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Interview with Moffat from the Gallifrey One convention last weekend



And a few stills from the 50th Anniversary drama thingy

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And a few stills from the 50th Anniversary drama thingy


I'm actually really looking forward to seeing this. Should be pretty interesting.


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Gatiss has written it, therefore it's bound to be crap.


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It's Doctor Who! It's the Big Lebowksi! It's...

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Daily Mail as the source but :

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... aleks.html

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Double-O-Who? Jon Pertwee's secret life as a wartime agent... years before he did battle with the Daleks

Actor was an intelligence agent in WWII and reported to Winston Churchill
Revelations were made in a long-lost tape-recorded interview

He was best known for battling the Daleks as one of the best-loved Doctor Whos.

But now it has been revealed that Jon Pertwee was a real-life secret agent years before he donned the Time Lord’s cape.

The actor, who died in 1996 aged 76, was a senior intelligence agent during the Second World War and reported directly to Winston Churchill.

He was also recommended for another role by James Bond creator Ian Fleming – and proved to be an expert in using a range of 007-like gadgets, including a smoking pipe that fired bullets and handkerchiefs containing secret maps.

The revelations – in a long-lost tape-recorded interview – confirm that Pertwee’s wartime activities were as remarkable as his acting career, which saw him play the third incarnation of the Doctor between 1970 and 1974.

Pertwee said he kept silent about the nature of his covert role with the Naval Intelligence Division for decades for fear of breaching the Official Secrets Act.

On the tape he says: ‘The team I worked with, the brothers in intelligence, were an amazing collection of characters.

‘There was a huge range of talents all being used to better protect the security of the nation, often in very surprising ways.

‘I did all sorts. Teaching commandos how to use escapology equipment, compasses in brass buttons, secret maps in white cotton handkerchiefs, pipes you could smoke that also fired a .22 bullet. All sorts of incredible things. It suited me perfectly as I have always loved gadgets.

‘I used to attend meetings where Churchill would be at the end of the table and he would be smoking his cigars. At the end of the meeting, I used to collect the butts and sell them on to the Americans for a few dollars.

‘I don’t remember much of my first meeting with Churchill except he gave me some priceless advice. He told me to always watch people, that there was a lot you could learn about someone’s character from the little actions they make – which was great advice for an actor.’

Pertwee also worked alongside Ian Fleming during his spell with Naval Intelligence. He recalled: ‘One day Fleming sent me for an interview for a job. They wanted a good French speaker.

‘I thought the job was going to be liaison with the Free French. I did not fancy that at all, so I deliberately messed up the interview, pretending I could not understand what they were saying at times and throwing in the most inappropriate answers.

‘Afterwards, when Fleming got the report back, he said they did not want me and how badly I had done. I confessed I had done it on purpose because I did not want to work with de Gaulle’s mob.

‘He told me I was a blithering idiot because the interview was a chance to be our man in Tahiti.’

Before taking up his clandestine role, Pertwee narrowly avoided death on the battlecruiser Hood, sunk by the Bismarck in 1941.

He recalled: ‘I was on HMS Hood and I got called to the captain’s cabin. I was told I had passed the captain’s test and I was now a fully fledged officer cadet. I had 20 minutes to pack before being transferred back to Pompey barracks for training.

‘It saved my life. Of the 1,418 crew, only three survived.’

Pertwee’s many obituaries all referred to his wartime service in the Navy, but made no mention of his top-secret role.

He gave the interview in 1994 to two young reporters, Matt Adams and David Southwell. They are lifelong Doctor Who fans – and decided this year’s 50th anniversary of the show was the ideal time to publish his revelations in Doctor Who Magazine.

Mr Southwell, now an author, said: ‘Eighteen years ago the opportunity arose to exploit our positions with a local paper to wangle an interview at the home of one of our childhood heroes.

‘We have gone on to quiz Oscar-winners and meet Prime Ministers, but no interview was ever more demanding than coming face-to-face with our Doctor.’

The complete interview is being published over two editions by Doctor Who Magazine.


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PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:33 
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His Naval intelligence role + his time on the Hood was known but there is far more details here than I have seen before. The reason he was taken off the Hood is usually said to be the fact he was injured and his transfer to intelligence was a direct result of this. Got some shrapnel in the back and this injury mean he couldn't do certain things in Doctor Who so often had a stuntman take his place.

That said, Pertwee loved to wind people up and inflate his own ego. I wouldn't take everything on face value unless it can be verified if the the only source is him.


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An announcement that there will be an announcement !

