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This week more Who's at the Playhouse coverage with a panel featuring Carole Anne Ford, Peter Purves and Anneke Wills. You may wish to contribute to the show's running costs, it's Patreon is here https://www.patreon.com/tdrury or buy me a coffee here https://ko-fi.com/timdrury The show is also on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/ If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.
A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife - a Doctor Who Commentary podcast
Joe, Lee & Cam; 'Her love? Oh, there's gratitude for you!' Can Lee summarise his thoughts on a story he hasn't heard a single word uttered? Why does Lee love this so much? And who gave Anneke Wills her first orgasm?
Welcome back to The Pop Culture Historians and their Classic Doctor Who Watch/Rewatch! Ryan is a Who novice and watching for the first time, and Jimmy is the expert, and rewatching once again! This week, they meet THE FACELESS ONES and are impressed that this six part story set in Gatwick Airport could be so effective. And, of course, we discuss Ben and Polly taking a departing flight off the show. You can find the Anneke Wills interview referenced here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rqmfl
NEW DOCTOR! NEW COMPANIONS! NEW CYBERMEN! Join your tour guides Jason Thomason and Justin Clark as they discuss the most important and mostly missing season in the show's history starring Patrick Troughton, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze, Frasier Hines and Deborah Watling. Be sure to follow us on Facebook at Grand Circle Tour Magic Ticket Holders, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/grandcircletourpodcast/ and YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@grandcircletour The Grand Circle Tour Podcast is in no way part of, endorsed or authorized by, or affiliated with the Walt Disney Company, BBC, BBC America, Bad Wolf Productions or their affiliates. As to Disney artwork/properties: © Disney. Disclosure | Privacy Policy
From Galaxy 4 to the O.K. Corral to a mission to the unknown. Myth Makers, War Machines, Cybermen and the first regeneration. Join your tour guides Jason Thomason and Justin Clark as they discuss the third season from 1965 and all the magic that happens starring the late, great William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Maureen O'Brien, Jean Marsh, and Anneke Wills in our third weekly Doctor Who season recap. Be sure to follow us on Facebook at Grand Circle Tour Magic Ticket Holders, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/grandcircletourpodcast/ and YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@grandcircletour The Grand Circle Tour Podcast is in no way part of, endorsed or authorized by, or affiliated with the Walt Disney Company, BBC, BBC America, Bad Wolf Productions or their affiliates. As to Disney artwork/properties: © Disney. Disclosure | Privacy Policy
The Brothers watched The Moonbase and The Faceless Ones in their continuing journey through all of the companions. They chat about the stories, then have a more detailed discussion about Polly and the actor that played her, Anneke Wills!
Ben and Mark discuss two benevolent dictatorships as they tackle 'The Lie of the Land' and 'The Macra Terror'? Does the Monk trilogy reach a satisfying conclusion? Were British holiday camps all that bad? Under discussion: Would the Monk arc have worked better as a 12 part Netflix series? Is 'The Lie of the Land' the most overt bit of political commentary in all of Doctor Who? Is the first Troughton series one of the great under-appreciated moments in Doctor Who? Also, Ben and Mark ponder the thesis that humanity never learns from its mistakes, and discuss how 'The Macra Terror' may be more relevant than it's ever been.
Charles Skaggs & Jesse Jackson discuss “The Faceless Ones”, the eighth serial from Doctor Who Season Four in 1967, featuring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, and the departure of Anneke Wills as Polly Wright and Michael Craze as Ben Jackson! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopSMG, @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/NextStopEverywherePodcast Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!
ITC Entertained The World - episode 8 - Strange Report Hosted by Jaz Wiseman, Rodney Marshall and Al Samujh. Jaz, Rodney and Al discuss Strange Report - the 1968 ITC series starring Anthony Quayle as Adam Strange, Kaz Garas as Hamlyn Gynt, Anneke Wills as Evelyn McClean with Charles Lloyd Pack as Professor Marks. Filmed on location in swinging London and at Pinewood Studios. With interview clips from Anneke Wills and Kaz Garas. Hail a London taxi, or jump on the back of an old British motorcycle but don't leave any incriminating evidence... With thanks to Network
After a pizza and a false start; Sarah watches her first story featuring the second doctor.We discuss Ben and Polly's reaction to the change, the guest characters and an insight from Anneke Wills as written in her autobiography. For this story we watched the official BBC DVD animated special edition release but you can also watch the earlier animation available on Britbox.
Charles Skaggs & Jesse Jackson are joined by special guest companion DJ Nik from Happiness in Darkness: The Superhero Movie Podcast to discuss “The War Machines”, the tenth serial of Doctor Who Season Three from 1966, featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, the departure of Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet, and the introductions of Michael Craze as Ben Jackson and Anneke Wills as Polly Wright! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopSMG, @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW @HIDarknesspod Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/Nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!
Charles Skaggs is joined by returning special guest companion John Takacs to discuss "The Macra Terror", the lost seventh serial from Doctor Who Season 4 in 1967, recently recreated using animation, featuring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Anneke Wills as Polly Wright, Michael Craze as Ben Jackson, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, and the first appearance of the Macra! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopSMG @CharlesSkaggs @Jtakiss1390 Facebook: Facebook.com/NextStopEverywherePodcast Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!
