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The War Between The Land and The Sea (Episodes 1-4) Review

⭐⭐ ⭐    (BBC) I’ve been a Doctor Who fan my whole life. And I don’t just mean “Oh, I watched it when I was a kid.” I’m talking Doctor Who Magazine subscriptions. Seeing the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform Murray Gold’s fantastic score not once, but twice, both at the 60th anniversary celebration and at the most recent Proms. Murray Gold being my number one artist on Spotify Wrapped more times than I care to admit. I even hosted a lockdown podcast doing a series eight rewatch! As I sit here writing this review, the Tenth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver is staring right at me. So when I first heard the news about the new five-episode miniseries, The War Between the Land and the Sea , I was sceptical. Russell T Davies’ return to the “ Whoniverse” has been somewhat rocky. The 60th anniversary episodes were fine, but ultimately overshadowed by the nostalgia for the return of DoctorDonna (David Tennant and Cathrine Tate), while the Fifteenth Doctor’s (Ncuti Gatwa) run has bee...