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho

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Intriguing...A Dr Who adventure set in the Lovecraft mythos.

http://www.denofgeek.com/books-comics/d ... ity-review

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Intriguing...A Dr Who adventure set in the Lovecraft mythos.

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Looks good

The 'announcement' from last night was the name / official image from the first episode

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/ar ... al-Picture

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Doctor Who to Return with 'The Bells of St John' - First Official Picture!

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Doctor Who is to return to BBC One on 30 March in a modern day urban thriller announced today as 'The Bells of St John', as the first official image is revealed giving fans a sneak peak at what to expect from the epic new series.

Written by Steven Moffat, 'The Bells of St John' will mark the official introduction of the Doctor's newest companion, Clara Oswald, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman. Having already made two appearances last year, the opening episode will be the first time fans get to see the Clara that will accompany the Doctor across the series' eight adventures.

Set in London against the backdrop of new and old iconic landmarks, The Shard and Westminster Bridge, 'The Bells of St John' will also establish a new nemesis, the Spoonheads, who will battle the Doctor as he discovers something sinister is lurking in the Wi-Fi.

Steven Moffat, executive producer and lead writer, said:

"It's the 50th year of Doctor Who and look what's going on! We're up in the sky and under the sea! We're running round the rings of an alien world and then a haunted house. There's new Cybermen, new Ice Warriors and a never before attempted journey to the centre of the TARDIS. And in the finale, the Doctor's greatest secret will at last be revealed! If this wasn't already our most exciting year it would be anyway!"

Featuring a movie a week from a ghost story to an underwater siege to a period drama, the new series will also introduce new monsters, as well as bringing back fan favourites the Ice Warriors and Cybermen.

Meanwhile the series' stellar list of guest stars include: Celia Imrie; Richard E Grant; Warwick Davis, Jessica Raine; Dougray Scott and Tamzin Outhwaite, as well as for the first time on screen together, mother and daughter Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling.


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Spoonheads?
So there's Cardassians in Dr Who now?

Changing the topic slightly, we went to the Who Experience in Cardiff last weekend and really enjoyed it. The "experience" bit that you go through is obviously aimed more at kids but was still fun, and then in the museum half they have some very nice stuff, with a couple of full Tardis consoles, a whole pile of Daleks and Cybermen heads and so on, going right back to Hartnell's time.


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Changing the topic slightly, we went to the Who Experience in Cardiff last weekend and really enjoyed it. The "experience" bit that you go through is obviously aimed more at kids but was still fun, and then in the museum half they have some very nice stuff, with a couple of full Tardis consoles, a whole pile of Daleks and Cybermen heads and so on, going right back to Hartnell's time.


We went to the experience when it was finishing up in London last year , I assume its just been transferred over exactly as it was and yes the interactive but is more done for the kids (spin the thingy to fly the TARDIS) but was still fun and a lot of history in the museum bits (including all the different original costumes and the interior from Davisons TARDIS)


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Changing the topic slightly, we went to the Who Experience in Cardiff last weekend and really enjoyed it. The "experience" bit that you go through is obviously aimed more at kids but was still fun, and then in the museum half they have some very nice stuff, with a couple of full Tardis consoles, a whole pile of Daleks and Cybermen heads and so on, going right back to Hartnell's time.


We went to the experience when it was finishing up in London last year , I assume its just been transferred over exactly as it was and yes the interactive but is more done for the kids (spin the thingy to fly the TARDIS) but was still fun and a lot of history in the museum bits (including all the different original costumes and the interior from Davisons TARDIS)


Sounds like it, yep.
I think they had a few more props that were in the original Cardiff exhibition, but the "show" would have been the same.


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A series of pictures from the new episodes (some mild spoilers if you want to avoid any knowledge about whats coming)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/galleries/p015xzmf


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The returning species looks remarkably unchanged since the original.

I approve :)


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Turns out the 50th anniversary special isn't going to be the highlight of the year. This is:

http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/03/10/jn-t-the-life-and-scandalous-times-of-john-nathan-turner-review/

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It’s a safe bet that library copies will, in the future, fall open at chapter eight. Euphemistically titled “Hanky Panky” (after the well-worn phrase “There’s no hanky panky in the TARDIS”) it finally addresses head-on rumours that have circulated in fandom for many years, detailing how JN-T used his position of power to bed young fans. His long-term partner Gary Downie (also a production manager on Who) was the procurer, scouting the conventions for (to use his charming phrase) “doable barkers”.


