03/01/2010 by Barry.

Well, what a finish to Ten’s Era. I must say I really enjoyed it.
Don’t forget the next Glasgow Who meeting is on 10th January at the Crystal Palace, 36 Jamaica Street in Glasgow from 7pm onwards. Don’t forget also that Army of Guests 4 tickets are now on sale at http://www.glasgowwho.co.uk/aog4.html so get buying if you want to be part of our first 2 day convention!
Oh, one more thing.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Barry Stanton, Online Coordinator, Glasgow Who

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24/11/2009 by Barry.

Well,I know it’s been a while but it is time for a little update from me. Since the 15^th November there has been so much Doctor Who I’ve not even had time to breathe.
The Waters of Mars:- Well it was better than Planet of the Dead and I actually liked the last 15 minutes unlike most of the others on the forum.
Dreamland:- Good so far and Georgia Moffett has certainly been taking American Accent lessons from her mother
Army of Guests:- The “Four Who Rule” met up last night (23^rd November 2009) and apart from celebrating the birthday of our favourite show we have started on plans for AOG4. Yes, it’s public now and the publicity machine has started but I’m gonna say no more at the moment as it’s in the VERY early stages.
So, after a quiet Summer it’s about to start in earnest including The End of Time at Christmas and I’ll be there on December 6^th so I hope to see you all there.
BFN
Barry

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29/10/2009 by Bryan.

step we gaily on we go, heel for heel and toe for toe, arm in arm and row on row, all for Sarah`s Wedding…!

Well, today`s the day - the SJA story we`ve all been waiting for, the one where The Doctor himself finally appears! Hooray!

Prisoner of the Judoon was a good opener, with a great turn from Lis as Sarah/Androvax.[Much better than “Eldrad Must Live!”]

The Mad Woman In The Attic was a pretty plot-lite story I thought but a nice riff on the “not aliens are bad” idea. Great Make-Up/Prosthetic  job on Eve & nice to see Lis` husband Brian Miller again. But of course it was the Flashbacks that really got the attention - Time Warrior, Planet of the Spiders, Five Doctors, Hand of Fear - Hooray for flashbacks!

Only downside to the whole thing in the run-up to today`s TX is the spoilerific nature of the trailers, revealing The Trickster as the villain. But then again, it`s not exactly rocket science is it, I mean every story so far that`s had “Sarah Jane” in the title has involved The Trickster!

The Missus was well put out to discover old Tricksy was back [she finds his facial deficiencies a biti creepy] so minus marks all round for the Beeb in our house.

REALLY looking forward to today`s ep & tomorrow`s conclusion. And don`t forget both episodes are repeated on CBBC [ 613 on Sky] at 17.15 on Saturday. I`ll be watching. Will you?

The TARDIS In The Attic - oh yes!

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20/10/2009 by Bryan.

By now you should all have received an email with details about our plans for next year`s event - the biggest we`ve ever attempted and I`m sure our best yet!

Please read the email carfeully as it`s vital that we get as many advance sales as possible. If we don`t get those advance sales by the cut-off date - November 23rd 2009 - then the event will NOT happen.

And, in the words of Brigadier Winifred Bambera that would be a real “Shame!”

Alan has some great plans for this event but we really need your upfront support to make sure it goes ahead.

The future of Glasgow Who  - and the events on which its reputation has been built - is up to YOU!

I`ll see you all on November 8th! 

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08/10/2009 by Bryan.

Due to a visit to Glasgow by our good friend Clarkie and his chums from Aberdeen our November Meeting has been put back by one week.

So the November Meeting of Glasgow Who will now be

SUNDAY NOVEMBER THE 8TH 

Got that? That`s

SUNDAY NOVEMBER THE 8TH

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06/10/2009 by Barry.

Well it’s here,

The new Doctor Who logo has now been put up on the BBC Doctor Who Website.

