Doctor Who Club of Australia

Greg · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:58 pm Post subject: Season 17 favourite story poll

What's you favourite story in the 1979/80 series.

(Note: I've excluded Shada as it wasn't finished...)

Greg · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:00 pm Post subject:

I've voted for the most sublime Who story ever - The Horns of Nimon. Well, actually, I meant City of Death. If Doctor Who had no other reason to exist, this story justifies everything that came before and since...

Cyril Washbrook · Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 28 Location: The TARDIS

Well, it's a bit of a mismatch, really - City of Death against the rest. Although there are some decent episodes within the stories (I'm excluding Destiny of the Daleks from that), City of Death just has the best package of any of them.

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4260

City of Death. Exquisite. Absolutely exquisite.

meglos · Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 668 Location: Perth

City Of Death. One of the best ever!

Wester · Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 610 Location: Brisbane

City of Death - the best one in a very bad season.

Horns of Nimon is one of the worst stories of all (in Dr Who). Great pantomime for the kiddies.

John Lucantonio · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 58

City of Death and then a LOT of daylight

Tom N. · Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 144 Location: Sydney, NSW

While Nimon has is moments ("weakling scum!"), there's really only one story in the running here. City of Death all the way. At present it has 100% of the votes. Funny that.

Kerr Avon · Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 478

I haven't seen City Of Death since it was originally broadcast (I deliberately skipped it on TV recently - waiting for the forthcoming DVD)

I remember loving it at the time.

Beatly · Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 375 Location: London

City of Death. Duh!

Oh, and as mentioned above... loads of daylight. Wee, I've used an Australian term. Smile

SharazJek · Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 898 Location: Hobart, Tasmania

Well I must break with the pack here and vote for Creature From The Pit.

City of Death would win for class but I really enjoy the script for Pit. Tom and Geoff Bayldon worked really well together. Some of the funniest and most well-timed lines were delivered in this story. It has me in stiches every time!

The scruffy barbarian guys remind me of a show I used to watch as a kid called 'The Lost Islands'. Does anyone remember that? I have looked out for it for many years and have not heard of it since the late 70's. I can't even remember what it was about. I just remember watching it religiously after school.

Wester · Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 610 Location: Brisbane

what? Still no votes for Horns of Nimon??

Theta Sigma · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 4260

Just finished reading the details of City of Death in The Legend book and under the subheading "Fawlty Tardis" in regards to the presence of John Cleese and Eleanor Bron, it says that both of them requested that there will be no advanced publicity of their appearance in the serial. So Graham Williams requested they be billed in the Radio Times under pseudonyms with him saying in the memo that he didn't want to give the impression that there will be a surprise "star" each week. The request was denied but on record the pseudonyms were Kim Bread (Cleese) and Helen Swanetsky (Bron).

Beatly · Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 375 Location: London

...just watched City of Death on DVD, and it's every bit as exquisite as I remember it to be. And I've been to Paris a few times since the last time I saw it, and there's always something special about seeing places you've been to on screen. Too late to start watching the special features tonight - I'll have to get back to you on that one. Very Happy

StitchInTime · Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 34

For me there's no hesition on this one. It has to be Destiny of the Daleks.

Sulp Niar · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:57 am Post subject:

Sigh. City of Death. This is why I love Romana II (and the story's great too).