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Companion Nicola Bryant (Peri) recounts an incident at a convention in 1996 where, crazed by jealousy, he spat in her face. An apology and a reconciliation never came. She never spoke to Nathan-Turner again.


And his boss and a former controller of BBC 1 had this to say:

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“What was I going to do with fucking John Nathan-Turner? I didn’t want him doing anything else, because I didn’t think he was good enough. You didn’t want to give him stuff because you didn’t trust him. And the worse the programme got, the less you were going to trust him. I wanted him to fuck off and solve it – or die, really.”
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The book is out in May. I'm pre-ordering this instant!


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When yet another allegation surfaces regarding a 1970's/80's light entertainment figure emerges I sometimes wonder if Chinny is sinisterly sneaking around framing our beloved and badly-barbered TV chums, planting evidence and bribing 'witnesses', all to keep them in the public eye and justify nostalgia driven threads about the golden age of Saturday night TV. I expect a, "Interceptor Man tried to get my child in his helicopter on walk home from school!" headline any day now.

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(In all seriousness Chinny, keep the L.E trivia posts coming, they're a Beex highlight for me! :luv: )

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NervousPete wrote:
When yet another allegation surfaces regarding a 1970's/80's light entertainment figure emerges I sometimes wonder if Chinny is sinisterly sneaking around framing our beloved and badly-barbered TV chums, planting evidence and bribing 'witnesses', all to keep them in the public eye and justify nostalgia driven threads about the golden age of Saturday night TV. I expect a, "Interceptor Man tried to get my child in his helicopter on walk home from school!" headline any day now.

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(In all seriousness Chinny, keep the L.E trivia posts coming, they're a Beex highlight for me! :luv: )


The JNT rumours have been knocking around for years. Just checked some forums and some of the fanboys are really upset. They see it as an attack on the series. But the outline of this stuff was widely known. And perhaps its a good idea to clear some of this stuff up. One of the wilder accusations had been that he had died of an AIDS related illness. This was fuelled by the fact his partner died just a couple of years later. In fact it was liver disease caused by alcoholism. Alcoholism fuelled by the fact he never worked in TV again and had every single pitch and concept he put to a TV company turned down. Small industry, people know each other, etc.

He was a divisive figure. For sure he pulled the series up by the scruff of the neck in 1980 and managed to get more from its meagre budget than ever before. He understood it was a big show and had appeal beyond these shores. However he was also a man who was more concerned about some star casting or costuming than storylines. It was only when he had a new young firebrand script editor in the final years that story actually came to the fore. I was reminded reading The Wife In Space that modern Doctor Who didn't start in 2005, it started in 1988 with Remembrance of the Daleks, a story often singled out by the Moff himself.

The book isn't out yet but the snippets so far are fascinating. Its not a stitch up job either, the writer has interviewed over 100 people and is an ex-BBC producer himself who departed under a cloud (he was the Blue Peter producer who rather unfairly took the blame for the cat phone-in scandal). He knows the Beeb inside out.

It's also important to note, and the author has already been at pains to point this out, that JNT was not a peado. There is no evidence at all to suggest this. The author himself says:

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I think if I’d discovered darker things than I did, I might have backed off. But actually, this is not to say that subsequently people won’t come forward and say, “You didn’t know about this,” or, “You didn’t know about that.” But I did a lot of research, and I think what you had was a promiscuous gay bloke in a position where his social life was very actively busy, and he had the opportunity to meet a lot of young people, and did like getting off with young guys. I don’t think he was predatory particularly, I don’t think he forced himself on the unwilling, I haven’t found any evidence of that. I think the whole thing about the age of consent – and you’ve to remember in the 1980s it was 21, which a lot of people at the time thought was extremely unreasonable, and is now obviously in line with the heterosexual age of consent – is it’s controversial and people will be very divided. I found I was much more cautious about his partner Gary, than I was about John. I think John was just a go-with-the-flow, life-is-a-party, you know, “I’ll try it on and if somebody says yes, then that’s up to them.” I have less of a benevolent view of Gary. I think one of the themes of the book is that, in falling in love with Gary Downie and in making his life with Gary, that was another massive issue in terms of the unravelling of his life and career.

Source: http://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interviews/4661-interview-richard-marson-author-of-the-life-and-scandalous-times-of-john-nathan-turner


One thing the fans are right about, the Daily Fail will get hold of this book and will delight in stories of a Doctor Who producer being sucked off under his desk while on the phone to Biddy Baxter.

For me, May can't come soon enough. It looks like the book of the year.


