John Bensalhia
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Welcome to my Twitter page folks. Thanks a million for looking in!
I'm an author who has written 7 books to date which are..
A complete guide to The Generation Game - £2.99
5 x Doctor Who bumper guides - £1.80 each
Mungo The Musical Guinea Pig - £1.49 ……
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I'm sure Robert Powell is trending for Jesus Of Nazareth, but I still think his finest moment was playing Detectives with Jasper Carrott.
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50 years ago, Jon Pertwee said goodbye to
#DoctorWho
in the most moving regeneration of the lot.
No mawkish, overlong speeches. No pompous choirs. No overblown histrionics. Just great actors working wonders with sparkling dialogue.
Still brings tears to my eyes.
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No. 73 opens its door to bleary eyed kids in the South on this Saturday morning in 1982.
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Happy 90th Birthday to the one and only 4th Doctor himself - Tom Baker - a bona-fide
#DoctorWho
legend and to countless 40 & 50 somethings like me, a childhood hero.
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When you see Tom Baker trending first thing...
Before After
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This again?
Dear Twitter big cheeses, if you really have to put Tom Baker in the trending sidebar, please can you add 'Not Dead'? Ta very muchly.
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Rupert Murdoch gets engaged again at 92. Here's an exclusive picture of his proposal.
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Rik Mayall brilliantly unleashes greedy, sociopathic Tory, Alan B'Stard, on the world on this New Statesman day in 1987.
Alas, there's not much to laugh about with today's real-life greedy, sociopathic Tories.
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The Wacky Races begin in the UK on this day in 1969!
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Just when you think that the Tories can't sink any lower.
No empathy. No compassion. No morals. No humanity.
#ShameOnYou
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It's 40 years since Jeremy Brett took on the deerstalker of Sherlock Holmes.
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Seeing as he's trending, now's as good a time as any to tweet about the musical genius of
#springsteen
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Good Old Tom - nearly 90 & still meeting his many fans.
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Both now having a sneaky Christmas pint & a catchup, I bet.
RIP Richard Franklin.
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Only
#Blakes7
could wilfully thumb a nose at Christmas with the shocking finale of Blake on this day in 1981.
Tightly plotted, full of dark humour & a welcome return for Gareth Thomas, it's the perfect ending to a perfect series.
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RIP Michael Jayston, a class actor all the way, and a champion of the catharsis of spurious morality.
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Rewatching some of those Classic Who documentaries is a real eye-opener.
Producers like Barry Letts & Philip Hinchcliffe are refreshingly unpretentious, ego-free & willing to acknowledge any mistakes made. No unprofessional digs at the fans. No pomposity.
I miss those days.
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What a career. What a legend. RIP David McCallum.
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One of the many impressive CV entries of the late, great David McCallum was The Invisible Man which was 1st broadcast in the UK on this day in 1975.
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Iconic sci-fi TV show
#Blakes7
launches on this day in 1978 in defiantly bleak style with The Way Back.
If you're a
#DoctorWho
fan and have never seen this show, give it a try - you're in for a treat.
Just don't expect a happy ending.
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Cult sci-fi telly The Tripods marches onto the Beeb on this day in 1984.
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The Tomorrow People begins on this day in 1973 - a rare instance of the opening titles & music being more exciting than the actual stories.
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"Til we meet again, Sarah."
See? That's how you do a moving leaving scene.
No overdone 29p greetings card dialogue.
No Murray Gold orchestras peeling onions.
No pompous choirs.
No close-ups of blubbing.
Simply 2 superb actors & a cracking script on this
#DoctorWho
day in 1976.
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Note to self.
Stop giving 2024-style Doctor Who second chances.
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40 years ago, Tom Baker memorably took on the role of Sherlock Holmes in the BBC's version of The Hound Of The Baskervilles.
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After the success of The Young Ones, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson & Nigel Planer star in new Ben Elton comedy Filthy Rich & Catflap on this day in 1987.
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The Flashing Blade swishes on BBC1 for the 1st time on this day in 1969.
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It's easy to take The Tomb Of The Cybermen (on this
#DoctorWho
day in 1967) for granted these days, but I can still remember the giddy excitement of the news of the recovered episodes and experiencing the VHS for the first time in 1992.
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But on a more positive note, it's now the 50th anniversary of the definite article of
#DoctorWho
as Tom Baker becomes the Doctor!
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Born on this day in 1918 - Roger Delgado, easily the greatest Master of 'em all.
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Tom Baker is your trusty curator to The Book Tower which opens its doors on this day in 1979.