Hoy os traemos una entrega muy especial porque hacemos este episodio en colaboración con los amigos de la web Audiowho, una veterana web que nos trae las traducciones de todo lo que compone el universo expandido de Doctor Who: Cómics, novelas y audios. Y coincidiéndo su nuevo lanzamiento con el serial que nos toca, The Smugglers, hemos aunado lanzamientos para que podáis revisar esta história desde dos puntos diferentes: El clásico del serial y la novelización que de él hizo Terrance Dicks. Link a la novelización: https://www.audiowho.com/2019/11/los-traficantes/ Por si os pica la curiosidad os dejo el link al post con las fotos de Anneke Wills en Cornwall, rememorando la filmación: https://annekewills.com/the-return/ Podéis poneros en contacto para comentarnos en los comentarios de Ivoox o en nuestra cuenta de Twitter @UnaTardisEnCH Música de Jamendo utilizada de fondo: - Beautiful Piano de WhiteCat - Morning Sun de Alexander Klein
NEW TO WHO AND THE TENTH PLANETDave Kitchen from The Doctor Who Show blinked again. Lights were moving towards him through the murk of the blizzard. Even as he looked, the lights changed into figures clad in silver-armoured suits, advancing across the ice with a slow deliberate step. Horror-struck, Dave reached for his microphone. BUT THEY CONTINUED MARCHING...Dan and Steven have arrived in Sydney. The discussion of a story of firsts by this invincible, fearless podcast has begun-and the last thrilling adventure of the first DOCTOR WHO.New to Who begins a trilogy of regeneration stories with this, the final story of the first Doctor - the original, you might say - the late, great William Hartnell. And who better to join us in discussing this wonderful pioneer than perhaps his biggest fan, Dave Kitchen from The Doctor Who Show?Although being the last story for the First Doctor, THE TENTH PLANET is also a story of many firsts; the first regeneration story, the first Cybermen story, and the first story of a narrative format that would come to define the show: The Base Under Siege.The cover of the original imprint of the 1976 Target novelisation for THE TENTH PLANET is used with the kind permission of Chris Achilleos. The novelisation is written by Gerry Davis. The audiobook is read by Anneke Wills.Intro theme by Our Colin (2017). Much love and thanks, Col ❤︎Special thanks to Sarah Tout at Voice Box Media Training.NEXT MONTH: THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI
More coverage of The Capitol 3 convention this week with Anneke Wills who played Polly in the Patrick Troughton era. You can see my photos of the event here https://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/albums/72157695567390494 End Theme: Dr Who(8 Bit Version) By Finn Talisker The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/ If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.
Join comedian, TV expert and Doctor Who aficionado Toby Hadoke as he travels through 54 years of Doctor Who on TV, tracking down people involved with every story and presenting these free downloads and podcasts...
Charles Skaggs and Jesse Jackson discuss "The Tenth Planet", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 4 in 1966, featuring the final story of William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Michael Craze as Ben Jackson, Anneke Wills as Polly Wright, and the first appearance of the Cybermen! Find us here: Twitter: @NextStopSMG @CharlesSkaggs @JesseJacksonDFW Facebook: Facebook.com/NextStopEverywherePodcast/ Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com
We go North of border today to find ourselves facing a mishmash of enmity from all over Europe - times haven't changed, have they! Bonnie Scotland is the setting for myriad skirmishes for the control of Great Britain, with pirates, a not-quite-himself Second Doctor and a new edition to the TARDIS crew - download and listen to what we think - but then email, twitter or send us an audio recording to let us know what YOU think!
This week's "last" is a goodbye to a companion we're all quite fond of, Steven Taylor (not to be confused with Steven Tyler). Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we marvel at the excellence of this story, the excellence of Dodo in it, the excellence of Steven's reason for leaving the TARDIS, and the total lack of excellence in the general amount of fandom discussion surrounding this story. Why have we heard so little about this one? Have you watched/read/listened to "The Savages"? Did you love it? Tell us in the comments! ^E Also covered: Liz reads the fab excerpt from Paul Cornell's new novel Chalk (available now!)! Tansy enjoys Deb's interview with Anneke Wills! can finally share her Blake's 7 fan art dollies now that Down and Safe has reached "Gambit"! adores a Teefury shirt featuring Hayley Atwell as the 13th Doctor! Erika recorded a delightful members-only "Who-Complete Me" game show ep of Lazy Doctor Who for The Incomparable Network! can't control the squee over the fact that P-Cap will be at Calgary Expo in April! Deb points out we're less than a month away from NEW DOCTOR WHO! picks up the fantastic Doctor Who and Torchwood audiobook bundle from Humble Bundle! Bonus links: Lazy Doctor Who talks about "The Savages": Part 1, Part 2, Parts 3-4Humble Book Bundle Women of Science Fiction and Fantasy
It's time for another con-sourced interview! Join Deb and Erika as they chat very briefly about Deb's experience interviewing Anneke Wills at Long Island Who. Then listen to the interview. This lady has had quite a life! Tragedy, success, and strawberries with John Lennon. What more could you ask for? ^E
Mark returns to help Seth provide their humor and insight to the grand finale of The power Of The Daleks. Only broadcast once in 1966, this adaption is the closest we may ever get to seeing the long lost classic starring Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, and Anneke Wills. The post Power Of The Daleks Part Six Examined first appeared on Geekville Radio.
Seth flies his TARDIS solo for part five of The Power Of The Daleks. Only broadcast once in 1966, this adaption is the closest we may ever get to seeing the long lost classic starring Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, and Anneke Wills. The post Power Of The Daleks Part Five Examined first appeared on Geekville Radio.
