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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Remembering Frederick Jaeger, born OTD 1928 - a fine character who graced the show on multiple occasions. Sadly his 'impersonation' of Hartnell's Doctor in The Savages is now lost to us - fingers crossed a stray 16mm print is still kicking around somewhere... 🤞

Publicity photo of William Hartnell as the Doctor and Frederick Jaeger as Jano in the 1966 Dr Who story ‘The Savages’. Transcript of dialogue reads:
JANO: Yes.... yes, of course. I'm afraid I'm... I'm not quite
myself.
SENTA: I understand. You must rest Jano. I shall give
instructions that you're not to be disturbed.
JANO: Hmm! An excellent idea. After an experience like that, er, one takes time to... erm, to become adjusted.
I suppose my two young friends....
SENTA: Avon and Flower?
JANO: Good gracious, no, no, no! Steven and...and Dodo, the child with the ridiculous name...“

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

In remembrance of Frank Cox, born OTD 1940, who at the outset of his career as a director gifted us with this wonderful sequence in ‘The Edge of Destruction’ - with the camera slowly closing in on Hartnell as he delivered his soliloquy. A highlight of the 1990 BSB Dr Who Weekend for this viewer.

Screenshots of William Hartnell in the second instalment of the 2-part Dr Who story ‘The Edge of Destruction’ first broadcast in 1963.

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Gav Rymill @themindrobber.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

My dad, Paul and I convened again! Episode 4 out now in which I recall a trip to Cardiff when the new series was young, and we argue over which is the best Cyberman. Audible: bit.ly/4uDeiJ8 iTunes: bit.ly/4ut271k Spotify: bit.ly/4wZYthh

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

OTD 1967. The first broadcast of an episode which, in later years, thankfully survived as a superb example of how the memory didn't always 'cheat’. For this viewer, the most cherished of the standalone episode recoveries. 25 minutes of perfection.

Screenshots from Episode 2 of the 1967 Dr Who story ‘The Evil of the Daleks’ featuring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

“Twenty times round the deck is a mile, Claire. So, if we put our best feet forward…” On to one of my all time favourite stories. I never tire of ‘The Carnival of Monsters’ - the multi-layered storyline, the Holmesian wit, the pitch perfect performances… oh, and a guest appearance from Ian Marter! 🙂

Jenny McCracken as Claire Daly and Ian Marter as John Andrews in the 1973 Dr Who story ‘The Carnival of Monsters’.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Remembering the superlative artist Frank Bellamy, born OTD 1917. So much to choose from to celebrate his astonishing legacy, but this little masterpiece will do for starters… 🙂

Illustration by artist Frank Bellamy for the Radio Times in January 1972 - cover refers to the debut of a new season of Dr Who, with the broadcast of the first episode of ‘The Day of the Daleks’.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The many faces of Michael Wisher, born OTD 1935. An actor whose distinctive presence and voice graced several of our most beloved stories, as well as setting the benchmark for one the most enduringly influential and iconic characters of the classic series.

Images of actor Michael Wisher from four stories from the Doctor Who series (1970 - 75)

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Celebrating a wonderful actor who made a perilous descent down a gloomy impeller shaft, then followed his ‘moral duty’, before steadfastly searching for Parrinium and proclaiming the power of a certain gargantuan cephalopod... Remembering the ever reliable John Abineri, born OTD 1928.

Images of actor John Abineri, playing key roles in four different Dr Who stories (1968 - 1979)

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Well, that’s ‘The Three Doctors’ completed and, despite multiple viewings over the years, I still think of it as something quite wonderful. I love its humour, the fecundity of ideas, the pantomime-esque quality of Omega’s palace, & of course ‘Chekhov’s Flute’ in the final act 🙂 Oh, & what a cover!👇

Radio Times cover from Dec 1972, displaying William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee and Patrick Troughton as the first three incarnations of Dr Who.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Celebrating the wonderful David Simeon, 83 today. His role as 'Passing Parade' correspondent Alastair Fergus in The Daemons never fails to make me smile - whether grappling with a cantankerous Professor Horner or accommodating the proclamations of a resolute Miss Hawthorne. Brilliant comic timing. 🙂

