Doctor Who S01E01 An Unearthly Child BBC1 23/11/1963 17:15 Official Thread

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adams66

04-12-2015

Originally Posted by amos_brearley:
“I'm fairly certain I know that director Waris Hussein chap's name from somewhere. Must have bumped into him on the Common once or twice...

My lot'll be running the show given the chance! ”

No chance. This is the BBC, bastion of all that is decent and proper. There certainly wouldn't be anyone like that working there!

amos_brearley

04-12-2015

Originally Posted by Mulett:
“I have a friend who works at the BBC and he says they're introducing some sort of machine in a few weeks time that has a whisk and a sink plunger at the front.

I am guessing we get to see Susan and Barbara in the kitchen in the Police Box, using the whisk to make a cake (drugs again!).

While the sink plunger gets used by the Doctor and Ian to unblock the drains.”

Anyone else getting a homosexual vibe from the Doctor and Ian's relationship? Hopefully that'll be knocked on the head and it'll be kept to the old guy and the dolly birds in future.

Wonder if there'll be an overarching theme across the series which gathers to a head by the conclusion?

ea91

04-12-2015

All that noise and static, I thought my television was broken. I have no idea what is going on, but I bet we are going to find out more about what happened to Susan's parents soon. I hope it is not too late to get rid of the grandfather character, he is eery.

Dogmatix

04-12-2015

Maybe you should get one of those new-fangled 625-line sets... I hear that they're giving up 405-lines soon. You never know, we might get colour television by the end of the sixties. The yanks have it, but my cousin over there says it's useless - never twice the same colour!

Vopiscus

04-12-2015

Originally Posted by adams66:
“Oh yes, any of the menfolk round here will be able to explain it all to, don't you worry your pretty little head my dear.”

Are you aware, sir, that you are addressing a grandmother? For some reason, you have chosen to address her as if she were a mere slip of a thing, by writing "pretty little" when you should have written "wise old". I don't know where you come from, but in this country we show proper respect for the elderly.

This current story is completely incomprehensible. When will we return to the school story? A good idea for an episode would be to have Dr Who give Susan and her talented young female classmates an impromptu P.E. lesson in which a number of humorous mishaps occur (I think Dr Who would like P.E.). I see the programme as in essence a spiritual successor to "Whack-O!", but with schoolgirls. Naughty schoolgirls. A great many naughty schoolgirls...

adams66

04-12-2015

Originally Posted by Vopiscus:
“I see the programme as in essence a spiritual successor to "Whack-O!", but with schoolgirls. Naughty schoolgirls. A great many naughty schoolgirls...”

Anyone seen Vopiscus' medicine? He needs calming down right now!!

Granny McSmith

04-12-2015

Originally Posted by Vopiscus:
“Are you aware, sir, that you are addressing a grandmother? For some reason, you have chosen to address her as if she were a mere slip of a thing, by writing "pretty little" when you should have written "wise old". I don't know where you come from, but in this country we show proper respect for the elderly.

...”

No, "pretty" is fine. Really, I don't mind. No need to mention "old" at all.

Dogmatix

04-12-2015

Originally Posted by Vopiscus:
“A good idea for an episode would be to have Dr Who give Susan and her talented young female classmates an impromptu P.E. lesson in which a number of humorous mishaps occur (I think Dr Who would like P.E.). I see the programme as in essence a spiritual successor to "Whack-O!", but with schoolgirls. Naughty schoolgirls. A great many naughty schoolgirls...”

Schoolgirls.... P.E. .... mishaps.... camping? Hmmm.... I wonder if the Carry On lot have thought of trying that....

Andrew_Hearne

04-12-2015

Enjoyed this one - http://www.doctorwhoworld.net/cs1ep1

The_Judge_

04-12-2015

That Lee Harvey Oswald really had to sour the mood, such terrible news

We've lost a shining light at the beginning of his future, he will be remembered dearly. My feelings go out to Jackie ......

OK, I guess I went too far .....

Vopiscus

04-12-2015

Originally Posted by The_Judge_:
“That Lee Harvey Oswald really had to sour the mood, such terrible news We've lost a shining light at the beginning of his future, he will be remembered dearly. My feelings go out to Jackie .......”

One can only admire the courage with which she has continued to play Miss Wright.

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