Doctor Who?
Anyone really interested in or aware of British Culture will know that, along with Fish 'n' Chips, Salt 'n' Vinegar Crisps, mad licensing hours, the Royal Family, policemen in funny hats and so on, another icon of British culture is the children's (Children's? Oooh, scary!) television series, Doctor Who. Doctor Who, and, often enough, the Daleks. Or the Cybermen. I used to hide behind the sofa when the Daleks appeared... and the Cybermen gave me childhood nightmares! Read all about it on the BBC's Doctor Who Classic web-pages and Wikipedia.
Even better, read the novel! The original novel which inspired the series, available online or downloadable as a pdf file or pda file. More FREE Doctor Who books here.
Summer Reading? Nothing better!
Doctor Who? Who!
During Jon Pertwee's second season as the Doctor, in the serial Terror of the Autons (1971), images of murderous plastic dolls, daffodils killing unsuspecting victims and blank-featured android policemen marked the apex of the show's ability to frighten children. Other notable moments in that decade included the Doctor apparently being drowned by Chancellor Goth in The Deadly Assassin (1976), and the allegedly negative portrayal of Chinese people in The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977). - Wikipedia
posted by Mark @ 10:00 AM
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Ah Doctor Who… Those were the days when you could make a convincing (to a 10 year-old) sci-fi show for less than the price of a loaf of bread.
The Daleks used to really freak me out too, but I always thought I'd be able to outrun the Cybermen if push came to shove. We had to do knitting as one of our politically correct primary school subjects, so I made my dad a Tom Baker-style rainbow scarf!
Enjoying the blog
Do you still knit?
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