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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 1d

I think I read that somewhere as well, but now it’s behind a paywall.

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 1d

Irony

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 1d

“Come and visit me and my friends Reed Elsevier, Thomson Reuters and… er… Bert Elsmann, at my Penguin Random House just off McGraw Hill.”

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 1d

Spar at Swindon

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 1d

“Extra frisson” could be one of the settings.

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 2d

Haha! Either that or the stunt doubles they brought in for the close-ups were different heights.

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 2d

“Never trust a hug. It’s just a way to hide your face.”

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 2d

As if proof were needed…

Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 2d

You are tempting fate with “magic” there as well, y’know.

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Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 2d

The latest printing of David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television is almost sold out but more are on the way. An in-depth biography of Doctor Who’s first script editor by @0tralala.bsky.social, shining new light on an enigmatic personality. Order now from tenacrebooks.co.uk.

Cover design for David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television.

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 2d

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 2d

Those Blu-ray FX enhancements are more drastic than I first realised.

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

“The pillows are all down!”

“Then what’s the problem?”

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

That could be another option.

“Use a matte painting of the missing attendees.”

“Wouldn’t that mean they looked like they were all static and unmoving?”

“Why would that be a problem?”

Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

It is the Tory party conference, though. They remember the 1980s because they’re still living there.

Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

“Not ginger again, despite the other obvious choice”

Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

#DoctorWho shock recasting news

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

#DoctorWho shock recasting news

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

They should bluescreen in more attendees.

Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social · 3d

Been to Manchester central complex many times for conferences and rarely has the main hall been so light on outside exhibitors. Lots of padding with empty stands put up by central party

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

PS: Published by @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

Even we most devoted #DoctorWho aficionados, who know existing novelisations, transcripts, iPlayer, archives, will find surprise and novelty in the book.

I had terrific fun editing it. Steve and Paul have done a marvellous job, and Paul’s distinctive accompanying illustrations are a joy, too.

The cover image for “Doctor Who: 1001 Night in Time & Space” — folk tales rescued from around the Whoniverse by Steve Cole and Paul Magrs.

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

Other recent narrative BBC Books acknowledge that #DoctorWho original episodes are readily available online, and so writing fresh perspectives on familiar stories is a preferred approach.

Paul Magr’s’ illustration for the principal character in the story “The Butterfly Who Became a Caterpillar”.

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

… while for fan enthusiasts, there’s an additional frisson of pleasure and recognition in recalling the source material.

As a decades-long #DoctorWho devotee, I remind myself that newer fans are coming to these stories for the first time — and approaches like this can be an appealing entry point.

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

The retellings adopt a “1,001 Nights” approach; like the best of the novelisations, they have a distinctive, accessible prose style all ages can enjoy, sprinkled with vocabulary that amuses and surprises.

Stories can be read and enjoyed with no prior knowledge of #DoctorWho episodes they allude to…

Paul Magrs’ illustration for The Storyteller’s Arrival shows a horse drawn cart followed by a raven as it approaches the 15th Doctor, who sits cross-legged beside a smouldering campfire.

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

This book by @stevecolewriter.bsky.social and @paulmagrs.bsky.social reimagines #DoctorWho stories.

Not traditional “novelisation” versions; each of 22 tales offers unexpected, delightful new insights and perspectives on moments and characters from the show.

www.penguin.co.uk/books/470292...

Paul Magr’s’ illustration of the Giant Robot menacing tiny human figures at its huge metal feet.

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 3d

Ha! Brilliant.

“The results of my experiment indicate that they are puny beings with little resistance to physical stress, and are dependent on starchy tuberous organic intake for their energy supply.”