The Doctor Who Thread

[mr 420]

Is the mind probe line from the Five Doctors? The more I think about it, I think it is. I've been watching a lot of Who recently and you know how I can go off into tangents.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by mr 420

Is the mind probe line from the Five Doctors? The more I think about it, I think it is

Seems like the mind probe is up there with reversing the polarity of the neutron flow with regards to how often it has been used!

[Hawkmonger]

"No. Not the mind probe" If you live in Bolton you'll liably get a probing of a different nature...yes I have been at Suzi's Vodka, it's her fault for leaving it behind when she moved.

It is a classic scene out of how unintentionaly funny it is, just the blanck look of 'You want me to say what?' is hilarious.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Hawkmonger

yes I have been at Suzi's Vodka, it's her fault for leaving it behind when she moved

So it's you who is squatting in Basingstoke!

Just be aware honey, that the way things are going, we are possibly going to be back there soon!!!

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by PaulD

Dr Who Special to be in 3D

So about 300 people in the country will be able to enjoy that then...

This is interesting

It says that the 3D anniversary special is going to be screened at cinemas as well as the BBC HD channel

Mind you, there is an absolutely hilarious quote in the article:

"The BBC's controller of drama commissioning Ben Stephenson said on Monday the anniversary of the time-travelling show would be a national event and compared it to the Queen's diamond jubilee and the Olympics"

Yes, I am a fan of the show, but methinks there is a certain amount of hyperbole here!

Doctor Who goes 3D for 50th birthday | Television & radio | The Guardian

[Hawkmonger]

Originally Posted by suziginajackson

So it's you who is squatting in Basingstoke!

Just be aware honey, that the way things are going, we are possibly going to be back there soon!!!

Aaawww shhhiee...NICK! PACK THE UV BULBS AND FOIL UP WHERE BAILING!!!!

And the prospect of seeing DW on the big screen intruiges me, hyperbole or not.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Its not going to get a cinema release.

Its just for tv.

[mr 420]

What Who stories (DVDs) could you recomend to me, Demi?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by mr 420

What Who stories (DVDs) could you recomend to me, Demi?

Tough question without knowing what you already have, and which era's you prefer. Here's some of my faves which i don't really think you can go wrong with.

The Aztecs
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
The Space Museum (Not many like this but i think its really funny - brilliant dialogue, Hartnell is superb)
The Romans
The War Machines

The Tomb of the Cybermen
The Invasion
The Seeds of Death
The War Games

Doctor Who and the Silurians
The Claws of Axos
Day of the Daleks
The Sea Devils
Planet of the Daleks
The Time Warrior

The Ark in Space
Genesis of the Daleks
Pyramids of Mars
The Brain of Morbius
The Seeds of Doom
The Masque of Mandragora
The Deadly Assassin
The Robots of Death
The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Horror of Fang Rock
Image of the Fendahl
Destiny of the Daleks
City of Death
The Keeper of Traken

Kinda
Earthshock
Enlightenment
Frontios
Resurrection of the Daleks
The Caves of Androzani

Revelation of the Daleks

Remembrance of the Daleks
Ghostlight
The Curse of Fenric
Survival

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

New hardbacks coming in April.

Shroud of Sorrow
Written by Tommy Donbavand


It is the day after John F Kennedy's assassination and the faces of the dead are everywhere. PC Reg Cranfield sees his deceased father in the mists along Totter's Lane. Reporter Mae Callon sees her late grandmother in a coffee stain on her desk. FBI Special Agent Warren Skeet finds his long-dead partner staring back at him from raindrops on a window pane.

Then the faces begin to talk, and scream - and push through into our world. As the alien Shroud begins to feast on the grief of a world in mourning, can the Doctor dig deep enough into his own sorrow to save mankind?


Plague of the Cybermen
Written by Justin Richards


When the Doctor arrives in the 19th-century village of Klimtenburg, he
discovers the residents suffering from some kind of plague – a "wasting
disease". The victims face a horrible death – but what's worse, the dead
seem to be leaving their graves. The Plague Warriors have returned . . .

The Doctor is confident he knows what's really happening; he understands
where the dead go, and he's sure the Plague Warriors are just a myth. But
as some of the Doctor's oldest and most terrible enemies start to awaken, he realises that maybe – just maybe – he's misjudged the situation.


The Dalek Generation
Written by Nicholas Briggs


Sunlight 349 is one of countless Dalek Foundation worlds, planets created to house billions of humanoids suffering from economic hardship. The Doctor arrives there, suspicious of any world where the Daleks are apparently a force for good – and determined to find out the truth.

He soon finds himself in court, facing the "Dalek Litigator". But do his arch-enemies really have nothing more to threaten than legal action? The Doctor knows they have a far more sinister plan – but how can he convince those who have lived under the benevolence of the Daleks for a generation? However, convince them he must, and soon. For on another Foundation planet, archaeologists have unearthed the most dangerous technology in the universe . . .


They all sound pretty good to me.