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If you enjoy baseless speculation about the future of Doctor Who, The War Between the Land and the Sea, RTD's career prospects, and most importantly, musings about Edmonton AM radio frequencies past and present, then this episode of Radio Free Skaro is for you (you sicko)! Plus we cover a new official Doctor Who quiz book from Beth Axford and “The Moon Cruise” by Esmie-Jikiemi-Pearson, some Steven Taylor Big Finish goodness, Steven's recent podcast promiscuity and the second part of our Classic Series Commentary for “The Visitation”! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Will The War Between The Land and The Sea all drop at once on iPlayer and Disney+? Doctor Who Magazine 618 released RTD's column from DWM 618 The Fourteenth Doctor and the Meep action figure set now available The Official Doctor Who Quiz Book by Beth Axford coming Sep 2025 New Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda novel ‘The Moon Cruise' by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson coming in Nov 2025 Big Finish released two new audiobooks read by Peter Purves to celebrate 60 years of Steven Taylor Doctor Who Season 1 Blu-Ray releasing Tuesday in North America Doctor Who The War Games in Colour releasing Tuesday in North America Steven on The Incomparable Doctor Who Season 2 wrap-up Steven on the Strangers in Space Doctor Who news update episode Commentary: The Visitation Part Two
Nick and Benji present… The Chat: BF Day and Rocky Taylor… Good Review Guy: Once and Future: Two's Company… Behind-the-Scenes and Drama Tease: UNIT: Brave New World - Fractures… Also Available: Dark Gallifrey - Missy Part 3.
Mark & Joe discuss the latest Companion Chronicles boxset featuring Maureen O'Brien, Carole Ann Ford, Peter Purves, Lauren Cornelius & Stephen Noonan!
Seonaid chats with fellow Doctor Who podcaster and all round nice guy Rob Harvey to chat about the missing story The Massacre or, to give it its Sunday name, The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve. Seonaid and Rob talk dodgy accents, the merits of Peter Purves, and William Hartnell playing two roles for no discernible reason. Please join the conversation!@myadventurepod
Charles Skaggs and Jesse Jackson discuss "Galaxy 4", the first serial from Doctor Who Season 3 in 1965, featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Maureen O'Brien as Vicki Pallister, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor, and Stephanie Bidmead as Maaga! Find us here:Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/Nextstopeverywherepodcast Bluesky: @charlesskaggs.bsky.social, @jessejacksondfw.bsky.social Email: NextStopWho@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!
It's official, Doctor Who is returning April 12 on BBC One, iPlayer, and Disney+, and will include Doctor Who alum Alan Cumming as an animated ne'er-do-well along with “Eurovision in Space” according to Who scribe Juno Dawson and much more, including children creating comic book creatures, much Big Finish news including friends of the show Riley Silverman and Paul Booth writing Short Trips. and our feature interview with Peter Cocker and Toby Hadoke about the Season 7 Collection Blu-Ray! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who season 2 arrives on BBC and Disney+ on April 12 with Alan Cumming to guest star Disney Season 2 press release Doctor Who “was a top 5 series on Disney+ globally every week it aired” said Disney The Mirror states Juno Dawson's will be “Eurovision in Space”, go out May 17 before the Eurovision final Peter Purves spoke of his time on Doctor Who at the BFI event for The Savages animation Doctor Who Propstore auction raises £245,243 for BBC Children in Need Blake's 7 The Collection Season 2 available for preorder (UK) Doctor Who Magazine #614 Creating Monsters: The Story behind the new Doctor Who comic strip, “Dance ‘Til You Drop” Former Doctor Who VFX provider The Mill shuts down as parent company Technicolor collapses Big Finish – Call Me Master: Inner Demons released Doctor Who's Sacha Dhawan wants Michelle Gomez team-up for Big Finish Big Finish – Doctor Who: The Ruins of Kaerula due June Big Finish Doctor Who Short Trips: Tales from the Vortex due April featuring new writers Film is Fabulous takes hold of giant film collection from a private collector Target Book Club – Celebrating Doctor Who Books with a day of talks and guests – happening July 19 Doctor Who: The Art of Time Travel Hardcover due Nov 20 Michael Herbert's “Things are not always what they seem” The Writing and Politics of Malcolm Hulke available Interview: Toby Hadoke Peter Crocker
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.
Ian and Nathan travel to 1066 via 1965 to review a story which changed Doctor Who forever!The Time Meddler (1965). Directed by Douglas Camfield. Written by Dennis Spooner. Starring william Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves and Peter Butterworth
Mark & Joe react to the latest first Doctor six part story starring Stephen Noonan and Peter Purves...
Nick and Benji present… The Chat: The Year Ahead… Good Review Guy: The Avengers and The Fifth Doctor Adventures… Behind-the-Scenes and Drama Tease: The First Doctor Adventures: The Living Darkness… Also Available: First Action Bureau.
In this episode, just one away from number 200, we review the episode Rogue with a small tribute to the late William Russell via a Peter Purves intro. Get your dancing shoes on, and let's talk Regency-era Doctor Who.
Did someone say SEASON THREE?!Beth and David return for Season Three of Doctor Who, with not one, but TWO stories under their belt!There's the beautiful Drahvins, the wedding cake-esque Chumblies, and a Body Shop (RIP) party/Mother's Meeting in space for the Mission To The Unknown.Plus, there's a discussion about some...choice words from Peter Purves, and there's preperation for ar Maureen's swansong.Massive thanks to the gorgeous people of the University of Central Lancashire for recreating the entire (!) Mission To The Unknown, which you can watch for free on the official Doctor Who YouTube channel.Beth and David are back next Wednesday (ish) - in the meantime, you can get in touch via @whowatchpodcast, or send them some love via email - thewhowatchpodcast@gmail.com.Plus, the gang are asking a favour - send this podcast on to three of your Who loving mates, and they'll be forever grateful!You can also tip The Who Watch Podcast via Ko-Fi, if you'd like!Find socials, the Song Of The Story playlists, and other fun things here, including Beth's ruddy quiz book!Music by Haydn WynnArtwork by Reece ConnollyPhotos from The Black Archive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A moment of silence, please, for Ian and Babs.Beth and David are simultaneously thrilled and absolutely devo'd at The Chase. Thrilled because it's an absolute banger of a story, devo'd because they're losing two of the best companions of all time (and space). Plus, David thought there'd be more Bradley Walsh references and there weren't.But before they get to their happy ending, there's lots happening! There's a screaming Irish ghost, an appalling American accent by Peter Purves, Hammer Horror, even more Peter Purves, and an unknowing flash forward to Daleks In Manhatten.Make sure you subscribe for new episodes - the gang are back next Wednesday with the finale of Season Two, The Time Meddler.In the meantime, you can get in touch with Beth and David on socials - @whowatchpodcast - or send them some love via email - thewhowatchpodcast@gmail.com.You can also tip The Who Watch Podcast via Ko-Fi, if you'd like!David's club night this Friday has now sold out (boo/yay), but if want to come, there's a waiting list for tickets here.Find socials, the Song Of The Story playlists, and other fun things here, including Beth's ruddy quiz book!And if you want to watch FOTP (Friend Of The Pod) Louis Le Gall's video on a history of The Beatles in Who, tap here. Music by Haydn WynnArtwork by Reece ConnollyPhotos from The Black Archive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast..... Review - The Celestial Toymaker Animation In a first for this podcast, we attended a world premiere! Yes, Phil & Scott visited the BFI on London's glittering South Bank to watch the freshly animated The Celestial Toymaker, starring William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Jackie Lane and Michael Gough. In a return to the animation style used for The Web of Fear, fandom was once again up in arms at what was perceived as a step backwards for animating missing episodes. But did that 90 second trailer for The Celestial Toymaker do this project any justice? And how did Phil and Scott feel after they watched all four animated episodes? The answer may surprise you! You can find us on X and Facebook, you can subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, Google Podcasts plus many other podcatchers and don't forget to subscribe to our Youtube Channel. #doctorwho #whoniverse
Ian and Nathan kick off a new series looking back at the world favourite Timelord through the ages. We go back to 1966 to view one quarter of a mysterious character who made their return to the show only a few weeks ago. Its the ToymakerThe Celestial Toymaker, Episode 4 "The Final Test". Directed by Bill Sellars. Written by Brian Hayles and Donald Tosh.Starring William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Jackie Lane, Michael Gough and Peter Stephens.