....and here we go! Thanks for joining us for the very first full episode of Who and Company, exploring Doctor Who and all sorts of related British shows with a company of great people. We're starting us off this monthly podcast with a long-awaited reunion of THE Doctor Who Podcast alumni, Michele and James! Join us for our discussion of the recently released Power of the Daleks. Stay tuned after the discussion for Drew's very special interview with the one and only Polly, Anneke Wills! Email us at: whoandcompany@yahoo.com On Twitter: @whoandcompany
For seemingly every single Doctor Who convention that one or all of the Three Who Rule have ever attended, Wendy Padbury has been there. Standing next to them in lines, walking past them in the hallway, but never, ever a guest on Radio Free Skaro. Until today! Ms. Padbury joins a panel of fine thespians (and Doctor Who companions) Anneke Wills, Deborah Watling, Louise Jameson, and Lisa Greenwood (and all interviewed by our very own Steven) recorded at Chicago TARDIS from this past November! Links: – Class Ep 1 and 2 overnight viewing figures on BBC One – Toby Hadoke’s 2016 In Memoriam video Chicago TARDIS Interview: – Anneke Wills – Deborah Watling – Wendy Padbury – Louise Jameson – Lisa Greenwood
Join Mark and Seth as they bring their signature blend of knowledge and humor to the recently released animated adaption The Power Of The Daleks. Only broadcast once in 1966, this adaption is the closest we may ever get to seeing the long lost classic starring Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, and Anneke Wills. The post Power Of The Daleks Part Two Examined first appeared on Geekville Radio.
Charles Skaggs and Jesse Jackson discuss "The Power of the Daleks", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 4 in 1966, featuring Patrick Troughton's first story as the Second Doctor, Michael Craze as Ben Jackson, and Anneke Wills as Polly Wright! Find us here: Twitter: @NextStopSMG @CharlesSkaggs @JesseJacksonDFW Facebook: Facebook.com/NextStopEverywherePodcast/ Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com
It’s beginning to look a lot like Mysterio, as the Xmas Special Hype Machine revs up its engines and heads straight for our hearts while we eagerly anticipate the first new Doctor Who gracing our eyeballs in close to a year. Superheroics dominate the news, but we also have an interview with Classic Who companions Peter Purves and Anneke Wills from Chicago TARDIS! And do keep listening to our daily Advent Fluid Links, which get more Christmas-y by the day! Links: – New trailer for “The Return of Doctor Mysterio” – “The Return of Doctor Mysterio” in Danish cinemas December 26 and 28 – “The Return of Doctor Mysterio” on Region 1 Blu-ray and DVD on February 21 – “The Power of the Daleks” Region 1 DVD artwork and extras – Big Finish announces Doctor Who main range releases for 2017 – Peter Capaldi shooting script up for auction – Actor Johnny Dennis has died – Chicago TARDIS Interviews: – Peter Purves – Anneke Wills
DALEKS CONQUER AND DESTROY! Civil war breaks out on Vulcan, as Christel, Chris and Cameron, plus special guest Anneke Wills, discuss the final, explosive instalment of The Power of the Daleks! From November 5th, The Power of the Daleks will be available to buy, download and keep exclusively from BBC Store (UK only). The first 1000 customers to buy the adventure will get a set of 6 limited edition art cards for free! Visit www.bbcstore.com. For how to access The Power of the Daleks outside of the UK, please visit bbc.in/2bS1taq Doctor Who: The Fan Show theme is composed and performed by Blair Mowat.
Cracking crustaceans! It's the Macra Terror! Greg, David and Michael must walk at a very leisurely pace to try and escape their advance. In time for the new audio version from BBC Audio read by Anneke Wills, we review this mysterious lost story.
We ease into the weekend with a new free podcast and download from Toby Hadoke, as he chats to another Doctor Who figure, about his career and life...
We talk to Angela Bruce, Anneke Wills, Daniel Anthony, Danny John-Jules, Jemma Redgrave, Kai Owen, Noel Clarke, Paul Darrow & Ricco Ross as Film & Comic-Con Bournemouth. GallifreyStands is sponsored by http://www.DottiesCharms.co.uk. Check out the Doctor Who range today. WhovianRound Up is by http://indiemacuser.com/ GallifreyStands can be found at on twitter @DoctorSquee, by email GallifreyStandsPodcast@gmail.com, on stitcher, iTunes & http://gallifreystandspodcast.podbean.com & on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481026762176392/ You can buythe GallifreyStands lipbalm @ https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/209093664/gallifrey-stands-geek-stix-inspired-by?ref=shop_home_active_12 Pleasesupport our Pod-Pals too: DisAfterDark Just give me a few minutes AMAudioMediaTangentBoundNetwork
There's a fantastic Doctor Who convention coming to Hunt Valley, Maryland, March 18-20, 2016 and on this episode, showrunners Oni Hartstein and James Harknell were kind enough to sit down for a while with me and talk all about it. Register online now at regenerationwho.com and join in the fun. I'll be there and hopefully so will you! Tons of guests including Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Fraser Hines, Wendy Padbury, Michael Troughton, Anneke Wills, Deborah Watling, Sophie (Aldred) Henderson, Terry Malloy, Nick Briggs, Rob Shearman, Dominic Glynn, the list goes on! ReGenerationWho.com www.huntvalleywyndhamgrand.com
Daniel and Shana are joined by working actor and the current Ben Jackson for Big Finish Elliot Chapman in what was supposed to be a thorough discussion of Castrovalva. As it happened, very little actual analysis of Peter Davison's first story actually occurred. Instead, the trio discuss Elliot's work for Big Finish, including working with Anneke Wills and Frazer Hines, as well as some of his techniques in capturing the authentic Ben without resorting to caricature. They then move on to discuss the Fifth Doctor era in general, especially the soapier elements and some of the pacing issues in Bidmead's script. Finally, they have a brief conversation about the actual story, largely revolving around the ideas of creations overcoming their creators and the role of the tapestry as TV screen. Main Topic: Castrovalva. With special guest Elliot Chapman. Phallic symbols. Promiscuous Elliot. Other podcasts. Ben Jackson. Shana's podcast boyfriend. The buck stops with the script. Replacing Michael Craze. Frazer and Anneke. Watching New Who with Frazer and Anneke. Jamie/Davros/Quark fan fiction. Moving into Castrovalva. Post-regeneration fog. Flawed genius. "Who cares about intention anyway?" Transition. JNT undercutting Tegan. Janet Fielding learns how to act on the job. Costumes and aesthetics. No emotions. Could have been padded in interesting ways. Earliest Who. The