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Doctor Who Minor/Guest Characters Ficathon

lost_spook — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 20:57:31 GMT

dw_guestfest: Currently open for prompts & sign-ups! A ficathon celebrating the minor and guest characters from every corner of the Whoniverse. We've already got some great Two-era prompts waiting to be claimed. Please come and join us!

The Underwater Menace - Coming Soon

sushigal007 — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 13:06:32 GMT

So apparently some people think The Underwater Menace is a bit rubbish.
I am not one of those people. And so this is top of my birthday/Christmas list.

Missing episode discussion

sushigal007 — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:13:15 GMT

Hello everyone! This community's been looking a little quiet lately, which is pretty surprising when you realise how much has been going on with the Troughton era stories lately. The Moonbase and the Ice Warriors have both had their missing episodes animated for their DVD releases and then there was the monumental news that nine missing episodes had been found in Nigeria last year. Plus there's all sorts of rumours and mystery surrounding The Underwater Menace. So, let's talk about it!

Drabble: An Idle Moment

john_amend_all — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:01:56 GMT

Title: An Idle Moment
Author: john_amend_all
Characters: Second Doctor, Jamie, Zoë
Rating: All ages
Word count: 100
Disclaimer: "Doctor Who" characters belong to the BBC.
Author's notes: Posted to mark Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, whose existence I learned of from QI.
Summary: Imprisoned once again, the Doctor and his companions find time hangs heavy on their hands.

Zoë yawned. "How long are they going to keep us here, anyway?"

"As long as they like," the Doctor replied serenely.

"Well, it's very boring." She shifted her position, causing a fusillade of detonations from her dress.

"Och, Zoë, will you stop fidgeting?" Jamie complained. "I canna sleep wi' that racket going on."

"Well, there are always other ways to pass the time," the Doctor said. He squeezed Zoë's cuff between his fingers, until a bubble burst. "Try it, Jamie, it's very therapeutic."

Pop. "Aye, it is."

Zoë couldn't help giggling. "Just be careful what you squeeze," she warned them.

Fic: Fab Gear

doctorpancakes — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:33:00 GMT

Fab Gear
Author: doctorpancakes
Characters: Jamie McCrimmon, Polly Wright, Ben Jackson, Second Doctor
Rating: G
Word Count: 614
Warnings: cute
Author's Note: Tumblr user ticktoast asked for some Two/Jamie floof for Christmas, so ta-daa!

Well, Jamie, what do you think?

Fic: The Anniversary Present

doctorpancakes — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:59:17 GMT

The Anniversary Present
Author: doctorpancakes
Fandom: Doctor Who
Characters: Two/Jamie, Zoe
Rating: PG
Word Count: 765
Warnings: Fluff
Author's Note: A Christmas fic present for tumblr user silvertardis, who wanted some Terrible fluff. Thus:

It had been a most surprising, most wonderful year.

Fic: The Blackpool Illuminations

doctorpancakes — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:27:44 GMT

The Blackpool Illuminations
Author: doctorpancakes
Fandom: Doctor Who
Characters: Two/Jamie, Victoria
Rating: R-ish
Word Count: 1772
Warnings: Feelings
Author's Note: Follows the events of Blanket Castle and takes place somewhere not too far before Fury From The Deep, though it requires no foreknowledge of either.

(The plan had gone spectacularly well, all things considered:)

Loose Ends - COMPLETE

sherbertglasses — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 21:08:08 GMT

Title: Loose Ends (4/4)
Characters/Pairings: 11/Jamie, Amy/Rory (mentions 2/Jamie and 11/River)
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Doctor Who belongs to Stephen Moffat, Russel T. Davies, and the BBC
Summary: The Doctor reunites with one of his oldest friends, but there's some unscheduled history happening.
( Chapter One )
( Chapter Two )
( Chapter Three )
( Chapter Four )

Loose Ends - Chapter 3

sherbertglasses — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:05:24 GMT

Title: Loose Ends (3/4)
Characters/Pairings: 11/Jamie, Amy/Rory (mentions 2/Jamie and 11/River)
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Doctor Who belongs to Stephen Moffat, Russel T. Davies, and the BBC
Summary: The Doctor reunites with one of his oldest friends, but there's some unscheduled history happening.
( Chapter One )
( Chapter Two )
( Chapter Three )

Open Fandom & Pairing Cheering Up Meme

mahmfic — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 19:52:37 GMT

Sad about the recent deaths of actors? Having a crappy day? Need something perk you up?

