The Doctor Who Thread

[hivemind]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I hold my hands up. It's tedious, even the Target novel is boring.

I don't mind the Cybermen, but as Dem says, it's boooooooooooring in the story department. The only aspect that actually gets my attention is dear Deborah Watling's perky boobies. Other than that, I'm over and out. I'd rather watch The Invasion, even though it's something of a stretch with the amount of episodes.

[iank]

Um, Deborah Watling is not in Wheel in Space. It's Zoe's first story.


Seems fine to me from what's left.

[Susan Foreman]

May 31st: Today in WHO-story

Births
1936 - Brian Forster (Sergeant Willis in The War Games)
1940 - Peter Mayock (Ibrahim Namin in Pyramids of Mars and Solis in The Deadly Assassin)
1948 - Lynda Bellingham (Inquisitor Darkel in The Trial of a Time Lord and audio adventures from Big Finish Productions)

1983 - Reggie Yates (Leo Jones in Smith and Jones, The Lazarus Experiment, The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords. Audio Book version of the BBC New Series Adventures Sting of the Zygons)

Deaths
1979 - John Wilcox (Cinematography on the two Dalek movies from the 1960s) aged 74
1986 - Sylvia Coleridge (Amelia Ducat in The Seeds of Doom) aged 76

Episodes
1969 - The War Games, Episode Seven: 4.9 million viewers
2008 - Silence in the Library: 6.27 million viewers

Documentaries
2008 - Doctor Who Confidential: Shadow Play

Introductions
2008 - Alex Kingston's debut as River Song

Releases
2001 - Issue 305 of Doctor Who Magazine (Panini Comics UK)

2005 - The Tides of Time (Panini)
2006 - Issue 5 of Doctor Who Adventures (BBC Magazines)
2007 - Issue 383 of Doctor Who Magazine (Panini)
2012 - Issue 271 of Doctor Who Magazine (Immediate Media Co.); issue 448 of Doctor Who Magazine (Panini); The Revenants (Big Finish and Doctor Who Magazine)
2013 - JN-T: The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-Turner (Miwk)

2016 - This Sporting Life (Big Finish)
2017 - Issue 13 of Ninth Doctor (Titan Comics)

Behind-the-Scenes
2004 - Recording of the Big Finish audio A Storm of Angels took place
2008 - Recording of Big Finish's Iris Wildthyme story The Sound of Fear took place
2012 - Recording of the sixth series of Big Finish's Doctor Who spin-off Jago & Litefoot took place
2013 - Recording of the Big Finish audio Night of the Whisper took place
2016 - Recording of the Big Finish audio Absolute Power took place

[Susan Foreman]

More info about the Big Finish 'Class' tapes

Class returns! | Big Finish

"Coming out in August 2018 are six new adventures from the world of Coal Hill Academy... Set during the television series, Class is back in session with the original cast. Greg Austin plays Charlie Smith, Fady Elsayed plays Ram Singh, Sophie Hopkins plays April MacLean, Vivian Oparah plays Tanya Adeola, Jordan Renzo plays Matteusz Andrzejewski and Katherine Kelly plays Miss Andrea Quill... Spread over two volumes, the six new adventures find the students of Coal Hill Academy reunited and crossing paths with characters from the Doctor Who universe...Seventh Doctor companion Ace, played by Sophie Aldred, returns to Coal Hill in an adventure following up her previous skirmish with the Daleks in the Doctor Who television episode, Remembrance of the Daleks.

Class in two individual volumes is available for pre-order now at £20 on CD or £15 on download from the Big Finish site and will remain at this price until general release when it will be available for £25 on CD or £20 on download. Class will have a limited CD run of 500 copies for each volume.

Class: The Audio Adventures Volumes One and Two can also be purchased as a bundle together at the price of £38 on CD and £28 on download. All CD purchases from the Big Finish website unlock a download exclusive from the Big Finish website and app"

Episode guide:

1.1 Gifted by Roy Gill

When a talent scout arrives in Shoreditch, Ram sees an opportunity to further his goals, whilst April strikes up a friendship with new boy, Thomas Laneford. Their choices draw all three to Carterhaugh House – but who is the mysterious Mab that waits for them there…

1.2 Life Experience by Jenny T Colgan

After signing up for work experience at Sevelin Laboratories, Tanya and Ram find themselves thrust into the world of medical research. But dark secrets lie at the heart of Sevelin Industries – and not everyone can make it out alive…

1.3 Tell Me You Love Me by Scott Handcock

The school day has ended. Charlie and Matteusz find themselves alone – though not quite as alone as they first believed. Three little words could mean the difference between life and death… and Quill is the only person they can turn to.

2.1 Everyone Loves Reagan by Tim Foley

When Reagan Harper joins Coal Hill Academy, everybody instantly loves her – everybody except for April. Is there really more to Reagan than meets the eye? Or are there other forces at work in Coal Hill?

2.2 Now You Know… by Tim Leng

Following a series of freak attacks on staff and pupils, Tanya and Matteusz find themselves investigating a mystery that dates back to the 1960s. Together, they hope to solve it – even if that means turning on one another to do so…

2.3 In Remembrance by Guy Adams

When an alarm is triggered at Coal Hill Academy, Quill and Charlie encounter a mysterious intruder prowling around school premises. Worse, they also encounter a Dalek. Their only hope of survival lies with the stranger: a woman who calls herself ‘Ace’…

[hivemind]

Originally Posted by iank

Um, Deborah Watling is not in Wheel in Space. It's Zoe's first story.


Seems fine to me from what's left.

Sorry. Bit of a mix up. I mean Wendy Padbury. Though I do find both of them rather sexy back in the day.

[Susan Foreman]

It's being suggested that the opening episode of the new series will be written by Chris Chibnall and go by the title 'The Woman In Blue', although there are questions about whether this refers to The Doctor herself OR The TARDIS

It's also being rumoured that both Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper (from 'Torchwood') will be returning to the show

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

It's being suggested that the opening episode of the new series will be written by Chris Chibnall and go by the title 'The Woman In Blue', although there are questions about whether this refers to The Doctor herself OR The TARDIS

It's also being rumoured that both Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper (from 'Torchwood') will be returning to the show

Chibnall did work on Torchwood so it's possible that he still wants to invest in the characters.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Roger Delgado as the Master in The Dæmons (1971)

[JAMIOUSE]

With Big Finish announcing Class as an audio drama it's got me thinking, how successful is BF and the continued audio adventures? I've only ever bought one disc and that was Spare Parts but I've never got around to listening to it. Does any here buy and listen to the BF audios?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by JAMIOUSE

With Big Finish announcing Class as an audio drama it's got me thinking, how successful is BF and the continued audio adventures? I've only ever bought one disc and that was Spare Parts but I've never got around to listening to it. Does any here buy and listen to the BF audios?

I have about twenty releases, mainly from years ago and like them all. The most recent being Dark Eyes from 2012.

The production values are high and the stories run between an hour and two hours usually.

I do like them but there are just so many there's no point collecting them aside from the odd story that grabs me.