Dr Who is a sweetie
- Publication: Daily Express
- Date: 1988-11-19
- Author: Peter Tory
- Page: 30
- Language: English
THE imaginations of those responsible for Doctor Who have finally blown a fuse. It isn't surprising, of course. The fantasy requirement for this endlessly-running cult science-fiction programme has long since put a severe strain on Its creators.
This week, I tuned in to discover that the principal villain was a creature called Candyman. He was made up entirely of liquorice allsorts.
Liquorice allsorts indeed. The trouble with Dr Who is that it no longer carries any menace.
There is only one kind of menace that one an immediately associate with liquorice. And that is certainly not a fitting notion for a family show. Or, indeed, for a family newspaper.
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- APA 6th ed.: Tory, Peter (1988-11-19). Dr Who is a sweetie. Daily Express p. 30.
- MLA 7th ed.: Tory, Peter. "Dr Who is a sweetie." Daily Express [add city] 1988-11-19, 30. Print.
- Chicago 15th ed.: Tory, Peter. "Dr Who is a sweetie." Daily Express, edition, sec., 1988-11-19
- Turabian: Tory, Peter. "Dr Who is a sweetie." Daily Express, 1988-11-19, section, 30 edition.
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