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All together now...

Lit's miek midguck!


Heh, that Silver Nemesis documentary. Such a shame it was omitted from the DVD.

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I remember seeing Remembrence of the Daleks when I was a kid. It was awesome. I especially loved the bit with Ace beating them to zappy-death with some sort of newfangled baseball bat, and how the daleks actually seemed really scary. Nicely done. I also thought Curse of Fenric was the bestest - if that is the one with the scary sea-vampires - and also recall Survival being pretty thrilling too. They actually had tons of iconic imagery in those three that have seered themselves into my memory, despite not having seen Remembrence of Fenris since.

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I remember seeing Remembrence of the Daleks when I was a kid. It was awesome. I especially loved the bit with Ace beating them to zappy-death with some sort of newfangled baseball bat, and how the daleks actually seemed really scary. Nicely done. I also thought Curse of Fenric was the bestest - if that is the one with the scary sea-vampires - and also recall Survival being pretty thrilling too. They actually had tons of iconic imagery in those three that have seered themselves into my memory, despite not having seen Remembrence of Fenris since.


Curse Of Fenric Special Edition is on Amazon for 9 quid. Despite being one of the most highly acclaimed McCoy stories it was cut for broadcast for timing reasons. They also had some production problems during shooting. The SE restores the cut material and its been re-edited so its no longer episodic. The original composer has also rescored it. The end result is wonderfully sympathetic, adding in the new material and giving the feel of a movie length Doctor Who. The originals are also in the box but the SE really looks wonderful.



There is no excuse not to own it + Remembrance, Ghostlight and Survival. Sometimes I just want to scream from the rooftops "DOCTOR WHO GOT GOOD AGAIN AND THEN THEY AXED IT".

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Was the one with the sea vampires where they
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That always resonated with me.

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Was the one with the sea vampires where they
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That always resonated with me.


Yep, that's Curse Of Fenric.

I read a wonderful article by one of the new series writers that points out that Billy Piper was not the first companion from a council estate who had a story arc. That was Ace. It's just Ace's storyline got cut short.

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Go buy Fenric, Ghostlight and Survival. Then watch them in that order and wonder what might have been in 1990.


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We've got Survival in the library. Reckon I'll buy Fenric definitely. Is Ghostlight good then? I heard it's got big ideas but is rather muddled and confused.

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What's the full names? And are they on netflix?


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Having already made two appearances last year, the opening episode will be the first time fans get to see the Clara that will accompany the Doctor across the series' eight adventures.


But just the eight, eh? You know, with this Doctor....


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We've got Survival in the library. Reckon I'll buy Fenric definitely. Is Ghostlight good then? I heard it's got big ideas but is rather muddled and confused.


I've always liked Ghostlight but it is very dense. It suffered alot of editing to get it down to length. Like Fenric the production team were being very ambitious.

Ghostlight has been described as Doctor Who for the video age. It's clever, it's layered and its very dense.

When I was a kid I enjoyed it because it was creepy. As an adult I find it's quite intelligent and makes some nice points about evolution.

If you do struggle, there's a great documentary on the DVD.

Incidentally. always get the DVD versions as they have the documentaries, have the extras and have been remastered + all 3 stories have 5.1 surround sound mixes I've found the download services use the old TV masters from the 80's which just look crap on modern displays.

Survival is a good case in point. Some very clever video techniques used to realise the alien planet were created using multi-generational analogue video so it ends up looking awful. The remastered DVD stripped alot of the video back to source so its much sharper, apart from one odd moment in one of the eps where it goes really soft for a few seconds. Assume there was no way to restore that particular shot.

Production of the Survival DVD which includes details of the restoration. The DVD also has a FASCINATING documentary about what was going to happen in 1990.

http://www.purpleville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rtwebsite/Survival.htm


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The American behind the scenes documentary on the making of Silver Nemesis from 1988:



At 2m40s they show the list of what is in the BBC rehearsal rooms on that day. Mind boggling! You have Who, Red Dwarf, Howards Way, Alexie Sayle, Lenny Henry, All Creatures Great And Small, Chronicles of Narnia, First Of The Summer Wine and goodness knows how many more things that I can't actually read! Imagine the canteen at lunchtime as Rimmer meets some Cyberman while Alexie is all anarchic and Peter Davison sticks his hand up a cows arse.


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He was just on rednoseday

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Ghostlight has been described as Doctor Who for the video age. It's clever, it's layered and its very dense.


