[leondevernier @replies]

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 @replies]

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 @replies]

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 Pertwees “Claws of Axos” on Friday nights – fantastic!

Cheers,

Leon

 

[leondevernier @replies]

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 Bookshop” in a little laneway in Melbourne and nearly fell over backwards when I saw a whole set of shelves with about 50 Dr Who books featuring the first four Doctors! The front covers were facing out and I was absolutely overwhelmed by the dazzling array of artwork. I was still at school and didn’t get much pocket money at the time but I used to visit the shop every Saturday just to gape longingly at the magnificent collection. I saved up and purchased one when ever I could but, as you can imagine, it was never easy to choose just one. I dreamed of the day when I would own every story. Now I own most of the stories on DVD. Who ‘d have thought?

Recently I discovered this great youtube video. It brought back a lot of wonderful childhood memories.

Cheers,
Leon

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