Sam Seeleys. Soap opera Who. A Tartovsky reference. White male oppressor. Pacing. Dealing with the format. Three acts. "Castravulva." Feminized Five. Miscast in the most wonderful way. "Get his balls back." Davison versus Baker. The fucking cricket outfit. Thatcher's jingoism. Miscast brilliantly. Posh-boy thing. Block transfer computation. The Mind Robber. Klein bottles. Moving Shardovan. The Dog Agrees! Influential Bidmead. Didn't talk about Adric's cock. Wrapping Up. Next week: The last four episodes of Series 9. Find Our Stuff! Find us on iTunes! Or Facebook! We love email (oispacemanpodcast@gmail.com)! And all our episodes are on oispaceman.libsyn.com. You can also find a text blog associated with this podcast at oispacemanblog.wordpress,com. Our theme song is "Doctor Who Theme on Minimoog" by James Bragg. Find his Youtube channel at youtube.com/hyperdust7 and his band page at phoenix-flare.com. Daniel's Tumblr Twitter Shana's Tumblr Twitter Elliot is an old-fashioned man and doesn't have a website of his own, but you can find all of his Big Finish work here and follow him on Twitter at @E11iotChapman.
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Just time for a bit more Whooverville 5 coverage before we celebrate Christmas with another episode of Doctor Who to view and review. This week Simon from The Pubcast and Chris from The Pharos Project Podcast are talking to Anneke Wills who played Polly in the Second Doctor era she talks amongst other things about her(at that time unaired) cameo in An Adventure in Space and Time. The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/ You can see my photos of Whooverville 5 here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157635295320665/ If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.
from wiki An Adventure in Space and Time is a British television commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the science fiction series , which tells the story of its creation. It is written by the Doctor Who and writer . Details of the film were announced by the BBC on 9 August 2012, with the programme airing on in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2013, on in the United States and in Canada on 22 November 2013, on UKTV in New Zealand on 22 November 2013 and on in Australia on 24 November 2013. The TV programme was shown in a pre-screening at the British Film Institute in on 12 November 2013. Contents [] Synopsis[] In 1966, () is in his dressing room at the BBC. He insults a stagehand who calls him to the set, where the delay caused by his absence is noticed. Hartnell enters in costume, ready to film his last moments as and stands in front of the TARDIS console. First gazing at the ceiling, he lowers his head and closes his eyes. Three years earlier, BBC executive () is asked to create a show that will fill the gap between and . He has an idea for a science-fiction series with the central character being a "doctor", although he does not know of what. When he tells his colleague () she is hesitant to join the project. She changes her mind when Newman asks her to be the producer, not his assistant. Lambert and the show's director, (), meet William Hartnell to offer him the lead role in what will eventually be titled Doctor Who and, despite some trepidation, he accepts. During a rehearsal, Hartnell is dissatisfied that the lacks an interior set. Newman then compliments Hartnell's acting ability to save his producer from a troublesome conversation. However, Newman has misgivings about Lambert's handling of her job. This inspires Lambert to become more assertive and she forces the set designer to finally create the TARDIS interior. He does so effortlessly, impressing Lambert. The recording of the pilot episode is beset with difficulties; Newman dislikes the result and orders a re-shoot. Following this, he is finally contented and schedules a transmission date. After the broadcast of the , Lambert and Hussein are nervous, as it occurs the day after the and its potential audience is diminished. Newman summons Lambert and tells her of Controller of BBC1 's () request to cancel the show, but Lambert emphasises her belief in it and asks him to repeat the first episode before the second is screened. For the next serial, Newman expresses his concern about the , referring to them as "bug-eyed monsters", which he refused to allow on the show since its creation. However, Lambert eventually convinces him. Following the transmission of the, Lambert realises its popularity when she spots children impersonating the creatures' catchphrase, "Exterminate". Newman is pleased to tell her that the programme achieved a viewership of 10 million and continued production is now assured. As most of the original cast and crew (including Hussein and Lambert) gradually move on to other projects, Hartnell's health declines, which leads to him forget lines and require scenes to be re-shot — something the BBC can ill-afford. Hartnell meets with Newman and asks for a reduced workload, but the decision has already been taken to replace him. Hartnell has grown to embrace playing the Doctor and struggles with his emotional attachment to the character. However, he reluctantly accepts the situation. As he later informs his wife, Heather (), of the news he breaks into tears and says, "I don't want to go." Before his final scene, Hartnell shares a brief exchange with his successor, (). As the cameras are about to record, Hartnell looks across the main console. He sees , who will play the same role nearly 50 years later, and who silently acknowledges Hartnell's legacy. Production[] The drama is produced by Matt Strevens, and directed by . Filming began in February 2013. The production was based at the Wimbledon Studios in London, with shooting also taking place at . On Sunday 17 February 2013, location filming for the drama took place early in the morning on in London. This involved replicas of 1960s props crossing the bridge, in a recreation of a famous scene from the 1964 Doctor Who serial . Interior scenes replicating early Doctor Who production at were also filmed, showing 1963-era cameras and studio equipment. To make the drama understandable to a general audience not knowledgeable about the history of Doctor Who, not all of those involved in its creation are represented in the script. For example, the programme's original story editor does not appear, and his role is merged with that of associate producer . Part of the production involved the recreation of scenes from the classic series, some of which are from such as. Mark Gatiss had stated that his ambitions included filming the death of from the missing episode 12 of, using actress (who originally played the character in 1965) to play the increasingly aging Sara, and using footage of the publicity photo-shoot for , but the budget could not accommodate