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This show has been on fire this year - it hasn't missed a beat IMO, it's truly wiping the floor with the other soaps. Tonight's episode was another example of how great it currently is, Jeff Hordley was superb.

He did One Night Only shows for Fine Line and Harry's House too, and there was only one show of each in the UK (both at smaller venues than this one's at, I was at the Fine Line one). It's called One Night Only for a reason, it's not part of the tour.

14 Wild Blue Yonder 60th Anniversary Special 2 Doctor: 14th Companion: Donna Noble Also featuring: Wilfred Mott First aired: 2nd December 2023 Writer: Russell T Davies By quite some way the most recent episode in my top 20, Wild Blue Yonder is also the highest placed 14th Doctor episode. After Donna spilled coffee on the TARDIS console, it crash lands on board an eerily silent spaceship with an enormously long corridor. What the Doctor and Donna learn about the ship, its inhabitants, and an airlock door that opened and then closed, grows more unsettling the longer they spend there. Going into this episode knowing next-to-nothing was an insane experience and it made it all the better for me! I didn't know what was about to happen, what type of episode we were due to get, and it made for a really unsettling watch, as if I were on board the ship too. Not only does this episode have by far the best character moments of RTD2, from both the Doctor and Donna, but it develops an interesting and absolutely terrifying threat. The visuals of the creatures struggling to master the art of shape are iconic and horrifying at the same time, and them copying the Doctor and Donna makes for yet more unease, as even we don't know who's who at times! The shifting spaceship adds extra mystery, as does the robot (Jimbo x), who's moving extremely slowly. So much great mystery and tension, all topped off with that climax - the real Donna almost getting left behind! I was seriously worried they were about to kill off the real Donna for a second! An insane episode and one that holds up on each rewatch, and I think it'll only cement this high placement as time goes on. Also: Wilf!!! My heart felt so warm seeing him one final time

One Night Only announced for Manchester, Co-Op Arena on 6th March!

Curiously, How It's Done appears to not be top 40 today at all (and there's no missing positions)

Music Week Top 40 Sales Flash Singles 01 Dave & Tems - Raindance (26,254) 02 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! (25,072) 03 Djo - End of Beginning (23,520) 04 Harry Styles - Aperture (22,856) 05 Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (21,914) 06 Zara Larsson - Lush Life 08 Noah Kahan - The Great Divide 14 Taylor Swift - Opalite 19 Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us 21 The Cure - Boys Don't Cry 22 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun 23 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die with a Smile 24 Kehlani - Folded 26 SIENNA SPIRO - You Stole the Show 27 HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - What It Sounds Like 29 sombr - 12 to 12 31 Fleetwood Mac - Landslide 32 Gunna feat. Burna Boy - wgft 34 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas 35 Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys 37 sombr - back to friends 38 Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT 39 Fred again.., Sammy Virji & Reggie - Talk of the Town 40 Shakira - Zoo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Albums 01 Lily Allen - West End Girl (12,177) [11,008 physicals, 47 downloads, 1,122 streaming] 02 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving (10,971) 03 The Molotovs - Wasted on Youth (8,695) 04 Cast - Yeah Yeah Yeah (6,156) 05 Don Toliver - OCTANE (5,639) 06 Michael Jackson - Number Ones 08 Kula Shaker - Wormslayer (5,095) 09 Only the Poets - And I'd Do It Again (4,578) 13 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 14 Francis Rossi - The Accidental 16 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 24 Elton John - Diamonds 25 Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 27 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits 29 Phil Collins - The Singles 33 Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT 36 Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS 39 Oasis - Definitely Maybe

Hold fire, it's not been up long, nagging really won't help (as I'm now typing this post rather than preparing the update...)

So so good to have it back, a brilliant first episode!

Just voting for Aperture as it's by far my fave x I liked the Bella Kay song, more so than her previous hit! The rest are an array of forgettable tracks for me, none are standouts in their discographies (except M Huncho but it's a low bar).

Hadn't really paid any attention to Cavetown before but @Brer recommended his latest album to me and I can't get enough Rainbow Gal and NPC are my current faves

DELTA !!!!!

I only really know Un-Break My Heart from Toni, been meaning to explore her discography more!

I like a handful of The 1975's songs so am intrigued to hear a few discoveries hopefully!

Atomic Kitten !!!!!!!!!! TAKE ALL MY POINTS

15 Amy’s Choice Series 5 Episode 7 Doctor: 11th Companion: Amy Pond, Rory Williams First aired: 15th May 2010 Writer: Simon Nye Back-to-back series 5 episodes as we arrive at a mid-series episode where even the viewer doesn't know what's real and what isn't. The Doctor visits Amy and Rory in Leadworth after they've stopped travelling with him, but something unusual is happening at the old people's home. Yet, at the same time, the trio are freezing to death on board the TARDIS. Which version of events is real, and who is the Dream Lord? This episode is one of the most imaginative of the show's run, and it was especially fun the first time round as we tried to figure out which version is real. The audience being just as confused as the characters made for such captivating viewing! It still holds up, though, as each of them desperately looks for details that don't add up. The Eknodine were a memorable and slightly funny idea, but the real threat came from the Dream Lord, superbly brought to life by Toby Jones, who was one of the series' most memorable guest stars. Rory's first "death" scene was heartbreaking and the immediate reaction of Amy was a top notch performance from Karen Gillan, and I love that it was a significant turning point in their relationship (particularly knowing what was to come a couple of episodes later). A creative and experimental episode that paid off in dividends!