Richard Develyn
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Post by Richard Develyn on Dec 21, 2011 16:18:04 GMT
Well I'm blown!
I got some bits right, some bits wrong. I guess it was a long time ago.
But you know, the clip isn't what I'm remembering at all. Obviously you have to allow for dying brain cells here but I distinctly remember Bowie almost singing this accapello, close up, probably the verse beginning "he sits like a man but he smiles like a reptile", looking a little greasy if anything. I also remember strange burgundy / purple colours in there.
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Post by Richard Develyn on Dec 21, 2011 11:37:35 GMT
The Jean Genie and Jackson 5 clips we're searching for would also only have been about 8 or 9 years old when they aired on Pop Quiz in '81 or '82! Although they say the memory cheats, and I'm not sure how much this will help in the hunt, being a bit of a Bowie fan I remember seeing the episode of Pop Quiz with Bowie singing The Jean Genie. It was not Bowie in Ziggy Stardust costume at all. I've certainly never seen the clip since, but I recall him looking quite uncharacteristic, and there was no backing band to be seen. I remember the question - funnily enough. It was How many alter-egos like The Jean Genie has David Bowie created. There was a female member in the team and she pointed out "Shakey" (of all people, from Watch That Man). I'm not sure whether they had to name them or not. I wish I could remember when it was - maybe I'll jog someone's memory. Richard
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Post by Richard Develyn on Dec 20, 2011 12:18:54 GMT
Spike Milligan's Q series
The Innes book of Records
James Burke's Connections (the first series)
I *cannot* understand why these are not seeing the light of day. I do have a copy of the latter, which I went to considerable time, trouble and expense to acquire from the US (it includes rights to show it in public!). For some reason the first series (made by the BBC) is unavailable in this country, whereas the next two series (made by discovery channel) can be bought (though again from America).
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Post by Richard Develyn on Dec 16, 2011 20:03:43 GMT
There may be people thinking to themselves "out of all the Patrick Troughton missing stories why did it have to be Underwater Menace!" Let me just say as someone who has scrutinised every episode from seasons 4 and 5 that: a) The existing part 3 of Underwater Menace is by far the worst episode of the story b) The recovered part 2 is by far the best episode of the story c) Underwater Menace part 2 easily holds its own against most other missing episodes of these two seasons. I honestly believe that, possibly against all expectations given the nature of part 3 of Underwater Menace, this is actually a classic, and an absolutely fantastic find. The dialog between Zaroff and The Doctor is excellent, and an example of Troughton at his best. Colin Jeavons, who barely appears after this episode, is beautifully (calmly) menacing as Damon, the interplay with the Doctor convincing Ramo that his planet is about to be blown up should also be great fun to watch, and I think the whole thing is delivered with class and style. I generally like "part 2"s of the 4 parters I must admit. Part 1 is introduction, part 2 development, part 3 action and part 4 conclusion, and I think it is the "development" that Doctor Who does the best (and which ages the best too). Macra Terror is another example where (IMVHO) part 2 is by far the superior episode, for much the same reasons. Of course I fully understand Paul Vanezis and co holding on to this piece of information until they were ready to release it. Fandom tends to go a bit batty when news like this gets out, and it's best for the pros to explore all the possibilities in a calm and careful manner before the amateurs get on the phone to every collector and foreign film station they can find in the yellow pages I am, of course, overwhelmed, and massively grateful to everyone who has been involved with this find. It's never easy, and the service you guys do to the Doctor Who fan community is immense. All the best Richard Develyn
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