Cheering Up Meme

All fandoms and pairings are welcome. Fic and art welcome. The meme never ends. Go ahead and spread some cheer! :-)

Fic: The Checkup

doctorpancakes — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:16:25 GMT

The Checkup
Author: doctorpancakes
Pairing: Ten, Jamie McCrimmon, implied Two/Jamie
Rating: PG
Word Count: 511
Warnings: This may have been written in haste
Author's Note: set during The Invasion. Also set during Blink.

Jamie McCrimmon was certain that such a lengthy hospital visit was unnecessary.

Fic: The Terror of the Beard

doctorpancakes — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:15:17 GMT

The Terror of the Beard
Author: doctorpancakes
Fandom: Doctor Who
Pairing/Characters: Two/Jamie
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1158
Warnings: What even is this I don't
Author's Note: Given the length of this thing, it's embarrassing how long it took me to write it. Inspired loosely by this interview and how PATRICK TROUGHTON IS ADORABLE FOREVER AND I LOVE HIM VERY MUCH. Set sometime in season 6B.

"Oh come now, Jamie, it makes me look rather... bohemian, don’t you think?"

Art Post: A Lion-Hearted Boy

doctorpancakes — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:55:57 GMT

So this is my first proper stab at Two-era artings, and it came out quite a bit more, er, schmoopy than I'd planned. Still, yay painting! Two/Jamie and very G-rated, and I'm quite chuffed with the way it turned out, so:

The Clingy Love Times

Fic: Blanket Castle

doctorpancakes — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:38:01 GMT

Blanket Castle; or, The Uncaffeinated Ones
Author: doctorpancakes
Fandom: Doctor Who
Pairing/Characters: Two/Jamie, Victoria Waterfield
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1553
Warnings: Fluff
Summary: Jamie sleeps in. Mayhem ensues.
Author's Note: Scary inaugural fic post is scary. *clings*

It was morning, or what passed for morning when travelling who knows where through time and space, which more or less rendered alarm clocks a touch meaningless.

Loose Ends chapter 1

sherbertglasses — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:34:38 GMT

Title: Loose Ends (1/3?)
Characters/Pairings: 11/Jamie, Amy/Rory (mentions 2/Jamie and 11/River)
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Doctor Who belongs to Stephen Moffat, Russel T. Davies, and the BBC
Summary: The Doctor reunites with one of his oldest friends, but there's some unscheduled history happening.

( Chapter One )

60s Companion Talks Doctor Who Episode Return

lostthetardis — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:49:38 GMT

Source.

Sixties Doctor Who star Anneke Wills has spoken exclusively to SFX about the surprise recovery of a long-lost episode from 1967.

Wills, who played Polly alongside the Hartnell and Troughton incarnations of the Time Lord, learned of the news on Saturday, the day before episode two of “The Underwater Menace” was shown at the BFI’s Missing Believed Wiped event.

Also shown at that event was episode three of 1965 tale “Galaxy Four”, also believed lost for decades.

“I have to admit that I was whispered it,” says Wills, who was invited to attend the screening in London. “I said ‘I’d love to come up but I’m old and I’m in the middle of decorating my bathroom!’ And then this morning, on BBC Breakfast, they say another two episodes of Doctor Who have been found, and I’m just leaping around my little cottage with joy. Fantastic!”

Wills is delighted by the worldwide media interest in the episode’s recovery. “Isn’t that just wonderful? It’s wonderful to be a part of it. And the most exciting thing is that this is the earliest of Pat that we’ve got.

“It means we have two episodes of ‘The Underwater Menace’ now, so it might be brought out on DVD, which would be wonderful. What I’m very happy about is that it includes the bit which I’ve always wanted to see, where I say ‘You’re not turning me into a fish!’ [laughs]”

The missing episodes belonged to former TV engineer Terry Burnett, who bought them at a school fete in Hampshire in the 1980s.

“It’s all about people’s private collections now,” says Wills. “I believe there are people – though I don’t know any! – who don’t realise how big Doctor Who is, so they just pop it in a fete box and don’t realise that the world is waiting… These are treasures when they’re found.”

While Wills is thrilled that the episode has been found, her memories of making the story are less than fond.

“What I remember is Patrick Troughton snarling and growling about [director] Julia Smith, because he didn’t like her! It was actually our least favourite story, I have to say… We didn’t like it. We didn’t think that it was going to work very well. And we thought the costumes of the Fish People were rather hokey.

