The Doctor’s made me all giddy…

One of the benefits of living in Cardiff is the extra-terrestrial buzz that surrounds the city. A buzz that has been created by one 900 year old alien and his telephone box spaceship. Cardiff is home to Doctor Who (and his partners in crime Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures) – and they are filming in the city at the moment.

I’m a big fan of Doctor Who and the thought of stumbling across a set or two was quite appealing when I moved to the city six months ago. In fact, I’ve been lucky enough to see some Doctor Who filming along Churchill Street and even caught a glimpse of David Tennant himself. But today at university we had a visitor from BBC Wales who got me even more excited about Doctor Who, and in particular the new series.

Badger-eating man and other gruesome tales

Last night’s telly – Wednesday 23^rd January

I watched the last series of Torchwood with a gaggle of female friends and we’d squeal over the gorey bits and coo and gossip over the sexy bits. Alas my harem of tv watchers aren’t with me for this series but I’m sure we’d be doubly pleased at what the new series has dished up so far. Yes it is silly and yes, John Barrowman’s constant melodramatic posturing is off-putting but that doesn’t stop Torchwood being a great sci-fi romp.