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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 · 29/05/2026

Ah yes, remember the accidental broadcast in reverse order well - must have been very confusing for those unfamiliar with the story! 🙂

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

Yes, that 8mm footage is certainly a absolute joy to see - fingers crossed that one day we’ll be blessed by a further recovery from this story 🤞

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

I have the vaguest memory of the tops of the Daleks‘ heads being blown off - albeit they were battling British Army soldiers with rifles in a corridor/tunnel! I think my very young self was perchance conflating memories of the repeat of this story and maybe The Web of Fear circa 1968?! 🙂

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

That’s good to hear - pleased to hear he was interviewed. There’s some admirable work on this episode 👍

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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

Absolutely, a wonderful example to help disprove (if not completely dismantle) the theory! 🙂

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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 · 26/05/2026

Yes, likewise I’m inexorably pulled in to its ramshackle comic strip quality - never less than entertaining! The Australian S2 Blu-ray sadly has the Beatles sequence excised too - thank goodness I held on to my Region 2 DVD 👍

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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 · 23/05/2026

Brilliant action sequence - superbly realised by the always reliable Douglas Camfield.

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26 Glorious Years @26gloriousyears.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

A wonderful caper of an episode, where the ‘Fab Four’ are watched by our own beloved Fab Four aboard the Tardis… 🙂

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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 · 19/05/2026

The episode for which we had no telesnaps either, so that journey underground was a visual treat (fantastic modelwork). As you say, Letts knows how to make the best of his close-up shots 👍

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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

Not sure they all qualify as ‘twists’ but: 1. The Controllers moment of redemption in Day of the Daleks 2. The demise of Dr Quinn in The Silurians! 3. The unveiling of Chancellor Goth in The Deadly Assassin 4. The emergence of The Daleks in Frontier in Space. 5. And the end of Part 2 of ‘The Ark’ 🙂

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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

Or even *Bob Baker* and *Dave Martin*. Sigh…

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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 · 16/05/2026

Transformative indeed - perhaps one of the most illustrative examples (and deservedly so) of a reversal of ‘received wisdom’ when lost productions are thankfully recovered 🙂

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

So many great scenes in this one too - including that moment of relative pause when the Brigadier and the Dr discuss events on the top of the gantry area - it’s all wonderfully atmospheric, underpinned throughout by Delia Derbyshire’s haunting music.

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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

The modelwork of the transforming aircraft in these final episodes always reminds me of that fascinating glimpse we have of the workings of Shawcraft, captured in Gerry Irwin's cine film 'Follow that Dalek' - a superb little time capsule.

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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

Lovely anecdote there - thanks Paul. I‘m sure it would have been heartening to hear that her performance was recalled by so many!

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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 · 28/04/2026

A body of work that remains timeless - just like these early and cherished Penguin paperbacks… 🙂

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

That‘s good to hear - I’m on to Episode 5 tonight! 🙂👍

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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

Very fond of this opening episode - that shot of the Tardis crew walking through the doorway into the interior of the spaceship is justly praised. And the cliffhanger still stands up today - simple but enormously effective.

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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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