Daleks, Dracula and a dancing Doctor, oh my! The Chase is pretty weird and wacky, even if the original idea was even weirder (Beatles in old age makeup, anyone?) Join us live from London, 1965, as we attempt to headcanon everything in this melange of madness — right down to Peter Purves' Alabama accent. Give your own rating for The Chase on Spotify! Subscribe to our newsletter at pulltoopen.net for extended notes on The Chase. Please consider becoming a patron of Pull To Open on Patreon. Please review Pull To Open on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on: TikTok! @pulltoopen Instagram: @pulltoopen63 X: @pulltoopen63 Threads: @pulltoopen63 Bluesky: @pulltoopen Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Play Pull To Open Bingo! Story Essentials Season 1, Serial 8 Story number: 16, per the The Pull To Open Codex Writer: Terry Nation Director: Richard Martin Producer: Verity Lambert Aired 22 May-26 June 1965 Pull To Open: The Chase Season 5 Episode 1 Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor Music: Martin West/Thinking Fish ©️AnyWho Media LLC 2024 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pull-to-open/support
Well, because this one was being recorded so close to the wire it features some listener feedback about Episode One. There are more observations from Doc Holiday Junior, aka Holby City writer Martin Jameson, and he and host Toby Hadoke be looking at comedy dynamics, Rex Tucker's angles, and the brilliance of Peter Purves. Please support these podcasts on Patreon, where you will get advance releases, exclusive content (including a patron-only podcast - Far Too Much Information), regular AMAs and more. Tiers start from as little as £3 per month. patreon.com/tobyhadoke Or there is Ko-fi for the occasional donation with no commitments: ko-fi.com/tobyhadoke Follow Toby on Twitter @tobyhadoke And these podcasts @HadokePodcasts And his comedy club @xsmalarkey www.tobyhadoke.com for news, blog, mailing list and more.
Self-abuse motivations, Blue Peter team pic, bear lasagne thief, the Rooneys, and pet surgery news. Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"Galaxy 4"Production TSeptember 11 - October 2, 1965 The TARDIS lands on a world with only two days of life on it as a war rages between two races trapped on the surface. Podcaster John S. Drew and writer/editor Jim Beard join forces once again to become the masters of time and space as they watch and review every single episode of the Classic Doctor Who series. In this episode we discuss the start of the third season of Doctor Who, the story meant for Ian and Barbara, and design of the Chumblies Please make sure you are subscribed to our podcast via any of the major popular podcasting apps. You can write and comment or ask questions of us via email at thedoctorsbeardpodcast@gmail.com or by joining our Facebook community. Join our Patreon community where your sponsorship earns you early access to new episodes as well as exclusive content. Click on the link here to take you to the Patreon page.
Dancing motorbikes, the gentle presenting styles, running with nature, Keith Lemon, and Peter Purves' clipboard. (Rec: 13/7/22) Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Subway stairs and slopes, a massive roundabout, Peter Purves, Steve Wright, and a log-based alpha stand-off. (Rec: 6/7/22) Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on the show our third bit of Who's at the Playhouse coverage a panel featuring Carol Anne Ford, Peter Purves and Micheal Troughton. 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.
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
Doctor Who is coming to Disney+ later this year so join your time travelling tour guides Jason Thomason and Justin Clark as they discuss the second season from 1964-65 and all the magic that happens starring the late, great William Hartnell, Jacqueline Pearce, William Russel, Maureen O'Brien, Carol Ann Ford and Peter Purves in our second weekly Doctor Who 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
Celebrating 50 years of The Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Peter Purves' Preston memories, Lancaster's Olive Branch and Whalley's Cafe Autisan.
It Randomoids time again and this time we are joined by co-host of The Doctor Who Show, David Kitchen. Together we'll discuss the Big Finish Lost Story production, Prison in Space, as well as Companion Chronicles story The Perpetual Bond featuring Peter Purves and Tom Allen, and to top it off, we'll each give you a listening recommendation. Rabbit Hole Topic - What makes the black and white era of Doctor Who so magical for 80's kids. Visit The Doctor Who Show website - https://thedwshow.net/ Original theme composed by Joe Kraemer | http://www.joekraemer.com/about/ Email: sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website: https://www.sirensofaudio.com/ Audio Feedback: https://anchor.fm/sirensofaudio Twitter: http://twitter.com/audiosirens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audiosirens/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audiosirens YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrU3MLlOeJTLnAbLl35QgeQ Clips and music are copyright BBC and Big Finish. No infringement is intended. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sirensofaudio/message
In this episode of Who Corner to Corner we are joined by actor Lauren Cornelius!Fans of Big Finish will recognise her instantly as the new voice of Dodo Chaplet, the shortlived but energetic young companion from the 1960s who has been lovingly brought back into the spotlight by Lauren for Big Finish's First Doctor Adventures boxset.Join us as we chat to Lauren about Dodo's accents (yes, that's a plural!), reacting to Yetis in a cupboard, working with David Tennant, Tom Baker and no fewer than THREE incarnations of the frosty First Doctor!PLUS! We attempt to recreate a Big Finish tradition commonly known as "Other parts played by members of the cast" - AKA "Zombies in PAAAIIIIN..!"Oh yes, we really do go there!Have you checked out our other podcasts with celebrity guests from the worlds of Doctor Who?We've talked to...Sophie AldredSteve ColeAzhur SaleemRay HolmanPete LevyBhavnisha ParmarKevin McNallyJonny MathersSam SpruellRona MunroJames MoranElla RoadChris ChapmanHelen Goldwyn WHOC2C - 100% great guests! 100% Positive Doctor Who chat! Subscribe now to make sure you never miss an episode, and join the Doctor Who conversation with us on our Twitter and Facebook @WHOC2C!
This week, the Pop Culture Historians break down THE CHASE, a unique and memorable William Hartnell-era Doctor Who serial. This six-part story has it all: Daleks, the introduction of Peter Purves, the loss of two major cast members, plus guest stars ranging from Shakespeare and Abraham Lincoln to Frankenstein and Count Dracula. This story is as balls-to-the-wall as it gets, and we go almost two hours covering it all. This serial can be found on BritBox (and the UNEDITED first episode can be found at: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5531cm). You don't want to miss this one!
Charles Skaggs & Jesse Jackson discuss "The Chase", the eighth serial from Doctor Who Season 2 in 1965, featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Maureen O'Brien as Vicki, the introduction of Peter Purves as Steven Taylor, and the departures of William Russell as Ian Chesterton & Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopWho, @CharlesSkaggs, @JesseJacksonDFW Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Facebook: Facebook.com/Nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopWho@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!
Goodbye Steven. You were....honestly better than we thought you were going to be and we love Peter Purves - he earned his Blue Peter Badge for this one. --Diana and Jenn Email: mediaontherockspod@gmail.com Instagram: @on_the_rocks_pod Diana's Reading List: About Time by Tat Wood and Lawrence Miles TARDIS Eruditorum by Elizabeth Sandifer Doctor Who The Unfolding Text by John Tulloch and Manuel Alvarado Doctor Who Celebrating Fifty Years by Alan Kistler Doctor Who & Race edited by Lindy Orthia Thanks to @dinodannysart on Instagram for the sweet logo!
