Tag Archives: Jamie

The Fourth Doctor Who Annual

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Roger Pocock

The children who got this for Christmas 1968 must have been so excited.  Look, there’s a YETI on the back cover!  That Yeti in the Underground story this year was great!  Quick, let’s look through and find the Yeti story! … Continue reading →

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The Abominable Snowmen

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Roger Pocock

This is the second story in a season that makes repeated use of the format of monsters attacking a base of some kind.  Occasionally the Troughton era gets criticised pretty unimaginatively for this repetition, but most eras of Doctor Who … Continue reading →

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The Seeds of Death

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Roger Pocock

The base-under-seige format of many of the Troughton stories has been mentioned many times, but why was it used so many times and why did it work so well?  I think it comes down to showing the audience one scary … Continue reading →

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The Ice Warriors

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Roger Pocock

It is probably fair to say that in the hierarchy of Doctor Who monsters from the classic era the Ice Warriors are generally considered the third most successful, after the Daleks and Cybermen.  To date these are the only three … Continue reading →

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The Space Pirates

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Roger Pocock

It is difficult to get a true impression of a mostly missing story from one existing episode and the soundtracks.  The lack of telesnaps makes it all the more difficult, with reconstruction attempts so far being worse than nothing.  Up … Continue reading →

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The Mind Robber

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Roger Pocock

When an actor was ill, what could be done? In this fantasy world, let’s have some fun! Losing our Jamie would be such a waste, So we’ll sort it all out by changing his face! I need to start this … Continue reading →

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