Dr Who… Awesome News If You're A Fan

Dr Who… Awesome News If You're A Fan

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tangerine_sedge

5,113 posts

224 months

Wednesday 18th October 2023
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Teppic said:
ajprice said:
From November 1st, the classic series from Hartnell to McGann, spin off series Torchwood, Sarah Jane Chronicles and Class, and the Doctor Who Confidential extras from the newer series are being added to iPlayer. https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-announces-...
The very first story (An Unearthly Child) will not be on iPlayer as the son of the guy that wrote it has withdrawn the rights for the BBC to use it.
I was somewhat confused by this story, as it states that the original writer was a BBC staff writer, so I assumed that the rights would remain with the BBC. It seems, that the BBC used to give-up rights on the stories once broadcast so we end up with situations like this... To be honest, other than being the first 4 episodes, they are pretty rubbish episodes, so not much is lost...

Also, the person not allowing the broadcast of these episodes seems to be a proper full on CT nutter, complete with RANDOM uppercase words for IMPACT. His twitter is here for those interested : HERE

Warning : may contain NUTS.

Sebring440

2,277 posts

102 months

Wednesday 18th October 2023
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tangerine_sedge said:
To be honest, other than being the first 4 episodes, they are pretty rubbish episodes, so not much is lost...
You're obviously not a Doctor Who fan then?

The very first episode is amazing.


tangerine_sedge

5,113 posts

224 months

Thursday 19th October 2023
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Sebring440 said:
You're obviously not a Doctor Who fan then?

The very first episode is amazing.
By amazing, you mean slow, boring and not very well made?

I'm a huge fan, and find much of the William Hartnell period just not very good. There are of course stand out moments within the 4 episodes, but most of it is very poor even by early Doctor Who standards. If that wasn't the 'origin' story then it would just be another one of those skip-over stories that litter the B&W period.

Fundoreen

4,180 posts

89 months

Thursday 19th October 2023
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Good news. Prapare to be bored stiff in the best nostalgia tradition.

Stealthracer

7,924 posts

184 months

Thursday 19th October 2023
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I always thought Hartnell was a bloody awful actor.

PinkTornado

1,057 posts

68 months

Thursday 19th October 2023
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The very first episode is great for setting the scene, but all the subsequent stuff with the cave people is terrible.

Kowalski655

14,909 posts

149 months

Thursday 19th October 2023
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Maybe they could remake it with David Bradley

ajprice

29,118 posts

202 months

Monday 30th October 2023
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With the episodes going on iPlayer in November, all the stuff will be in its own 'Whoniverse' section. Part of it will be a new 'Tales of the Tardis' series with Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy as the 5th, 6fh and 7th Doctors, and a lot of the classic series assistants who were with them.

https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/welcome...

anonymoususer

6,554 posts

54 months

Sunday 19th November 2023
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As some of you know I am life president of the West Midlands Doctor Who appreciation society and Chairman of West Midlands Doctor Who Fan Fiction society.

I was quite shocked even dismayed at the Children In need appearance of Doctor Who’s 14 incarnation. Not at David Tennants performance but of the unnecessary changes made to the character of Davros. I then read an article in which Russell T Davies said he had always been uncomfortable with the way Davros was portrayed mentioning that if someone is handicapped they are portrayed as evil.

This is a complete load of tosh and is simply another attempt at fixing something that isn’t broken. Davros is actually a figure of authority and if anything his handicap shows that you can achieve things without being regarded as a victim.

I urge all traditional Who fans to contact Russell Davies and tell him he doesn’t need to make such unnecessary changes. If Mr Davies does start making these changes then quite probably even more damage will be done to the structure and back story of the Doctor. Enough was done in the last incarnation without any further being applied

I would also point out that our senior member Mrs McClackers will not be taking orders for the Tom Baker era home knitted scarves this year. Her recent time in hospital has forced her to put down her knitting needles for a few months

I-am-the-reverend

893 posts

41 months

Sunday 19th November 2023
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I'm from the era of Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker. As a youth I watched the episode where Pertwee became Baker, thankfully taking the very lovely Sarah Jane Smith with him.

To me, they were the last proper Doctor Whos. Peter Davidson was crap and everyone after - Tennant included - was copying Tom Baker.

Tom Baker by all accounts is a bit of a nut job and all the better for it. Witness Captain Rum* in Blackadder. He is one of my heroes and someone I'd love to get pissed with.