I was worried we wouldn't have the old magic in 2022, but we're still talking shit.This week we discuss Series 3 | Episode 10 | 3 January 2004. Karl is back from his visit from "Lanzagrotty" and decides it's made up of 36 volcanoes that should be filled in with cement. Karl finally reads "The Guvna" which is actually in order this time. The gang wonder how barometers work and comment on the rather nervous looking daughter on the cover of the calendar. Finally, they're also clueless on China.LISTEN TO THE ORIGINAL XFM SHOWS INCLUDING THIS ONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUThfujTTt8&list=PLyXWmr6hs7HB4o17q-6Tbo-eJvlkRek_S&index=10RELATED LINKS: Meet Ricky Gervais 05 (2000) - Peter Purves & Stefanie Powers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgCK78TI5hMGET IN TOUCH:Twitter: @SpinnersPodcast Email: SpinnersPodcast@gmail.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3l0sMyYThe De Trout Spinner's Library: https://spoti.fi/2SQs0JDONATE: Patreon: https://bit.ly/3fdc0KS Get more De Trout Spinners on Patreon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We go back to the start of Season Three with the brand new Galaxy 4 animation, which sees Hartnell alongside companions Vicki and Steven go up against the Drahvins and their leader Maaga and the slug like creatures the Rills (Gills,Pills,Dills etc) on an unknown planet... however not all is what it seems! Can the Doctor and Crew save them selves and everyone else before the planet explodes in two dawns? We also discuss why this episode was chosen for animation, why Peter Purves is on record for saying this is his most hated episode and the potential 'origins' of the Chumblies. So Join us as we give our first impressions of this leisurely classic who episode! Join James and Owen as they take a deep dive into Doctor Who's past, starting from the very beginning. Cheap sets, grumpy old men, unhealthily dedicated teachers, and so much more lie in wait. So, join us as we go deep Into The Black Archive every Monday at 8PM! (This episode was recorded before the Omicron Covid-19 outbreak) Listen: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ia5R5ypWpWTvWEhaIpj7t Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/into-the-black-archive/id1562176677 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80OWRkY2RjNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor: https://anchor.fm/the-black-archive Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/into-the-black-archive RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/into-the-black-archive-8XbxOk Contact Us: Twitter: @BlackArchivePod Email: BlackArchivePod@gmail.com James: @JamesMakesStuff Owen: @OwenC_
This week we drink out of a cute bottle and lose the War General and El Diablo Blanco - but we also get the debut of Peter Purves as Steven Taylor and the incomparable Morton Dill. Email: mediaontherockspod@gmail.com Instagram: @on_the_rocks_pod Diana's Reading List: About Time by Tat Wood and Lawrence Miles TARDIS Eruditorum by Elizabeth Sandifer Doctor Who The Unfolding Text by John Tulloch and Manuel Alvarado Doctor Who Celebrating Fifty Years by Alan Kistler Doctor Who & Race edited by Lindy Orthia Thanks to @dinodannysart on Instagram for the sweet logo!
Charles Skaggs & the returning Jesse Jackson are joined by special guest companion John Takacs to discuss "The Ark", the fifth serial from Doctor Who Season 3 in 1966, featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor, Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet, and Michael Sheard as Rhos! 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!
Blue Peter was such a facet of BBC television for so many years. Although still on CBBC, the good ol' days come from when it was on BBC1. We wanted to celebrate the golden era of Blue Peter and talk to some folks involved with the programme! Peter Purves was a presenter Blue Peter from 1967-1978. His love and knowledge of the program is immense. We decided not to talk about Doctor Who but focus on his time on Blue Peter, talk about the good times and also the times that were frustrating. In another interview with speak with Gethin Jones. Gethin had been a Blue Peter presenter from 2005-2007. These two gentlemen did the same role at very different times. Peter was a presenter during the glorious 70's while Gethin was a presenter just as the series made a very serious change that would forever change the lineage of the program! What holds these two interviews together is Richard Marson. Richard had been working on the show for years with finally taking over the show in 2003. He knows Peter very well as well as Gethin, being that he hired Gethin! Richard is the one who interviews these brilliant men but also parts of Richard's story is weaved into the narrative too. Listening to Gethin's loves and respect to the legacy of Blue Peter is incredible just as it is heartbreaking to hear what happened to the show once Richard left. This episode has some downs but a lot of ups as we celebrate on of the greatest series the BBC ever made! If you have feedback or questions you would like to have read on the podcast or general inquiries, please contact us at feedback@fromthearchive.co.uk. We would love to hear from you! This podcast is a co-production between From the Archive: A British Television Blog and Kaleidoscope. Thank you for listening.
The only Doctor Who episode in which the probable death of a baby is part of a semi-comedic sequence, but that's not the only thing to write home about. There's a Menoptra doing a Columbo impression, Peter Purves on the Empire State Building, and the only 360 degree classic series Dalek headspin. Comedian, musician and actor Darrell Maclaine is in high spirits celebrating this story he loves, and he has dragged your host Toby Hadoke along for the ride.
With the recent release of Doctor Who - The Savages on BBC Audio, actor Peter Purves joins us to talk about his time working on Doctor Who in the 60's, and more recently with audiobooks, soundtrack narration and Big Finish productions. Thank you very much for taking the time to speak with us Peter. The following trailers of Big Finish productions were used in this episode: Doctor Who - The Sontarans (The Early Adventures) Doctor Who - Mother Russia (The Companion Chronicles) Doctor Who - The Secret History (Monthly Range) Doctor Who - The War to End All Wars (The Companion Chronicles) Philip Edney on Twitter Dwayne Bunney on Twitter The Sirens of Audio on YouTube Theme music by Husky by the Geek Email: sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website: sirensofaudio.com Twitter: @AudioSirens Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/sirensofaudio/ Clips and music are copyright BBC and Big Finish. No infringement is intended. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sirensofaudio/message
It's Episode One Hundred and Twenty Three of the podcast all about life in football's National League, brought to you by two Torquay United fans - comedian Charlie Baker and talkSPORT's John Cadigan. This week's moody podcast features a genuine near-death experience, Roger and Brian having a good old moan, Peter Purves falling off a ladder and some more of your brilliant letters!
The time has come to say goodbye to Steven Taylor the argumentative space pilot. Sarah reads Peter Purves own thoughts on the character from a DWM interview and Mark may have found another favourite character....If you're new to Doctor Who and want to discover these stories with us, for this missing story we watched the unofficial loose cannon reconstructions online.
We reach the final four episodes of The Daleks' Master Plan. It's been a long journey but will the conclusion be worth it?Sarah reads her very first copy of Doctor Who magazine which just happens to have an interview with our favourite Katarina actress Adrienne Hill and Mark has some interesting info from Peter Purves autobiography.If you're new to Doctor Who and want to discover these stories with us, we watched the unofficial loose cannon reconstructions online and the official DVD release 'Lost In Time' for episode 10.
Charles Skaggs & Jesse Jackson are joined by special guest companion John Takacs to discuss "The Gunfighters", the seventh serial from Doctor Who Season Three in 1966, featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor, Jackie Lane as "Dodo" Chaplet, and John Alderson as Wyatt Earp! Find us here:Twitter: @NextStopSMG @CharlesSkaggs @JesseJacksonDFW @Jtakiss1390Facebook: Facebook.com/NextStopEverywherePodcast Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!
We're out of lockdown and recording together again ready for the start of Season 3!Galaxy 4 starts off this season as we watch the cut down reconstructed version alongside the only surviving episode 3. There's some Steven talk as Mark discusses meeting Peter Purves for the first time. If you're new to Doctor Who and want to discover these stories with us, we watched the official BBC DVD reconstruction available on The Aztecs Special Edition DVD. You can also see the surviving episode 3 (Air Lock) on Britbox and the unofficial reconstructions from Loose Cannon online.
The 42cast is proud to welcome Peter Purves for an interview. Peter played Steven Taylor, one of the Doctor’s earliest companions and joined the show in 1965. He’s since become a mainstay of the British television industry presenting numerous for numerous series and events. In this episode we talk to Peter about his career focusing... The post The 42cast Episode 82: The Peter Purves Interview appeared first on The 42cast.
Nick and Benji present… Reviews: The Paternoster Gang - Heritage 3… Featured Release: Doctor Who - Short Trips: Out of the Deep… Behind-the-scenes and Drama Tease: Star Cops Mars Part 2 - Bodies of Evidence by Andrew Smith.
