A Hovercraft Full of Eels

I listened to some of Jago & Litefoot series 12 today. Some good vampire-based villainy and some creepy magical paintings, all found in the seedier corners of Victorian London. Much as I love the connection to Doctor Who (the characters first appeared in the Doctor Who story “The Talons of Wang Chiang” with Tom Baker), I honestly listen to them because Christopher Benjamin and the late Trevor Baxter are one of the most delightful theatrical double-acts I’ve ever heard. I’ve been listening to them sparingly because there are only a small number left to hear for the first time.

oldschoolsciencefiction:

Happy birthday to actor and stuntman Felix Silla.

Born 11 January 1937 in Roccacasale, Abruzzo, Italia

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cair–paravel:

Union Jack frock coat designed for David Bowie by Alexander McQueen, 1996. Bowie invited McQueen to design some of his stage outfits when he was still a little-known designer. The two became friends and went on to collaborate on designing other garments.

There have been only a very small number of human beings with a greater sense of theater than David Bowie.

David Bowie  |  Fashion  |  Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980)

This is Bowie’s own 1999 remix.

Also that’s Robert Fripp. So listen already.

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wilwheaton:

Fuck Trump.

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bauhaus-movement:

Toronto Dominion Centre, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Downtown, Canada. Photo © Liam Philley

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klaus-like:

Fashion from Gerry Anderson’s UFO

Even though there are no real-life human genitals, female-presenting nipples, or sex acts, tumblr’s puritanbot says, “This post was flagged because somewhere in your reblog there might be adult content.”  No appeals for reblogs, apparently, so I’m doing a fresh post.

Image two is from season two of Space: 1999, all the others are from UFO.

All costume fashion from these programmes were designed by co-creator Sylvia Anderson (Gerry’s wife).

prydon:

The Ribos Operation ep.2 - Rassilon’s rod

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The beautiful photo of the Doctor in profile against a sunrise was taken by Doctor Who guest actor Shaun Dooley on his iPhone 7, though obviously some modification was done to the original when it has been used for promotional purposes by the BBC.

We watched Doctor Who “The Unquiet Dead” tonight. I’d forgotten just how much I like this story. It’s a delightful mix of gothic horror and classic Doctor Who. I assume it’s the story Mark Gatiss had been itching to write for years. 

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