• leondevernier replied to the topic Doctor Who memories

    Hello ScaryB,

    Yes, Phaseshift’s blog about the Target books was fascinating. It’s good to see that some of the old ones are being re-issued.

    Cheers,

    Leon

  • leondevernier replied to the topic Doctor Who memories

    Hello janetteB,

    The Paperback Bookshop was off Degraves St, just opposite Flinders St Station. When were you in Melbourne? Do you remember the Space Age Bookshop in Swanston St? The most interesting bookshop in Melbourne at the moment I think is Minotaur.

    Cheers,

    Leon

  • leondevernier replied to the topic Doctor Who memories

    Hello purofilion,

    Yes I’m from Melbourne Australia. We are great fans of Dr Who in Oz, and were luckier than our British counterparts as the ABC showed many repeats of the classic series in the 70’s and 80’s. Another great Dr Who memory I have was being on school holidays, when they were showing Patrick Troughton stories during the day and John…[Read more]

  • leondevernier replied to the topic Doctor Who memories

    Hello,

    One of my greatest Dr Who memories was going to a fete at the local primary school and finding a copy of the target novel “The Sea Devils” back in the 1970’s. I had no idea that Dr Who books were being released so I snapped it up and rushed home to read it. A few weeks later I was browsing through a shop imaginatively called “The Paperback…[Read more]

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