Peter Capaldi’s first series as the Twelfth Doctor gets a fair amount of criticism; then again, very few seasons aren’t ripped to shreds by naysayers – even the marvellous Series 1 and near-perfect Series 5 get dragged over the coals by some. But Doctor Who Series 8 seems to attract a very critical audience… and honestly? I’m a member of that audience.

Long-term readers of the DWC will know that…