@blenkinsopthebrave If you try to type in the search bar ‘Doctor Who Magicians Apprentice’
on You Tube I noticed lots of ‘live streaming’ offerings. However. I don’t know if you
will have to do one of the survey things or sign up for something? Just wondering if its possible
that might work for you?

@blenkinsopthebrave

The Falco novels are great fun.  Lindsey Davis is a classicist and, although she wears her learning lightly and the style of the narrative is irreverent and colloquial, the background details can generally be assumed to be accurate.

@blenkinsopthebrave     😀

I wonder how many viewers realised that the original inspiration for ‘UpPompeii’ was the comedies of Plautus, right down to the prologue (to help a dim Roman audience follow the plot).  And Plautus in turn was drawing on the Greek comedies of such as Menander.  In both, the clever and wily slave was a stock charac…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave   Put like that, yes, it does have a certain appeal.  What occurred to me, though, was that Lurcio never, ever got to deliver his prologue properly, and we never learned what tale or drama he had in mind because, invariably, he would be interrupted and called away to deal with some farcical imbroglio in which one or more membe…[Read more]

@Ichabod, @Mudlark– I woke up the other night and there was a monster under my bed- we have a lot of boxes pushed under, and one of the dogs fell between the bed and the wall and couldn’t get out. @Purofilion– I even know people who go to spiritualist meetings. Personally I think they just make death seem deathly dull. However many years on this w…[Read more]

@Bluesqueakpip You took those thoughts right out of my head! 🙂
Basically, I love all these puzzles.
@Blenkinsopthebrave Your not the only one confused about the toy soldier!
Tell the Mrs. its too late and there is no hope for the likes of us that have been
absorbed. It reminds me a bit like that ‘absorby’ alien in…[Read more]

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@Pedant and @Blenkinsopthebrave

The rumours are also being reported (as rumours) on BBC News’ Entertainment and Arts page. I can only suggest that spoilerphobes go into a state of Total News Lockdown. 😀

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@blenkinsopthebrave  Thanks, lovely!  We loved those UK comedy films when I was a kid.  Bringing it back . . .

@Blenkinsopthebrave and @Purofilion. I have very mixed feelings about the news and Puro I think your description of Turnbull is absolutely apt. He will put a nice face on a rotten government beguiling voters into thinking he is the better option, especially given that the alternative it Shorten who isn’t really impressing anyone.

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@blenkinsopthebrave     Well, a lot of us are hoping that it might be!  🙂

@blenkinsopthebrave Yes, I understand. The Aussies could still need the Doctor 🙂
(although lots of places do)
However it seems like a small shift that might roll into
some more good stuff eventually?

@Blenkinsopthebrave

Yes, I had rather gleaned the impression (from this side of the world) that there might be much rejoicing and merriment over the Very Australian Coup. 😉

@PhaseShift and @blenkinsopthebrave

It’s the Portable CD Player of Rassilon.

Seven days to go and a prologue! A nicely ominous one to boot. Some random musings:

Agreeing with @blenkinsopthebrave I get the feeling that more than one person is being referenced. The old friend who is the enemy, and the old enemy who could be a friend.

Nice to see Karn again. Claire Higgins reprising her role from Night of the Doctor…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave

Yes. This is a story that I want to see. (Raises glass.)

@blenkinsopthebrave. Are you certain that you haven’t been peeking at the scripts?? If not then I think you should apply to the BBC for work as a Dr Who script writer ASAP.

Cheers

Janette

I have been reading spoilers and I too am totally mystified by the prologue. (have to say I have never read anything truely spoilerish on the spoilers thread thankfully.) Like @blenkinsopthebrave I assume the “he” referred to is the Master, “lifelong enemies and all that” but as for the rest, I assume all will be clear next week. No bonkers…[Read more]