Day forty six, Blue Peter and Alcoholics. Life behind the police lines in Lockdown Spain for a British couple and their three good legs cat. Find out more at: https://www.thesecretspain.com Day 46 Blue Peter and Alcoholics It is day 46 of our Spanish lockdown, Chris is busy watching a webinar for managing your gym back into business, it is going to be a long complex journey to open gyms up again. They are a major place where contagion could occur. Until there is a vaccine the new normal is going to be anything but normal. This morning I recorded more of my children’s scripts, that kind of takes your mind of things as there is a lot of concentration pronouncing words correctly, enjoying what you are saying without going to Blue Petery. Blue Peter is a children’s television show famous for sounding very enthusiastic about everything. I mentioned once before when I accidently burned a dinner guest with my Advent Candle from an old coat hanger. I worked for a couple years with Blue Peter Lesley Judd, she was great fun, a really heavy smoker, she would sit crossed leg on top of my desk tapping away her script on an old Remington newsroom typewriter we rescued for her, as she didn’t like the computer thingy. She told me that a lot of her Blue Peter assignments were done on a tight budget, she said there was never a discussion about insurance or risk assessment. She said one time they winched her across from a Lighthouse to a boat, she told me she was so scared a petrified that she wet herself, screaming out at the cameraman .. he just replied, don’t worry love I am filming only your top half the kiddies will never know. I got to work with Peter Purves, another Blue Peter presenter and former Doctor Who companion. We were at the London Academy of TV Film and Media, a rather odd place housed in the Church Hall of St Pancras. The church was a beautiful Greek revival church built in 1819. The church hall was a squat concrete ugly lump built in the early 1970s, we had our studios on the ground floor and on the first was the Church Hall used for TV and film rehearsal during the day and The Karate Club and Alcoholics Anonymous in the evening. The toilets next to the little voice booth I used, would frequently block and raw sewerage would wash under the wall and into the booth, so it always smelt very strongly of room freshener. From there we taught a variety of students, some already from radio and television, some complete novices. Peter Purves had the glamourous studio with studio lighting and a camera with autocue. I had the room that was used for makeup – so we were surrounded by weird dolls heads that the stage make up students would practice on. I found teaching really hard work and although I enjoyed it, I can now see why teachers need six weeks off in the summer to recover each year. Day 46 and Chris is busy with his webinar, telling me when the virus hit China and the gyms closed, and Instructors lost their incomes, one chain went on a recruitment drive and cherry picked the best Instructors, paid them a retainer to come and work at their gym chain when the pandemic was over. We struggle a bit with the Internet and I was pleased to discover our Internet company RadioKable was now offering 40Mb download speed. I wrote asking to change to the slightly higher speed. The called. “Mr Stephen, your mast is in a state of collapse, so many people using the internet, we cannot make you faster.” A very pleasant man by the of Vincente said. “Oh dear.” I said is there anything you can do. “We can make your bill 10 Euro cheaper each month.” He said. The Internet is almost as important as clean water and electricity, Spain has suddenly discovered that their infrastructure lags a long way behind other countries. Fibre Optic is available but it is installed by the old state telephone company, who make it painfully difficult for us to get the service. We had an Engineer come to access our Estate, when we told him that one resident didn’t want cables across his house, he said “Well you can’t have the fibre optic then!” With that he jumped into his van a sped off. We arranged for a fund for road cutting and applied for the licence from the Town Hall, which took several weeks to be authorised. By that time it was too late, the old state telephone company had moved on to their next location. So no Fibre Optic. The Administration is famously slow and ponderous in Spain, with many people at many desks in many departments at the Town Hall, all sitting as each individual piece of paper lands in their in-tray to languish a few days before the inevitable stamp of approval is dipped onto the ink pad and slammed down onto the application and then off the paper goes to the next desk.. and so on. If you are coming here to retire and enjoy the better weather, which today is blowing a 60 kilometre gale, yet again! You are probably going to be fine. But for anyone contemplating a business who has been used to the relative efficiency of northern Europe, you will need a lot of patience. I think it is one of the reasons the Spanish work to live, rather than live to work, most just can’t be bothered waiting for that piece of paper to emerge triumphant from the Town Hall.
It’s March 2020, and the Watchers in the Fourth Dimension have reached the end of Steven Taylor’s time as the Doctor’s companion. With COVID-19 running rampant across the world, and everyone (hopefully) practicing social distancing, we are here to help you stave off boredom for an hour, by bringing you a special bonus episode, in which Anthony interviews the man who played Steven himself, Peter Purves! Their conversation meanders through Peter’s career in theatre and in TV, starting with his time in repertory theatre, to Doctor Who, and into presenting the likes of Blue Peter, Record Breakers, and the Crufts Dog Show, before finally coming back to Doctor Who through Big Finish’s audio productions. This convention panel-length interview is truly something to keep you entertained at home during this time. As a thank you to Peter for his time, we made a $200 donation to Dogs for Good, a charity providing assistance dogs to those in need. If you would like to support this worthy cause, please follow the link and click on “Donate now.” Peter’s time on Doctor Who can be found through the following media: Complete stories The Chase is available on DVD in a box set with The Space Museum (Amazon US | Amazon UK) The Time Meddler DVD (Amazon US | Amazon UK) The Ark DVD (Amazon US | Amazon UK) The Gunfighters is available on DVD on its own through Amazon US, as part of the Earth Story box set (alongside the 5th Doctor story The Awakening) through Amazon UK. All of the above are also available to stream at both Britbox US and Britbox UK. Orphan episodes Galaxy 4: episode 3 – available as a special feature on The Aztecs Special Edition DVD (Amazon US | Amazon UK) – also available for streaming on Britbox UK The Daleks Master Plan: episodes 2, 4, and 10; The Celestial Toymaker: episode 4 – all available on the Lost in Time DVD (Amazon US | Amazon UK) – no streaming available. Missing episodes Available on The Lost TV Episodes – Collection 1 (Amazon US | Amazon UK) Galaxy 4 – episodes 1, 2, and 4 The Myth Makers – all episodes; Available on The Lost TV Episodes – Collection 2 (Amazon US | Amazon UK) The Daleks’ Master Plan – episodes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 The Massacre – all episodes The Celestial Toymaker – episodes 1-3 The Savages – all episodes Big Finish The list of Peter’s work with Big Finish can be found at this link. Peter specifically mentioned Daughter of the Gods, and The First Wave. Finally, you can also follow us and interact with us on various forms of social media - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you’re enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.
In a special best of Gallifrey Stands, Paul Gee gives us one last WhoNews and our guests are Yee Jee Tso, Jaqueline King, Nicolas Briggs, Greg Austin, Caitlin Blackwood, Sophie Aldred, Sylvester McCoy, Patricia Quinn, Mark Strickson, Peter Purves, Frazer Hines, Frank Cotrell Boyce, Rob Shearman, Gareth David Lloyd, Kai Owen and Andrew McElfresh. With my co-Hosts Nicola Gossling & Christian Basel. Support the show by buying some GS merch at https://teespring.com/ Or Via patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GallifreyStandsPodcast Listen to us every every Friday on http://kryptonradio.com/ at 11am & Midnight BST (UK) / 3am and 4pm Pacific time (US). Other time zones are available! On Podcast shortly after. Gallifrey Stands can be found at on twitter @DoctorSquee, by email GallifreyStandsPodcast@gmail.com, on stitcher, iTunes, The Tangent-Bound Network, Satchel Player & http://gallifreystandspodcast.podbean.com & on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481026762176392/ Please support our Pod-Pals too: Indie Mac User www.IndieMacUser.com WhoNews http://www.who-news.com/ ReTrek https://retrek.podbean.com Due South by South East https://www.wonkyspanner.com/podcasts/duesouthbse/rss.xml DisAfterDark http://disafterdark.blogspot.co.uk/ Just give me a few minutes http://justgivemeafewminutes.podomatic.com/ AMAudioMedia http://amaudiomedia.com/ TangentBoundNetwork http://TangentBoundNetwork.com/ Drinking in the Park http://Neilandjohnny.com EMC Network http://www.electronicmediacollective.com/
In the first episode of Dogcast Clare Balding heads to the park with her Tibetan Terrier, Archie, to talk to dog owners about the pets in their lives. She hears funny and moving stories about the difference that having a canine companion has made. Broadcasting legend Peter Purves, star of Blue Peter, Doctor Who, Crufts and now “This Morning!” shares his life long love of dogs from the VERY big to VERY small. Artist Chloe Fuller reveals how her assistance dog, Ted, has transformed her life. Renowned dog expert and breeder Jessica Holm shares invaluable advice about what you MUST consider when deciding to get a dog, and which breed to choose. Plus there are parrots. Many parrots.
