That was, I think, one of the most satisfying episodes of Dr Who that I have ever seen. Absolutely wonderful.
The Family Of Blood
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Indeed – a classic! True to the series and yet so many more interesting questions
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It was good, wasn’t it? I think the most visceral moments for me were when the scarecrows attack the school. The images, and the genius of using, as the soundtrack, Bunyan’s "He who would valiant be", with the glorious "St Dunstan’s" music were just perfect. And I also had echoes of Lindsay Anderson’s "If…" running through my brain. All in all, it was a heady mixture.
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Yes that was a powerfully anguished moment – I tried to ignore the ‘follow the master’ line! Having boarded at a school with a training corps – though I was mercifully too young to be part of it – my echoes were back to then. I also thought the various verbal jousting between Redfern and the Doctor pretty powerful, I even watched the ‘Confidential’ programme that I normally steer well clear of!
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