Once again, Doctor Who invaded the Proms, the annual celebration of classical music at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Michael Hann in the Guardian sighs his way somewhat exasperatedly through his report: One has to feel a little sorry for the musicians at Prom 10 – the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Ben Foster and Grant Llewellyn, and the London Philharmonic Choir, plus solo singers Mark Chambers and Yamit Mamo. For everyone in the Albert Hall knew they were the supporting cast to the stars of Doctor Who, who introduced each piece, and the monsters, who appeared during many of them. ... Gold's themes, of course, are written as accompaniment, so no disservice was done them by having 5,000 or so people craning towards the screens, rather than gazing at the conductor, and the gasps of excitement as Silurians, Judoon, Cybermen and the Vampires of Venice patrolled among the prommers made plain...
- 7/30/2010
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The Doctor - Doctor Who
Warning : There Are Potential Spoilers
Doctor Who, unlike any other show, before it or since, has thrived on a world of change. The character's basic premise of regeneration was built into the show to never have to rely on one single actor to take the role, and that the mantle could pass down from actor to actor generation to generation, era to era. The 2 part finale shown in the UK and Us during the Christmas and New Year period was designed to leave you in no doubt, then end of an era began in 2005 was here.
In an incredibly dark tale for Doctor Who, (Yes, even darker than the previous Waters of Mars special) the End of Time was very much a tale of two halves, something Russell T. Davies multi-part scripts have always suffered from. The first half of the show, shown on...
Warning : There Are Potential Spoilers
Doctor Who, unlike any other show, before it or since, has thrived on a world of change. The character's basic premise of regeneration was built into the show to never have to rely on one single actor to take the role, and that the mantle could pass down from actor to actor generation to generation, era to era. The 2 part finale shown in the UK and Us during the Christmas and New Year period was designed to leave you in no doubt, then end of an era began in 2005 was here.
In an incredibly dark tale for Doctor Who, (Yes, even darker than the previous Waters of Mars special) the End of Time was very much a tale of two halves, something Russell T. Davies multi-part scripts have always suffered from. The first half of the show, shown on...
- 1/2/2010
- by Paul Kerton
- TVovermind.com
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