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The first part of the two-part season finale is excellent. We start to see all the series IV threads come together in an episode featuring an unprecedented number of crossovers, companions and the return of an old enemy. Classic.

An intriguing episode that explores what life on Earth would be like without the Doctor. As a result the Doctor appears only briefly at the start and end of the episode. The focus is on Donna and how a single decision changed her life and history to an extraordinary extent.

We had the bye for Match Day 1 and enjoyed a 2-1 win over Holland in a friendly. Uzbekistan meanwhile had gone down 0-3 to Qatar. So we were in form, but they were desperate and at home. And we came away with a priceless 0-1 win away. I didn't see much of the match, but by all accounts we did pretty well.

An unusual, quite claustrophobic episode, set almost entirely within a single cramped set. Donna is only a bit part and the TARDIS does not appear (for the first time since 1975 apparently). The Doctor, a stewardess and some travellers must deal with unique alien threat that enters their stalled ship. This single room is where all the action takes place.

Another clever episode that went a long way to answering most of the questions raised in Silence in the Library. But, in a way, the story was almost incidental to one person: River Song. Who is she? How does the know the Doctor's real name? Could she be his wife?

A very clever, intriguing and spooky episode. The Doctor takes Donna to the greatest library in the Universe. But the Vashna Nerada - basically the shadows - have killed everyone. This is the first part of a two-part episode - and it basically lays out the land and leaves many questions open and un-answered.

An absolutely marvellous episode, full of wit and charm. The Doctor and Donna meet Agatha Christie in the 1920s at a party. Naturally there's murder and mayhem and the Doctor and Agatha solve the mystery in classic style.

The new series of Doctor Who has broken some new ground, but has mainly built on what we knew. Here was a chance to introduce something ground-breaking and for mine, they blew it.

I recently had the opportunity to do some hacking in the Czech language. It turned out to be very worthwhile even though I couldn't achieve what I wanted.

The second and final part of the Sontaran story. We discover there is more to the Sontaran's gas than just poison to overcome the human race. It's clone food - the Earth is to become a base for growing more Sontarans for their never-ending battle against the Rutans.