The Doctor Who Thread

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by hivemind

I must be 1,000 years old. I saw The Greatest Show in the Galaxy on it's original transmission on BBC1.

So did i. Thought it was awful.

Video and dvd have made me love it in the years since though.

[iank]

Originally Posted by hivemind

I must be 1,000 years old. I saw The Greatest Show in the Galaxy on it's original transmission on BBC1. .

So did I, same with all the McCoy era. Doesn't half make me feel old that it's 30 years since season 24...

[Susan Foreman]

November 13th, 1999

Although it had been off the air since 1996, BBC2 dedicated an entire evening to 'Doctor Who'. Hosted by Tom Baker, the night of Who-related programmes included:

• The Pitch of Fear (a comedy sketch of the origins of Doctor Who starring Mark Gatiss and David Walliams) [This can be found as an extra feature on the DVD release of 'An Unearthly Child' which is available in the 'Doctor Who: The Beginning' DVD box set]
• Adventures in Space and Time (Not the docu-drama about the creation of the show that was shown for the 50th anniversary, this was a 40 minute documentary looking at the history of Doctor Who from 'An Unearthly Child' to the 1996 TV movie) [Currently unavailable]
• Who Wants to Live Forever (Professor Tom Kirkwood looking at the possibility of regeneration) [Currently unavailable]
• Carnival of Monsters (Not a story featuring the third Doctor, but a look at the various monsters that have appeared in the show) [Currently unavailable]
• The Web of Caves (comedy sketch starring Mark Gatiss and David Walliams) [This can be found as an extra feature on the DVD release of 'An Unearthly Child' which is available in the 'Doctor Who: The Beginning' DVD box set]
• How to Build a TARDIS (Dr Jim Al-Khalili talks about the possibility of a TARDIS) [Currently unavailable]
• The Rescue (The final episode of the first Dalek story) ['The Daleks' is available as part of the 'Doctor Who: The Beginning DVD box set]
• The Kidnappers (comedy sketch starring Mark Gatiss and David Walliams with a special appearance by Peter Davison) [This can be found as an extra feature on the DVD release of 'An Unearthly Child']
• The TV Movie (introduced by Paul McGann, this was the first time screening of the uncut version of the 1996 feature-length adventure)

[nosferatu42]

A few clips from the night.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

[Mojo]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

No love for the Cybershades?

No.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Saturnynians from 2010's Vampires in Venice in human vampire form and their true appearance below.

[JAMIOUSE]

Originally Posted by Mojo

No.

I always wondered what the Cybershades were meant to be, I mean are they humans, dogs or bears? Why didn't the Cybermen just use Cybermats?

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by JAMIOUSE

I always wondered what the Cybershades were meant to be, I mean are they humans, dogs or bears? Why didn't the Cybermen just use Cybermats?

They are animals of some kind

After the battle of Canary Wharf, as seen in 'Army of Ghosts'/'Doomsday', the Cybermen needed to increase their numbers, so they start to convert animals such as cats and dogs into Cybershades

Presumably, because Cybermats are purely robotic, without any organic material, they would have just been drones instead of the Cyber collective

[Susan Foreman]

A colourised picture from 'The Krotons'

I have no idea how correct the colours are, and Zoe's outfit is gorgeous, but what Jamie is wearing is a bit more...um...!