them. Cast[] A number of the cast have appeared in Doctor Who at one time or another, most notably William Russell and Carole Ann Ford. appeared in the episode "", while was in the Series 7 episode "", both alongside as the Doctor; was in the serial with ; appeared as the title character in the serial with ; has played the voice of the since the series was revived in 2005 and voiced the Elder Ood in . Jean Marsh and Anneke Wills, who both played companions to Hartnell's First Doctor also appeared during Verity Lambert's leaving party scene. Doctor Who actors[] as , who portrayed the as , who portrayed as , who portrayed Claudia Grant as , who portrayed Anna-Lisa Drew as , who portrayed as , who portrayed the Sophie Holt as , who portrayed as , original voice of the and as the Cyril the caveman Behind-the-scenes personnel[] as , co-creator as , original producer as , original director Sarah Winter as , creator of composer 's theme tune recording as , associate producer as , director as Richard Martin, director David Annen as , original production designer Sam Hoare as , director as , controller of Others[] as Heather Hartnell, wife of William Hartnell Cara Jenkins as Judith "Jessica" Carney, granddaughter of William Hartnell as Harry as Joyce Ross Gurney-Randall as Reg Reece Pockney as Alan Charlie Kemp as Arthur Roger May as Len Kit Connor as Charlie[] as himself (uncredited cameo) (uncredited cameo) (uncredited cameo) Earlier proposals[] Gatiss first pitched the idea of such a drama to the BBC for the programme's fortieth anniversary in 2003, submitting a proposal to . However, the proposal was rejected by the BBC, and Gatiss was told there was no available slot or budget for such a programme. Ten years prior to Gatiss's pitch, at the time of Doctor Who's thirtieth anniversary in 1993, film-maker had proposed a similar project called The Legend Begins to the BBC. The Legend Begins would have mixed documentary interviews with those responsible for the creation of Doctor Who with a dramatised strand showing the programme's beginnings. Eventually, the dramatisation idea was abandoned in favour of a standard documentary format looking at the entire history of Doctor Who, which was eventually broadcast on as in November 1993. When interviewed in 2003, Mark Gatiss said that he was unaware of Davies's earlier The Legend Begins proposal when he first came up with the idea for his programme. Home media[] The programme will be released on DVD on 2 December 2013. An Adventure in Space and Time is a British television commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the science fiction series , which tells the story of its creation. It is written by the Doctor Who and writer . Details of the film were announced by the BBC on 9 August 2012, with the programme airing on in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2013, on in the United States and in Canada on 22 November 2013, on UKTV in New Zealand on 22 November 2013 and on in Australia on 24 November 2013. The TV programme was shown in a pre-screening at the British Film Institute in on 12 November 2013. Contents [] Synopsis[] In 1966, () is in his dressing room at the BBC. He insults a stagehand who calls him to the set, where the delay caused by his absence is noticed. Hartnell enters in costume, ready to film his last moments as and stands in front of the TARDIS console. First gazing at the ceiling, he lowers his head and closes his eyes. Three years earlier, BBC executive () is asked to create a show that will fill the gap between and . He has an idea for a science-fiction series with the central character being a "doctor", although he does not know of what. When he tells his colleague () she is hesitant to join the project. She changes her mind when Newman asks her to be the producer, not his assistant. Lambert and the show's director, (), meet William Hartnell to offer him the lead role in what will eventually be titled Doctor Who and, despite some trepidation, he accepts. During a rehearsal, Hartnell is dissatisfied that the lacks an interior set. Newman then compliments Hartnell's acting ability to save his producer from a troublesome conversation. However, Newman has misgivings about Lambert's handling of her job. This inspires Lambert to become more assertive and she forces the set designer to finally create the TARDIS interior. He does so effortlessly, impressing Lambert. The recording of the pilot episode is beset with difficulties; Newman dislikes the result and orders a re-shoot. Following this, he is finally contented and schedules a transmission date. After the broadcast of the , Lambert and Hussein are nervous, as it occurs the day after the and its potential audience is diminished. Newman summons Lambert and tells her of Controller of BBC1 's () request to cancel the show, but Lambert emphasises her belief in it and asks him to repeat the first episode before the second is screened. For the next serial, Newman expresses his concern about the , referring to them as "bug-eyed monsters", which he refused to allow on the show since its creation. However, Lambert eventually convinces him. Following the transmission of the, Lambert realises its popularity when she spots children impersonating the creatures' catchphrase, "Exterminate". Newman is pleased to tell her that the programme achieved a viewership of 10 million and continued production is now assured. As most of the original cast and crew (including Hussein and Lambert) gradually move on to other projects, Hartnell's health declines, which leads to him forget lines and require scenes to be re-shot — something the BBC can ill-afford. Hartnell meets with Newman and asks for a reduced workload, but the decision has already been taken to replace him. Hartnell has grown to embrace playing the Doctor and struggles with his emotional attachment to the character. However, he reluctantly accepts the situation. As he later informs his wife, Heather (), of the news he breaks into tears and says, "I don't want to go." Before his final scene, Hartnell shares a brief exchange with his successor, (). As the cameras are about to record, Hartnell looks across the main console. He sees , who will play the same role nearly 50 years later, and who silently acknowledges Hartnell's legacy. Production[] The drama is produced by Matt Strevens, and directed by . Filming began in February 2013. The production was based at the Wimbledon Studios in London, with shooting also taking place at . On Sunday 17 February 2013, location filming for the drama took place early in the morning on in London. This involved replicas of 1960s props crossing the bridge, in a recreation of a famous scene from the 1964 Doctor Who serial . Interior scenes replicating early Doctor Who production at were also filmed, showing 1963-era cameras and studio equipment. To make the drama