United in War (Part 1 0f 2)

THE DOCTOR WHO PROJECT- BRIEF ENCOUNTER-

UNITED IN WAR

BY

 IAN CAI MERCER-

[BE46] UNITED IN WAR

Written by: Ian Cai Mercer This story features the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara & Susan The Doctor, Susan, Ian, and Barbara arrive at a critical moment in galactic history, the Third Intergalactic Peace Conference. Four mighty empires are in conflict over a disputed region of space. Is their host, Korlek, a friend or a foe? How does he know so much about the Doctor? And will peace be disrupted due to a troublesome mind probe?

Featuring- The First Doctor Ian, Barbara and Susan. Set in between Planet of Giants and The Dalek Invasion of Earth.

This was known for a long time as Attack of the Medusoids. It has changed a lot since then.  Originally intended to be about two thousand words, grew to over six thousand words. I’ll make a video for tomorrow, which’ll mean putting off series 9 part 1 for a week.

Anyway, good story, I’ll do an explanation of the setting/empires etc tomorrow, but for now here it is- UNITED IN WAR!

Brief Encounters page- (BE46)

http://www.thedoctorwhoproject.com/pages/seasons/briefencounters2.php

News release-

http://www.thedoctorwhoproject.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1719035328&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&

 

DOCTOR RRR’S GUIDE TO THE WHONIVERSES- DOCTOR WHO- FROM THE BEGINNING

THE PETER CAPALDI ERA-

SERIES 8 (SEASON 34) PART 1-

The Good Man debuts, so take a Deep breath and let’s go see a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the Thames!
The Paternoster gang- Madame Vashtra, Jenny and Strax all join the New Doctor- Peter Capaldi as the 14th Incarnation/1st in New Regeneration cycle (NOT 12th- that’s marketing that can’t add up) and Clara.

They investigate Spontaneous combustion and the plot of the Half-faced Man. All good fun. Then it’s Innerspace as they go Into the Dalek, or should that be Honey I shrunk the Kids? Or The Borrowers?

Anyhoo, Rusty the Dalek gets his space invaded and a bit or re-wiring by The Doctor. Does he become a ‘good’ Dalek though? (rhetorical question- no answers on a postcard please! (That is so 80’s))

Robot of Sherwood is a bit campy, trying to be part Time Warrior, part Maid Marian and her Merry Men (It’s pancake day!) It’s fun though.

Listen goes to the opposite extreme, being a Gamechanger, partway through the series, the tone shifts. This is a genuine ghost story, full of twists and scares. While Time Heist is a great caper.

Rounding off is the Caretaker, the Doctor undercover at Clara’s school, meeting Danny Pink and confronting an alien killer that looks like a cross between a Dalek and a spider/Shadow-creature from Babylon 5.

And that’s the overview of the first half of the season. I may have mentioned it, but I’ve got a story coming up on The Doctor Who Project website- UNITED IN WAR on 22/06/2024 TDWP is a Canadian fan site whose stories can be downloaded in pdf format. I did start a story back in 2012 for the 39th season, but that fell through. I have been reading the past few seasons and Brief Encounter stories, as I’d featured pics of the covers on last year’s vids, so gonna carry on promoting it.

Read more: DOCTOR RRR’S GUIDE TO THE WHONIVERSES- DOCTOR WHO- FROM THE BEGINNING

No Pasaran Released

 

SERIES 7/SEASON 33 PART 1- Doctor Who from the Beginning

I have reviewed the first part of Series 7 before, back in the mists of the blog in September 2012; I even gave Asylum of the Daleks 10/10, so I must have enjoyed the episode.

A good season with the Ponds getting some great character development, though I’m still not sure about the way they were written out, but hey, so what, timey wimey right?

So, part 2 of Series 7 sees Clara on board and I will be posting Doctorspotting at some point, just not finished it yet.

Also- The Doctor Who Project (TDWP) has ended its Season 44 series of stories with A Mild Curiosity in a Junkyard, so go check that out.

Doctor Who Season Seven- EPISODE 1- ASYLUM OF THE DALEKS

 

SEASON 26 PART 4- SURVIVAL

While Doctor Who is certainly a British TV Phenomenon, towards the end of the 80’s interest was low and the BBC hierarchy had lost interest in the show.

After Grades attempt to kill it off failed, new boy Cregeen was appointed Head of Drama and took the first opportunity he had to axe it.
The Production team and actors had no idea what was coming. Which was a damn shame. What fans would later dub ‘the Cartmel Masterplan’ was starting to take shape, yet Andrew Cartmel himself has denied there ever was a full-blown plan, just ideas to bring more mystery back to the series. It was working.

Survival itself is a solid, well-written story. The plot- people disappearing in 1980’s Perivale gave it a contemporary feel and inspired Rose and the new series quite a bit, but more on that later in the year!
There are some great guest characters- Mitch, Patterson, Kara and a great cameo from Hale and Pace as shopkeepers. Antony Ainley shines as The Master one last time (although he did return for a game scene a few years later-extra on the dvd)
The Cheetah planet is the last great alien landscape on old Who, a quarry made eerie and desolate by early special effects.
Overall an excellent story and a great finish for the original run of Doctor Who.

I’ll be taking a break over the summer, but DW-From the Beginning will return!

LAST SCENE- The Doctor and Ace walk off arm in arm down Horsenden Hill.

DOCTOR [VO]: There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, where the sea’s asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke, and cities made of song. Somewhere there’s danger, somewhere there’s injustice, and somewhere else the tea’s getting cold. Come on, Ace, we’ve got work to do!