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An explanation of absence, and a couple of news bits

Posted on January 30, 2015 1:18 am by Historian

Hello everyone, the Historian here. My apologies for our absence last week, and apologies in advance for this week. I’ve had what I will euphemistically refer to as a “family emergency” and have been called out of town. I assure you, though, that (barring the unforeseen) we will be back on 6 February with episode 4 of “The Space Pirates.” Lord help us all.

And now, two news notes.

Unfortunately, Barry Ingham has passed away. We’ve “seen” him as Paris in “The Myth Makers”, and actually saw him as the Thal leader, Alydon, in the Aaru movie of Doctor Who and the Daleks.

A bit of very good news to follow the very bad–it’s been reported (I certainly haven’t heard it yet) that part of William Hartnell’s 1965 “Desert Island Discs” interview has been found! This would be one of the few interviews with Hartnell, during his time as the Doctor, to exist! I cannot wait to hear it!

Once again, I apologize for the “radio” silence. As I said above, we will be back with a new episode on 6 February. Until then, I remain

THE HISTORIAN

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3 – The Space Pirates

Posted on January 16, 2015 8:01 pm by Ketina

Hello everyone, the Historian here, trying to remain optimistic after the upswing in fun of last week’s episode. We’re back to reconstructions this week (courtesy of Loose Cannon Productions), so…we’ll see how this goes. Now, let’s get to the episode!
This episode first aired on 22 March 1969.
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2 – The Space Pirates

Posted on January 9, 2015 8:19 pm by Ketina

Hello everyone, the Historian here. So. Um. Last week’s episode certainly was 25 or so minutes long, wasn’t it? And this week…well, let’s find out, shall we? Let’s get to the episode!

This episode first aired 15 March 1969.
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1 – The Space Pirates

Posted on January 2, 2015 9:12 pm by Ketina

Hello everyone, the Historian here, going where no TARDIS Project member has gone before! Yes, as I’ve been nattering on about, I have not seen, nor read, nor nothing any of this story before, barring a few basic facts and some photos. This is, to say the least, exciting for me…and for the Project folks who are definitely sick of me knowing what comes next! And yes, I do know about this story’s less…than…stellar reputation, but I’m excited nonetheless. This story also sees us return to the work of recon makers Loose Cannon Productions (whose website has unfortunately disappeared). So, on with the episode!

This episode first aired 8 March 1969.
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Wrapup – The Seeds of Death

Posted on January 2, 2015 1:43 am by Historian

Hello everyone, the Hissssssstorian here, with the wrapup of our latesssst sssssstory.

All right, that’s enough of that.

PRODUCTION NOTES: As with several stories this season, Seeds of Death had a bit of a troubled gestation. Brian Hayles began work on a storyline right after the initial Ice Warriors story, but then had to abandon it for a new one when the production team was less than impressed. The scriptwriting stage was further complicated when Frazer Hines changed his mind about leaving at the end of the Krotons, which meant another rewrite. Then Troughton was given a week’s holiday, which meant the Doctor had to be written out of episode four. Ultimately, episodes three through six were completely rewritten by Terrence Dicks.

After all that, the production itself didn’t seem to have run into many problems. For the whole story, see the Brief History of Time (Travel) page for this story.

PROJECT NOTES: We really enjoyed this one. There’s no question that the plot is a bit overcomplicated and the story’s a little light, but we had a lot of fun. What can I say, we like foam. And scary, but slightly silly monsters with amazing weapons. Sure, the whole “human adventure and exploration vs. the T-Mat” thing got completely buried in Ice Warrior shenanigans, but the whole thing somehow worked.

Yeah, the wrapup’s a little light this time, but we did have a good time with the discussions:

Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6

And here’s the official episode guide.

Tomorrow–something very exciting! A story I’ve never seen before, never read a novelisation, kept away from all but the most general summary…sure, the story doesn’t have a great reputation, but…exciting!

Until then, I remain

THE HISTORIAN

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6 – The Seeds of Death

Posted on December 26, 2014 9:28 pm by Ketina

Hello everyone, the Historian here, finally adding an introduction to this last episode of the story. Of course, now that I’m here, there’s not much to say, so…let’s get to the episode!

First aired on 1 March 1969

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5 – The Seeds of Death

Posted on December 19, 2014 8:26 pm by Ketina

Hello everyone, the Historian here, welcoming you back to our Ice Warrior Foam Party! (Which is how I’ve been referring to this episode to Project members.) We’re up to episode five and we have finally made it to the point where we can see the actual glimmer of the aliens’ evil plans…Let’s get to the episode! This episode first aired 22 February 1969.

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4 – The Seeds of Death

Posted on December 13, 2014 5:09 am by Ketina

Hello everyone, the Historian here–finally remembering to write this introduction BEFORE Ketina has to post an entry! We’re in the second half of this story of Ice Warrior machinations, so let’s get to the episode! This episode first aired on 15 February 1969.
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3 – The Seeds of Death

Posted on December 5, 2014 10:28 pm by Ketina

Part 3:
First Aired: 8 February 1969
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See you after Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2014 11:44 pm by Ketina

The Project was cancelled last Friday due to an unexpected conflict. We’ll also be skipping the Friday after US Thanksgiving.

See you again on Friday, 5th of December.

And Happy 51st Anniversary of Doctor Who today!

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