Episode 62: “Empress Of Mars”
We kick off with the news that Alan Cumming says he was twice asked about playing the Doctor, but just wasn’t up for living in Cardiff. (We’re sure Cardiff is lovely, even if only Allison has actually been there.) Steven Moffat dropped some hints about a distinctive regeneration in the Christmas special. Listener Adam mentions another issue with “The Lie Of The Land.” And then we get into “Empress Of Mars,” which was… it was okay. Not bad or anything, and maybe not flawed in the way “The Lie Of The Land” was, but mostly just a bit dull. Which is a shame really, because the potential was there for this to be something fun and weird and special. Ah well, at least Alasdair does a terrible impression of a stereotypical Victorian soldier at one point, that’s something to listen for.