First opinions? Meh. It’s ok and it’ll will grow on me but I’m not going to sulk in a corner and then write a hate filled letter to Mister Moffat like some were suggesting on the forum :). It kinda smacks of the Dark Dimension logo that was punted for the failed movie attempt in the 90’s especially the TARDIS motif.

Moving onto the forum business and I’ve decided to fit in with the other Mods and my user name is now Barry Stanton and not deanstructor like it was. It seems a little odd being one of the four guys being the only one with a real internet user name. I’ve always used that user name for over 10 years online but it’s just not a suitable one on the forum anymore.

We have a bigger clan every month at the meetings and hello and welcome to Gregor for turning up. I got the chance to speak to Pauline and Christine more this month and hopefully next month I’ll get the chance for a chat Gregor. That’s if the meeting is November 1st as Clarkie and the Aberdeen Sci-Fi guys are due to come down so our meeting may change to accomodate their visit. Bryan will tell you when it’s confirmed here, on the website and the Forum

Oh, BTW to all who are asking. My Birthday turned out to be a crap one.

Not all of them can be good I suppose…

Till we next meet…

Barry

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01/10/2009 by Barry.

For those of you who have been trying to get onto the Forum for the past day or so, there are some gremlins that have transported themselves into our server and it’s taking a little time to get the blighters out of it. We’re using all the ray guns and sonic screwdrivers we can find and we’ll let you know when everything is back up and running…

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29/09/2009 by Bryan.

Now that the dust has settled on our latest event, I think we would all agree that The Whole Shaban was a qualified success. There were certain technical issues on the day which I hope didn`t spoil anyone`s enjoyment too much but on the whole I think it went really well. And from talking to Nabil at dinner afterwards he certainly had a good day!

Thanks to everyone who turned out and supported the group and especially to those who bid so generously in the auction. We raised a total of £220 for the FSID so well done you lot and give yourselves a pat on the back!

I think it`s only right and proper that I record my thanks to Uncle Alan for once again taking the time and effort to organise such an enjoyable event for the group. Make sure and take the time to thank him and let him know how much his efforts are appreciated at our next meeting this coming Sunday. See you there!

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17/09/2009 by Bryan.

Well, what do you reckon to that then?

Is The Caves of Androzani really The Best Doctor Who Story Ever?

And more importantly, is it really better than the Runner-up - Blink?

The last time DWM did a poll like this was 1998 and I`ve posted various lists over at the Forum but if you check them out you`ll see that aside from Androzani & City of Death [both of which are Up 2 places] all the rest of the Top Seven are the same stories in the same order!

As for the New Series, Top Story is Blink, followed by The Empty Child.

The NS Top Ten are evenly split between The Moff & RTD with one each for Rob Shearman &  Paul Cornell.

Go check out the thread in The Console Room section of the Forum now!

Be interesting to see what changes there are when DWM does all this again in another ten years - if we`re all still here,that is… 

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15/09/2009 by Bryan.

So sad to hear today of the deaths of Ian Cuthbertson and Keith Floyd. I know the latter wasn`t in Doctor Who but he was, like Crazy Tom, one of those few people to whom the term “Great British Eccentric” could accurately be applied.  I remember his Floyd On… programmes clearly and he blazed the trail for all the “celebrity chefs” who followed him. But he was the first one to make cooking into entertainment and the folks loved him for it. Without him there would be no Two Fat Ladies or Ready Steady Cook, so Gawd Bless Ya Floyd and thanks for all the fun you gave us!

I met him once in Tesco in Didcot [he was living nearby then]. I was working in Wines and Spirits at the time and made sure I steered clear of him in case he asked me something! As I recall he bought The Lion King on DVD and it was comical in extremis as the personell manager insisted on getting the disc for him herself! Oh, the power of celebrity!

Cuthbertson was of course, wonderful as Garron in Ribos Operation, but many may remember him from Children of the Stones or Budgie and it`s sequel Charles Endell Esq. And the very end of Survivors. A great actor and a sad loss.

And speaking of actors, our cracking Nabil Shaban event is only a week on Sunday - if you haven`t already, get those tickets NOW!

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