A tense, psychological thriller and some terrifically high-concept sci-fi, this is RTD's Reservoir Dogs in space

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We’re finally treated to a bottle episode when companion Donna Noble decides to get a tan and Tenant's Tenth Doctor embarks on an eight-hour school trip across the deadly, diamond landscape of Planet Midnight.

When the school bus breaks down, however, and an alien force seemingly possesses one of the passengers, one by one, they begin to turn on each other.

It's tense, high-concept and delightfully Donna-light. Download our review now to hear us discuss:

• Indicators of societal progress or oppression
• Arguably forced religious symbolism
• Whether this story was repurposed for Doctor Who
• Vajazzling
• And much, much more...

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