Being an old school fan of Doctor Who (as in was there for the primary run albeit at the tail end) I was in the situation where although video recorders were becoming more widespread commercial video releases were mostly films and they were expensive and most likely VHS (we were a Betamax family), so my … Continue reading FOWC: Dead on Target
Doctor Who's first script editor was a man named David Whitaker and was probably the bridge between the Drama Department and the BBC's intent for Doctor Who as a partially educational series for children. In comparison to the Dennis Spooner script edited season 2, the dialogue leans to a more mature level of speech, if … Continue reading FOWC: Whitaker’s World
Doctor Who: No Man's Land (big finish 89) Written by Martin Day Starring Slyvester McCoy as the Doctor, with Sophie Aldred as Ace, Philip Olivier as Hex and guest starring Michael Cochrane as Brooke. From the back cover: It is 1917 and the Doctor, Hex and Ace find themselves in a military hospital … Continue reading Doctor Who: No Man’s Land. A Review
In response to Fandango's One Word Challenge: Video (just in case you missed that in the title) When I was about 6 my Dad purchased our first VHS video recorder (our first video recorder was a Betamax but that was stolen when we got burgled) and this opened up the field of being able to … Continue reading Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Video
Doctor Who: The Taint by Michael Collier was a book published in the BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures range and in a way was a catalyst for a marked in improvement and consistency in the range, which had up to that point being a bit of a hit and miss affair, with no real focus and … Continue reading The Taint
After a week of late finishes and early calls in I am proud to say I hung up the barman's apron for a week and took my beloved Heather away for a week. We spent two days in the seaside resort of Blackpool and the next three days we donned our waterproofs for break in … Continue reading The Sandman Returns
Fandango's One Word Challenge: Opponent Now you might have noticed that I am something of a mild fan of Doctor Who. A show which has three famous recurring opponents for the good Doctor. I am sure the pictures will inform you of who is who Since their various introductions, the characters/monsters have a staple of … Continue reading Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Opponent
When I was a spotty little 'erbert of a teenage Sandman I was quite a big reader, although more accurately I was a big reader of the BBC's Original Doctor Who fiction ranges having purchased most of their two ranges and read most of them too (I think many were left unread but purchased), with … Continue reading Fandango’s One Word Challenge- Cheap
I think it more a case that the Daleks were to Eager and didn't finish counting to 40 and shout "coming ready or not." How exactly would a Dalek hide when playing hide & seek? Would you have to find the Kaled mutant itself or just the mark 3 travel machine? If just the mutant … Continue reading Eager Beaver
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Panoply My partner Heather has quite the collection of Teddy Bears, My Little Ponies and Zuzu Hamsters. When she spends the night she always she always brings at least one of her Teddy Bears with her. When visiting her home when I was finally admitted to her bedroom it was definitely a … Continue reading “That’s Quite A Technicothika You Have Here”