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Ghost Light (on this
#DoctorWho
day in 1989) was the last story to be recorded in the original run of the series.
Far from suggesting a show that's running out of steam, it's bursting at the seams with creativity, vision & drive.
Plus some great face pulling by The Doctor.
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Prepare to shed a tear at the most moving regeneration scene on this
#DoctorWho
day in 1974. No flashy effects, no pompous choirs squawking, but its simple execution brings a tear to my eye every time.
On a happier note, it's 49 years since the arrival of the 4th Doctor!
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Dear Zeddee 19 or whatever it is you call yourself.
Hope you and your 149 followers found your 'joke' about wishing Tom Baker dead rip-roaringly funny.
However, I'm sure his millions of fans would respond with this.
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Robin Of Sherwood hits the big 4-0 today.
The Clannad score is a treat.
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Joanna Lumley & David McCallum are Sapphire And Steel on this day in 1979.
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Today's the day in 1982 when Tom Baker memorably took on the role of Sherlock Holmes in the BBC's version of The Hound Of The Baskervilles.
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It's 41 years since
#DoctorWho
puts the shock into Earthshock by bumping off poor old Adric.
For those of you old enough (like me) to remember seeing it 1st time around, what are your memories?
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Can it really be 57 years since viewers were introduced to Patrick Troughton's legendary, mercurial take on
#DoctorWho
?
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Nicholas Courtney - 16/12/29 - 22/02/11.
Splendid chap.
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RIP Rick Jones - viewers of a certain age will remember him as the main man behind kids TV show, Fingerbobs.
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Jon Pertwee's last TV appearance on this day in 1996, appearing on Surprise Surprise - still instantly the Doctor right till the end. The kid's reaction is a delight.
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Operation Big Dog doesn't quite pan out as expected...
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Well now... it's 46 years since a certain Kerr Avon made his debut in
#Blakes7
- brilliant performance from the late, great Paul Darrow.
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Quite the line-up for fans of cult sci-fi TV on this Larry Grayson's Generation Game day in 1981...
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50 years ago, a chap called Tom Baker was announced as the new
#DoctorWho
- here he is at the official photocall with Elisabeth Sladen.
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40 years since The Young Ones go on University Challenge to see Bambi.
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My eldest daughter, 8 years old, says that her favourite
#DoctorWho
is Tom Baker. She's currently hooked on The Ark In Space (repeated on this day in 1975).
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Robin Of Sherwood arrives in the land of ITV on this day in 1984. Michael Praed stars in this fondly remembered version of the classic legend, the wonderfully ethereal Clannad score is the icing on the cake.
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A trio of kids' TV legends star in a comedy tour through history on this day 50 years ago.
Cabbages And Kings stars Johnny Ball, Julie Stevens & Derek Griffiths.
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CS Lewis' The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe gets the classic Sunday night evening drama treatment at the BBC on this day in 1988.
Blimey, those kids must now be pushing 50.
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Look out for Supergran on this day in 1985 (Gudrun Ure is still with us at 97 years old!).
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I'm sure that wherever he's gone, he'll be toasting an early Christmas with Kirsty MacColl.
RIP Shane MacGowan.
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Cheers to K9 & Company which never got beyond a pilot on this day in 1981, despite the bravura efforts of Elisabeth Sladen & John Leeson.
Great theme tune!
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Robin Of Sherwood arrives in the land of ITV on this day in 1984. Michael Praed stars in this fondly remembered version of the classic legend, the wonderfully ethereal Clannad score is the icing on the cake.
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So long Billy on this
#DoctorWho
day in 1966.
No overlong speeches, no blubbing, no orchestra/pompous choir making an infernal din.
Just one great big mystery.
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"The definite article, you might say."
Tom Baker makes his debut on this
#DoctorWho
day in 1974.
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Dear Twitter big cheeses.
If you really have to put Tom Baker in the trending sidebar, please can you add 'Not Dead'? My dodgy ticker skipped about 10 beats just now.
Ta very muchly.
John B
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After an incredible six years, two months and three weeks, it's the end (but the moment has been prepared for) for Tom Baker's legendary
#DoctorWho
OTD in 1981.
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If you see this, retweet with a gif that illustrates your sense of humour.
If you see this, retweet with a gif that illustrates your sense of humor.
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Tom Moore: war veteran, tireless fundraiser, good egg, and even a Blankety Blank contestant.
RIP.
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The Android Invasion may not be the greatest Doctor Who story ever told, but the banter, interplay and mutual respect/affection between Tom Baker & Elisabeth Sladen is at its peak here.
