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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · 2d

This afternoon, 2pm till 5pm, after which a few of us will be downstairs in the main bar.

Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · 7d

Join us this Saturday upstairs in the Ship & Mitre 2-5pm as we mark 50 years since broadcast of Pyramids of Mars. Our fan creator this month is The Whoniverse, who has compiled a history of Sutekh in the extended, erm, Whoniverse.

Flyer for our October Back to the Ship! meeting showing colourised production concept art of Sutekh on the police box TARDIS.

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · 5d

If you're wondering what Film is Fabulous is about and how it links to Doctor Who missing episodes, have a listen to this great interview with the people at the heart of the organisation and find out how you can help.

Tim - Missing Episodes Podcast @missingepisodespod.bsky.social · 5d

Latest episode! linktr.ee/missingeps_pod

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · 7d

Join us this Saturday upstairs in the Ship & Mitre 2-5pm as we mark 50 years since broadcast of Pyramids of Mars. Our fan creator this month is The Whoniverse, who has compiled a history of Sutekh in the extended, erm, Whoniverse.

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · 16d

Interesting news from Film is Fabulous!

And donations are now open as they have successfully obtained charitable trust status.

filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 16d

ACQUIRING COLLECTIONS

We believe there are several missing episodes of Doctor Who and other important TV shows in collections in the UK. Charitable trust status and the ability to accept donations will enable Film is Fabulous! to access entire collections for cataloguing (1/2)

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Sep 20

Doors open 1.30pm, you can stay till 5pm, but we'll be sharing the room with the public from 4pm.

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Sep 19

Join us tomorrow afternoon upstairs in the Ship, a little earlier than normal, as we have to be out by 4pm. We'll be apprentices to a magician, and familiars of a witch as we take in the series 9 two-part opener, and watch some boi online, this month's fan creator, tinker with a new paradigm Dalek.

BAck to the Ship meeting! promo image. Peter Capaldi in checked trousers, retro Daleks and the TARDIS. Headline: "Ten Years a Magician"

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Aug 16

This afternoon! Join us upstairs in the Ship from 2-5pm.

Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Aug 12

This Saturday upstairs at the Ship & Mitre, 2pm to 5pm, we'll be taking in some radio! It's 40 years since Slipback aired, and we'll be looking back at a Tom Baker/Lis Sladen radio programme, Exploration Earth, animated by Adam Bullock.

Promo image for the Back to the Ship! Meeting in August at the Ship & Mitre Liverpool, 2pm to 5pm, Saturday 16 August 2025. Features Radio Times listing for Pirate Radio 4 featuring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant in Slipback by Eric Saward.

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Aug 12

This Saturday upstairs at the Ship & Mitre, 2pm to 5pm, we'll be taking in some radio! It's 40 years since Slipback aired, and we'll be looking back at a Tom Baker/Lis Sladen radio programme, Exploration Earth, animated by Adam Bullock.

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Jul 15

This Saturday upstairs in the Ship, 2pm to 5pm. We'll be remembering The Big Bang 15 years after the event, and celebrating the work of Babelcolour.

Flyer for this Saturday's Back to the Ship! meeting at the Ship & Mitre, Dale Street, Liverpool. Upstairs in the Higher Room from 2pm to 5pm. Headline reads "Fifteen years of Big Bangs". This month's fan content creator is Babelcolour. Art by Anthony Dry from the series 5 Blu-ray box set postcards.

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Jun 21

This afternoon, 2pm to 5pm!

Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Jun 16

Join us this Saturday 21 June upstairs at the Ship & Mitre for an afternoon of fun as we enjoy some highlights from the recent #DoctorWho series, and welcome back the cast and crew of Who-Ligans who'll be presenting the latest episodes of their award-winning comedy web series.

Back to the Ship June meeting flyer showing Belinda and Doctor Who from the latest series promo, and screenshots from Who-Ligans, the comedy web-series from Cinescope Pictures.

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Jun 18

Friend of the group, artist and Dalek63-88 guru Gav Rymill @themindrobber.bsky.social runs a new escape room on the Wirral, which a few of us tried out last week. It's great fun, and although tricky, we managed to get out in record time! Do pop along if you can. @westkirbyescape.bsky.social

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Jun 16

Join us this Saturday 21 June upstairs at the Ship & Mitre for an afternoon of fun as we enjoy some highlights from the recent #DoctorWho series, and welcome back the cast and crew of Who-Ligans who'll be presenting the latest episodes of their award-winning comedy web series.

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Jun 8

Happy birthday to undeniably the sixiest Doctor Who, Colin Baker.

Colin Baker as Doctor Who in a photo taken in front of the police box TARDIS in a quarry from The Twin Dilemma.

