As I type, Dr. Who is on the telly. In the old days it was basically about scaring the bejesus out of pre-teen kids. IE, me back in the 1960s. I used to regularly hide behind the sofa when the Cybermen came on. In fact i think I can recall one of the very early episodes with William Hartnell as the Doctor, where the cast had been shrunk and were climbing out of matchboxes. His female side-kick was his grandaughter. It was brilliant!

Now the Doctor is female (OK, I get it, equality and all that, but it is quite a long way from the original idea). But there’s no clear goodies and baddies, loads of special effects, CGI graphics etc. and I’ve really got no idea what is going on.

Is it me, or do I just need to watch it again on iPlayer so I can follow the story? And is it worth it anyway?

Do let me know.