Images of William Hartnell as Dr Who, with the quote: “And if you like adventure my dear, I can promise you an abundance of it. Apart from all that….well, you’ll be amongst friends”
Marking the passing of William Henry Hartnell, OTD 1975.
How heartening to know that those wonderful adventures in ‘abundance’ are still being enjoyed (and recovered!) 60 years on…
Images of William Hartnell as Dr Who, with the quote: “And if you like adventure my dear, I can promise you an abundance of it. Apart from all that….well, you’ll be amongst friends”
Marking the passing of William Henry Hartnell, OTD 1975.
How heartening to know that those wonderful adventures in ‘abundance’ are still being enjoyed (and recovered!) 60 years on…
This kept me wholly entertained on a lengthy drive today - great fun.
Heartwarming to hear the nostalgic & appreciative reflections on ‘Death to the Daleks’ as well. It’s comfort viewing for this viewer too - Bellal, Blyton & the Daleks using a toy Tardis for shooting practice. Wonderful TV.🙂
Actor Mark Jones in scenes from the 1976 Dr Who story ‘The Seeds of Doom’, including his transformation into an alien life form known as a Krynoid.
Remembering actor Mark Jones, born OTD 1939.
His sole credit for the show remains one of the most memorable, with an absolutely riveting performance as Arnold Keeler in ‘The Seeds of Doom’.
The tragedy of his character is never once overplayed - strong stuff indeed for teatime telly back in 1976…
Yes, it’ll be interesting watching this one again - it tends to quite maligned from time to time, but it‘s sheer ambition and sometimes over-the-top production decisions very much speaks to me! 🙂
No problem Tim - it’s the fine image that Bellamy created to adorn the RT cover for Day of the Daleks 👇
Yes, it doesn’t compare too favourably with the lovely Frank Bellamy RT illustration etc. on the same page!
Synopsis of the 1972 Dr Who story ‘The Time Monster’, from the 1973 10th Aniversary Special. Synopsis is accompanied by a small photograph of the mythical creature ‘Kronos’ that features in this story.
The grand rewatch has brought me to ‘The Time Monster’, a story I first encountered via this intriguing synopsis in the 1973 Radio Times Special (a plot description the equal of anything that ran in the ‘Countdown’ Dr. Who comic strips of the same era).
I just can’t help but admire its ambition...
Locations shots from the 1971 Dr Who story The Daemons, overlayed on a map showing the location of the village of Aldbourne in Wiltshire, UK.
OTD 1971. Director Christopher Barry & his crew commence the first of several days filming for ‘The Daemons’ at the Wiltshire village of Aldbourne - an event which would go on to firmly cement this location as a cherished space in the hearts & minds of fans for decades to come…
Images of Louise Jameson as ‘Leela’ in the 1977 Dr Who story ‘The Robots of Death’.
Celebrating the wonderful Louise Jameson, born OTD 1951.
Her realisation of Leela was so flawless, she imbued even the smallest line of seemingly offhand dialogue with a memorable flourish.
The delivery of ‘Thank-you’ & the immortal “That's Silly” in The Robots of Death always raise a smile… 🙂
😀 Ah yes, I know what you mean - half of my earliest ‘memories’ of watching the show have (thanks to acquiring the VHS and DVD releases of yesteryear) been debunked as mash-ups of various episodes. Entertaining mash-ups though :)
Telesnap images from the final moments of the 1968 Dr Who story ‘Fury from the Deep’, showing the departure of companion Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling) from the Tardus crew.
OTD 1968. Jamie & the Doctor bid a sad farewell to Victoria Waterfield, as ‘Fury From the Deep’ draws to a close.
Still works wonderfully as an audio only experience - but fingers crossed that one day we’ll be lucky enough to have this returned & delight in Hugh David’s carefully framed visuals..
Absolutely - there’s a lot to enjoy - although a shame Geoffrey Palmer didn’t make it beyond the first episode! 🙂
Absolutely, Christopher Barry and team certainly pull out all the stops in Episode 4. Quite the visual feast. 🙂
Four screenshots from various episodes of the 1972 Dr Who story ‘The Mutants’ - a Mutant creature in a cave, the transformation of the Solonian Leader Ky in the final episode, the Dr (Jon Pertwee) holding a precious energy crystal, and the body of the Solonian warrior Varan floating in space.
