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That episode gave me everything I needed and more Fiona's surely going to have ruined her own game alongside Rachel's - what an unnecessary blow-up! Amazing TV though x

42 Asylum of the Daleks Series 7 Episode 1 Doctor: 11th Companion: Amy Pond, Rory Williams Also featuring: Oswin Oswald First aired: 1st September 2012 Writer: Steven Moffat The first series to lose all of its episodes is, unsurprisingly, series 7, as its opening episode just misses the top 40. The Daleks assemble the Doctor and a now-estranged Amy and Rory, unusually, to get their help. They're sent down to the Dalek asylum, a planet for the insane and damaged Daleks, to assist in its destruction. There's little I have to criticise about any episode at this point of the countdown, but my only qualm about this episode is Amy and Rory's separation - the fact it happened off screen made it feel extra unnecessary as it wasn't actually explored, and felt engineered just for the sake of a plotline. Thankfully, it's not a big part of the episode, and it's one of my most rewatched episodes of the Smith era. I love the concept of the Dalek asylum, and the Daleks themselves actually being scared of it...! Rory getting separated makes for a great scene with the reactivating Daleks, and Amy hallucinating a ballerina from a spinning Dalek is lowkey hilarious. The real exciting part of this episode was the surprise appearance of Jenna Coleman, having been announced already as the next companion, though of course, she plays Oswin Oswald in this episode and not Clara. Nevertheless, the twist of her appearance is just the beginning, as the twist of her actually being a Dalek is an even better one! Loads of great Dalek ideas and undoubtedly the best Moffat era Dalek episode in my opinion, with some brilliant new ideas in there.

