Dr Who, the famous neurologist who specialises in the study of amnesia?
On 9 October 2014 14:02, Moray Jones <moray.jo...@gmail.com> wrote: > You're all making a very common error - it's not Dr Who, it's Mr Who. > > I remember it from Trivial Pursuit. Or was that something to do with Star > Trek...can never remember. > > On 9 October 2014 09:17, Mark Keating <m.keat...@shadowcat.co.uk> wrote: > >> Hi Nicholas, >> >> IIRC the hatch isn't in the Tardis ceiling, but in an underground chamber >> of Skaro. I think you might mean the episodes Destiny of the Daleks in >> Season 17: >> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/destinydaleks/ >> >> Tom didn't do many Dalek stories, but he does climb up his scarf to escape >> the daleks and throw a one-liner quip at them. >> >> Regards >> >> Mark >> >> He calls down to them >> >> On 09/10/2014 01:28, Ben Evans wrote: >> >>> Now there's a T-shirt waiting to happen. >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Dominic Humphries <p...@oneandoneis2.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Real daleks don't climb stairs, they level the building :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8 October 2014 19:55:34 Gareth Harper <spansh+lon...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> It's not just the more recent episodes (depending on your definition of >>>>> "recent"), the Daleks could levitate during my childhood era (80s-90s). >>>>> >>>>> I'm sure I remember an episode from the Sylvester McCoy era where the >>>>> Daleks were chasing him and to evade them he simply ran up some stairs >>>>> and >>>>> then the daleks levitated after him. A quick google shows that the >>>>> episode >>>>> was called "remembrance of the daleks" unfortunately I don't have the >>>>> time >>>>> to wade through the many youtube clips to try and view it. >>>>> >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_of_the_Daleks >>>>> >>>>> "In the cliffhanger to the first episode, a Dalek levitates up stairs. >>>>> The >>>>> sequence was intended to put to rest a joke about the inability of the >>>>> monsters to do so." >>>>> >>>>> The BBC's website seems to imply it's "always been that way". >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/ >>>>> remembrancedaleks/detail.shtml >>>>> >>>>> "This story reveals for the first time that the Daleks are capable of >>>>> ascending stairs. (Although this is the first time that a Dalek is >>>>> actually >>>>> seen to ascend a flight of stairs, there is a scene in season two's The >>>>> Chase: Journey into Terror in which such an occurrence is clearly >>>>> implied; >>>>> and season twenty-two's Revelation of the Daleks shows that both the >>>>> Daleks >>>>> and Davros are capable of hovering above the ground.)" >>>>> >>>>> According to wikipedia, season 2 was ~1965. I can't help you with the >>>>> Tom >>>>> Baker question though, it's a tiny bit before my time. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> Gareth >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 8 October 2014 11:19, Nicholas Clark <n...@ccl4.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Dear Dr Who experts (I'm sure that there are many here)... >>>>>> >>>>>> IIRC there's a scene in an episode of Dr Who (in Tom Baker's time) >>>>>> where >>>>>> the Doctor escapes by climbing up through a hatch in the TARDIS >>>>>> ceiling, >>>>>> calling down a one liner to the Daleks stuck below just before he >>>>>> closes >>>>>> it >>>>>> >>>>>> 1) Am I remembering this correctly? >>>>>> 2) If so, is a clip of this online somewhere, in an easily linkable >>>>>> form? * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Further, my understanding is that in the more recent episodes, the >>>>>> Daleks >>>>>> have figured out how to overcome their previous inability to cope with >>>>>> stairs, ladders, etc, uttering "levitate" before doing exactly that. >>>>>> >>>>>> 3) Is there a representative clip of this online? >>>>>> >>>>>> Nicholas Clark >>>>>> >>>>>> * please don't post links to places that would make Auntie upset. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>