Charles Skaggs is joined by returning special guest companion DJ Nik to discuss "The Time Meddler", the ninth serial from Doctor Who Season 2 in 1965, featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Maureen O'Brien as Vicki, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor, and introducing Peter Butterworth as The Monk! Find us here: Twitter: @NextStopSMG @CharlesSkaggs @EuroACM Facebook: facebook.com/NextStopEverywherePodcast Instagram: @nextstopeverywherepodcast Email: NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com Listen and subscribe to us in Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!
"Nicholas only knows the most boring places." He's obviously not acquainted with the Doctor's wardrobe then, which contains... Who knows what? And there's plenty going on in the rest of 16th Century Paris, with a familiar-looking priestly weirdo, a companion's possible ancestor and man-hungry sectarian rats. The Doctor may or may not be in the house but Steven finds that Preslin, the King of germinology, has definitely left the building. What's the Doctor hiding about his mysterious continental city break? Does what happens in Paris stay in Paris? Should Chaplet or Chaplet get a ride in the TARDIS? Did Jim and Martin find The Massacre a mind-broadening trip or a four-part death sentence? And what did Peter Purves think of The Massacre and his time on the show? Listen to find out.
In this week’s episode Nyssa gets an offer she cannot accept, the Doctor laughs when Bigon says “balls”, Adric goes on a search for pies, Tegan swears a lot, King Frog loses his accent, Peter Purves gets all sweaty & Henley gets fired! Plus lots of other stuff as well! Queue up your DVD player or media file & we’ll tell you when to press play Season 19, episode 7 “Four to Doomsday” so you can watch the story along with us, but don’t worry if you don’t have access to the episode though, you can easily listen to the podcast on its own without losing too much of the experience (although it’s always a bit better with the video showing you what’s happening!)
School plays, familiar haircuts, megazord circuits... Jeff the Doctor spends time in a school and realizes the worst possible realization: children walk very slowly and K9 is far better company than his current companions. Huge thanks to Peter Purves for the opening announcement. That's right, Steven Taylor/Morton Dill himself/themselves (!!!!) opened the podcast! Queue up your DVD player! Or media file! We’ll tell you when to press play on Series 2 episode 3 School Reunion so you can watch the story along with us. You can also listen to the podcast on its own for a different, if slightly more (or less!) confusing, experience.
Squee & Paul talk to 'Legend in my Sparetime' about our David Tennant / Ducktails related 'pod war' (not a real pod war) that relates back to Gallifrey Stands 200 and 'Just Jon' from their shows problems with apocalyptic Doctor Who. Then Squee and Nicola talk to Al from 'Dead Piett Society' about weird news, we play Obama Lama and we play our charity appeal from Peter Purves. All this and the latest WhoNews and Big Finish news with Paul Gee. You can still donate to our Squeefest fundraiser for Dogs for Good at JustGiving.com/PodDogs Listen to us every Thursday in podcast form or every Friday on http://kryptonradio.com/ at 11am & Midnight BST (UK) / 3am and 4pm Pacific time (US). Other time zones are available! Gallifrey Stands can be found at on twitter @DoctorSquee, by email GallifreyStandsPodcast@gmail.com, on stitcher, iTunes, The Tangent-Bound Network, Satchel Player & http://gallifreystandspodcast.podbean.com & on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481026762176392/ Please support our Pod-Pals too: Indie Mac User www.IndieMacUser.com WhoNews http://www.who-news.com/ ReTrek https://retrek.podbean.com Due South by South East https://www.wonkyspanner.com/podcasts/duesouthbse/rss.xml DisAfterDark http://disafterdark.blogspot.co.uk/ Just give me a few minutes http://justgivemeafewminutes.podomatic.com/ AMAudioMedia http://amaudiomedia.com/ TangentBoundNetwork http://TangentBoundNetwork.com/ Drinking in the Park http://Neilandjohnny.com EMC Network http://www.electronicmediacollective.com/
Nick Briggs is joined by Jamie Anderson to guide you through all the latest from Big Finish's world of audio drama. Behind-the-scenes: The Seventh Doctor stars in Doctor Who: The Quantum Possibility Engine. Drama tease: Maureen O'Brien and Peter Purves star in Doctor Who: The Early Adventures - An Ideal World.
Recorded for release Monday 1st October 2018 This week we talk to Peter Purves at the RHS Malvern Autumn Show, find out about a charity gig featuring the Free Wheelin' Band, chat with the CEO of The Way Youth Zone, learn more about the Lichfield Garrick Panto Dick Whittington from Katrina Bryan and get the latest from Graham Parker on his gigging an new album.
Nick Briggs and Benji Clifford once again present all that's new in Big Finish's audio drama world. Guest star: Rakhee Thakrar, new Eighth Doctor Time War Companion. Drama tease: Daleks in Across the Darkened City.
So we said we had more for all you lovely listeners and here it is. We got a bumper interview episode for everyone so strap in. We kick off with a chat with the Pop Up Puppet Cinema guys who let us know a bit more about what it is they do and how they create there magic. We effortlessly move onto 2 cracking interviews with Fraser Hines of Dr Who fame and Sam Stone author extradoniare and all round awesome lady. We finish up our interviews with two more Dr Who guests in Peter Purves who we all know and love and Yee Jee Tso from the Dr Who TV movie. Thank you so much to everyone involved in making SFW8 the event it was and everyone who made us feel welcome in beautiful Wales.
Squee, Dottie & guest co-host Andrew Welsh (Tudno FM) continue our coverage from SFW8 with interviews with Chris Barrie (Red Dwarf, Britas Empire), Sam Stone (Author & Presenter) & Peter Purvis (Doctor Who, Blue Peter, Crufts). Book for next years Sci Fi Weekend at http://www.scifiweekender.com/ Book for SFW in the city here http://www.sfwinthecity.com/ Find Chris Barrie here http://www.chrisbarrie.co.uk/ Find Sam Stone here http://sam-stone.blogspot.co.uk/ Find Peter Purves here http://www.peterpurves.net/ Find Andrew Welsh at Tudno FM http://www.tudno.co.uk/ Whovian Round-up & Round-up Reviews are by http://indiemacuser.com/ Gallifrey Stands can be found at on twitter @DoctorSquee, by email GallifreyStandsPodcast@gmail.com, on stitcher, iTunes, The Tangent-Bound Network, Satchel Player & http://gallifreystandspodcast.podbean.com & on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481026762176392/ You can buy the Gallifrey Stands lipbalm @ https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/209093664/gallifrey-stands-geek-stix-inspired-by?ref=shop_home_active_12 Please support our Pod-Pals too: DisAfterDark http://disafterdark.blogspot.co.uk/ Just give me a few minutes http://justgivemeafewminutes.podomatic.com/ AMAudioMedia http://amaudiomedia.com/ TangentBoundNetwork http://TangentBoundNetwork.com/ Drinking in the Park http://Neilandjohnny.com EMC Network http://www.electronicmediacollective.com/ WhoNews http://www.who-news.com/
As the weeks tick slowly down to new Doctor Who, we have a short teaser to discuss, with sparks and Capaldi hair and Nardole and Bill! Gallifrey One 2018 tickets go on sale soon, so get your purchasing fingers limbered! The Series 10 premiere will hit theatres in April, and we salute John Hurt’s last turn as the War Doctor in the Big Finish production “Casualties of War”! Finally, we have two interviews from Gallifrey One for you, with novelist, comic book scribe and Doctor Who writer Paul Cornell, as well as Titan Comics brand manager Chris Thompson! Links: – Gallifrey One 2018 tickets go on sale April 8 – Series 10 teaser – First five Series 10 episode titles revealed? – US cinemas will get the Series 10 premiere April 17 & 19 – Trailer for Big Finish “Casualties of War”, John Hurt’s last performance as the War Doctor – Disney Time Tom Baker links from 1975 – Missing Who event May 27, ft. Deborah Watling, Peter Purves, Sue Malden, Philip Morris, Graham Strong – Gallifrey One: 28 Days Later Interviews: – Chris Thompson – Paul Cornell
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
Join Will and John as they review their incredibly long Saturday at the fantastic Long Island Who convention in New York State. Paul McGann! Head Over Feels' Sage and Kim! Peter Davison! Sophie Aldred and her amazingly soothing voice and presence! Beautifully grumpy Peter Purves! And a surprise? Join us, won't you?
