to manipulate human DNA - and a simple visit home becomes a fight for survival.

Doctor Who continues its game of spot the homage. [This] story is an enjoyable synthesis of She, The Fly and The Quatermass Experiment - even down to the final battle in a London cathedral. But despite some charming interplay between the two leads and an excellent turn from Mark Gatiss as the young and old professor, The Lazarus Experiment is a pretty conventional runaround, though the nightmarish Identikit creature is superbly realised and dedicated Whovians can look out for a "reverse the polarity" reference.

I've been looking forward to the Doctor and Martha's return to the present. Two years ago, a slight miscalculation returned Rose to a point 12 months after her disappearance and not 12 hours as the Doctor had thought. What will happen here, with Martha and her family?

I'm looking forward to seeing Mark Gatiss in Doctor Who as well. He's a talented actor and writer and I'm betting he was overjoyed to finally get the chance to be in Doctor Who itself and not just a comedy sketch in 2003.