Championing the underdog here, but having reached the final part of ‘The Mutants‘, I’ve been reflecting on how much I’ve enjoyed this story. Lots of striking imagery, a generous amount of film work, & enough familiar faces on hand (Palmer, Pravda & Hollis, etc.) to keep a seasoned devotee happy.
Passage from the Target novel ‘Dr Who and the Daleks’, by David Whitaker, describing the point at which the Tardis crew meet the Daleks for the first time. Also featured is the cover by Chris Achilleos and an internal illustration of the Tardis crew in a doorway facing the approaching Daleks (featured in the foreground).
Remembering David Whitaker, born OTD 1928.
Amongst his multiple credits, also the author of the very first Target book this avid reader picked up as a youngster.
Just beautifully written from start to finish - and this particular passage, as we built up to the ‘reveal’, had me completely hooked…
Excellent - look forward to it 👍
🚨NEW EPISODE! 🚨
A conversation with friend of Gerry Davis, Anthony Clark, including a never before published interview with Gerry Davis himself!
The archive interview has him sharing his memories of The Highlanders and The Moonbase. What a treat!
Shares are much appreciated x
Link ⬇️
Agreed, and an excellent film, brilliantly directed by Robert Fuest.
Always loved the cliffhanger for this episode (simple but effective, and the sound effect accompanying the approaching ship works beautifully)
Passage from the Target novel ‘Dr Who and the Daleks’, by David Whitaker, describing the point at which the Tardis crew meet the Daleks for the first time. Also featured is the cover by Chris Achilleos and an internal illustration of the Tardis crew in a doorway facing the approaching Daleks (featured in the foreground).
Remembering David Whitaker, born OTD 1928.
Amongst his multiple credits, also the author of the very first Target book this avid reader picked up as a youngster.
Just beautifully written from start to finish - and this particular passage, as we built up to the ‘reveal’, had me completely hooked…
Images of actor Peter Jeffrey as the ‘Pilot’ in a 1967 Dr Who story (The Macra Terror) ; Count Grendel in the 1978 Dr Who story ‘The Androids of Tara’, and as SF writer Marsham Craswell in a 1969 episode of the BBC anthology series ‘Out of the Unknown’ (entitled ‘Get Off My Cloud’).
Remembering Peter Jeffrey, born OTD 1929.
A superb character actor - including playing the perplexed Pilot in the thrall of Macra; the delightfully villainous Count Grendel; and the beleaguered SF writer Marsham Craswell denying the existence of the Daleks in a lost episode of ‘Out of the Unknown’.
Still have my US release - albeit fading as the years go by… (I was aiming for the UK Pan edition that duplicated that lovely Radio Times cover, but I was a happy reader nonetheless 🙂).
Cheers Tim 👍🙂
Well, as good a time as any to say I very much I enjoyed your podcast focusing on The Underwater Menace recently (yes, I’m woefully late catching up on the back catalogue). I was instantly hooked when you mentioned that John Kelly’s recon was your recon of choice - I’d thought I was the only one! 😀
Back when I started the rewatch from the beginning (it seems like eons ago now!) this was the first Hartnell that was a completely new viewing experience for me (having only recently acquired the DVD). Needless to say I was very impressed 👍
Caught up with the podcast today & I thought it was fabulous. Exceptionally well produced with a fun & engaging framing device (I was reminded instantly of Waterfield’s Antique Shop with that lovely ambience 🙂). Great discussion - heartwarmingly nostalgic of course, but also vastly informative too.
Image and article regarding composer Tristram Cary’s recording studio circa 1971.
Second page of article with accompanying image detailing the equipment in Tristram Cary’s home studio in 1971.
As I happily work my way through the ‘The Mutants’, I note that this was the last Dr Who production graced by the music of Tristram Cary.
For those interested, here’s an article from The Audio Annual, a 1971 publication that featured Cary’s studio set-up at the time he was working on this story.
Always a twinge of tempered excitement when the telesnap recon briefly switches into a moving image… 🙂
Four screenshots of the writer /script editor credit for Terrance Dicks, as shown in the end credit sequence of four Dr Who stories in the 60s, 70s and 80s
On-screen credits that were always a hallmark of quality.
Remembering Terrance Dicks, born OTD 1935.