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · May 30

Forthcoming Doctor Who spin-off, The War Between the Land and the Sea, is to be scored by Mission: Impossible and His Dark Materials composer Lorne Balfe. Good to see an established musician join the brand.

filmmusicreporter.com/2025/05/30/l...

Lorne Balfe Scoring BBC’s & Disney+’s ‘The War Between the Land and the Sea’ | Film Music Reporter

Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout & Dead Reckoning, Black Widow, The Wheel of Time, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Top Gun: Maverick) is scoring

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Chris Chibnall @chrischibnall.bsky.social · May 27

Williamson’s Tunnels and the heritage centre were obviously a massive part/influence for our Flux series of Doctor Who. Would be amazing if the Who community shared this appeal widely and/or were able to help before this looming deadline. See below and please RT!

Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · May 27

If you've ever marvelled at the vaulted Victorian subterranea of Liverpool's Williamson tunnels you have The Heritage Centre to thank. Unfortunately, it will be closing for good on June 1st if they can't raise £12k.

Here's how you can help

www.gofundme.com/f/adcnrn-sav...

Donate to Save the Heritage Centre, organized by David Bridson

It is with huge regret and great sadness that the Joseph Williamson Society has to report that,… David Bridson needs your support for Save the Heritage Centre

www.gofundme.com

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · May 22

Don't forget this issue of DWM includes a free paperback of Terrance Dicks's previously rare Target novelisation of the second Doctor story "The Wheel in Space". #DoctorWho

Cover of the DWM exclusive free gift paperback of Doctor Who - The Wheel in Space by Terrance Dicks. Artwork shows Patrick Troughton as Dr. Who, Frazer Hines as Jamie, and Wendy Padbury as Zoe along with a couple of Cybermen.

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · May 22

Our Adrian has made it onto today's #DoctorWhoMagazine letter page (he's becoming a regular!).

Well done, Adrian! Thanks for plugging the group, and hope Doris the BBC Radio Merseyside Dalek didn't exterminate you too much.

Clip of DWM 617 letters page. Reads as follows: "Adrian Davies, Email. I had a great day yesterday! In the morning I was in the BBC Radio Merseyside studio and met Doris the Dalek (I was being interviewed about Hillbark Players as we are producing Romeo and Juliet in June). In the afternoon I was in Liverpool for the monthly Doctor Who Merseyside Group meeting. Finally, I got back home to watch Lux - amazing Saturday night telly!" Photo shows selfie of Adrian with Doris the Dalek.

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · May 21

(Assuming you understand Grimbaldi.)

Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · May 21

The full lyrics are included in the description. So very poetic! #DoctorWho

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · May 21

Possibly the most important skeet of the day. All the way from Grimbald...

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DUGGA DOO | FULL SONG from The Interstellar Song Contest | Doctor Who

YouTube video by Doctor Who

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · May 19

This is a joyful radio programme about #DoctorWho inclusivity in the programme and fandom. Available to listen to via BBC Soubds for the next five weeks.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Well done to producer Jamie Griffiths. Additional information here: goldencatstudios.co.uk/doctor-who-t...

Programme page from the production company showing the TARDIS against a rainbow of colours.

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · May 18

At our Back to the Ship! meeting yesterday, we enjoyed @joshsnares.bsky.social's animation of The Genocide Machine with introduction video kindly provided by Josh for which many thanks!

We also watched many songs sung by the stars of Doctor Who, including this one!

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · May 17

This afternoon! From 2pm, upstairs in The Higher Room at The Ship & Mitre, Dale Street, Liverpool.

Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Apr 28

This month, we celebrate fan creator Josh Snares and look at their animation of The Genocide Machine, which Big Finish released 25 years ago, and enjoy some songs from the cast of #DoctorWho in our Who-rovision Song Contest. Saturday 17 May, 2-5pm upstairs in The Higher Room at the Ship & Mitre.

Banner image for Back to the Ship! Meeting of the Merseyside Doctor Who Group on Saturday 17 May 2025. Image shows the seventh Doctor and Ace facing the Daleks in animated form. Main headline reads "Wetworks Invasion! Animating The Genocide Machine with Josh Snares" with photo inset of Josh. Subheading reads "Also this month: The Who-rovision Song Contest".

Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · May 13

One song that didn't make the cut for this Saturday's Who-rovision Song Contest at our Back to the Ship! meeting is this cover of You Really Got Me, made of BT landline text messages when Tom Baker was the guest voice. Proceeds from the single went to Shelter.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQlc...

You Really Got Me

YouTube video by Tom Baker Says - Topic

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Merseyside Doctor Who Group @merseywho.bsky.social · Apr 28

This month, we celebrate fan creator Josh Snares and look at their animation of The Genocide Machine, which Big Finish released 25 years ago, and enjoy some songs from the cast of #DoctorWho in our Who-rovision Song Contest. Saturday 17 May, 2-5pm upstairs in The Higher Room at the Ship & Mitre.

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