1066 and all that - Doctor Who style! Greg and David review The Time Meddler by Nigel Robinson with the audio version read by Peter Purves. The 1st Doctor story has a number of firsts for Doctor Who - We discuss the original TV version, the Target novelization and also the new audio version released this month from the BBC.
Released early as a 'Special Sunday Treat'... Nick Briggs and Benji Clifford present all the latest from the audio drama world of Big Finish Productions. With special guest stars Maureen O'Brien and Peter Purves . This podcast 'says' it's the 10th October, but we've sneaked it out a day early!
We are at Showmasters Film & Comic Con Bournemouth (Summer 2016) for the first of 2 shows. In Part one we talk to Ray Parks about his fear of Daleks as a child, Roy Scammell about being a stun man on Doctor Who when safety came second, Deborah Watling about being Victoria and we ask why Peter Purves has gone to the dogs and couldn't be happier about it. WhovianRound-Up is by http://indiemacuser.com/ GallifreyStands can be found at on twitter @DoctorSquee, by email GallifreyStandsPodcast@gmail.com, on stitcher, iTunes, The Tangent-Bound Network, Satchel Player & http://gallifreystandspodcast.podbean.com & on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481026762176392/ You can buy the GallifreyStands lipbalm @ https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/209093664/gallifrey-stands-geek-stix-inspired-by?ref=shop_home_active_12 Please support our Pod-Pals too: DisAfterDark http://disafterdark.blogspot.co.uk/ Just give me a few minutes http://justgivemeafewminutes.podomatic.com/ AMAudioMedia http://amaudiomedia.com/ TangentBoundNetwork http://TangentBoundNetwork.com/ Drinking in the Park http://Neilandjohnny.com
@Bigfinish #doctorwho # tindogpodcast Synopsis Doctor Who: Short Trips Monthly is a series of new short stories read by an original cast member. Release #1 is a First Doctor story read by Peter Purves. On a planet in the far future, Frankie and his fellow robots have been consigned to the Scrapheap, doomed to explore no further than the limits of the artificial Wall. Life goes on, day after day - until a monster appears in their midst. It lives alone in a small hut on the edge of Scrapyard, and scours at night for the remains of dead robots. Frankie sets out to confront the monster in its lair. Its name? The Doctor! Producer Michael StevensScript Editor Michael StevensExecutive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs Written By: Dale SmithDirected By: Lisa Bowerman Cast Peter Purves (Narrator)
More coverage of Big Finish Day 5 with a Panel featuring William Russell, Maureen O’Brian and Peter Purves talking about The Early Adventures Range. You can see some video of this panel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLIkbVhIn4M and my photos of Big Finish Day 5 here https://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157647509384126/ End theme is Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar) by Thrip 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.
Willy Wonka… is not in this serial. This week featured The Celestial Toymaker, a favorite of Steven Taylor’s actor, Peter Purves. It was aired in April 1966 and was written by Brian Hayles. Doctor Who © The BBC Any other references belong to their respective owners, no copyright infringement is intended by this podcast. TheContinue reading →
My final bit of Gallifrey One coverage this time is the Revisiting the Legacy panel which featured Silvester Mc Coy, Mark Strickson, Peter Purves, Deborah Whatling, Frazier Hines, Daphne Ashbrook and Micheal Jaston. You can see my photos of Gallifrey One here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157632763907666/ End theme is Dr Who Gypsy Guitar version by Thrip 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.
Our second entry in our Producer era Miniscopes sees us tackle the John Wiles era, a controversial six months in Doctor Who's long history that ushered in great changes and foreshadowed a great many more. Joining us to discuss the finer points of this tumultuous time is Toby Hadoke, and we also bring you an interview with Peter Purves, who played Steven Taylor throughout the Wiles era. Before that, Simon Harries drops by to discuss the news of the week with Steven and Warren. A jam packed episode, to be sure! Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com
Saturday 1st September 2012 - Whooverville 4 Whooverville 4 was held at in Derby. Our fourth Whooverville convention was definately the best yet. Guests included: Peter Purves - space pilot Steven Taylor Louise Jameson - Leela, the leather-clad barbarian warrior companion of Tom Bakers Doctor Richard Franklin - Captain Mike Yates, a member of UNIT from 1971 to 1974 Terry Molloy - Daleks' creator Davros in three Doctor Who stories during the 1980s Donald Gee - In 'The Space Pirates (1969), he was an American spaceship pilot whilst in 'The Monster of Peladon' (1974) he was the traitor Eckersley who was in league with Ice Warriors Lawry Lewin - in David Tennant's final adventure 'The End of Time' as the cactus-faced Rossiter Will Barton - Midge in the final ever adventure of the original Doctor Who ' Survival' in 1989 All these as well as your favourites podcasters! Derek and our friends from Tenth Planet were also be in attendance bringing some sponsored guests.
My Whooverville 4 coverage continues with this Peter Purves interview, you'll hear him talking to Leeson(from Radio Rassilon), James(from The Doctor Who Podcast) and Micheal(from The Tin Dog podcast) End theme is Dr Who Gypsy Guitar by Thrip 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.
Nick Briggs, David Richardson and Paul Spragg return to take a look ahead to the November releases, including Doctor Who: Dark Eyes, and brand new Stargate!
A short break from the excitement that is Season 7 of Doctor Who. James and Leeson bring you a fantastic interview from Whooverville 4, one of the greatest conventions on the planet. They were lucky...
Here we are again, just in time for christmas. In this episode Ant and I explore Frostfire & The Suffering two audio adventures featuring companions vicki and steven, read by the original actors, Maureen O'Brien and Peter Purves. I then have a chat with the multifaceted Barnaby Edwards - This guy was the dalek operator in the Christopher Eccleston adventure entitled Dalek and has been in every dalek episode since. He also writes, acts, directs and produces many Big Finish stories. Find out which BF story is his favourite, what he thinks of the new dalek design and wether dalek operaters have a harder time than R2D2 http://www.barnaby-edwards.com/
National Gallery of Australia | Collection Video Tour | Twentieth-century Australian art
Peter Purves Smith (1912 - 1949), The diplomats 1939. Painting, oil on canvas, 40.5 h x 50.5 w cm. Gift of Lady Casey 1979.