Actor David Simeon playing the role of TV interview Alastair Fergus in the 1971 Dr Who story ‘The Daemons’.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

On to Episode 4 of ‘The Three Doctors‘ & I just adore this little moment of horror (wonderfully framed by Lennie Mayne) as Omega lifts his mask & is confronted by the (un)reality of his non-corporeal status. It’s almost as if Dave Baker & Bob Martin were suddenly channelling Philip K. Dick… 🙂

Moment from the 4th episode of the Dr Who story ‘The Three Doctors’. The renegade timelord Omega lifts his mask to reveal that he no longer has any corporeal existence. Where his head should be, we see framed in the gap the second and third Doctors (Patrick Troughton & Jon Pertwee).

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

On to Ep 2 of ‘The Three Doctors’ & what has stood out for this viewer is just how good John Levene is here. Good ol’ Sergeant Benton has been such a fixture throughout this era that I think I‘ve simply taken his presence, & by extension Levene’s performance, for granted. He‘s just excellent.

Actor John Levene as Sergeant Benton in the Dr Who story ‘The Three Doctors’

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Celebrating Milton Johns, who is 88 today. From the darkly devious Benik to the delightfully obsequious Castellan Kelner, he is always a pleasure to watch. A splendid performer whose characters are now deservedly the stuff of legend 🙂

Images of actor Milton Johns playing 3 different roles from the Doctor Who series - Benik (1967), Crayford (1975) and Castellan Kelner (1978)

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Currently revisiting ‘The Three Doctors’, and I’d quite forgotten we have this tantalising shot of Hartnell‘s Doctor shown walking within his very own ‘garden of time’. It’s a lovely image, a pre-echo of ‘The Five Doctors’ of course, but also Lucarotti's prelude to his novelisation of The Massacre.

Screenshot from the 1st episode of the 1972/3 Dr Who story ‘The Three Doctors’. Two robed Timelords view the image of the 1st Dr (played by William Hartnell) on a large screen above a control console.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Another excellent edition of what has rapidly become a Top Tier podcast for this listener. Very well produced & cleverly weaving together nostalgic reflections, fascinating nuggets of information, and anecdotes that range from the heartwarming to the hilarious (the Paul Darrow one here was a gem!)

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

There are several one-off guest appearances that are always a joy to watch. So here's remembering Maurice Browning, born OTD 1919. Pitch perfect as Karlton in The Daleks' Masterplan - and of course extremely well served by Douglas Camfield's wonderful penchant for tightly framed close-ups.

Images of actor Maurice Browning as Karlton in Episode 5 of the 1965 Dr Who story ‘The Daleks’ Masterplan’.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Celebrating Virginia Wetherell, who is 83 today. Multiple roles on television and film from the 60s onwards, but for many she will always be remembered for her early role as Dyoni, one of the Thal survivors in the very first Dalek story.

Images of Virginia Wetherell in her role as Dyoni, in the early Dr Who story ‘The Daleks’ (1963 - 1964).

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Celebrating Douglas Camfield, born OTD 1931. Such an impressive legacy. When that director credit appears on the screen, it's akin to a guaranteed hallmark of quality.

Director credits for Douglas Camfield, as shown on the end titles of four Dr Who stories from the 60s and 70s.

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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The very first Doctor & two companions, from 1966’s Doctor Who Annual, by Walter Howarth. I can’t help but find this rather wonderful…

Portrait fashion colour full page illustration. Much of the design appears to be of a cave, through a hole in which we look out at the first Doctor and two young companions, one boy, one girl. Behind then is a silhouette presumably intended to be the Tardis, which it isn’t, but it’s windows show a lovely blue sky and light clouds in contrast to everything else in the picture. The Doctor looks out on a land that seems deserted and barren, but the purple used for it mixed with the sky of burning orange and green makes the setting look enchanting.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The grand rewatch has brought me to the celebratory story ‘The Three Doctors’. So as I embark on the first episode tonight, I’ll be raising a glass to Laurie Webb, who was born on this day in 1924 & passed away at the grand old age of 101 on the 29th March this year. Here’s to you dear Mr Ollis…🥂

Image of Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and Laurie Webb as Mr Ollis in the 1973 Dr Who story ‘The Three Doctors’.
Dialogue caption reads:
BRIGADIER: "First we do a recce, then we mount a surprise attack.
Mister Ollis, you will consider yourself under my orders"

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Timeless, unparalleled and singularly magical. Remembering Delia Derbyshire, born on this day 1937.