understandable to a general audience not knowledgeable about the history of Doctor Who, not all of those involved in its creation are represented in the script. For example, the programme's original story editor does not appear, and his role is merged with that of associate producer . Part of the production involved the recreation of scenes from the classic series, some of which are from such as. Mark Gatiss had stated that his ambitions included filming the death of from the missing episode 12 of, using actress (who originally played the character in 1965) to play the increasingly aging Sara, and using footage of the publicity photo-shoot for , but the budget could not accommodate them. Cast[] A number of the cast have appeared in Doctor Who at one time or another, most notably William Russell and Carole Ann Ford. appeared in the episode "", while was in the Series 7 episode "", both alongside as the Doctor; was in the serial with ; appeared as the title character in the serial with ; has played the voice of the since the series was revived in 2005 and voiced the Elder Ood in . Jean Marsh and Anneke Wills, who both played companions to Hartnell's First Doctor also appeared during Verity Lambert's leaving party scene. Doctor Who actors[] as , who portrayed the as , who portrayed as , who portrayed Claudia Grant as , who portrayed Anna-Lisa Drew as , who portrayed as , who portrayed the Sophie Holt as , who portrayed as , original voice of the and as the Cyril the caveman Behind-the-scenes personnel[] as , co-creator as , original producer as , original director Sarah Winter as , creator of composer 's theme tune recording as , associate producer as , director as Richard Martin, director David Annen as , original production designer Sam Hoare as , director as , controller of Others[] as Heather Hartnell, wife of William Hartnell Cara Jenkins as Judith "Jessica" Carney, granddaughter of William Hartnell as Harry as Joyce Ross Gurney-Randall as Reg Reece Pockney as Alan Charlie Kemp as Arthur Roger May as Len Kit Connor as Charlie[] as himself (uncredited cameo) (uncredited cameo) (uncredited cameo) Earlier proposals[] Gatiss first pitched the idea of such a drama to the BBC for the programme's fortieth anniversary in 2003, submitting a proposal to . However, the proposal was rejected by the BBC, and Gatiss was told there was no available slot or budget for such a programme. Ten years prior to Gatiss's pitch, at the time of Doctor Who's thirtieth anniversary in 1993, film-maker had proposed a similar project called The Legend Begins to the BBC. The Legend Begins would have mixed documentary interviews with those responsible for the creation of Doctor Who with a dramatised strand showing the programme's beginnings. Eventually, the dramatisation idea was abandoned in favour of a standard documentary format looking at the entire history of Doctor Who, which was eventually broadcast on as in November 1993. When interviewed in 2003, Mark Gatiss said that he was unaware of Davies's earlier The Legend Begins proposal when he first came up with the idea for his programme. Home media[] The programme will be released on DVD on 2 December 2013.
Biography[] Wills' parents, Alaric and Anna Willys planned to buy a house in the but their plan was ended by the outbreak of . Alaric Wills's gambling debts forced his wife to find work while he became a captain in the and an absent figure. Anna was occupied as a companion to a blind aristocrat, gardener, teacher - moving Anneke and her brother Robin around the country.[] Career[] Wills gained her first role at the age of 11 while she was living on a houseboat in ,. The film was called Child's Play and she gave the £9 fee to her mother. Deciding she wanted to be an actress she then studied drama at the and in and quickly became one of the busiest actresses of her generation, early roles included an appearance as Roberta in the second TV version of in 1957. At 17 she began a relationship with while working on the TV series . Newley fathered Wills' first child, but left her to marry . During the 1960s Wills spent much of her time at the famous Troubadour Coffee Shop and , and was part of the so-called Chelsea Set, counting among her close friends and, , , and , and among others. Wills married actor in 1962, but Gough's infidelity and possessive nature led to the end of their marriage and the couple divorced in 1979. In 1966 she took the role of in Doctor Who and appeared in the show into 1967 alongside and then . Other television credits include appearances in and as Evelyn in (1969–70). She left the latter series when it was planned to switch filming to Hollywood. Personal life[] In 1970, Wills gave up acting and moved to , throwing herself into motherhood and gardening. During this time she travelled to and and spent time at , at the of . Known then as Ma Prem Anita, she visited the ashram many times in the 1970s and early 1980s, accompanied by her son Jasper (Swami Dhyan Yogi). She has remarried twice and lived in and in an artists' colony on in , returning to the UK in the mid-1990s. She is still involved in the worlds of Doctor Who, being a popular guest at and being employed by the and to record various Doctor Who related audio and DVD projects. The first volume of her autobiography, Self Portrait, was published in 2007 by Hirst Books, and a second volume, Naked, followed in 2009. Wills's latest book Anneke Wills - In Focus, was published in May 2012 by Fantom Films, an updated paperback version will be released in 2014. In October 2013 she recorded an abridged version of Who's There? the biography of , written by his granddaughter, Jessica Carney. References
This week. We continue our look at multi-Doctor stories as we examine "The Two Doctors". We quickly run out of things to talk about, so have bolted on an interview with Anneke Wills in order to pad things out a bit. Twitter: @Spurt_Russell @Doctor_Vendetta @beastmasterpete @PharosProject Email: pharos.project@yahoo.co.uk The Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepharosproject/ Website:http://thepharosproject.com/
This week's episode starts with a mini review of Doctor Who: Return to Earth on the Nintendo Wii then it's on to more Big Finish Day 2 coverage with the actors panel which consisted of Anneke Wills, Louise Jameson, Katy Manning and Terry Molloy being interviewed by Toby Haydoke. You can see video of this panel here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ib7QY9qafY& and my photos of Big Finish Day 2 are here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157629276217681/with/6858875263/ This week's end theme is Dr Who Gypsy Guitar version which you can see here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haQY-tW-iYM& If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury_alt or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.
