Doctor Who sketch for Comic Relief 2011

Coming to a TV near you on March 18th. It apparently features..............

Spoiler:

Id have thought that Moffat has penned this as part of an agreement he reached with Richard Curtis some time ago.

Ah, of course...how stupid of me not to have considered that.

I blame Patrick.

I also blame Patrick.

Even Partick blames Patrick.

Anyone got any idea of the length of this?

Six minutes according to the spoilered cutting.

Moffatt gives more details to SFX. 2 X 4 minute mini-episodes.

Now that actually sounds more than a little interesting.

If you haven't seen them, here are the 2 mini-sketches.

I rather enjoyed those. Vaguely reminds one of all those times when the Doctor's and the the Master's TARDISes were got intertwined- but without the rubbish beard.

Where does Lucy Saxon come into it?

FWIW, I thought the sketches were ok but no better. Not a patch on Time Crash or Pusdey Cutaway. Or The Curse of Fatal Death - obviously!

Should we have a poll for people's favourite Telethon story?

I liked them, a bit of lighthearted paradoxal fun. And a good use of an inexpensive "effect", the TARDIS within the TARDIS. The furor I've seen raised over it elsewhere seems entirely silly to me.

The Co=Ordinator wrote:Should we have a poll for people's favourite Telethon story?

Could do. Why not?

I agree, why not have a poll?

For me, these were just cute little vignettes that didn't take themselves too seriously. Just good fun.

Felt like a rehash of Time Crash to me - and I recall the idea of the TARDIS landing inside itself was a unfilmed season 18 story by Christopher Priest.

Nothing more than OK, though the 'joke' about Amy only passing her driving test because she'd worn a short skirt felt like it had wandered in from the 1970s.

Poll thread now up and running.

An entertaining bit of silliness, but probably not one that I would necessarily bother to watch again.

I think Moffat should attempt an full story-length Doctor Who spin on a 70s Robin Asquith film. A Mad Man in a Box is all nice and poetic and that, but Confessions of a Mad Man in a Box is beautiful.

I loved it.. A good bit of fun, and worth a watch again for certain..

I rather enjoyed it myself too. Not Time Crash standard but a fun way to pass the time. Interestingly, the Hatchling and his dad absolutely loved it - mainly due to Karen's performance. Which is the first time either of them have ever had anything good to say about the Pond.

I rather enjoyed it myself too. Not Time Crash standard but a fun way to pass the time. Interestingly, the Hatchling and his dad absolutely loved it - mainly due to Karen's performance. Which is the first time either of them have ever had anything good to say about the Pond.

So good you enjoyed it twice! That must be the Pond effect.

It's the forum going loopy effect, actually. Really, have you lot been mistreating the old girl while my back was turned?

She's been fine until this morning!

Okay, so what exactly did Patrick do to her this morning? He didn't pull the Wibble level...did he...