Russell T Davies certainly knows how to put the boot in.

While I was a little disappointed with the last two episodes of Doctor Who - it seemed like too much had been squeezed in - I was struck by the fate of Catherine Tate’s character Donna Noble.

Although Tate’s performance and the character itself had been criticised in a number of quarters I really enjoyed her time in the TARDIS, and would have been more than happy to see her continue her journey with the Doctor.

I had become pretty certain, even before the penultimate episode, Journey’s End, that she was going to die by the end of the series.

But I was shocked that instead of meeting her end in a conventional manner she instead had her mind wiped by the Doctor.

Her realisation that it was going to happen and her begging not to be returned to the person she was before she met the Time Lord made the scene all the more upsetting.

I hope the fact that she isn’t dead means that perhaps, just perhaps, we’ll see her return. My subconscious certainly seems to want that - I woke up from a dream this morning where I was sure I had watched an episode showing Donna recover.

On a happier note, I’m glad to see that David Tennant is going to continue as the Doctor for a while longer, and I’m looking forward to seeing the Cybermen return. I’ve always preferred them as a villain to the Daleks.

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Thankfully my foot has recovered well.

Thanks mostly to an intense regime of moisturising my tootsies twice a day. It became a bit of a pain. But not as much of a pain as the foot.

Here’s a picture so, if you should wish, can compare and contrast. Don’t worry yourself about the odd flap of skin on the big toe. That’s little more than a trifling concern.

I’m something of a fan of Catherine Tate as the Doctor’s new assistant Donna Noble.

I really enjoyed her first appearance in 2006’s Christmas special, The Runaway Bride.

I’m aware that lots of fans found her a little too much in the episode but I was concerned that she had been toned down too much after watching the first episode of the new series.

I think in a programme where the most memorable villains are giant salt and pepper pots with deadly plungers there’s a little room for a larger than life assistant.

One of the greatest strengths of the "new" Doctor Who is portraying the Doctor as a questionable hero. He is after all an alien and so should demonstrate motivations that are alien to ours. Also, he’s supposed to be leagues above humans in terms of technology and intelligence - and that’s got to give anyone a bit of an ego.

As much as I liked The Doctor’s last assistant Martha - she didn’t seem to challenge his morality as much as Donna’s already doing by episode two.

I’m looking forward to seeing the pair getting into more scraps and scrapes down the line.

My foot has become most painful. You can see why below:



It seems leaving the balls of my feet to develop calluses wasn’t the best plan I’ve ever had.

I’d hoped to develop super tough feet. So hardy that they could be used like a ‘shield of steel’ Batfink style.

Sadly though my left foot now really hurts and I’m spending most of my day hobbling about.

A pal’s mum, who works with podiatrists, suggested it wasn’t anything to fret about overly, but I should tackle the hard skin (thanks Mrs Husbands).

Now I finding myself almost fervently rubbing my soles with the scarily named ‘Scholl Re-hydrating Moisture Mousse’.

Today I experienced possibly one of the longest lasting hangovers I’ve ever had.

I have never, never been sick the morning after the night before. I generally don’t even feel nauseous the next day.

But today I felt sick from beginning (a hideous half-six start) until right as I’m writing this. And that’s despite - going running (I figured kill or cure) and about or six different types of herbal tea.

And what’s worse is I really don’t think I deserved all this torment.

I mean yes, I was drinking. And booze generally does equal hangover. But last night I only had, at most, five pints. These were spread over a good few hours. And crucially, crucially I did not smoke a single cigarette - which generally reduces hangovers.

But what I did do, it seems somewhat foolishly, was take this pill my sister had bought back from Thailand which is supposed to stop hangovers.

I thought to myself, well, I doubt it will work. And it bloody didn’t. In fact I hold that pill responsible for intensifying my hangover. Perhaps it’s the great beer God saying cheats never prosper.

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I can’t believe that I’m actually looking forward to the next series of Torchwood.

The last series was astonishingly bad in parts - with lots of gratuitous sex and snogging in an attempt to seem edgy.

Yes last series overall was a masochistic experience minus the pleasure. Why did I keep watching then? Well just in case it got better.

I think the episode Cyberwoman was one of worst where it turned out that no-one noticed Ianto moving in his half mechanical girlfriend into the basement. Oh and it turned out that the flying dinosaur thing the team have flying around the base will actually eat people (true they have to be sprayed with a special sauce first - but I’m a messy eater). That’s not the sort of pet I’d chose to have - but then I have seen all three Jurassic Park films.

It’s certainly not Captain ‘teeth and gums’ Jack that’s attracting me back to the show. But I’ve high hopes that appearances by James Marsters - who played Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer - and Freema Agyeman - who played The Doctor’s last assistant Martha Jones in Doctor Who - will make it an enjoyable rather than masochistic experience.

Torchwood's second series is due to start on BBC2 at 9pm on January 16.