Tag Archives: William Hartnell

The Wheel of Fortune

Posted on December 22, 2016 by

Title: Doctor Who and the Crusaders Televised as: The Crusade (video release title) Written by: David Whitaker Teleplay by: David Whitaker Published in: 1966 Chapters: Three through Eight When I reviewed The Web Planet a few years back, I lamented … Continue reading →

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The Eye Should Have Contentment Where It Rests

Posted on December 20, 2016 by

Title: Doctor Who and the Crusaders Televised as: The Crusade (video release title) Written by: David Whitaker Teleplay by: David Whitaker Published in: 1966 Chapters: Prologue, One and Two “The next time we visit Earth, I hope we encounter a … Continue reading →

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DeWinter of our Discontent

Posted on December 18, 2016 by

Title: Doctor Who and the Zarbi Televised as: The Web Planet Written by: Bill Strutton Teleplay by: Bill Strutton Published in: September 1965 Chapters: Two through Six … that’s as in Roslyn de Winter, the choreographer who provided “Insect Movement”for  … Continue reading →

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Mad Men(optera)

Posted on December 16, 2016 by

Title: Doctor Who and the Zarbi Televised as: The Web Planet Written by: Bill Strutton Teleplay by: Bill Strutton Published in: September 1965 Chapter: One I’m gonna start off by cutting Bill Strutton some slack, just a little bit.  Doctor … Continue reading →

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Ian Chesterton in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks

Posted on December 12, 2016 by

Title: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure With the Daleks Televised as: The Daleks (video release title) Written by: David Whitaker Published in:November 1964 Chapters: Three through Six Last time, we talked about how David Whitaker opened his novelization of … Continue reading →

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The Novelization That Isn’t

Posted on December 10, 2016 by

Title: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure With the Daleks Written by: David Whitaker Published in:November 1964 Chapters: One and Two So here’s a true story.  I may have told it before.  It’s so embarrassing that it has to be … Continue reading →

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An Adventure in Space and Time

Posted on December 1, 2013 by

Airdate: November 21, 2013 Written by: Mark Gatiss Directed by: Terry McDonough The Story So Far: This is the BBC. The following program is based on actual events. It is important to remember, however, that you can’t rewrite history, not … Continue reading →

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The Web Planet

Posted on October 5, 2013 by

Up to this point,  watching Doctor Who from the beginning, I have tried to maintain a positive attitude.  I’ll find the good in anything (even in The Sensorites or The Rescue).  If an episode’s plot is bad or the writing is bad … Continue reading →

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