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TARDIS Eruditorum
Aka "A Psychochronography in Blue."
TARDIS Eruditorum is a critical history of Doctor Who and, more broadly, of British history starting in the latter half of the twentieth century. Its structure mirrors that of an episode guide, though this is not to say it is one. Essays on every televised Doctor Who story are presented sequentially, interleaved with various other essays. These include Pop Between Realities essays, which look at things that are not Doctor Who, Time Can Be Rewritten essays, which look at Doctor Who stories set in a different time period from when they were written, and both Outside the Government and You Were Expecting Someone Else essays, which look at things that aren't quite Doctor Who.
Its goal is to tell the story of Doctor Who as a cultural phenomenon. It is written for an intended audience of people who are familiar with the broad strokes of Doctor Who, but who have not necessarily seen every episode, or indeed any of the classic series. It does not contain episode summaries, and readers interested in given stories are encouraged to go seek them out, but it is no more obtuse to a reader who has not seen a given episode than an average movie review is to someone who hasn't seen the film. It is not primarily a blog about how good a given episode is or isn't, although such opinions may creep through. Its primary goal, however, is to tell one particular history of a half-century of British culture through the idiosyncratic but terribly useful lens of an at times ropy but always clever sci-fi program.
http://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/author/phil/tardis-eruditorum/
The blogs are also collected as a series of books, if you prefer printed versions....
http://www.eruditorumpress.com/books/
Aka "A Psychochronography in Blue."
TARDIS Eruditorum is a critical history of Doctor Who and, more broadly, of British history starting in the latter half of the twentieth century. Its structure mirrors that of an episode guide, though this is not to say it is one. Essays on every televised Doctor Who story are presented sequentially, interleaved with various other essays. These include Pop Between Realities essays, which look at things that are not Doctor Who, Time Can Be Rewritten essays, which look at Doctor Who stories set in a different time period from when they were written, and both Outside the Government and You Were Expecting Someone Else essays, which look at things that aren't quite Doctor Who.
Its goal is to tell the story of Doctor Who as a cultural phenomenon. It is written for an intended audience of people who are familiar with the broad strokes of Doctor Who, but who have not necessarily seen every episode, or indeed any of the classic series. It does not contain episode summaries, and readers interested in given stories are encouraged to go seek them out, but it is no more obtuse to a reader who has not seen a given episode than an average movie review is to someone who hasn't seen the film. It is not primarily a blog about how good a given episode is or isn't, although such opinions may creep through. Its primary goal, however, is to tell one particular history of a half-century of British culture through the idiosyncratic but terribly useful lens of an at times ropy but always clever sci-fi program.
http://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/author/phil/tardis-eruditorum/
The blogs are also collected as a series of books, if you prefer printed versions....
http://www.eruditorumpress.com/books/
Doctor Omega
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Am surprised that Big Finish haven't made DOCTOR WHO UNBOUND season long box sets of this nonsense.....
Doctor Omega
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http://wifeinspace.com/2011/01/an-unearthly-child/
A man and his wife watch and comment on every story of the classic show.....
chainsaw_metal1
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"The violence continues to amaze her, and when Za smashes Kal’s head in with a boulder, Sue turns into Mary Whitehouse."
This has me smiling.
This has me smiling.
chainsaw_metal1
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Dammit, Omega, I'm hooked! This site is bloody brilliant!
Doctor Omega
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I love it too! 
Doctor Omega
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Doctor Omega
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I'm really enjoying this now. So much for getting any work done today!
Doctor Omega
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This was Sue's reaction to the final episode of BLAKE'S 7.....
http://thewifeandblake.com/the-way-back/
Doctor Omega
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Doctor Omega
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Doctor Omega
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I remember this short documentary piece on DID YOU SEE and audio-taped it at the time.
Ah, those were the days.
DOCTOR WHO seemed as if nothing could topple it. Yet only a few short years later, Grade and Powell had other ideas.
Doctor Omega
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For better or worse, someone's colouring a complete Hartnell episode. (Believed to be DAY OF ARMAGEDDON.....
https://twitter.com/farfromallover/status/950079260919762944?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=http://s9e.github.io/iframe/twitter.min.html#950079260919762944
Previous efforts from the same team.....
https://www.youtube.com/user/farfrombeingallover
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ant-mac
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The final moments on Gauda Prime...
Still my absolute favourite moment from any film or TV series that I've ever seen.
Doctor Omega
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Yes, I prayed for years that they would continue from that moment, or revive the show in some way.
Now, after witnessing the compromised debacle that has turned out to be Modern Who, once Blake's stablemate, I pray that they won't.
The writing and acting talent - and sheer creative bravery - just ain't there anymore in modern television.
Now, after witnessing the compromised debacle that has turned out to be Modern Who, once Blake's stablemate, I pray that they won't.
The writing and acting talent - and sheer creative bravery - just ain't there anymore in modern television.
ant-mac
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It may no longer have been at its peak, but there were still many serials that could easily make it into my favourites list.
CASTROVALVA
FOUR TO DOOMSDAY
THE VISITATION
BLACK ORCHID
EARTHSHOCK
ARC OF INFINITY
SNAKEDANCE
MAWDRYN UNDEAD
ENLIGHTENMENT
THE AWAKENING
RESURRECTION OF THE DALEKS
PLANET OF FIRE
THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI
THE MARK OF THE RANI
DELTA AND THE BANNERMEN
DRAGON FIRE
REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS
BATTLEFIELD
THE CURSE OF FENRIC
SURVIVAL