Michael Rogers

Embracing my inner geek!

[From the Archive @FromtheArchive]

NEW VIDEO: Doctor Who on BBC Video Ep.16: Vengeance on Varos
https://t.co/mNM7R9p7gw
After doing a lot of *special* video releases, I wanted to do just a video about a great classic series release, and I chose Vengeance on Varos. Now there was a reason I wanted to do on this story, but I thought this was going to be a straightforward story about a straightforward release. Instead, I found a lot of fun information surrounding this story, it’s broadcast on PBS and its VHS release. I talk a lot about my favourite subject and that is unique recordings from around the country on PBS and show a lot of fun stuff too. I really enjoyed putting this together and I hope you enjoy it too.

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[From the Archive @FromtheArchive]

Sil wanted us to let you know that a new episode of DOCTOR WHO ON BBC VIDEO will drop this Saturday! He also wanted to let you know that not watching it may result in you turning into either a bird or lizard! Venegance on Varos drops on Saturday!
https://t.co/7a2V7hPoEf

[NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day @apod]

In this recent HiRISE view from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the little green dot indicated on the surface of the big Red Planet is the Perseverance Mars rover. Recorded on June 13, the car-sized, six-wheeled robot was imaged a day before completing a Martian marathon, traveling a total distance of 26.218 miles (42.195 kilometers) since it began exploring the surface of Mars. That equivalent marathon distance was achieved by Perseverance on its mission sol (Martian day) 1,890, after about 5 Earth years and 4 Earth months of driving. Perseverance is continuing to hunt for biosignatures. In the HiRISE image, the Mars rover's tracks can be seen leading to its location in an area west of its landing site in Jezero crater near an ancient river delta.

Image Credit: NASA, LPL (U. Arizona), MRO, HiRISE

[Clayton Hickman @claytonhickman]

Here’s another photo colourisation and general tarting-up - for one of those proper old classic shots this time, from Episode 2 of #DoctorWho and the Space Museum.

Richard Shaw interrogates William Hartnell on Friday 9th April 1965 in TC4 for ‘The Dimensions of Time’.

I combined two differently-cropped black & white photos to get the full image. Or as much of it as they had.

[STEVE 🌴 CG Artist / Motion Designer @LostInSteve]

IN COLOUR! I decided also to release the colour version of my last project, hope you’ll like it as much as the original!
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#doctorwho #blender3d #3dart #tardis #doctorwhofanart

[Clayton Hickman @claytonhickman]

Just for a change of old-BBC-sci-fi scene, here’s a restored and colourised photo from Red Dwarf. Series 2 (the best series - I will not be taking questions at this time) has hardly any colour photography at all. So now at least there’s one more. Almost.

Suzanne Bertish, Chris Barrie, Craig Charles and Angela Bruce on the bunkroom set in BBC Manchester Studio A on Tuesday 4th October 1988 during camera rehearsals for ‘Parallel Universe’.

[Clayton Hickman @claytonhickman]

Someone on here asked me if I could colourise one of the nice black & white studio shots from #DoctorWho and the Ghost Light - so I did.

Sophie Aldred and Sylvester McCoy pose with the TARDIS on the Upper Observatory set in TC3 on Tuesday 18th July 1989.

That bloody jumper though. No wonder I don’t colour in many McCoy photos…

[Clayton Hickman @claytonhickman]

Hello. Warm isn't it?

Here's a bank holiday Jon Pertwee colourisation to chill you as he stares into your VERY SOUL...

I think it's from the #DoctorWho and Spearhead from Space shoot, so around September/October 1969.

It's too hot for me to be bothered to look it up properly!

[Clayton Hickman @claytonhickman]

Here’s a top-to-toe rebuild of what I think is probably the best-composed Dr Who photoshoot ever done: Lis Sladen and Tom Baker receiving a big hand at Oldbury Nuclear Power Station, Gloucestershire, on Thursday 17th June 1976, during filming for #DoctorWho and the Hand of Fear.

Dunno if the shoot was undertaken on behalf of the station itself, but the only use I know of (for this one and a similar b&w photo also attached) is in this issue of In•Vision. And as you can see there wasn’t much there to work with!

But I’ve done my best and at least you can see who’s actually in the photo now and what’s going on. It ain’t perfect but by god it’s better than what we had before!

[Michael Rogers @SpaceTimeNerd]

@FromtheArchive Every scene he was in in Blake's 7 would sparkle just a bit more (and often a LOT more). Sad to hear of his passing.

[The Sting @TheStingisBack]

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982) had a crowd that was loud, wired, and weed-assisted. Not passive, but part of the act. They knew every sketch, shouting punchlines before the actors could. Americans didn’t just “get” Python, they loved it. A comedy rock concert

[Clayton Hickman @claytonhickman]

Here’s a colourised and restored photo of Tom Baker and Lis Sladen enjoying the sunshine at the National Radiological Protection Board, Didcot, Oxfordshire, on Monday 21st July 1975, during filming for #DoctorWho and the Android Invasion.

[Daily Tom Baker @DailyTomBaker]

Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen during "Planet of Evil". #TomBaker #DoctorWho #FourthDoctor

[David C. Fein @DavidCFein]

Celebrate this May the 4th… be with you… by listening to the OTHER great sci-fi soundtrack, Star Trek: The Motion Picture on CD and on SALE now at https://t.co/tZqNeh7ZAM #startrek #LaLaLandRecords #LLAP #sttmptde

[filmisfabulous @filmisfabulous]

Film is Fabulous! has recovered a missing episode of The Morecambe And Wise Show. The episode forms part of the comedy duo’s first series for the BBC. The recovery is timely, as it will help mark Eric Morecambe’s centenary celebrations on 14th May, 2026.

[Michael Rogers @SpaceTimeNerd]

@FromtheArchive Can I send you a list of other titles I’d like to see get released? Perhaps you could work your magic on them as well. 😉

[Clayton Hickman @claytonhickman]

Here’s a colourisation and restoration of an image requested by @TheTardisMan2 of the TARDIS on Tigus, filmed on Monday 15th November 1965 at Ealing Studios Stage 3B.

This was the FIFTH attempt at this model shot - and earlier issues of scale were finally solved by Shawcraft building a new 18-inch model TARDIS that would end up being used *everywhere* for the next decade.

The model footage - sans TARDIS - was also used on a screen in studio to extend the Tigus set during taping of #DoctorWho and the Volcano on Friday 10th December in TC3.

[John Bensalhia @JohnBensalhia]

Hugh Burden gets behind The Mind Of Mr J.G. Reeder 57 years ago.

[Michael Rogers @SpaceTimeNerd]

@TheStingisBack So

Much

Slow

Motion

😋

[Alistair McGown @AMcGown]

Our new @DWMtweets Special Edition is out today: a McGannzine covering 30 Years of the Eighth Doctor (no, it really is 30 years!). Interviews with McGann, Ashbrook, Roberts, Sax, Sylv + many more! In TG Jones, larger supermarkets and Panini shop #DoctorWho https://t.co/qP3mwaUTlt