Songs: Top 300 Absolutely racing through the first 100 songs as not every track needs its own bespoke commentary! Among notable happenings are the first top 10 hits to drop, the lowest this year being VÆB with their Eurovision banger RÓA, which remains extremely fun but it had a short shelf life. Cher Lloyd is just one spot above with comeback single Head Down, which became her first top 10 hit in six years (while fellow X Factor alum Diana Vickers just missed a new top 10 hit with Ice Cream, one spot above Cher Lloyd). New artists (to my chart, at least!) appearing in these sections include Building the Band winners 3Quency and contestants Midnight Til Morning, as well as Isabel Wood (who scores one of the top non-top 10 hits of the year), beaux, Luca George, Chloe Qisha, Iggi Kelly, and Melodifestivalen's SCARLET, Arwin, Vilhelm Buchaus and Maja Ivarsson. Some of these have more songs to come - Midnight Til Morning and Iggi Kelly have another top 10 hit each to come, while both of Arwin's debut hits have dropped out already, with non-top 10 hit SPACEBOY outdoing top 10 This Dream of Mine. 291 Alice Chater - Bed of Lies | 19-x 292 Dasha - Not At This Party | 18-x 293 Anson Seabra - Gone Girl | 16-39-x 294 Isac Elliot - Oma Vika | 13-x 295 Eddie Benjamin & Shawn Mendes - HOME | 14-36-x 296 Daniel Seavey - Second Wind | 14-37-x 297 Kesha - THE ONE. | 12-15-29-x 298 Eddie Benjamin - RUN! | 12-40-x 299 Alex Sampson - Used to You | 13-27-x 300 Katy Perry - bandaids | 20-40-x 281 Conan Gray - Caramel | 20-x 282 Agnes - MILK | 20-35-x 283 Alok & Kylie Minogue - last night i dreamt i fell in love | 17-39-x 284 Isabel LaRosa - Cry for You | 16-13-40-x 285 Ceechynaa - Peggy | 24-22-18-12-15-33-x 286 Corbyn Besson - Tied Up | 17-35-x 287 Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman | 18-34-x 288 Two Friends feat. Corbyn Besson - No One Else | 16-x 289 Omar Rudberg - I’m Not a Boy | 19-27-x 290 ONEFOUR, The Kid LAROI & Imogen Heap - Distant Strangers | 19-x 271 3Quency - Top Down | 12-x 272 Will Linley - First Love | 20-x 273 Artemas - superstar | 12-32-x 274 Adam Woods - Little Things | 12-x 275 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun | 15-x 276 Alex Spencer - Bucket List | 15-35-x 277 Maria Sur - Follow | 15-33-x 278 Jonah Marais - Heart's Back Home | 15-x 279 Avicii & Elle King - Let's Ride Away | 29-19-29-40-x 280 Maja Ivarsson - Kamikaze Life | 18-23-35-x-14-30-x 261 beaux - I'll Be Here When You're Back | 35-18-23-40-x 262 Kesha - BOY CRAZY. | 19-39-x 263 Isac Elliot - Ai Että | 17-x 264 Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT | 15-30-x 265 Isac Elliot - Sata Enkelii | 11-x 266 Lily Allen - Fruityloop | 18-28-x 267 Dove Cameron - Romeo | 20-x 268 Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop | 16-24-29-38-x 269 Agnes - EGO | 19-x 270 Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild | 11-20-30-34-x 251 Diana Vickers - Ice Cream | 11-28-x 252 Cher Lloyd - Head Down | 9-20-40-x 253 VÆB - RÓA | 9-20-x 254 Benson Boone - I Wanna Be the One You Call | 17-x 255 Powfu - rotting with the moon | 15-24-x 256 Anson Seabra - Haunt Me | 13-32-x 257 Anne-Marie - Knock-Knock | 12-39-x 258 Oklou & underscores - harvest sky | 14-26-x 259 Sabrina Carpenter - Tears | 18-28-x 260 Ezra feat. Powfu - hourglass | 18-17-23-28-34-x 241 Ulrik Munther - Ja visst gör det ont | 14-9-19-33-x 242 Benson Boone - Reminds Me of You | 16-x 243 Lily Allen - Relapse | 20-23-x 244 Arwin - This Dream of Mine | 9-20-x 245 Maren Morris - Welcome to the End | 26-32-40-19-30-x 246 Vilhelm Buchaus - I'm Yours | 10-23-x 247 Powfu - i'll keep protecting you | 23-10-22-x 248 Jack Avery - TAKE THE WHEEL | 10-19-30-x 249 Michael Schulte & ÁSDÍS - Half of My Heart | 20-33-x 250 Corbyn Besson & Jeremih - Summer | 10-19-33-x 231 SCARLET - Sweet N’ Psycho | 23-17-x 232 Artemas - i guess u never really cared about me | 10-19-29-x 233 Selena Gomez, benny blanco & Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up | 10-20-37-x 234 Hilary Duff - Mature | 14-12-20-34-x 235 Anson Seabra - Wrapped Up (With You) | 9-21-33-x 236 Ava Max - Lovin Myself | 11-30-x 237 Chloe Qisha - I Lied, I'm Sorry | 16-27-36-x 238 Charlie Puth - Changes | 10-25-30-x 239 Iggi Kelly - Break My Heart | 11-20-28-x 240 Louise - Borderline | 14-x 221 Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us | 12-17-13-19-23-... 222 Lily Allen - West End Girl | 14-19-x 223 Lancelot - Håll Ihop | 10-22-33-x 224 Luca George - Crying in the Bathroom | 23-27-28-20-16-23-27-... 225 Ava Max - Wet, Hot American Dream | 13-33-x 226 Kylie Minogue & YouNotUs - Someone for Me | 8-18-39-x 227 Cardi B - Don’t Do Too Much | 22-13-13-15-26-x 228 Alyssa Reid - seven | 8-18-40-x 229 Anne-Marie - That's What You Get | 9-20-x 230 Shouse & Cub Sport - Only You | 38-20-19-21-37-x 211 Kesha - YIPPEE-KI-YAY. | 9-21-32-x 212 David Kushner - Bittersweet Dreams | 9-15-... 213 Lily Allen - Ruminating | 12-16-33-39-x 214 Isabel Wood - don't ruin my life | 17-13-21-31-x 215 Raffi Maxwell - THE FIRST TIME | 8-27-39-x 216 Knox - Maybe I Do | 9-18-35-x 217 Adrian Macéus - Vår första gång | 9-15-29-40-x 218 Will Linley & The Imports feat. Manana - Easiest Goodbye | 7-20-34-... 219 Arwin - SPACEBOY | 14-28-40-x 220 Artemas - before we say goodbye | 10-16-... 201 Louise - Confession | 9-20-35-x 202 Lily Allen - 4chan Stan | 11-15-31-38-x 203 Ava Max - Lost Your Faith | 9-16-27-x 204 Demi Lovato - Here All Night | 13-15-26-34-35-38-x 205 Greyson Chance - Savanna | 9-14-30-x 206 Ed Sheeran - Sapphire | 10-25-40-x 207 Midnight Til Morning - Navy Eyes | 10-19-30-33-30-35-x 208 Gryffin feat. Chance Peña - Hard Time Lover | 8-22-39-x 209 Benson Boone - Man in Me | 10-23-35-x 210 Conan Gray - Actor | 23-29-29-18-16-33-x

Thank you both!! Survivor's really becoming an essential show for me

TOMORROW: the songs countdown finally begins, with a full rundown of #300-201!