This week on the show the Classic Series Dr Who panel at last year's Entertainment and Media Show which consisted of Anneke Wills, David Goodersen, Kate O Mara and Paul McGann. Video of this week's end theme is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haQY-tW-iYM& If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.
The Doctor Who Podcast is proud to present the first in a series of exclusive interviews with the stars and behind the scenes personalities from Doctor Who. Our first interview is with Anneke Wills who...
Summary: Welcome to the first Doctor Who Podcast Alliance joint podcast, recorded at a signing event at Waterstone’s, Lakeside, Thurrock, featuring Colin Baker (the 6th Doctor), Anneke Wills (1st and 2nd Doctor companion, Polly) and Paul Castle (Shooty Dog Thing fanzine and now book). In attendance were podcasters Luke Harrison (the Minute Doctor Who Podcast), […]
ERROR IN THE PODCAST. FOR WHICH I AM VERY SORRY. JACKIE LANE HAS NOT PASSED AWAY AS IMPLIED IN THIS TPD. PLEASE FORGIVE ANY PROBLEMS THAT THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED. A FULL APOLOGY WILL FOLLOW IN THE NEXT TDP The War Machines is a in the series , which was first broadcast in 4 weekly parts from to , . This serial is the first appearance of and as the and , as well as marking the departure of as . It should not be confused with the story . // Plot Synopsis When the lands in London near the Post Office Tower, the Doctor is unsettled by it. There the Doctor and Dodo meet Professor Brett, the creator of (Will Operating Thought ANalogue), an advanced computer that even knows what TARDIS stands for. On C-Day, WOTAN will be linked to other major computers to take them over, including those of the , and the . WOTAN begins to have its own agenda and takes control of Professor Brett through a hypnotic beeping noise. WOTAN's hypnotic influence is exerted over many humans including Dodo until the Doctor breaks her out of it. He subsequently arranges for her to be sent to the country house of Sir Charles Summer, leader of the Royal Scientific Club, who has come to the aid of the Doctor. WOTAN uses its hypnotised workforce in a secret warehouse near to construct an army of War Machines to take over the world. Major Green, the chief of security at the Post Office Tower, has been programmed to oversee the construction of the War Machines. He ensures that any intruders are dealt with and all humans continue working on the project until they drop. , Professor Brett's secretary, is one such production line convert, though a friend of hers, Royal Navy , evades the production line. He seeks out the Doctor, whom he met through Dodo before her conditioning, and helps flesh out what is known about the threat of WOTAN and the War Machines. The Doctor alerts the army to the warehouse production factory, but their weapons are somehow disabled when they go to confront the War Machines. He knows WOTAN is behind the plot too, but can do nothing as humans cannot enter the Tower through the strong hypnotic beams being emitted. Given scientific and political support, the Doctor manages to capture a War Machine using an electromagnetic trap. He changes its programming and then uses it to enter the Post Office Tower and destroy WOTAN. This ends the threat and immediately releases the human slaves from the hypnosis. Ben and Polly, the two "" young people the Doctor has befriended during the adventure, meet him at the TARDIS to explain that they visited Dodo, who has revealed that she has decided to stay in London. The Doctor thanks them and heads into the Police Box - followed by Ben and Polly, who enter the TARDIS with the intent to return Dodo's key to the old man. They are then suddenly whisked off into time and space... Continuity Naming issues WOTAN is pronounced "Votan" – as, it is explained, the Norse god sometimes was. It stands, though, for Will Operating Thought ANalogue, which is indicative of its ability to connect to the human brain. WOTAN refers to the Doctor as "Doctor Who" – the only time the character is ever given this name within the series' narrative (though he is often credited as such in the end titles). While there is nothing in the series that directly contradicts it, many fans see this as an error and several theories have tried to account for it, one noting that WOTAN may have been misinformed, since it also described the Doctor as "human". WOTAN also manages to discern the meaning of the acronym TARDIS; how it manages to do so is not explained. [] Destination Earth This serial is the first in the series to be completely set on a contemporary Earth. The previous landings of the TARDIS in the 1960s were either brief (the sequence from , several landings during , the stop over on in ) or exceptional (, where the TARDIS crew were shrunk down to the size of insects and could not fully interact with present day humans). Here, for the first time, we see the Doctor take a leading role in the protection of the planet, which becomes a regular theme for the series from here on. The decision to set more episodes on present-day Earth was taken because the producers felt that the audience was becoming bored with the purely historical episodes that had been a major element of the show to date. As a result, this story marks the beginning of the turn away from historical stories. The next two historical stories, "The Smugglers" (which immediately follows "The War Machines") and Season 4's "The Highlanders", were to be the last historical stories until Season 19's "Black Orchid". [] Synchronicity The episode appears to be set on 20 July 1966 - Ben and Polly leave the Doctor in the Second Doctor story set in London on the same date (see the ). However, the days of the week mentioned in