REPRINTED FROM WIKIPEDIA WITH THANKS AND RESPECT Synopsis In 19th Century America in the frontier town of , the troublesome Clanton brothers, , Phineas and Billy, are in town in search of to settle an old score over the death of another brother called Reuben. They meet up with their hired hand Seth Harper at the Last Chance Saloon. He knows what Holliday looks like and describes his coat and demeanour. This is overheard by bar singer , who lets her paramour Holliday know he is in danger. The has arrived in a nearby stable, with the in agony from toothache. He and his companions and , dressed as cowboys, soon encounter local marshal , who offers them his protection and warns them to keep their counsel. The Doctor finds the dentist – Holliday himself - while Dodo and Steven book rooms at the local hotel. There they are mocked by the Clantons, who suspect the Doctor they refer to is Holliday himself. Seth Harper is sent to the dentist's surgery and invites the Doctor, tooth removed, to the hotel in five minutes to meet his friends. Holliday is initially happy to let him be shot in his place, allowing the real Doc to disappear, but Kate intervenes to ensure the Doctor survives. This buys some time until Holliday relents and hides in an upstairs chamber of the hotel, firing his gun at appropriate moments to con the Clantons into thinking the Doctor is indeed Holliday the sharpshooter. Soon afterward Wyatt Earp and Sheriff arrive and break up the fracas, taking the Doctor into custody for his own protection. Steven now becomes embroiled in a plot to smuggle the Doctor a gun to help free him from the jailhouse, but the Doctor refuses to be armed. Steven is shortly afterward confronted by a rabble wound up by the Clantons, who are intent on lynching him as an associate of the disreputable Holliday. Once more it is Earp and Masterson who defuse the situation, and also take Phin Clanton into custody to ensure the co-operation of his brothers. The Doctor and Steven are freed and told to leave town as soon as possible. Dodo has meanwhile fallen in with Kate and Doc, who both plan to leave town and take her with them. When Seth Harper stumbles across their escape plans, Holliday kills him, and the trio then depart. Harper's role as aide to the Clantons is soon replaced by a new arrival, , who shoots local barman Charlie by way of an introduction to the town of Tombstone. The Doctor and Steven return to the Last Chance Saloon in search of Dodo and encounter the dangerous Ringo. Wyatt Earp's brothers Warren and have meanwhile arrived at Tombstone to help him enforce the law. The Doctor soon tells them that Ringo is in town. Events take a harsh turn when the other Clanton brothers visit the jail to free Phin, killing in the process. Meanwhile Steven heads out of town to look for Dodo with Ringo in tow in search of Holliday. Steven and Kate end up being taken by Ringo to the Clanton ranch where the Clantons recamp and tell their father, , that they have killed an Earp. Wyatt Earp swears vengeance and starts to build a posse of lawmen to deal with the Clantons once and for all. Doc Holliday returns to Tombstone with Dodo, and offers his services to his old friend Earp too. Attempts by the Doctor to defuse the situation amount to little: there will be a . On the one side are the three Clanton brothers and Johnny Ringo; on the other, the two Earps and Doc Holliday. At the end of the gunfight Ringo and the three Clantons are shot dead. Shortly thereafter, the Doctor, Steven and Dodo slip away in the TARDIS. They arrive on a strange planet, and decide to go out and have a look. As they leave, a strange man is seen approaching the TARDIS on the scanner. [] Continuity For dating of this episode, see the . Apart from the time travellers, this serial intentionally takes dramatic liberties with historical events and many inaccuracies are present. For example, the participants in the gunfight are nearly entirely wrong; in the fight, , , , and faced down , , and . The McLaury brothers and Billy Clanton died. Although and were initially present at the scene of the gunfight, both ran from the fight and were unharmed. The Clantons' had been killed by Mexican in an in August 1881, in retribution for the killing of Mexicans at the (and most likely did not wear a ). There was no one by the name of Reuben Clanton, and neither Johnny Ringo nor Phineas Clanton were in town at the time. lived in Tombstone with his brothers, but he was not a marshal. ran a saloon. Warren was shot and killed in a bar fight almost twenty years after the Tombstone events. Likewise there is no basis in fact for anything about the depiction of the . Neither its name, its offered entertainment, its set decoration, nor its apparent volume of business are appropriate to Tombstone saloons in 1881. [] Production Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewership (in millions)Archive "A Holiday for the Doctor" 30 April 1966 23:48 6.5 16mm t/r "Don't Shoot the Pianist" 7 May 1966 23:47 6.6 16mm t/r "Johnny Ringo" 14 May 1966 23:52 6.2 16mm t/r "The OK Corral" 21 May 1966 23:53 5.7 16mm t/r The working title for this story was The Gunslingers. This was the last serial of the series to have individual episode titles (until the revival). From on, each serial had an overall title divided into numbered parts or episodes. Despite this, a caption at the end of The OK Corral read "Next Episode: Dr. Who and the Savages". According to About Time by and , this was the first made for British television. [] Cast notes Dalek voice actor David Graham played Charlie the barman. He later played Kerensky in . Doc Holliday was played by Anthony Jacobs, whose son Matthew visited the set during production of the serial. Thirty years later, wrote the script for the 1996 . later played Morix in and Dastari in . [] Music The Gunfighters is notable for being the first Doctor Who episodes to contain musical narration, in the form of the "Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon". It was sung by , who does not appear onscreen (although Dodo appears to hear the ballad at the end of the serial). Baron would later appear, however, in the serial , in the role of Captain Wrack. (See also .) The ballad itself is included as an extra on the CD soundtrack release. The notion of commissioning original songs for Doctor Who would resume when the series was revived in 2005, beginning with "Song for Ten" in . [] Broadcast and reception A common myth is that this story has the lowest ratings of any Doctor Who story. This myth likely stems from a misunderstanding of the difference between audience share and Audience Appreciation scores. The former indicates the size of the viewing audience and the latter is based on a survey gauging the viewers' opinions of the programme. In fact, the audience size for the serial ranged from 6.5 million viewers for the first episode to 5.7 million for the last. However, the Audience Appreciation scores for the last three episodes equalled or went below the lowest scores for Doctor Who, with the very last episode, "The O.K. Corral", having a score of 30%, the lowest ever to date. That said, the story did post ratings that were disappointing by a number of different measures. The Gunfighters represented a significant decrease over the previous serial, , which had ranged from 7.8 to 9.4 million viewers. Each episode of The Gunfighters was also significantly lower than for the first 18 weeks of Series 3, wherein the lowest-rated week—at 7.9 million viewers—belonged to the episode "The Feast of Steven" from . Each episode of the serial was also beaten by the serials, which were respectively broadcast in similar April–May slots in 1965 () and in 1964 (). While not the lowest-rated Doctor Who story of all time, or even the lowest-rated Hartnell story, The Gunfighters did open a sustained period of significantly lower ratings for the program that would last almost the entirety of the remainder of the First Doctor's era. Beginning with "The O.K. Corral" — the very same episode that received the lowest Audience Appreciation figures of any Doctor Who episode — no Hartnell episode would top 6 million viewers until Episode 2 of his final story, . [] In print A novelisation of this serial, written by , was published by in July 1985. It is narrated in first person by Doc Holliday (a framing scene introduces him on his deathbed) and makes a major change in the character of Johnny Ringo by depicting him as a student of the . book The Gunfighters Series Release number 101 Writer Publisher Cover artist ISBN Release date 9 January 1986 [] VHS, CD and DVD releases This serial was released on in November 2002. Later, in 2007, it was released on , with linking narration, the entire "Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon", and a bonus interview from Peter Purves. It will be released in a box set named Earth Story along with on 20 June 2011. [] References [] Monahan, Sherry. Tombstone's Treasure: Silver Mines & Saloons. University of New Mexico Press. 2007. Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). . Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from on 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2008-08-30. . Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 2008-08-30. Sullivan, Shannon (2005-04-29). . A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 2008-08-30. Howe, David J.; Stammers, Mark; Walker, Stephen James (1994). Doctor Who The Handbook - The First Doctor. London: . p. 126. . Howe, David J.; Walker, Stephen James (1998). . Doctor Who: The Television Companion. London: . p. 89. . Retrieved 7 March 2011. [] External links at at at the [] Reviews reviews at reviews at [] Target novelisation reviews at reviews at
