Category Archives: In The Forest of the Night

“Stars implode. Planets grow cold. Catastrophe is the metabolism of the universe.”

Posted on June 8, 2016 by etheruk1

With a solar flare approaching the Doctor and Clara believe that this is the end of humanity in ‘In The Forest Of The Night.’ This time the Doctor believes that there is nothing that he can do, that he can’t … Continue reading →

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“We are Here. Here, always, since the beginning and until the end.”

Posted on June 1, 2016 by etheruk1

‘Into the Forest of the Night’ introduces a previously unknown facet of Earth’s ecosystem, the Here. These entities are usually invisible, although sensitive telepaths might detect their thoughts. The Doctor is able to make them visible using a localised gravity … Continue reading →

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“I am Doctor Idiot!”

Posted on October 26, 2014 by etheruk1

‘In The Forest of the Night’, by Frank Cottrell Boyce, presents a fairy tale version of Doctor Who and not in a good way. Clara and Danny have taken a group of Coal Hill School children to a sleepover at … Continue reading →

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