Took your advice and got this out of the library yesterday. I just finished it. I really enjoyed it, and can see why people suggest repeated viewings to get the most out of it (like all good films).

Will have to get 'Fenric' next.

I have very vague memories of watching the McCoy era as a kid, but all I can remember is Ace. A really great character, who wouldn't be out of place in the new era.


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Ghostlight has been described as Doctor Who for the video age. It's clever, it's layered and its very dense.


Took your advice and got this out of the library yesterday. I just finished it. I really enjoyed it, and can see why people suggest repeated viewings to get the most out of it (like all good films).

Will have to get 'Fenric' next.

I have very vague memories of watching the McCoy era as a kid, but all I can remember is Ace. A really great character, who wouldn't be out of place in the new era.


Glad you enjoyed it. Ghostlight is great. One of the things the script editor Andrew Cartmel said is that he realised very quickly when he took over in '87 that they should be playing to the BBC's strengths. People always said Who looked cheap but throughout the shows history whenever it has done stuff set in the past it has looked anything but. So he took the decision to do as much as possible either in the present day/near future or in the past.

So you end up with Ghostlight which looks superb. You don't need to build vast spaceship sets, they had everything for a Victorian house in storage already.

You also have a superb guest cast. Again I'd argue that many actors are more comfortable with a more conventional setting. They are less likely to overact, do something silly or treat it as a kids show. This serial has a superb cast with none of the stunt casting of previous years.

Ghostlight was also the last regular Doctor Who serial to be shot by the BBC until 2005. It wasn't the last to be shown, but it was the last to be made. Also the last Doctor Who to be shot at TV Centre (unless you count a small insert in the new series of a newscaster saying something which IMO doesn't really count).

A must watch on the DVD extras is Katharine Schlesinger performing the full version of the song she briefly performs in one of the episodes. If you missed it, no panic, I just found it on Youtube:



When you get Fenric do opt for the SE rather than the regular 4 epside option. You get both. The SE is, for my money, the gem in the classic series DVD range.

After Fenric you might want to try some other McCoy episodes before Survival. Survival is the "end". If you get to know and love The 7th Doctor and Ace then you'll be screaming at your TV "I WANT MORE DAMMIT" when they walk off at the end of pt3 with a tear in your eye.


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New trailer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016dy23



2 weeks till the start of the new season


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More of the same old rubbish then, eh? The trailers always look like the series will be amazing but usually they're a let down.

I'll still watch. And still moan about it afterwards. I always will in the hope that it will stop being a kids show and a be a family show with some intelligence.

It's frustrating so often that there's many individual things to enjoy and yet so many others which tend to bring it down again. But then I suppose in many ways it's always been a bit like that.

I keep holding out for another Blink or Human Nature/Family of Blood. Actually Turn Left was bloody good as well.

I'm also sick of Moffat cheating his way out of things.

Looking forward to Clara though. She seems nice. But then Amy did at first but turned into a screechy annoying thing.

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Can't argue with any of that, those are my thoughts too. Will we once again be presented with the usual shonky writing from Moffat and co? I fear that the answer will be yes, but let's hope it'a a no.


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Fan trailer for the 50th:



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Fan trailer for the 50th:


Really well put together.

US trailer for the new season (different to the UK one above)

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/16/docto ... att-smith/

They have also released the 'movie posters' for the next 4 eps :

http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/new-series-7-p ... -46206.htm

And fluff piece on the BBC about the anniversary script being kept under lock and key

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21807081

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Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat is taking special care to protect the secrets of the programme's 50th anniversary story.

"One length I've gone to which is a really good security measure - I make sure I don't get a script, because I will lose it," said Moffat, the show's lead writer.

"I forbid people to hand me one. It's on my computer under lock and key."

Actor Matt Smith promised fans they "will not be disappointed" by the story.

"I read it and I clapped at the end. I think it's hilarious, it's epic and it's vast," he said at a Doctor Who series launch last week.

"It manages to pay homage to everything - and look forward."

The first story of Doctor Who's 2013 run, The Bells of Saint John, will be screened on Easter Saturday, 30 March.

Described by Moffat as a "proper London thriller", it sees the Doctor and new companion Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman) battling an evil entity in the world's wifi networks.

Future episodes see the return of the Cybermen and old enemy the Ice Warriors, who last appeared during the Jon Pertwee era in 1974.

"It's going to be the biggest and best and most inventive and most exciting year for the show," Matt Smith said.

The 50th anniversary special, due to begin filming in April, will be broadcast in 3D around the show's birthday in November.