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Farewell to Jon Pertwee's legendary Doctor on this
#DoctorWho
day in 1974 - very possibly the most moving regeneration scene of the lot.
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"Interfere? Of course we should interfere. Always do what you're best at, that's what I say. Now, come on!
#DoctorWho
Nightmare Of Eden (OTD in 1979) may have Muppet Mandrels but it's bursting at the seams with wit, courtesy of Bob Baker's script plus Tom & Lalla on top form.
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Impossible to believe that it's 10 years since the passing of Elisabeth Sladen, the quintessential Doctor Who companion: still very much missed.
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Way back when, on one sunny Saturday in April 1983, I bought my very 1st
#DoctorWho
Target paperback, Horror Of Fang Rock.
But what about you, folks? What was your 1st Doctor Who book that you bought, and do you still own it?
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Sadly, I don't believe it.
RIP Doreen Mantle, best known as the long-suffering Mrs Warboys in One Foot In The Grave.
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#DoctorWho
has always been a moral show with its battle of good v evil.
But unlike today's sledgehammer tactics, Nightmare Of Eden Part 4 (OTD in 1979) used a simple coldly whispered "Go away" to make the point.
Top acting. Top scripting. A guaranteed recipe for success.
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Well now...
Born on this day in 1941, Paul Darrow who went on to play one of the greatest anti-heroes of them all, Kerr Avon in
#Blakes7
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The gripping final part of Horror Of Fang Rock on this
#DoctorWho
day in 1977.
In which Everybody Dies - without any NuWho fairy dust to bring the likes of Vince, Adelaide or Skinsale back to life.
Textbook example of minimal budget but a tightly plotted, scary, brilliant story.
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David Roper,
@thisisdianekeen
& Lewis Collins do The Cuckoo Waltz for the 1st time on this day in 1975.
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So to balance the comments made about Tom Baker, let's celebrate his brilliant 7-year stint as The Doctor.
Post your favourite Tom moment in
#DoctorWho
and why with the hashtag
#TomBakerRulesOK
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The greatest voice artist of the human race, David Graham, celebrates his 98th birthday today.
And he's still voicing Peppa Pig & Ben And Holly!
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Born on this day in 1920: the man who made regeneration not just possible but plausible - Patrick Troughton.
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RIP Peter Day, a visual effects master on many a
#DoctorWho
story - and let's not forget he handled other shows including this one.
Sadly Peter Day, who designed the visual effects for a number of the very best Doctor Who stories of the Troughton, Pertwee and T Baker era, and who was one of the very first members of the BBC VFX Department, has died aged 95.
More details here:
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"It's the end..."
Farewell to a genuine legend on this
#DoctorWho
day in 1981. But what say you, faithful peeps? What are your memories/thoughts of the 4th Doctor's final bow in Part 4 of Logopolis?
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#DoctorWho
kids today. Pah. They have it so easy with every episode available at the press of a button.
Old farts like me had to make do with the odd chance repeat season like on this day in 1982 with Doctor Who & The Monsters - which kicked off with The Curse Of Peladon.
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RIP Melanie Safka - incredible vocals and her 1971 Gather Me album is well worth a listen.
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And let's not forget Peter Capaldi, who has his very own interview in The Guardian today:
"It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice."
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Terry & June debuts on this day in 1979.
You can level a million criticisms at this type of genteel comedy but I have a soft spot for this. Scott & Whitfield are both ace, there are some funny moments & the theme tune is an unforgettable earworm.
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Hope Donald Pelmear has some steak and mushrooms, lobster & chocolate truffles for his 100th birthday today!
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Spooky kids' drama Children Of The Stones stars Gareth Thomas & Iain Cuthbertson on this day in 1977.
Both with equally scary hair.
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Elisabeth Sladen... Sarah Jane Smith... The Sontarans... The iconic tunnel/diamond logo title sequence...
It's a busy day for
#DoctorWho
on this day 50 years ago as Season 11 launches Jon Pertwee's final season with The Time Warrior.
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"Why can't people be nice to one another, just for a change...?"
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John's
#DoctorWho
VHS Journey Thread Part 1
11th September 1987: Pyramids Of Mars
Belated 13th birthday present. Dad hires a VCR from work, and I get to see my very 1st Who video. To say I'm impressed is an understatement. I watched it so many times the tape squeaked like a mouse
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The greatest voice artist of the human race, David Graham, turns 97 today.
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Disney Time was classic Bank Holiday telly fare.
And on this day in 1975, it's hosted by none other than Tom Baker!
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Bernard Cribbins 1928-2022
What more can I say? A genuine TV legend. RIP.
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