Almost ten million years in the future, the materialises on a vast spacecraft including its own miniature zoo and arboretum. The and are still explaining the basics of their time travel ability to new companion when she starts to show signs of a cold. It is only a matter of time before they are found and taken to the control chamber of the vessel. Their captors are the mute Monoids, seemingly identical alien beings with a single eye. The Monoids live in peace alongside the humans who command the spaceship, their own planet having been destroyed, but often do much of the menial work. The humans in charge of the ship explain that the Earth is about to be destroyed because of the expansion of the sun, and that this ship is an Ark sent into space with the last remnants of humanity, civilization and various forms of flora and fauna. The human Guardians in charge of the craft run a tight ship: failure to conform to rules means either death or miniaturisation until they reach their destination, an Earth-like planet called Refusis II, which takes nearly 700 years to get to. As an amusement during the journey a vast statue is being carved by hand, depicting a human being. Dodo's cold has now spread amongst the Monoid and human populations, but regrettably, they have little natural immunity. When the Commander of the Ark collapses with the malady, the whole ship is placed on alert as Zentos, the Deputy Commander is suspicious of the travellers and believes they have deliberately infected the ship. When the first Monoid dies, there is little the Doctor can say to pacify the angry Guardians. Zentos places the Doctor, Steven and Dodo on trial for their crimes, with a young Guardian called Manyak and the Commander's daughter Mellium as defence. Steven acts as the first defence witness, attacking the closed nature of the minds of the Guardians, but exhausts himself in the process and collapses with the fever. His words have no impact on Zentos, who orders their execution, but the ailing Commander intervenes to protect the three travellers and permit them access to medical equipment to devise a cure to the cold. The Doctor is thus able to recreate the cold vaccine from the membranes of animals on the craft, and this is administered throughout the crew. The Commander, Steven and the others infected are soon on the road to recovery. Their work done, the trio have only time to observe the end of Earth on the long-range scanner before the Doctor leads them back to the TARDIS. Curiously, when the TARDIS rematerialises, they are still on the Ark. However, seven hundred years have passed and there has been a major change: the Monoids are in control. They have completed the statue in the image of themselves, having staged a coup during the long journey. This was made possible by a genetic weakness introduced into the humans, but not the Monoids, by a second wave of the cold virus 700 years earlier. The Monoids also now have voice communicators and use numerical emblems to distinguish each other. The humans are now little more than slaves, with the odd exception like the collaborator subject Guardian Maharis, and have little hope of change. The Doctor and his friends encounter the Monoid leadership, installed in a throne room on the Ark, after which they are sent to the security kitchen to help prepare meals for the Monoids. Two humans, Manissa and Dassuk, believe the moment of their liberation is at hand. Steven tries to help them in a revolt which is unsuccessful. The arrival on Refusis is close at hand and a landing pod is prepared. Monoid 1 wants to make sure that the new world is inhabited only by Monoids, despite promises that the human population will be allowed to live there too. A landing party is assembled – the Doctor, Dodo, Monoid 2 and a subject Guardian named Yendom – and they soon reach Refusis II and start to investigate. A stately castle which seems to be unoccupied is in fact the home to the invisible Refusians, giant beings rendered invisible by solar flares. They welcome their guests and have been expecting them but only want to share the planet with other peaceful beings. Monoid 2 and Yendom flee the castle, and en route Yendom realises the humans will not be allowed to reach Refusis with the Monoids. Monoid 2 kills him and is shortly afterward killed himself when the landing pod explodes. The tension of the situation foments dissent in the Monoid ranks, with Monoid 4 openly opposing Monoid 1's plans to abandon the humans and colonise Refusis without more checks on the planet. Three launchers are sent to the planet, Monoids 1 and 4 commanding them, and when the crews emerge Monoid 4 interprets the destroyed landing pod as evidence of the danger that Monoid 1 has led them to. A civil war erupts between the two Monoid factions. The Doctor, Dodo and a Refusian use the confusion to steal one of the launchers and pilot back to the Ark. The Monoids have placed a bomb on board the ship and plan to evacuate soon to the planet surface, leaving the humans to die on the spaceship. Word of this threat spreads and spurs a human rebellion. The arrival of the Doctor and the Refusian spur things along, and they soon realise the bomb has been placed in the head of the statue. Thankfully the Refusian is able to help dispose of the statue into space before the bomb explodes. The humans now begin to land on Refusis themselves, having been offered support on peaceful terms by the Refusians. Many of the Monoids have been killed in their civil war and those that remain are offered peaceful settlement alongside the other two species. Once more the TARDIS departs, and this time the curiosity is that the Doctor simply vanishes from the TARDIS control room… [] Continuity In , the Earth was also evacuated because of solar flare activity that rendered the biosphere uninhabitable for five thousand years. There, however, the survivors of mankind slept in suspended animation and returned to repopulate the planet after that period had passed. The Earth is seen trailing smoke as it heads towards the Sun at the close of episode two. The Doctor estimate the date as 10,000,000, however in the 2005 episode "", Earth is finally destroyed by the expanding Sun around AD 5,000,000,000. Series writer opines that the fictional alluded to in the revived series of Doctor Who rewrote some historical events, among them the destruction of Earth. The Monoids also feature in the audio drama by . The TARDIS is referenced in the first episode as "that black box" whereas by the time of the third doctor when the series was recorded in color it is obviously a blue police box. [] Production Serial details by episode Episode Broadcast date Run time Viewership (in millions) Archive "The Steel Sky" 5 March 1966 (1966-03-05) 24:00 5.5 16mm t/r "The Plague" 12 March 1966 (1966-03-12) 25:00 6.9 16mm t/r "The Return" 19 March 1966 (1966-03-19) 24:19 6.2 16mm t/r "The Bomb" 26 March 1966 (1966-03-26) 24:37 7.3 16mm t/r Although is credited as a co-writer, she does not appear to have done any actual work on the scripts. Her then-husband, Paul Erickson requested that she be given a credit, but her name appears on no other related documents. Despite this, Scott was credited as a contributor to the s published by /. The Monoids were played by actors, each holding a ball in his mouth to represent the alien's single eye. The upper portion of the actor's face was hidden by a . This serial features a guest appearance by Michael Sheard. (See also .) book The Ark Series Release number 114 Writer Publisher Cover artist ISBN Release date October 1986 (Hardback) 19 March 1987 (Paperback) Preceded by Followed by [] Commercial releases This story was released on , in 1998. It was later released on CD (The CD version contains a two minute reprise from the end of the previous story The Massacre), with linking narration by Peter Purves. The CD also includes an interview with Peter about this story and his time on Doctor Who. This CD is available as an Audio Book on the . It is scheduled to be released on DVD in 2011 and will have an audio commentary with Peter Purves and Michael Imison. [] In print A novelisation of this serial, written by , was published by in October 1986. [] References Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). . Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from on 2008-03-31. . Retrieved 2008-08-30. . Doctor Who Reference Guide. . Retrieved 2008-08-30. Sullivan, Shannon (2005-04-29). . A Brief History of Time Travel. . Retrieved 2008-08-30. , "Doctor Who Archive: The Ark," , #228, 2 August 1995, , p. 26. Pixley, Andrew, "The Ark: Archive Extra," , #7, 12 May 2004 (The Complete First Doctor), , p. 73.
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We have a full episode this week plus a rant at the end. You could say that this is an episode full of wrapping up. See we start off by finishing "The Gunfighters." After that we have a brief interview with Peter Purves who played Steven in the original series. We move on to wrap up "The Dust Bowl Baladeers," chronicling the life of Woody Guthrie from WWII through his early death in 1967 at the age of 55. We then conclude with the final episode of the Arthur Conan Doyle novel "The Sign Of The Four," entitled "The Great Agra Treasure." And we finish all these wrapups by discussing last weekend's Friends Of The Magic. If you heard Matt Cox laugh this week you get to hear him rant. Send us an email at brunch@london.comcom or call us at 206 338 5879 and tell us what you prefer. There's also a question for you the listener this week as well. Thanks for listening and enjoy the show.
Peter Purves:Over the Wings of a Dove - Kenneth Purves;You Took Advantage - Elaine Stritch
Peter Purves:Over the Wings of a Dove - Kenneth Purves;You Took Advantage - Elaine Stritch
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