Beautiful, relaxed, happy shot of Victoria Wood, taken by the great Don Smith for Radio Times in 1994. Much missed. #legend #VictoriaWood @radiotimes.bsky.social

If you’re following @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social's run of excellent early #ZCars (starring @brianblessed.bsky.social), there are 20 missing episodes (a five-month chunk) between last week’s Nov 1962 ep and this week’s April 63 ep. If you’re curious about cast changes...

Very good.

Jeremy Kemp left as PC Bob Steele in January 1963 and Colin Welland's PC Graham became Bert Lynch/James Ellis's oppo. Sadly none of Leonard Rossiter’s 8 eps as DI Bamber are known to exist. Rare @radiotimes.bsky.social pix by Don Smith serve as a record. #ZCars @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

The actor Leonard Williams (Sgt Twentyman) had died suddenly in 1962 and was soon replaced by Robert Keegan as Sgt Blackitt. These rare @radiotimes.bsky.social photos by Don Smith of Williams (with @brianblessed.bsky.social as Fancy & Terence Edmond as Sweet) were taken a week before he died. #ZCars

If you’re following @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social's run of excellent early #ZCars (starring @brianblessed.bsky.social), there are 20 missing episodes (a five-month chunk) between last week’s Nov 1962 ep and this week’s April 63 ep. If you’re curious about cast changes...

Mary Morris in The Thief of Bagdad.

Cover of You Are Not Alone: A Gay History of Doctor Who.

As we count down to the release of You Are Not Alone: A Gay History of Doctor Who, we’re highlighting some of the book's key personalities and interviewees. This week, it’s screen actor and artist Mary Morris, seen here in the 1940 film The Thief of Bagdad…

Good spot, David. I like that they have the recent RT front cover and even more recent shoot (13 Jan) by Don Smith on the desk.

Doctor Who 1970 – how Radio Times went behind the scenes 50 years ago Rare photos from the archives of the people who made Jon Pertwee's classic adventures

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The late great #TerranceDicks - born today in 1935. Here he is aged c 35, enjoying a day in the #DoctorWho production office with Barry Letts and Sandra Brenholz. Photographed in 1970 for @radiotimes.bsky.social
Plus an email that amused me a few years ago. #bland

Drawn to #DoctorWho... Happy birthday to fan turned 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi. Photographed by Richard Grassie for @radiotimes.bsky.social 🎂🌟 @stuartmanning.bsky.social

Terrance Dicks.

Today, we're remembering prolific writer Terrance Dicks, born on this day in 1935 and an inspiration to generations of readers and TV viewers. Later this year, we'll be publishing Terrance's first authorised biography, written by @0tralala.bsky.social.

Moya Brennan: Irish musician dies aged 73 The singer came to prominence when she began performing with her family in the group Clannad, which was formed in 1970

Her ethereal voice haunted and charmed me since 1982. Clannad’s farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 2024 was unmissable.
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Mark, you’re putting me off my supper.

Calling all #TalkingPicsTV fans! Some people are still unaware that the channel now has a catch up app! Available on Android, Apple Store, Apple TV, Amazon Firestick, Fire TV & Android TV. If your TV looks like the below when you switch it on, to find search ‘TPTV Encore’.

Russell T Davies and Sophie Aldred. 📷 Patrick Mulkern.

Cover of You Are Not Alone: A Gay History of Doctor Who

As we count down to the release of You Are Not Alone: A Gay History of Doctor Who, we're highlighting some of the book's key personalities and interviewees. This week, it’s writer and showrunner Russell T Davies and Sophie Aldred, who played Ace…

An example of Douglas Camfield's attention to detail, in 1965 writing quite a tall order for avant-garde composer Tristram Cary. It includes one of the earliest character sketches of Katarina. Also a nice early instance of the serial's overarching title. #DoctorWho

Cheers Paul. He'd only directed a handful of Whos and a couple of episodes of Swizzlewick, some odd-sounding BBC drama about a Midlands town council. He also had writing credits in the early 60s and of course worked as a PA to Waris and such. What vision and control he had.

Two lost Doctor Who episodes have been miraculously found – and they're the 1960s era at its finest A stunning recovery brings long-lost 1960s Doctor Who back to life — and it’s every bit as thrilling, strange and essential as fans hoped.

My review of the two DMP episodes #DoctorWho @filmisfabulous.bsky.social
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Two lost Doctor Who episodes have been miraculously found – and they're the 1960s era at its finest A stunning recovery brings long-lost 1960s Doctor Who back to life — and it’s every bit as thrilling, strange and essential as fans hoped.

www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...
#DoctorWho @filmisfabulous.bsky.social

Wonderful. Was right there with my dad and my sister.

"I was in that twice, you know" 😀 #BrianCant #DoctorWho

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The mag was more about the visuals. The Executioners had a mere four lines and Mission to the Unknown was allotted more than that and DMP put together.

Remembering how for several years The Daleks' Master Plan was shrouded in mystery for those who hadn't seen it. And it was a 12-ep serial called The Nightmare Begins, according to Radio Times's sketchy synopsis in 1973. The original photo "trim" of Nick Courtney from the RT Archive here. #DoctorWho

Lynda La Plante and Lesley Judd popped up briefly in tonight's 1962 #ZCars @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

I know. It was like unearthing ancient scrolls.

I remember reading this; it really did feel as if you were speaking with someone from a bygone age. When her episodes were only actually as far back in time as Billie Piper's original run is now.