Photograph of composer Delia Derbyshire, alongside 45rpm vinyl releases of the tracks: The Delian Mode, Blue Veils and Golden Sands and the theme music for ‘Dr Who’.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Well that’s The Time Monster completed this weekend & I’ve vastly enjoyed revisiting this story. Daisiest Daisies, Baby Benton, Prowse in Minotaur mode, Atlantean Theatrics of the highest order, Delgado charming Ingrid Pitt, Marmalade Sandwiches, ”The oldest trick in the book” & more. Great fun.

Various screenshots from the 1972 Dr Who story The Time Monster, including shots of Ingrid Pitt, Roger Delgado, John Levine, Katy Manning and Jon Pertwee.

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

On this day in 1973, Target Books reprinted the three 1960's Dr Who novelisations - The Daleks, The Crusaders and The Zarbi - with striking new covers by Chris Achilléos.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Celebrating Ilona Rodgers, who is 84 today. Multiple TV credits, including cult favourites ‘The Avengers’ & ‘Adam Adamant Lives!’. But for this viewer she continues to be best known for her role as the beleaguered Carol Richmond, who we first saw in the thrall of ’The Sensorites’ back in 1964.

Images of Ilona Jeanette Rodgers in her role as Carol, a crew member of a threatened spaceship in the 1964 Dr Who story ‘The Sensorites’.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Midday through ‘The Time Monster’ & I’m unreservedly engaged by its comic-strip playfulness. Blending the prosaic with the downright outlandish was always a great strength of the show - including demonstrating a handcrafted ’time flow analogue’ whilst our beloved motley crew pause for tea… 🙂

Scene from Episode 2 of the Doctor Who story ‘The Time Monster’, in which the Dr (Jon Pertwee) builds a machine out of household odds and ends to jam a power source from the Master’s Tardis.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Remembering Donald Cotton, born OTD 1928. Celebrated writer of The Myth Makers & The Gunfighters, later reimagined (alongside ‘The Romans’) as some of the most original Target book adaptations of the 80s. Sadly, his pitch for a Target novel of the first Adam Adamant Lives! story never materialised.

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Gav Rymill @themindrobber.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

HELLO! We’ve only gone and done an episode two. I don’t know if this nostalgic rambling is of any interest to anyone other than me and me pa but here it is! 🎬

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

On to ’The Time Monster’, and the spectacular way it opens with a brilliantly realised dream sequence, all on film, is still a joy to watch. Nicely framed low & high angled shots, with a towering Master & a perplexed Doctor, who has seemingly ‘awakened’ into his own nightmare. Such a great opening.

Screenshots from the opening episode of the 1972 Dr Who story to ’The Time Monster’. Images are of the opening ‘dream sequence’, with a low angled shot of the Master (Roger Delgado) towering over the Dr (played by Jon Pertwee).

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Marking the passing of William Henry Hartnell, OTD 1975. How heartening to know that those wonderful adventures in ‘abundance’ are still being enjoyed (and recovered!) 60 years on…

Images of William Hartnell as Dr Who, with the quote: “And if you like adventure my dear, I can promise you an abundance of it. Apart from all that….well, you’ll be amongst friends”

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Remembering actor Mark Jones, born OTD 1939. His sole credit for the show remains one of the most memorable, with an absolutely riveting performance as Arnold Keeler in ‘The Seeds of Doom’. The tragedy of his character is never once overplayed - strong stuff indeed for teatime telly back in 1976…

Actor Mark Jones in scenes from the 1976 Dr Who story ‘The Seeds of Doom’, including his transformation into an alien life form known as a Krynoid.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The grand rewatch has brought me to ‘The Time Monster’, a story I first encountered via this intriguing synopsis in the 1973 Radio Times Special (a plot description the equal of anything that ran in the ‘Countdown’ Dr. Who comic strips of the same era). I just can’t help but admire its ambition...

