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Category Archives: Random Chatter
Unusual Doctor Who Photo #4: Sensorites Unmasked
Many fans of classic Doctor Who will have seen the photos of John Scott Martin sat inside a Dalek from the first Dalek story, but what about other monster actors taking a break from filming? From the same, first series … Continue reading
Christmas Lost
Looking back through some old Bioscope magazines, covering the early days of cinema, there are plenty of references to films that were made to pull in the punters at Christmas. The following quote is from the 5th November 1914 issue: … Continue reading
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Tagged Bioscope, Cinema, Early days of film, Films
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Unusual Doctor Who Photo #3: Strictly Voord Dancing
If you’re a fan of classic Doctor Who then you will probably have seen publicity shots of Susan being menaced by the Voord, but you might not have seen this one: As poses go, that doesn’t quite hit the right … Continue reading
Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (10)
Episode 10: A Single Piece was Lost The final episode of The Dark Crystal surprised me in a way I did not expect. Ok, like Roger, I admit to enjoying some soppy romantic moments myself; I’m a sap, sure, but … Continue reading
Unusual Doctor Who Photo #2: Colourful Daleks
Today’s photo from Doctor Who’s distant past is from the first ever Dalek story: Most fans have probably seen colour photos of those original blue and silver Daleks, but just look at that control panel in the background! What a … Continue reading
Unusual Doctor Who Photo #1: The Bespectacled Doctor
Welcome to a new bonus feature in the Junkyard! Let’s start at the beginning, with this rather unusual publicity shot from An Unearthly Child: Seeing Hartnell in a publicity shot wearing glasses is quite striking, isn’t it. Yes, he does … Continue reading
Regeneration Influences
The talk of companions influencing how a regeneration turns out in Rose the Friend Influence has sparked off some interesting discussions in the Junkyard, behind the scenes. Here’s Mike’s fascinating take on the subject, where he has taken my spark … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Who, Random Chatter, Science Fiction, Thirteenth Doctor
Tagged Regeneration
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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (1)
Episode 1: End. Begin. All the Same. My sister was born in January of 1980. By the time The Dark Crystal was released in December of 1982, she would have been close to 3 years old, and her first theatrical … Continue reading
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Prisoner of the Judoon
Season 3 of The Sarah Jane Adventures opens with Prisoner of the Judoon, capitalizing on the popularity of a Doctor Who monster and adding some extras to it along the way. It’s actually a really surprising episode: while there’s no explicit … Continue reading
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Primeval
I had to take a long drive for work which lead to one specific thing: for the first time in months, I saw the CD case before I put the CDs into the player! Now, this wasn’t a big deal … Continue reading
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From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love
Is that really the title? Yes! But that’s not all you won’t believe about this blip in the history of the Doctor Who universe. In March of 2009, we were treated to a one-off episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures, presented … Continue reading
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Colditz
Twenty five stories into Big Finish’s main range of Doctor Who CDs and I am reminded that I should never presume. For instance, last week I made the comment that these stories have a prerequisite: there needs to be an … Continue reading
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Enemy of the Bane
I decided to watch Enemy of the Bane over two nights and walked away from part one laughing. I could envision the whole scenario… Logging into IDN – that’s the Intergalacted Defeated Network for those of you not in the … Continue reading
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The Eye of the Scorpion
Coming off of Project: Twilight, I knew Big Finish would have their work cut out for them with The Eye of the Scorpion. They tell good stories, but after such a powerhouse, it was questionable if they could keep the … Continue reading
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The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith
Wow! Just… wow! We finally have a story this season that is not about mind control! Didn’t see that coming! Well, while that’s true, it wasn’t really why I was saying “wow”. I have to hand it to Gareth Roberts, he wrote … Continue reading
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Project: Twilight
I admit it: I had been waiting for this one. I couldn’t wait to sink my proverbial teeth into this one again since I last listened to it in 2001. And I knew I had to be getting close but … Continue reading
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The Mark of the Berserker
I’ve got to hand it to The Sarah Jane Adventures; it really does tackle some big subjects. In The Mark of the Berserker, Clyde’s dad, Paul, turns up after a long absence and disrupts the lives of all the kids, while … Continue reading
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Bloodtide
This is one of those audacious stories that Doctor Who pulls off from time to time. What I mean by that is that every so often we get a big, world-spanning revelation in Doctor Who. For instance, in City of Death we … Continue reading
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Secrets of the Stars
The Sarah Jane Adventures continues to impress with good stories, but I’m noticing trends that I probably missed the first time around because of the time between waiting to watch the episodes. Now I’m watching one right after the other … Continue reading
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Dust Breeding
It should go without saying that voices are very important in audio stories. If you have good voice actors, it can make all the difference. When I started Dust Breeding, I avoided spoilers (including even checking what story I was … Continue reading
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The View from the Junkyard 