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Post by Cyggy on Mar 3, 2022 6:31:38 GMT
Please discuss this story here.....
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Post by Cyggy on Mar 7, 2022 3:50:15 GMT
I love Peter Butterworth's portrayal of the Monk in this and his humorous chemistry opposite Hartnell, but do find the story surrounding them a bit on the dull side. Love the ending though...
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Post by Black Orchid on Apr 28, 2022 15:47:19 GMT
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Post by Cyggy on Jul 6, 2022 14:03:55 GMT
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Post by Cyggy on Jul 11, 2022 16:26:24 GMT
The Monk, The Gramophone & The Atomic Cannon
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Post by Black Orchid on Aug 8, 2022 11:41:24 GMT
1992 trailer
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Post by iank on Aug 25, 2022 23:08:30 GMT
My favourite Hartnell.
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Post by Black Orchid on Sept 25, 2022 14:18:39 GMT
"TC4 at BBC Television Centre on Friday 11th June 1965, where Maureen O’Brien, William Hartnell and new boy Peter Purves are about to tape ‘The Watcher’, the first episode of ‘The Time Meddler’." Clayton Hickman twitter
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Post by rapscallion on Nov 10, 2022 13:41:50 GMT
Just finished The Time Meddler as part of my November re-watch. Thoroughly enjoy this story, it's great fun. I love the sparring between William Hartnell and Peter Butterworth who was great casting as the Monk.
Episode 1 is a joy. The scenes set on the TARDIS with the interaction between the Doctor, Vicki & Steven, landing on the beach with the Monk listening in, the introduction of the Saxons (Edith particularly and her conversation with the Doctor), and the sound of the monks apparently chanting in the monastery until the record winds down....all very evocative.
Probably the least successful element of the story is the Vikings, although they're integral to the plot.
The Monk having a TARDIS must have been a pretty jaw-dropping reveal at the end of episode 3. Despite the record player and a few other items that didn't belong anywhere near 1066 being tell-tale signs that something was going on, it still must have been a bit of a 'woah!' moment to have it confirmed that the Doctor was not the only person with the ability to travel in space and time. That would've been something to chat with my mates about at school on Monday morning, lol.
Lovely story, and thankfully one we can watch in full.
8 out of 10 from me 😎
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Post by ant-mac on Nov 10, 2022 16:14:36 GMT
Same here... 5/5. This is what an Earthbound DOCTOR WHO story - set in the present or the past - should be like. It's a relatively basic, small story, involving a small group of people, but with potentially wide-ranging repercussions should matters get out of hand. It's a small incident, taking place in a quiet corner of the world, easily overlooked due to it happening on the fringes of a reasonably well-known historical event. It's exactly the sort of low-key affair that cannot be proved or disproved to have happened... which is absolutely perfect and in keeping with DOCTOR WHO's approach of not interfering with Earth history to any noticeable degree. I much prefer this to the constant bombardment of both our senses and our intelligence by tactless, tasteless, over-the-top global disasters that negatively affect large areas of the globe and huge portions of the Human species... and yet never seem to be mentioned again once the immediate story is finished. Whether it be historical London suffering under the onslaught of a CyberKing or a Tyrannosaurus Rex, or modern London suffering at the hands of the Daleks, the Cybermen or the Raxacoricofallapatorians... a name for which RTD should be soundly beaten for the level of wankery he displayed in creating it. It's getting increasingly more difficult to rationalize what has been shown to happen in New Who with what has been shown to be the consequences of those happenings. At this stage, I'm fairly sure that each and every member of the Human species should currently be attempting to cope with multiple episodes of PTSD... all of which stem from a different, but equally disturbing and traumatic incident. And as for the history books - both past and future - exactly how could any of these events manage to slip from Human consciousness? It's not like any of these events are similar to the brief but shocking appearance of a sea monster in the Thames river near an international energy conference. I'll take a story like this any day over the crap that's being turned out now...
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Post by Future-Diver on Nov 11, 2022 8:17:21 GMT
"The whole course of history changed in one single swoop".I initially watched The Time Meddler after purchasing 'The First Doctor Special Edition Box Set' on VHS in 2002, (also including The Gun Fighters and The Sensorites). None of these three serials particularly impressed me at the time, but since then, I've grown to love ' The Time Meddler'. There are many things I like about this smashing story - it's the first time we see another of the Doctor's race and also the first time we see history not quite as it should be. I enjoy watching the Doctor trying to convince Steven that they really have travelled back in time ( "What do you think it is, a space helmet for a cow?"), the delightful interaction between Vicki and the Doctor, the good use of stock footage, Althea Charlton as Edith but it's Peter Butterworth's cheeky portrayal of the Monk that I appreciate the most (I'm glad he came back for another appearance in The Daleks' Masterplan). "Sheer poetry, dear boy." 9/10
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Post by GC on Dec 23, 2023 23:21:01 GMT
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Post by GC on Jan 4, 2024 19:48:27 GMT
It's not that bloody Clara again, is it?...
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