Synopsis of the 1972 Dr Who story ‘The Time Monster’, from the 1973 10th Aniversary Special. Synopsis is accompanied by a small photograph of the mythical creature ‘Kronos’ that features in this story.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

OTD 1971. Director Christopher Barry & his crew commence the first of several days filming for ‘The Daemons’ at the Wiltshire village of Aldbourne - an event which would go on to firmly cement this location as a cherished space in the hearts & minds of fans for decades to come…

Locations shots from the 1971 Dr Who story The Daemons, overlayed on a map showing the location of the village of Aldbourne in Wiltshire, UK.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Celebrating the wonderful Louise Jameson, born OTD 1951. Her realisation of Leela was so flawless, she imbued even the smallest line of seemingly offhand dialogue with a memorable flourish. The delivery of ‘Thank-you’ & the immortal “That's Silly” in The Robots of Death always raise a smile… 🙂

Images of Louise Jameson as ‘Leela’ in the 1977 Dr Who story ‘The Robots of Death’.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

OTD 1968. Jamie & the Doctor bid a sad farewell to Victoria Waterfield, as ‘Fury From the Deep’ draws to a close. Still works wonderfully as an audio only experience - but fingers crossed that one day we’ll be lucky enough to have this returned & delight in Hugh David’s carefully framed visuals..

Telesnap images from the final moments of the 1968 Dr Who story ‘Fury from the Deep’, showing the departure of companion Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling) from the Tardus crew.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Championing the underdog here, but having reached the final part of ‘The Mutants‘, I’ve been reflecting on how much I’ve enjoyed this story. Lots of striking imagery, a generous amount of film work, & enough familiar faces on hand (Palmer, Pravda & Hollis, etc.) to keep a seasoned devotee happy.

Four screenshots from various episodes of the 1972 Dr Who story ‘The Mutants’ - a Mutant creature in a cave, the transformation of the Solonian Leader Ky in the final episode, the Dr (Jon Pertwee) holding a precious energy crystal, and the body of the Solonian warrior Varan floating in space.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Remembering David Whitaker, born OTD 1928. Amongst his multiple credits, also the author of the very first Target book this avid reader picked up as a youngster. Just beautifully written from start to finish - and this particular passage, as we built up to the ‘reveal’, had me completely hooked…

Passage from the Target novel ‘Dr Who and the Daleks’, by David Whitaker, describing the point at which the Tardis crew meet the Daleks for the first time. Also featured is the cover by Chris Achilleos and an internal illustration of the Tardis crew in a doorway facing the approaching Daleks (featured in the foreground).

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Tim - Missing Episodes Podcast @missingepisodespod.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

🚨NEW EPISODE! 🚨 A conversation with friend of Gerry Davis, Anthony Clark, including a never before published interview with Gerry Davis himself! The archive interview has him sharing his memories of The Highlanders and The Moonbase. What a treat! Shares are much appreciated x Link ⬇️

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Remembering Peter Jeffrey, born OTD 1929. A superb character actor - including playing the perplexed Pilot in the thrall of Macra; the delightfully villainous Count Grendel; and the beleaguered SF writer Marsham Craswell denying the existence of the Daleks in a lost episode of ‘Out of the Unknown’.

Images of actor Peter Jeffrey as the ‘Pilot’ in a 1967 Dr Who story (The Macra Terror) ; Count Grendel in the 1978 Dr Who story ‘The Androids of Tara’, and as SF writer Marsham Craswell in a 1969 episode of the BBC anthology series ‘Out of the Unknown’ (entitled ‘Get Off My Cloud’).

