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@dentarthurdent

I forgot about Shrewsbury… that’s off the beaten track. The rest are in ‘far-back brokerland’: all well attended provincial theatres. I only mentioned Woking to further possible Dorks vs Wokes humour. Though Woking also has a nice theatre.

But they are real shows. So yes, lots of coincidences happening. Now it’s the National…[Read more]

@ps1l0v3y0u     Still a bizarre selection of venues.   Shrewsbury, Dorking, Crawley and Winchester.   (I had to look up where Crawley was, I had an idea it was somewhere near Woking  🙂    Maybe it’s where theatres can be hired at a reasonable price.

Umm, Crawley.   Name rings a bell.   He was the demon in Neil Gaiman’s ‘Good Omens’, played…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent @blenkinsopthebrave @whohar @janetteb

The Christmas Carol tour of southern Britain is real! Both Bakers & Peter ‘kid show’ Purves. But I’m sure none of them object to plugging their show…

But both the Shearman and Ford stories… and Millie Gibson too? Is this all actually the ultimate tease?

Bear with me… some bonkers theo…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent

re Dorking… the place name is ancient and distinctive, indicating the Anglo Saxon settlement of Dork’s people which, as I have explained to my daughter on Wimbledon Station, should not be confused with the place of Woke’s people, or you will find yourself on the wrong train.

@blenkinsopthebrave @whohar @dentarthurdent @janetteb

Welcome back!

This is one of several links to the story

https://cultbox.co.uk/general/carole-ann-ford-describes-unused-doctor-who-finale-scene

all these seem to come with their own interpretations.

I just note there seems to be a lot of activity. Presaging an announcement perhaps?

It appears I have been MIA. Guilty as charged. Good to see the site is still thriving. Came across this (and hope it has not already been posted).

Ford Talks Cut “Doctor Who” Finale Scene

Well, I just rewatched it.   Didn’t make notes this time, just enjoyed the episode.

The ship was absolutely beautiful (I know I said that before, but it still is awesome, even on repeat viewing).   CGI well done, and very convincing.   Nice contrast with the rusty old robot.   Don’t know why it had to reconfigure, maybe to maximise the self-de…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent @whohar @janetteb

The Star (UK) has been trashing credulity whilst exhibiting female anatomy since 1978.

Paul McGann had a go at Tennant as well recently.

I suppose we need the War Between Land And Sea before we can really judge what’s happening. Is there a delay there… any news?

@ps1l0v3y0u    @janetteb   @whohar

Yes I did wonder about the Daily Star.   Would it be unkind to compare it to those well-known organs the Weekly World News and the Onion?

I did wonder a bit about performing a ‘radio play’ on stage, maybe it was some sort of misquote and the play is about three actors voicing a radio play?   And I also wondered…[Read more]

@dentarthurdent @janetteb

@ps1l0v3y0u

This is the problem when there is no real news from the BBC, or anyone y’know actually connected to the show, something always steps in to fill the void.

Nature Journalism abhors a vacuum.

“Peter is teaming up with fellow Doctor Who legends Colin Baker and Tom Baker for his next project. The trio are st…

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@dentarthurdent @janetteb @janetteb

I think we’re in agreement! But this WAS in The Radio Times… which may be nominally independent of The BBC but I haven’t really absorbed that erm fact (ie I don’t believe it).

The Daily Star is an actual… comic! Um… Red Top. I thought of looking up ridiculous headlines created by them (celebrities e…[Read more]

@janetteb  @whohar  @ps1l0v3y0u    Just what is the relevance of Peter Purves?   (Aside from being a ‘Doctor Who legend’ according to the article).   The world is full of guys who worked on [something]   x decades ago, who would love to cash in on their past association.       Here’s the link Radio Times gave, by the way:

https://ww…[Read more]

@janetteb @whohar

On the face of it, it’s SO ridiculous, you might think it’s noise or a wind up.

Then you remember: Greenland, ‘Dictator’ Zelensky, Gaza Vegas On Med… Piers Morgan on BBC Breakfast explaining why everyone who disagrees with him is s fascist. Cheers Piers, the scales have well and truly fallen from my eyes.

@whohar that seems quite likely. I would say that the BBC feel that RTD has not delivered the series saving coup that they were hoping for and they are fumbling in the dark right now for any way to keep their cash cow afloat. I don’t have much faith in whatever decision they make right now but will keep fingers crossed because I am a stubborn…[Read more]

@ps1l0v3y0u Yes it does seem like clickbait rather than news. I suspect it is just that, something to fill a page, get Who fans to read in the hope they notice the adds on the side.

cheers

Janette

@ps1l0v3y0u

Is someone seeding the narrative?

It certainly is odd timing to have two similar-toned stories so close together.

I notice from the link you sent that Purvis had said something similar in an RT article a few months ago but it wasn’t reported with the same slant. Headline writers (normally sub-editors) produce a headline that doesn’t…[Read more]

@whohar

So now Peter Purves is at it!

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-peter-purves-modern-series-newsupdate/

Is this the narrative? Is someone seeding the narrative? First a guy who wrote one (rather good) canon story and moonlighted on some other bits and pieces, now a companion from the distant past who ‘no longer watches t…[Read more]

@ps1l0v3y0u

The holy grail of lost shows must be Fury from the Deep or Evil of The Daleks. Fingers crossed.

Either would be great. Anything that either completes, or is a complete Troughton story would be welcome. But…if I have to pick a single episode, then I’d go for part 4 of The Tenth Planet.