TV: Returning Drama 1 Stranger Things | Season 5 2 Severance | Season 1-2 3 Doctor Who | Season 2 4 The Summer I Turned Pretty | Season 3 5 Wednesday | Season 2 6 Ginny & Georgia | Season 3 7 XO, Kitty | Season 2 8 Alice in Borderland | Season 3 9 School Spirits | Season 2 10 Squid Game | Season 3 11 Wolf King | Season 1-2 12 My Life with the Walter Boys | Season 2 13 The Dumping Ground | Series 13 14 Rykter | Season 4 The reason I delayed the TV categories a little was to be able to finish Stranger Things in its entirety, rather than carrying its final episode over to 2026's countdown. I won't spoil anything here so don't worry if you've yet to see it, but I loved the final run, and it got a fitting end in my opinion. Major shoutouts to Jamie Campbell Bower, Sadie Sink, Noah Schnapp, Charlie Heaton and, as always, Joe Keery, for bringing it this time. The Summer I Turned Pretty also aired its final season last year and I enjoyed it a lot, even if I was always Team Jeremiah. The Alice in Borderland final season had me sceptical after what felt like a great finale to season 2, but it delivered, even without much of the core cast. Squid Game's finale was good if not as good as its first season, and Wolf King was a discovery (a recommendation from one of my students, in fact), but it was also cancelled before season 2 came out and unfortunately, its intriguing plot wasn't resolved. I absolutely loved discovering Severance, just as it had aired a new season too. An inspired concept with so many intriguing possibilities, with plot twists everywhere. I am so excited for season 3! Doctor Who is always my favourite of course and I thoroughly enjoyed the latest outing, though the abrupt end to Ncuti Gatwa's tenure does tar the finale quite significantly. I loved the new Wednesday season, particularly its stronger focus on Wednesday and Morticia's relationship. Ginny & Georgia delivered once more with its third outing, following Georgia's trial. Great second outings for XO, Kitty and School Spirits also feature, as well as the second series for My Life with the Walter Boys, which is totally tacky but for some reason I still enjoy it x I realise I'm much too old for The Dumping Ground but at this point I'm too committed to the Tracy Beaker universe but it's a fun watch if nothing else. Rykter's fourth and possibly final season is rock bottom after being full of character assassinations and a wild misunderstanding of what their fanbase actually wants.

Thanks Pete! It's such an ambitious show, with such tough material too, and it really pulls it off!

As per post 1 we only have a top 40 on Wednesday

Fairly sure it won't be reset til Friday as it's business as usual from this week

Taylor's vinyls could never compete!

More like 3.2k, and he's gone from being neck-and-neck with RAYE to 2.5k ahead, so there's definitely a chance especially with a day of missing streaming to come. Pull through Djo!

Groan at Taylor being so far ahead, obviously fuelled by the vinyl sales. Guess it's not impossible for the gap to be closed, especially with missing streaming, but I don't feel confident.

Music Week Top 40 Sales Flash Singles 01 Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (29,002) 02 Djo - End of Beginning (25,839) 03 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! (23,384) 04 Dave & Tems - Raindance (19,689) 05 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall in Love) (16,989) 08 Zara Larsson - Lush Life 13 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) 15 James Marriott - California Rain 16 Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes 19 KATSEYE - Internet Girl 23 Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us 24 Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now 26 Kehlani - Folded 27 sombr - 12 to 12 31 PinkPantheress - Stateside 32 sombr - back to friends 33 The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go 34 SIENNA SPIRO - You Stole the Show 35 Prince & the Revolution - Purple Rain 38 Sam Fender - People Watching ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Albums 01 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving (10,177) [2,087 physicals, 224 downloads, 7,866 streaming] 02 Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend (5,429) 03 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don't Stop (4,872) 04 Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl (4,699) 05 The Weeknd - The Highlights (3,919) 06 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (3,418) 09 Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright, Kid 10 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits 14 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 15 Oasis - Time Flies...1994-2009 19 Linkin Park - Papercuts 21 sombr - I Barely Know Her 22 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR 24 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits 27 Queen - Greatest Hits 29 Ed Sheeran - Play 33 David Bowie - Legacy 34 Pitbull - Greatest Hits 35 Maroon 5 - Singles 36 Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess 37 Teddy Swims - I've Tried Everything But Therapy 39 SZA - SOS 40 Radiohead - OK Computer