Matt Smith told the BBC News website that during his time as the Doctor he had cultivated the habit of giving nothing away.

"You're sat on all this information and people are genuinely intrigued. It's one of the responsibilities of being in this show you have to be discreet about what you tell people."

The first ever episode of Doctor Who, An Unearthly Child, with William Hartnell as the Doctor, was broadcast on 23 November 1963.

As part of the anniversary events, the BBC will also broadcast An Adventure in Space and Time - a one-off drama looking at how the sci-fi show came to be made.


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Clara/Oswin theory:

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She's Cal, the little girl in the Library. They look alike... and are trapped in their own virtual realities. Remembered things can be brought back. Which leads to a River...


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Clara/Oswin theory:

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
She's Cal, the little girl in the Library. They look alike... and are trapped in their own virtual realities. Remembered things can be brought back. Which leads to a River...


Interesting theory

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
They have confirmed that River will be back for at least 1 episode this season (probably the anniversary)


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Opinion re: above spoiler.

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Argh! No more River please, that character has run her course! Just leave it, Moff.

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Just watched 'Fenric' (special edition, as Mr Chinny recommended). Brilliant stuff! Even Nicholas Parsons wasn't annoying.

Will probably have to watch it again to see what I missed the first time.


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Just watched 'Fenric' (special edition, as Mr Chinny recommended). Brilliant stuff! Even Nicholas Parsons wasn't annoying.

Will probably have to watch it again to see what I missed the first time.


Parsons is a properly trained actor with film and stage experience. But he fell into comedy roles on TV and then Sale Of The Century. This made him unemployable as an actor. I'm still not sure if his casting in this was just another JNT stunt to get a name for the sake of it or if he was chosen because indeed he was capable of doing a good job.

He puts in a very good turn either way. The only jarring thing is that you just can't forget who he is. That's a shame because it is a good performance. The sermon he gives to the empty church is just one scene that shines for me.

Fenric would have turned out to be a very transitional story for Who. The production team lobbied to shoot the entire thing on location rather than do the interiors at TV Centre. Although Who had done this before, it was usually done so they'd block two stories together so one was entirely studio and one would be entirely location (as Ghostlight and Survival were shot). Fenric was not blocked in such a way and as such marks the point where Who was really turning its back on the standard BBC production model in use for the past 30 years!

Fenric fact: You know the soldier who is underwater at the start? Well apparently the actor who was supposed to do this bit refused because it was so cold, so the only person they could get to volunteer was a crew member. Problem was that he was black and the Russians didn't have black soldiers during WW2. So they had to "white" him up.


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This sounds good.. So where can I get hold of it from?


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This sounds good.. So where can I get hold of it from?


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-The-Curse-Fenric/dp/B0000AISJ9


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What? I have to pay for it? Hmmm... I might have to rethink this then.


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What? I have to pay for it? Hmmm... I might have to rethink this then.


Given the love and attention that is lavished on the Doctor Who releases, they are always more than worth the money. I buy lots of old TV shows on DVD and many are just dumped straight off the master tape untouched. Who's DVD's are always properly restored, many of the McCoy stories have 5.1 audio and the DVD's are brimming with extras.

Here's the work they did for the SE:

http://www.purpleville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rtwebsite/fenric.htm


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There will be a 'prequil' for the new season this weekend :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/ar ... n-Saturday


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Guardian reviews the JNT book:

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Halfway through his story, Marson drops his bombshell. At the age of 17, he was dispatched to Television Centre to write a set report on a story called "Resurrection of the Daleks". After the recording, he was propositioned by Nathan-Turner in the bar. The following year, on the promise of some stills from an imminent story, Marson made an after-hours visit to the Doctor Who office, where he endured a sexual assault at the hands of Nathan-Turner's partner, Gary Downie, who worked as the show's production manager (he died in 2006). Given the age of gay consent in 1985, this constituted a double offence. Marson's account, though, sounds a surprising note of black humour: he hid from Downie in an adjoining room, readying to defend himself with the nearest object to hand – the script for episode two of "Timelash". Marson knows that for Doctor Who fans, this amplifies the indignity – episode two of "Timelash" is awful.


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The most bizarre narrative involves a wealthy fan who, in exchange for visits to the studio and the occasional souvenir from the set, kept Nathan-Turner supplied with escorts.


Can't even guess who that might have been. :DD

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/22/jnt-scandalous-doctor-who-review


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Prequel up on the BBC site here.

Quite touching, though given the BBC's recent 'issues' surprised it was greenlighted.


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