Go Read: Wife in Space

As the BBC in its infinite wisdom has still not put up the final episode of Masterchef on iPlayer (the original transmission would have ended at 10, it's now 11.48) and I'm tired of growling at the screen and refreshing the page, here's a recommendation I've been meaning to make for a while:

Adventures With The Wife In Space: It's a blog based on a simple premise. In the words of the creators- 'A ‘not-we’ wife watches Doctor Who from the very beginning with her fanboy husband.'

Neil and Sue Perryman begin at the very first episode of the show, aired in 1963, and move through all of the 'classic' series. What we get to read are transcripts of Sue's commentary, with interjections (often in the form of trivia) from Neil, as they watch the episodes. The experiment began just over a year ago and they're halfway through the classic series now, having just completed the Jon Pertwee era.

Usually fixated on some detail of carpentry or set-design, often unimpressed and always entertaining, Sue gives us a way of looking at a wonderful show through someone else's eyes. Don't worry about how much of the classic series you need to have watched- remember, you're in the same boat as she is. It's a great way to get acquainted with episodes you haven't seen and to revisit the ones you have- and you'll be laughing throughout. So if you're in any way a fan of Doctor Who, go do some reading. (Even Steven Moffat's doing it).