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A selection of my favourite DW things I got to do in the past year(ish) to celebrate Doctor Who Day:

Time Controller in Hammersmith 04.11.23

- Remembrance of the Daleks event in the actual school used in the story. Being in the actual classroom, watching Sophie dressed as Ace, recreate how she beat up the Dalek is a memory I'll hold dear forever I think.

Whooverville in Derby 31.08.24

Dragonfire Day at Riverside Studios 08.09.24

- We watched the entire story & heard talks from most of the cast. Dragonfire is my favourite DW story, this was so special to me

The Stuff of Legend - Big Finish Live 15.09.24

Set To Stun exhibition in Gunnersbury 28.05.24

- Exhibition about the making of sci-fi shows & films in West London

Dragonfire - season 24 - 1987

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Treasure Island: Part Three (1.3, BBC, 1977)

"You give us the chart and we'll offer you a choice. You can come aboard with us, once the treasure's shipped, and we'll clap you somewhere safe ashore. My word of honour on it. My affidavy!"

"And what's our other choice?"

"We'll divide straws with you, man for man. But I'll give you my affidavy, as before, to speak to the first ship we sight and send 'em here to pick you up. Now, you'll own that's talkin', handsomer than that you couldn't look to get! And I hope that all hands here will overhaul my words - for what is spoke to one is spoke to all."

"Is that all?"

"Every last word, by thunder. Refuse that and you've heard the last of me but musket balls."

#Treasure Island #classic tv #Robert Louis Stevenson #1977 #John Lucarotti #Michael E. Briant #Ashley Knight #alfred burke #patrick troughton #Anthony Bate #Richard Beale #Thorley Walters #Stephen Greif #Talfryn Thomas #Roy Boyd #Roy Evans #Brian Croucher #Tim Condren #Paul Copley #Edward Peel #Yarghhh Jim lad! Shiver me timbers and hoist the main sale‚ ahar yar har! Anyway. Episode 3! We be on dry land at last‚ yargh #It's a credit to Lucarotti's skills as a scriptwriter that this episode flows as smoothly and as naturally as it does; because of the shape #Of the novel and the decision to make this in 4 parts‚ a hell of a lot happens in this episode: landing parties‚ attacks‚ counter attacks #A great deal of action and a great deal of development all squeezed into an impressively tight 50 minutes. Credit to director Briant too #He stages the major battle scene perfectly‚ emphasising the confined and claustrophobic nature of close quarters conflict even in a #Spacious island setting; cumbersome single shot pistols and unwieldy reloading making sword fighting a necessity. And what thrilling fights #They are... The real highlight tho is the verbal showdowns between Silver and‚ well‚ everyone; with both the enemy and his own men ready to #Give him what for‚ it's his wits and his words he must rely on‚ something Burke plays for all its worth. Particularly strong is the scene #In which he calls on someone to assist him in standing (his single leg making it difficult) and nobody will: Silver may be the ostensible #Villain of the piece but the refusal of all the 'heroes' to hold out a hand feels truly shocking and flies in the face of all good humanity

“...a can of deodorant...”

Dragonfire - season 24 - 1987

#ace #she’s coming back

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“So what if I am?”

Dragonfire - season 24 - 1987

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Treasure Island: Part Four (1.4, BBC, 1977)

"I've seen too many die since I fell in with you. There's a thing or two I have to tell you, and the first is this: you're in a bad way. Your ship's lost, your treasure's lost, your men's lost, your whole business has gone to wreck and if you want to know who did it, it was I. I was in the apple barrel the night you spoke to Israel Hands - and he's now at the bottom of the sea. I told every word you said before an hour was out."

"Hands is dead?"

"Yes. I shot him. After I'd cut the cable and taken the ship where you'll never see her again. The laugh's on my side! I've had the top of this business from the start, I no more fear you than I fear a fly!"