Don't see why it would be!

43 The Fires of Pompeii Series 4 Episode 2 Doctor: 10th Companion: Donna Noble First aired: 12th April 2008 Writer: James Moran When I think of the structure of a Russell T Davies series, I think of it often starting very light-hearted and jovial, before the real meaty episodes arrive in the second half of the run, but series 4 really bucks the trend. Sure, its opener is a total hoot, but already, on Donna's first proper trip in the TARDIS, she's faced with the most impossible situation. The TARDIS arrives in Rome in 79 AD, except it's not Rome, it's Pompeii, and it's the day Mount Vesuvius erupts. However, something is wrong, and creatures made of fire and stone have infiltrated the city. This episode is the moment I realised Catherine Tate wasn't just hired for comedic value, and that she had a superb range to bring to the role of Donna. Quickly, Donna challenges the Doctor on his "fixed point" approach, particularly as they get to know Caecilius and his family. The scene where the Doctor and Donna realise the real choice - the volcano wasn't supposed to erupt, but they must make it do so, killing the residents of Pompeii and creating history, to save the world from the Pyrovile invasion. It's heartbreaking but so well acted, even more so when Donna insists that they at least save Caecilius, Metella, Quintus and Evelina. An emotionally charged episode and one of the strongest examples of why Donna is a phenomenal companion.

thanks so much Calum!

TV: Competition Shows 1 The Traitors [UK] / The Celebrity Traitors 2 Big Brother [US] 3 Building the Band 4 The Traitors [US] 5 The Fortune Hotel 6 I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! 7 Race Across the World / Celebrity Race Across the World 8 Million Dollar Secret 9 Survivor 10 The Apprentice / The Celebrity Apprentice 11 Destination X 12 Strictly Come Dancing 13 Squid Game: The Challenge 14 RuPaul's Drag Race / RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 15 Simon Cowell: The Next Act 16 RuPaul's Drag Race UK 17 The Masked Singer 18 Britain's Got Talent 19 Big Brother [UK] / Celebrity Big Brother 20 The Amazing Race Final two TV categories coming today and this is comfortably the biggest! I won't talk about every show individually as I'd be here all night! The Traitors is back at the top this year, and how could it not be? Its 2025 civilian outing was superb but the Celebrity series managed to be even better somehow, with the genius of Alan Carr being a traitor. I'm loving the current series so far too, so we'll see if it can make it another year on top in the 2026 EOY! The US version finishes in fourth place too, helped significantly by the messy yet iconic gameplay of Big Brother US alum Danielle Reyes. Speaking of Big Brother US, it's this year's runner-up, helped by the return of one of my all-time favourite houseguests Rachel Reilly, and a surprising but deserved winner in Ashley. The UK version was unfortunately terrible this year, and only avoids last place because the Celebrity version was better. There are a few new shows in the list this year. Building the Band was a genius concept that revolutionised the singing show format for me, with a genuine, unmanufactured approach to forming each band as the contestants chose who they'd sound best with. Million Dollar Secret was also a Netflix show and was very gripping as I got into it, while Destination X was a surprising success for the BBC, and I grew to really enjoy it over the series. Simon Cowell: The Next Act could also have been a documentary as such, but it was still mostly a singing competition, and while it felt more old fashioned, it was still a solid watch.

He wasn't when I checked yesterday!