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

As I happily work my way through the ‘The Mutants’, I note that this was the last Dr Who production graced by the music of Tristram Cary. For those interested, here’s an article from The Audio Annual, a 1971 publication that featured Cary’s studio set-up at the time he was working on this story.

Image and article regarding composer Tristram Cary’s recording studio circa 1971.

Second page of article with accompanying image detailing the equipment in Tristram Cary’s home studio in 1971.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

On-screen credits that were always a hallmark of quality. Remembering Terrance Dicks, born OTD 1935.

Four screenshots of the writer /script editor credit for Terrance Dicks, as shown in the end credit sequence of four Dr Who stories in the 60s, 70s and 80s

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The rewatch has brought me to ‘The Mutants’, which I know has attracted some… well, shall we say it has accrued its detractors over the years 🙂 Ironically there have been some stories (Underwater Menace, etc.) which I‘ve found far more entertaining than anticipated, so I continue to travel in hope…

Actors Jon Pertwee (The Dr) and Katy Manning (Jo Grant) in episode 1 of the 1972 Dr Who story ‘The Mutants’. The Dr and Jo are in the Drs Laboratory, looking at a black spherical object on a workbench.

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Gav Rymill @themindrobber.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

My dad wanted an outlet to talk about his memories & projects, so we did a podcast! Relaxed chat & nostalgic meandering. If you wouldn’t mind giving it a nice rating and review, it would make him so pleased. 🙏 🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r... ✳️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5Ql79bO...

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Rymill and Son's Doctor Who Emporium

Performing Arts Podcast · Somewhere, not marked on any map, nor listed in any directory, stands Rymill & Son’s Doctor Who Emporium. A shop of sorts. Though if you arrive expecting to buy something, yo...

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Completed my rewatch of The Sea Devils today. We’ve certainly come a long way in restoration quality since the fondly remembered 1992 BBC2 repeats (ah, that Friday feeling I used to get 🙂), then via VHS, DVD & now a superbly crafted Blu-ray release. Still iconic, ambitious & thoroughly engaging.

Screengrabs of the trailer for the March 1992 BBC2 repeat of the Dr Who story ‘The Sea Devils’ and the covers of the VHS, DVD and Blu-ray releases over the next two decades.

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Tim - Missing Episodes Podcast @missingepisodespod.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

🚨 NEW EPISODE! 🚨 The Daleks’ Master Plan episodes 1-3 commentary. Just for fun, join Tim, Gav and Rhys watching the episodes. IPlayer, YT or files at the ready! Links ⬇️ The podcast will stop at anything for shares!

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Remembering television and theatre actress Sheila Dunn, born OTD 1940. Superb in her dual role in ‘Inferno’ - finely pitched performances throughout, perfectly displaying the growing conflicts experienced by both characters as their respective worlds slide into chaos.

Screenshots of Sheila Dunn in her dual role as Petra and her counterpart in a parallel universe, from the 1970 Dr Who story ‘Inferno’

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

OTD 1965. The 24 minutes & 51 seconds of small screen perfection that is ‘The Wheel of Fortune’, for many years the only extant episode of The Crusade. Admired this ever since picking The Hartnell Years VHS in 1991. Those performances, Camfield’s framing, Whitaker’s script - so much to appreciate.

Screenshots from ‘The Wheel of Fortune’, the 3rd episode of the 1965 Doctor Who story ‘The Crusade’, alongside the cover of the VHS tape release of ‘The Hartnell Years’.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

OTD 1974. The opening of the now legendary Blackpool Doctor Who Exhibition, ushering in a fondly remembered 11 year run that would capture the hearts & minds of both long term fans & those discovering the show for the first time. This photo has an iconography that’s surely in a league of its own…🙂

Actors Jon Pertwee and Liz Sladen, surrounded by a large crowd, at the opening of the Dr Who Exhibition at Blackpool in April 1974.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Remembering Aubrey Woods, born OTD 1928. Amongst his multiple film/TV credits we have a very compelling performance as the Controller in Day of the Daleks. His character’s moment of redemption is a wonderful touch - subtly performed & also nicely staged by director Paul Bernard.

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