“We had to pretend that it was a massively big space, and in fact it was a very small, cramped space, so that got us irritable – we were running down corridors that were only five foot long! It was that kind of frustration. And our wonderful wardrobe people had made these outfits full of ashtrays – they sewed them all together on a leotard and it was so uncomfortable to wear, because every time I moved I’d get crunched!”

Wills still smiles at the memory of co-star Joseph Furst, who delivered a gloriously ripe turn as demented scientist Professor Zaroff.

“He gave us the laugh. There was always one person who would keep us all together with the laughter – not that he knew, because he was terribly serious about himself, which made him even funnier!

“And his wonderful line, which I’ve never forgotten from that day to this, where he says ‘Nothing in ze world can stop me now!’ And that became a catchphrase for Pat and Mike [Craze] and me for weeks afterwards! Any time we wanted to change something in the script we’d say ‘Nothing in ze world can stop me now!’”

Wills is delighted that a new generation will now have a chance to see Patrick Troughton in action once more.

“I recently read a very lovely quote from Matt Smith – ‘What makes a good Doctor? Patrick Troughton.’ And I thought that was lovely.”

(Ahhh. Too precious, Anneke Wills, you are too precious.)

lostthetardis — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:20:52 GMT

More on the newly discovered Underwater Menace episode:

lost_spook helpfully added a link in the comments of the last post on this subject once it was uploaded, but just in case anyone missed it, here's the (so far) released clip from episode two of The Underwater Menace:

Well, here, at least. It doesn't want to embed.

Screen caps are also available via BBC.

Still can't get over that hat. Utterly fabulous.

Clicking around on that YouTube channel and the screencap link will also get you to the discovered Galaxy 4 episode as well, for the interested.

lostthetardis — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:47:31 GMT

Tumblr and Twitter are blowing up with excitement, but have you heard the news?

Two Lost Doctor-Who Episodes Found!

Christmas has come early for Doctor Who fans as two previously missing episodes of the show have been found, as announced at todays 'Missing Believed Wiped' event at the BFI in London.

Episode Three of Galaxy Four (1965) which was previously missing all 4 episodes, has been confirmed as found.

Episode Two of The Underwater Menace (1967) which was previously missing episodes 1, 2 & 4 has also been confirmed as found.

Further details regarding the location and finder of the episodes are still to be confirmed, and this news item will be updated as soon as we have more information.

BBC's Doctor Who Twitter has even confirmed this.

Tagging a post has never felt more rewarding.

[Fic] Half Remembered Dreams

bracesnbowties — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:05:42 GMT

Just a ficlet I wrote recently:

Title: Half Remembered Dreams
Characters: Jamie, Second Doctor
Rating: PG
Word Count: 415
Summary: Even though he’s forgotten, Jamie still remembers.

( follow this )

Accidental Marriage (2/Jamie, R)

mahmfic — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:51:37 GMT

Title: Accidental Marriage
Author: mahmfic
Beta: None. All mistakes are mine.
Pairing(s): 2/Jamie
Rating: R
Word Count: 534
Warnings: Hurt/Comfort.
Disclaimer: I do not own Doctor Who.
Summary: The Doctor was around 450 years old in Earth terms. During his many years he had been married, intentionally or not several times.

(fake cut)

Fic: Death on the Marsh (10/10)

john_amend_all — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:59:32 GMT

This fic is now complete (and approved on Teaspoon):

Title: Death on the Marsh (10/10)
Author: john_amend_all
Crossover: "Doctor Who" × "Doctor Syn" books
Characters: Second Doctor, Jamie, Zoë; Doctor Syn, Mipps, Cicely Cobtree.
Rating: PG
Prompt: Two, Jamie and Zoe in some kind of murder mystery set up — or just tidying up the kitchen.
Recipient: lost_spook
Word count: ~19,500 total; ~2,860 in this part.
Disclaimer: "Doctor Who" characters belong to the BBC. The "Doctor Syn" books were written by Russell Thorndike.
Author's notes: You shouldn't need to be familiar with the "Doctor Syn" series to make sense of this story. For those who are, it's set between The Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn and The Shadow of Doctor Syn.
Summary: Romney Marsh, 1786. The Doctor, Jamie and Zoë investigate a murder, and tidy a kitchen.

At the Teaspoon: [ Death on the Marsh ]

Fic: Death on the Marsh (1/10)

john_amend_all — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:02:47 GMT

Title: Death on the Marsh (1/10)
Author: john_amend_all
Crossover: "Doctor Who" × "Doctor Syn" books
Characters: Second Doctor, