Peter Cushing – Blue Towel Productions

Doctor Who A to Z: P is for Peter

Posted on September 17, 2021September 16, 2021 by benmc47

Inspired by a series of Facebook posts that I saw, we are going to run through an alphabetical series of Doctor Who-related themes. Today we continue this with the letter P…

(Daily Doctor Who #297)

Doctor Who / Star Wars Actor Connections

Posted on July 4, 2021July 4, 2021 by benmc47

I’ve been on a thing lately of looking up where actors from Doctor Who have shown up in other science fiction franchises that I enjoy. This started out by noticing how often we’d see crossover appearances with shows like Blake’s 7 or The Avengers, but I’ve started looking further afield. Of course, if we’re looking for other popular franchises, than we can scarcely look further than Star Wars.

(Daily Doctor Who #222)

The Avengers 14 – The Complete Emma Peel Megaset – Who’s Who???, Return of the Cybernauts, Death’s Door

Posted on May 22, 2021January 2, 2023 by benmc47

The Avengers, before they were Marvel superheroes, were light-hearted spies on British TV. Dapper agent John Steed, played by Patrick Macnee, had numerous partners over the show’s run, but the most famous of these was scientific genius and martial arts expert Mrs. Emma Peel, played by Diana Rigg.

Doctor Who – 1965 – All the Years

Posted on December 9, 2020February 3, 2021 by benmc47

Doctor Who – All The Years is a quick examination of what was happening in the world of Doctor Who over all its years of existence. I’m not attempting to create a thorough history–just brief look back at the real-life timeline of my favorite TV show. Go back to the beginning and read about 1963 here.

(Daily Doctor Who #16)

Stuff I’ve Read, Watched, Done #7 – April 6, 2020

Posted on April 5, 2020 by benmc47

And as we enter into another week of the coronavirus-generated lockdown (or in my case, near-lockdown), and I’d say this is the week that TV and movie viewing has really kicked into a new gear in my family. We’re doing lots of other things as well–including lots of working with my ministry team in Youth With A Mission Perth and trying to figure out how to move forward in light of all the necessary restrictions.