TV: Comedy 1 Changing Ends | Series 1-3 2 Amandaland | Series 1 3 A Man on the Inside | Season 1-2 4 Big Boys | Series 3 5 Mandy | Series 1-4 6 Abbott Elementary | Season 4-5 7 Mrs. Brown's Boys | Series 5 It's been a strong year for comedy and I think this is the biggest this category's been since I've been doing it! Alan Carr's Changing Ends was a fantastic recent discovery for me, and it maintained its quality throughout each of its three series, delivering in true Alan Carr fashion. Amandaland was a worthy Motherland spin-off and I'm so delighted it's been such a big hit! A Man on the Inside feels like a successor to The Good Place, with the same creator and Ted Danson starring, but I really love the amount of heart it has. The final series of Big Boys was emotional and a fitting send-off to a quintessentially British comedy drama, while Mandy was a totally batshit discovery that I became lowkey addicted to when I worked my way through it. Abbott Elementary remains consistently good, and I'm sorry, I've always been a Mrs. Brown's Boys fan and I continued to enjoy the mini series and the recent specials x

Voted all 3 which I realise isn't very helpful but I do like all 3 songs so it only feels fair x

44 Last Christmas 2014 Christmas Special Doctor: 12th Companion: Clara Oswald Also featuring: Danny Pink First aired: 25th December 2014 Writer: Steven Moffat Suitably, the highest festive special is the one that actually features Santa Claus...! The Doctor reunites with Clara as they visit a base on the North Pole infested with Dream Crabs, which distract their victims with a dream state while they devour their brains, but why is Santa Claus there, and how can you tell when it's a dream and when it isn't? There's a lot to love in this episode, and the closure on Clara and Danny's relationship feels fitting, even if it happens inside a dream, and I love the Doctor and Clara realising that they lied to each other at the end of Death in Heaven. There's a good guest cast, including Shona, at one point a consideration for a new companion had Jenna Coleman chosen not to return for series 9. The concept of the Dream Crabs makes for a fantastic episode where you're doubting everything you see, as dreams are wrapped up in dreams which are wrapped up in dreams. It's the type of script only Steven Moffat could pull off, and pull it off he absolutely does.

TV: Quiz Shows 1 The 1% Club 2 Michael McIntyre's The Wheel 3 Ant & Dec's Limitless Win 4 The Hit List 5 The Weakest Link I love a good quiz show, and there's nothing as strong as The 1% Club. Testing logic instead of general knowledge is a surefire win for me, and I love getting competitive too. The format hasn't waned on me at all yet, long may it last! The Wheel continues to be daft fun, enhanced greatly by Michael McIntyre's comedic timing, and I love the format of Ant & Dec's Limitless Win too, with its number-based approach and an insane amount of tension. The Hit List continues to be strong, though I wish it aired more often through the year! Though it's bottom of the list, I do still like watching The Weakest Link, and I've really warmed to Romesh Ranganathan's dry humour.

Djo now ahead of RAYE on Apple, really hope he can clinch it this week!

It's ahead of the album version of A Couple Minutes on Spotify and Apple, the latter just has a second version (A Colors Show version).

Capital Buzz Playlist | 5th January 2026 5 Seconds of Summer - Telephone Busy Adanna Duru & MNEK - WILL SMITH Addison Rae - New York ADÉLA - SUPERSCAR Alessi Rose - Get Around Audrey Hobert - Thirst Trap Bad Bunny - EoO Bree Runway - HOT LIKE! Chappell Roan - The Subway Chloe Qisha - So Sad So Hot Conan Gray - Caramel Debbii Dawson - I Want You Doechii & SZA - girl, get up. Eli - Glitter Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas FKA twigs - Sushi Freya Skye - silent treatment Hearts2Hearts - Focus JADE - Church Jae Stephens - Freakie Kali Uchis - Muévelo KATSEYE - Internet Girl Lily Allen - Madeline Madison Beer - bittersweet MR. FANTASY - Catapult Oklou & FKA twigs - viscus PinkPantheress with Zara Larsson - Stateside Rachel Chinouriri - Little House RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Robyn - Dopamine ROSALÍA - Dios Es Un Stalker Rose Gray - I Don't Speak French Sabrina Carpenter - Nobody's Son SAILORR - LOCKED IN Sasha Keable - can't stop Skye Newman - FU & UF Tate McRae - NOBODY'S GIRL Tyla - CHANEL Tyler, the Creator - Sugar on My Tongue Zara Larsson - Hot & Sexy Songs removed from the playlist Doja Cat feat. SZA - Take Me Dancing KATSEYE - M.I.A Olivia Dean - Man I Need