The War Machines mean it cannot be 1966 if they're the same in Doctor Who continuity as in the 'real' world. Curiously, at the start of the latter serial, the Doctor comments that he feels the same sensation as he felt when the were around. While this appears to be intended to equate the War Machines and WOTAN to the Daleks, it is interesting to note that the events of the serial are revealed later in the series to happen contemporaneously with the serial . The novel by is set in an alternate reality where the Doctor had not been around to stop WOTAN. The villain is never referred to by name, only as "the Machine", and while he was overthrown thousands were left insane by his mind-control and Britain was reduced to a technologically backward dictatorship. A later serial that also foreshadows the internet is , which features a very similar computer villain. also sees the Doctor encountering another such being (this time having been linked with his own brain rather than that of a human) and commenting on how familiar the threat has become. Production Serial details by episode: Episode Broadcast Date Run Time (mm:ss) Viewers (in millions) Archive "Episode 1" 25 June 1966 24:01 5.4 16mm t/r "Episode 2" 2 July 1966 24:00 4.7 16mm t/r "Episode 3" 9 July 1966 23:58 5.3 16mm t/r "Episode 4" 16 July 1966 23:11 5.5 16mm t/r Source: Error: Production Code not specified. Working titles for this story included The Computers.. The idea for this story came about when was being interviewed for a position as science advisor to the series. The producers asked all of the interviewees what would happen if the recently-built Post Office Tower somehow took over. Pedler suggested that it would be the work of a rogue computer that communicated with the outside world by means of the telephone system. The producers liked this suggestion and not only offered Pedler the job but developed the idea into a script (one of the few to feature a 'Story Idea by' credit). Only one War Machine prop was actually constructed; the production team changed the numbers, to represent the different machines. The titling style of each episode in this serial differs from the standard titles of other serials. Instead of a title overlay, after the "Doctor Who" logo has faded, the screen shifts to a solid background containing four inversely-coloured rectangles aligned down the left-hand side (reminiscent to an old-style computer punch card). The title, one word at a time, scrolls upwards - "THE", "WAR", "MACH", "INES" - with a final flash displaying the complete title on two lines. Another flash reveals the writer, the next flash reveals the word "EPISODE", and the final flash shows the actual episode number. All of the lettering displayed in this titling sequence is shown in a retro-computer font. Each of the four episodes' title sequences have slight variations to them. Casting provided the voice of a policeman heard in Episode four.WOTAN received a credit as "And WOTAN" at the end of the first three episodes, the only time a fictional character was credited as itself in the series.'s contract expired midway through production of this story. She does not appear again after episode two; Dodo's off-screen departure is relayed to the Doctor by Polly.This is the last era serial, and the only serial featuring and , to exist in its entirety. Missing episodes Aside from its soundtrack (recorded off-air by fans), this serial was lost in . The master videotapes for the story were the last of those starring William Hartnell to be junked, surviving until 1974. The 16mm film copies held by were also the last of their kind to be destroyed, surviving until 1978, shortly before the junking of material was halted by the intervention of fan . In 1978, a collector in Australia provided a copy of episode 2. Later in 1984 copies of all four episodes were returned from . Episodes 2, 3 and 4 all had cuts to them, but most have been restored due to a combination of the other copy of episode 2, material used in a promotional item on the BBC's and censored clips from . Some of the restored footage did not have its accompanying soundtrack, and so the missing sound was restored from the off-air recordings. To date, only episodes 3 and 4, do not exist in their entirety as was originally intended. Episode 3 is missing a visual brief bit of dialogue with Krimpton talking. This was replaced in the VHS release with a combination of a shot of WOTAN with the accompanied dialogue from the off-air recordings. Episode 3 is also missing around 59 seconds worth of the battle in the warehouse. Episode 4 is missing only a small amount of material. The first instance occurs with the man in the telephone box. Part of the continuing closeup of the man talking on the telephone is missing, but this was compensated on the VHS release by continuing in audio-only over the top of the beginning of the high shot of the phone box. There are also two lines of dialogue missing when Polly reports back to WOTAN. This scene, however, has not been re-instated for the VHS release as it was felt that there wouldn't be enough visual material to drop into the gap. The DVD release will have all of the episodes in their entirety. Commercial releases The serial was released on in 1997, with an item from Blue Peter and a (from the first part of the story) as extras. A DVD issue has been announced for August 25th 2008. Also, in 2007, an audio CD of the serial's soundtrack, with linking narration by and bonus interview with Anneke Wills, was released. In print book The War Machines Series Release number 136 Writer Publisher Cover artist and ISBN 0 426 20332 1 Release date 16 February 1989 Preceded by Followed by A novelisation of this serial, written by , was published by in February 1989.