  • YOU HAVE A WOMAN'S PURSE M'LORD!

andymc

7,419 posts

213 months

Sunday 19th November 2023
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it peaked at David T for me, the latest is just wokery gone mad

I-am-the-reverend

893 posts

41 months

Sunday 19th November 2023
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andymc said:
it peaked at David T for me, the latest is just wokery gone mad
I've no idea what you mean.





anonymoususer

6,554 posts

54 months

Sunday 19th November 2023
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I-am-the-reverend said:
I'm from the era of Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker. As a youth I watched the episode where Pertwee became Baker, thankfully taking the very lovely Sarah Jane Smith with him.

To me, they were the last proper Doctor Whos. Peter Davidson was crap and everyone after - Tennant included - was copying Tom Baker.

Tom Baker by all accounts is a bit of a nut job and all the better for it. Witness Captain Rum* in Blackadder. He is one of my heroes and someone I'd love to get pissed with.


The Jon to Tom one was Robot wasn't it ?










  • YOU HAVE A WOMAN'S PURSE M'LORD!

I-am-the-reverend

893 posts

41 months

Sunday 19th November 2023
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anonymoususer said:
I-am-the-reverend said:
The Jon to Tom one was Robot wasn't it ?
Yes, 1974.

JP battled with some big spiders in his last adventure. That wore out his incarnation of Dr Who.

He had some excellent advetures - Sea Devils, Autons etc. But I think Tom Baker was even better. The Dalek series with the original Davros is a classic really.

PositronicRay

27,483 posts

189 months

Sunday 19th November 2023
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andymc said:
it peaked at David T for me, the latest is just wokery gone mad
Yup, rewatching Tennant and Piper. Brilliant.

tangerine_sedge

5,113 posts

224 months

Sunday 19th November 2023
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anonymoususer said:
As some of you know I am life president of the West Midlands Doctor Who appreciation society and Chairman of West Midlands Doctor Who Fan Fiction society.

I was quite shocked even dismayed at the Children In need appearance of Doctor Who’s 14 incarnation. Not at David Tennants performance but of the unnecessary changes made to the character of Davros. I then read an article in which Russell T Davies said he had always been uncomfortable with the way Davros was portrayed mentioning that if someone is handicapped they are portrayed as evil.

This is a complete load of tosh and is simply another attempt at fixing something that isn’t broken. Davros is actually a figure of authority and if anything his handicap shows that you can achieve things without being regarded as a victim.

I urge all traditional Who fans to contact Russell Davies and tell him he doesn’t need to make such unnecessary changes. If Mr Davies does start making these changes then quite probably even more damage will be done to the structure and back story of the Doctor. Enough was done in the last incarnation without any further being applied

I would also point out that our senior member Mrs McClackers will not be taking orders for the Tom Baker era home knitted scarves this year. Her recent time in hospital has forced her to put down her knitting needles for a few months
I understand why RTD is saying this, but Davros' disability is fundamental to his character. It would be good to have more representation of various disabilities on TV, but I think that should be by adding characters and not removing those few existing ones.

Bullett

10,962 posts

190 months

Sunday 19th November 2023
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I'm somewhat confused as to why DT appears to be back as the Dr. in the adverts with no sign of Jodie Whittaker or the new guy.

Sparky137

878 posts

187 months

Monday 20th November 2023
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Bullett said:
I'm somewhat confused as to why DT appears to be back as the Dr. in the adverts with no sign of Jodie Whittaker or the new guy.
If you watch the final episode of seaon 13 it would help clear it up.

Road2Ruin

5,442 posts

222 months

Monday 20th November 2023
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I couldn't bear Jodie as Dr Who, unfortunately. I am sure she is a lovely lady, but didn't pull Dr W off for me. I am though, looking forward to Ncuti.

Teppic

7,489 posts

263 months

Monday 20th November 2023
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anonymoususer said:
I was quite shocked even dismayed at the Children In need appearance of Doctor Who’s 14 incarnation. Not at David Tennants performance but of the unnecessary changes made to the character of Davros. I then read an article in which Russell T Davies said he had always been uncomfortable with the way Davros was portrayed mentioning that if someone is handicapped they are portrayed as evil.
If RTD is uncomfortable with the way Davros was portrayed then he shoud simply retire the character. He is not necessary to tell a good Dalek story, and there have been decent Dalek stories (since the character was introduced) that have taken place without him.