Spooky Christmas mysteries, comedy meeting horror, class & labour, emotional paradoxes, evolution of Doctor Who, writer instincts, aural imagery, narrative traps, genre expectations, magic time brainwashing, & more!
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:04:40) McGann’s acting + the 8th Doctor & Charley
(00:10:55) Comparisons to other Doctor Who stories
(00:17:43) Visualising the story
(00:22:36) Edith & class
(00:34:59) Structure of the story
(00:40:08) A dark Christmas + 2002 context
(00:47:38) Comedy & horror
(00:53:58) Companion relationships
(01:02:03) Mystery genre + haunted houses
(01:08:34) Story rules + magic time brainwashing
(01:12:39) Other versions of this story
(01:23:51) Edward Grove & life
(01:29:22) Shearman quotes
(01:35:04) Stories making sense
(01:43:17) Accessibility: when can you hear this story?
(01:48:38) Horror moments + cover of the story…
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