@pedant must also check out the light weight nature of cars -when they’re not!  Didn’t realise that. Also, traversing the narrow path that is nuance.

Puro-goodness-it’s-late.

PS:   @Cathannabel I shall find more Aretha choons (the latest from @whisht I think) but no J. Strauss 🙂

@cathannabel This lovely rendition is for you! Colourful and heart warming.

@whisht

I had NO idea I missed that comment about The Buggles and The Art of Noise! Thank you for that.  I had Dudley right but somehow it was ‘Margaret’ not Anne, weirdly.

Puro

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This is waaaay late Mr @whisht . But happy birthday (belated by about 3 months nearly?).

From Thane16.

PS: mum loves this song and this particular video.

@missy Hey. No worries All good. I agree.

Alpackahacka  love your moniker and picture.

I think you’re right. He would be an enemy? Makes sense.

@whisht Happy late birthday to you! Mum thinks it was 2-3 weeks ago! Belated returns

To anyone intelligent: which is all of you.

I’m doing this thing in philosophy called Jack’s Problem. Jack sits in…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave and @whisht

Yes, you can see why some of the actors have decided to go for flat-out RSC style. ::cough:: Tlotoxl ::cough::

And you can’t help wondering whether Team TARDIS’ competence with weapons has been developed in the previous five stories; at least, I hope Barbara didn’t pick up that facility with knives during her…[Read more]

I am late in commenting but better late than never I guess, except anything I would have said has been said better above. @whisht I agree that the costumes are really good in these episodes and thanks to  @bluesqueakpip for the info from the audio commentary. I learn something new from you all every time I check in.

@whisht LOL

thought this applies to our now older regeneration considering the diamond he had to smash thru and the different names they had for him.  probably someone else posted it well before I did though.

@pedant  I think you would also like Pink Floyds ‘shine On You Crazy Diamond’

@craig

@jimthefish @whisht

The Lana Del Ray is the same as similar to Creep. There’s no way round that. The middle 8/12 *cough * reminds me of something .. from Sgt Peppers or Revolver actually. That’s happily nicked, studied as well.

“All art is illusion but then try to touch it and there’s nothing to hold on to…..I wanna get off, but I keep…[Read more]

@jimthefish @whisht

Hallooo! You called the friendly musician? Please press 1 for sales;  2 for technical difficulty and 3 for possible truth and fact mixed with fun.

Yep, Jim, the chords of the 50s are as much of a cross-over as the early 60s. And this has happened before.

Mendelssohn’s famous Octet contains bars from The Messiah- if you…[Read more]

@whisht @jimthefish regarding the Hollies and Creep I came across this yesterday which is quite fun.

@whisht

Twice Upon a Time (but again, still not finding anything just right).

That’s because I already played the top trump (in the old, nice, sense of “trump”).

And special waves to @Thane16 (and your mum) and @Whisht (love the card, you talented so and so!). Missed you guys 🙂

Hey folks.

thirty minutes to Christmas and as I had a looong sleep I may stay up and lasso the moon!

Yes, we watched A Wonderful Life and yes I did complain initially and say “Black and white? No!!”

But I loved it.

Happy Christmas Who-Fans and love your card @whisht. Awesome clever.

I can barely attach an email and everybody says: “oh, you’ll…[Read more]

@whisht 

@bluesqueakpip

Judging by the archive copy of Radio Times, the audience could easily have missed hearing about the transfer between Hartnell and Troughton. The front cover is all about the return of the Daleks.

In his little book on Doctor Who in the BFI TV Classics series, Kim Newman argues the changeover was very low key. He writes t…[Read more]

@whisht Hear Hear..

Think I’m with @bluesqueakpip and @whisht that the animated version is preferable and enables a greater appreciation of the narrative.

So in this episode Cutler goes proper mental before getting offed by the Cybes. Unlike other antagonistic chiefs of base in this type of story in the future, it’s interesting that he never becomes an ally but is…[Read more]

@Whisht

I’m curious as to what the audience knew of what would happen before this episode aired – did anyone in the general audience know that this was the last time they’d see Hartnell as the Doctor? Was it a ‘big deal’ as an episode? Was Troughton known as joining the cast?

Judging by the archive copy of Radio Times, the audience could eas…[Read more]

@whisht

Yes, the Doctor is rather shouty here. I wonder whether that was to do with Hartnell’s ill health in any way.

In general, I’d say this is possibly the most ‘modern’ of all his serials. As I said before, it’s setting the template for a big chunk of the Troughton era and also has that Quatermass-ey vibe of early Pertwee too.

And I’ll be…[Read more]