LORD-IN' THE TARDIS!

A ship can change its captains, but when it comes to a time vessel like the TARDIS, and a stolen unique Type 40 capsule, then there's only one person it will accept at its six-sided helm, the mysterious Doctor, as portrayed by Sylvester McCoy, in a publicity shot taken during Season 24.

HAPPY FIFTY-SIXTH BIRTHDAY, 'DOCTOR WHO'!

Classic Target book cover art by Andrew Skilleter.

"A thing that looks like a police box standing in a junk-yard. It can move anywhere - in Time and Space?'

Ian Chesterton - An Unearthly Child

Yes it can, and it does, as a duo of English schoolteachers, kidnapped by a mysterious man of the future alongside his equally alien 'Granddaughter', begin an incredible journey. One that will capture the enduring imaginations of devoted viewers and fans worldwide!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXBmQz2r2M8

HAPPY FIFTY-SIXTH BIRTHDAY, 'DOCTOR WHO'!

BROKEN DREAMS!

Once seemingly benevolent, the scheming intergalactic business woman Kara's dreams of taking over the food supply of the galaxy from the evil 'The Great Healer' are cut short with the arrival of Dalek 'bodyguards', in this memorable scene from Revelation of the Daleks.

Kara and Vogel (on screen played by Hugh Walters) were a fine double act, amongst many glorious supporting characters present in the black comedy that was Revelation. Eric Saward's adaptation of his classic tale has finally become a reality via BBC BOOKS, and it's a splendid read.

Review:
https://kooltvblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/in-loving-memory-doctor-who-revelation.html

Get the book here:
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks: Amazon.co.uk: Eric Saward: 9781785944352: Books

SINGULAR 'RESISTANCE!'

The Mara, born and sustained from the dark places of the inside, believes it has finally won its latest bid to reactivate its corporeal existence, this time on its home planet creation of Manussa. But its dark controlling force still fails to fully recognise the resistant strength of our Time Lord hero, during the memorable finale to Snakedance.

READY TO LIGHT THE FUSE...

Always the patient scientist, always the thinker, always the clever manipulator, as well as being the insidious creator of the most evil lifeforms ever created, Davros awaits his destiny and that of his Daleks in this great B/W from the evergreen 'All Time Classic' that is Genesis of the Daleks. Michael Wisher remains the ultimate portrayal of the part, for me personally.

COLOUR COORDINATOR!

Think that the Sixth Doctor was the only one to wear a colourful outfit? Then check out Jon Pertwee's casual gear, as seen here during rehearsals during Season Nine's The Time Monster. Groovy, baby!

THE LIVING PULSE...

The collection of North Sea gas from the English Channel is not quite on the newly arrived Doctor and Victoria's minds as they examine an unusual, unnatural sound emanating from a local industrial pipe, in this memorable moment from creepy scareathon, Fury From the Deep. With the likelihood of any of its missing episodes returning looking pretty grim, this classic Patrick Troughton tale demanded animation life and is now receiving it, on sale from BBC STUDIOS in late 2020.

Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grlk-ypKVps

MAKING MYTHS!

It's a time of love, crisis, war and the death of a civilisation, as The Doctor, Steven and Vicki find themselves caught up in the tumultuous history-making end of the incredible city of Troy, in this great art celebrating Donald Cotton's two-parts comedy, two-parts tragedy tale that is The Myth Makers, an important adventure companions-wise, and very much a lost story, what with it being so poorly represented by way of existing visual materials.

Classic art that originally appeared in the superlative Doctor Who - The Complete History partwork series.