#classic-who — Public Fediverse posts

I just noticed that the 4th Doctor always had a companion ending in "ah", except for The Deadly Assassin.

Sarah (Robot to The Hand of Fear)

The Deadly Assassin

Leela (The Face of Evil to The Invasion of Time)

Romana (The Ribos Operation to Warrior's Gate)

Nyssa (The Keeper of Traken to Logopolis)

I don't know what to do with this information.

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Two classic Doctor Who episodes, lost for years, are now available on BBC iPlayer. This is the first time fans can watch these specific 1965 stories in full.

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https://newsletter.tf/doctor-who-daleks-master-plan-episodes-1965-resurface/

I’m always excited when “new” Doctor Who drops.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g7kwq1k11o

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I finally got around to watching The Daleks - the first Dalek story.

I'm not sure what I expected, but I actually did not expect the Thals to be peaceful. And it was interesting to see the Daleks as having understandable problems of their own.

Basically, the story is good for a one-shot, but obviously after Dalek mania, they had to be more formidable.

I like the cardboard cutout Daleks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVoqAqXuEqM&t=6430s

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Peter Davison and Janet Fielding return to London and encounter some Daleks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WABczTXLGg

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Adric won that blue star for winning a maths challenge and he's still wearing it three adventures later.

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I finally rewatched The Caves of Androzani, and it still holds up to its high reputation.

Random thoughts:

Morgus has a number of unusual 4th wall breaks, which are jarring but they add a certain theatrical flair to the production. And they also implicitly show us that Morgus has no confidant - no trusted friend.

Robert Glenister gets a particularly juicy dual role as Salateen and his android double. They both have an intelligence and effectiveness that make you root

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Revelation of the Daleks Part One

This might be my favorite Colin Baker story. I forgot how much I liked it.

Love the blue cape he wears. Peri’s outfit is okay, but probably should have been warmer for their surprise snow.

Is it just me, or are the funeral staff very queer coded?

Oh, that’s Clive Swift (keeping up appearances, etc), he’s delightful.

I don’t know if this 45 minute episode thing will catch on.

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Ark in Space

Overall a great story, more ambitious than its budget allowed, packed with great sci-fi ideas, and of course one of the finest Tardis crews. If you only watch one Tom Baker story, this is a solid pick.

Not that anyone should watch only one Tom Baker, there’s a reason he got 7 seasons.

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The thing about the Time Meddler is it’s nearly impossible to see it with the surprise as it would have been on broadcast. Elizabeth Sandifer (Tardis Eruditorum) argues the story should be called The Saxons or at least The Watcher (first episode title).

While it’s a trope now, before this point historicals didn’t have sci-fi elements in them. Finding another time traveller was a true shock!

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I will admit that Time Meddler and Romans are my favorite first doctor stories.

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“Rubbish. Why should I waste my time having useless injections against an imaginary epidemic?”

Even 70s Doctor Who had to deal with anti-vaxers.

The real enemy was idiotic bureaucrats the entire time.

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The Silurians episode 3. The scene with the Doctor popping into Dr Quinn’s cabin is fantastic. On the one hand, this episode is kinda filler, but Pertwee makes him running around and talking to people a joy to watch.

Fulton Mackay is definitely the best guest star this story.

Unfortunately they don’t give Liz much to do this episode except check in on the security fellow in sickbay.

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One of the things I like about the early Doctor Who years is the evolution of the show and character.

The story of the first Doctor is the story of how a time traveling coward became a time traveling hero. It’s not until his final story that he becomes the Doctor we are familiar with today.

The story of the second Doctor is the story of how the mythology around that time traveling hero evolves and transforms him into a Time Lord.

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It occurs to me that the White Guardian would recruit the best and brightest person in the universe first, even if she was fresh out of school, and then recruit an assistant for her who had a TARDIS and a useful robot dog.

Of course, this assistant has a bit of an ego problem so that's not how he'd pitch it...

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I ordered a book the other day. I knew I had volume 1, so I decided to continue my collection and pick up volume 2. Once it got here, while trying to find my copy of volume 1, I of course find a copy of volume 2 I already had. 😅

Volume 1 is still MIA.

Oh well, nothing wrong with supporting indie trans Doctor Who essayists.

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Thanks to everyone who participated in my Doctor Who poll. It ended in a dead heat, which means I clearly must watch both the Silurians and the Dæmons. Both are excellent, so no regrets there.

( @Printdevil is always right.)

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These days after watching any Classic Who story I go back and re-read the entry on the Tardis Eruditorum. She’s always got an interesting perspective and has lots of behind the scenes knowledge.

I should start collecting the print volumes.

https://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/and-hes-just-wiped-them-out-mawdryn-undead

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Been rewatching Mawdryn Undead. I had forgotten that it was Turlough’s first story. Has there ever been another companion who started out as an assassin trying to kill the Doctor.

I like this episode, even though I don’t like the Black Guardian or Mawdryn, but I love that it’s actually a time travel story, particularly the (retired) Brigadier’s story.

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#classicToys #classicWho #classicDrWho #drWho #oldtoys #collectables my brother in law runs a small but focussed vintage toy store in Leek, Staffordshire (UK). He isn’t on mastodon (I don’t think he even knows about it tbh) but it’s a veritable treasure trove for hard to come by Collectables, gifts and so forth. Feel free to flow the link! https://www.classic-collectables.co.uk/

I forgot that Zoe comes from a space station in the distant future, the year 2000.

Have you been following the adventures of Karkus?

From the Mind Robber, Doctor Who.

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My favorite story from each Classic Doctor:

1: The Time Meddler
2: The Mind Robber
3: Inferno
4: The Pirate Planet
5: Mawdryn Undead
6: The Mark of the Rani
7: The Happiness Patrol

Of course, ask another day and I’ll probably give a different answer.

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I didn’t realize quite how many Classic Doctor Who stories the BBC has put on YouTube. Here’s the Patrick Troughton playlist. Not quite half of what there could be, but still, it’s something. I’ve been wanting to rewatch the Mind Robbers, one of my favorites. Probably because it’s one of the more experimental there stories.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKQM79z0Gd1nMeMB_UJAMsHFZl8NBCS2T&si=9-I-h2bM7zZgIfB3

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I realized that when I first watched Classic Doctor Who from beginning to end, there were only 6 complete 2nd Doctor stories to watch. In the ~20 years since, between animated reconstructions and recovered footage, there are now 12 more complete watchable stories. That’s kinda incredible.

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Found a great info graphic on Reddit showing the status of the Doctor Who lost episode restorations. It’s out of date, as the Smugglers has been animated since then.

I haven’t been able to track down an announcement of which they are working on next, only that they want to start working on more than one in parallel.

I’m a little surprised the Crusade hasn’t been knocked out yet. It’s the only one with 2 or fewer missing episodes left.

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Watched the colorized abridged War Games. I feel like there were a couple spots they trimmed it a little too much and the pacing felt rushed and awkward. But I do think it’s probably more accessible for people who are only used to more modern pacing.

I kind of wish they included the original version in the extras, but I have that already so isn’t a big deal.

#PatrickTroughton is my favorite classic Doctor, I think he’s underrated due to how many missing eps he has.

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