#Treasure Island #Robert Louis Stevenson #John Lucarotti #Michael E. Briant #classic tv #BBC #Ashley Knight #Alfred Burke #Anthony Bate #Patrick Troughton #Richard Beale #Paul Copley #Edward Peel #Roy Evans #Brian Croucher #Talfryn Thomas #Stephen Greif #Roy Boyd #Tim Condren #Stephen Boswell #And so farewell to Treasure Island. We bow out on another incredibly tight 50 minutes which somehow manages to pack a whole mess of #Dialogue and tidying up and cleverly wrapped up loose ends. Everyone is‚ as they have been throughout‚ on absolute top form but special #Mentions to Pat Troughton‚ who finally gets his meaty scenes as Israel Hands‚ and of course to Alf himself. Silver comes into his own in #This last episode as he flip flops between sides depending on who looks like winning‚ variously sinister‚ threatening‚ conniving‚ pleading‚#Bargaining‚ posturing... Burke sells it completely‚ with a mix of twinkle and iron in his eye. His scenes with young Ashley Knight sparkle #And so bon voyage to Silver‚ young Jim‚ the Squire and more. I've seen a few adaptations of Treasure Island in my time but this is easily #My favourite. It's the version that most conjures to me the memories of 8yr old me curled in a sunspot‚ reading the book and picturing #These pirates in thrilling swordplay and verbal sparring. Bits of it have stuck with me forever more; the scene (included in this episode)#In which the pirates realise one of their number has torn a page from a Bible to use for a black spot‚ sparking horror among them‚ has #For whatever reason lived in my head all these years since. A thorough and deeply satisfying adaptation: shall we ever see its like again

Play for Today: The Black Stuff (BBC, 1980)

"Christ! What was that for?"

"I've told you, you're too good! You're too soft to survive! And you're always gonna be friggin' happy, aren't you? And you... You're gonna go through life bein' contented. An' easy-going. And above all, happy! You don't want nothing, do you. You don't wanna be rich. You don't wanna be somebody! Hey, all my life I've wanted that. I wanna be noticed, Chrissie! I wanna be somebody, I wanna be seen! I am a human being! I'm alive, I'm here now, look at me!"

"I don't wanna be somebody, Yosser. I'm already me."

#play for today #The black stuff #Boys from the blackstuff #Single play #1980 #Alan Bleasdale #Jim Goddard #Tom Georgeson #Michael Angelis #Alan Igbon #Gary Bleasdale #Peter Kerrigan #bernard hill #David Calder #Edward Peel #Jean Warren #Janine Duvitski #Valerie Lilley #Sean Lynch #Alan Lake #Oh we're really hitting the legendary stuff now. It's hard to think of a PfT that had a greater impact on British pop culture‚ with the #Possible exception of Abigail's Party. Bernard Hill's Yosser Hughes would‚ particularly after the follow up series Boys from the Blackstuff #Had aired‚ become part of pop culture lexicon. Not that there's much sign of the haunted‚ wide eyed 'Gizzer job' touting Yosser here; no #This play finds our heroes in much more confident‚ if not entirely comfortable‚ surroundings. An exceptional bit of writing‚ Bleasdale's #Play is shot through with sharp wit and dark humour‚ but it's ultimately a pretty bleak tale that ends a car chase by van (a well picked #Moment of absurdity) on a deeply impressive moment of pure despair. Incredible performances throughout of course. This really is stellar #Old TV. Sad to see‚ whilst looking up the credits for this play‚ that Michael Angelis had died earlier this year. I hadn't heard. Always #Wonderfully adept at playing subtlety and quiet kindness‚ he's in his element here and manages to steal some key scenes from Hill‚ as the #Gentlest and most good natured member of the group. Shot in 78 but not screened until 80‚ what many took to be a response to Thatcher's #New government was actually written a good 18 months before she took power. It doesn't make a difference to the ppl who's stepping on them.

The World Of June 23, 1963 According To Senator J. William Fulbright

Before the quicksand appeared.

Click on the link here for Audio Player – Sen. J. William Fulbright on Issues and Answers – June 23, 1963 – ABC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection

News for this June 23rd in 1963 had much to do with our Foreign Policy. June 23 in 1963 was a Sunday, and so the day was given over to the usual crop of Sunday talk shows, interviews with government figures – high…

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#Charles De Gaulle #Edward Peel #France #Fulbright #Fulbright Program #J. William Fulbright #Soviet Union #United States

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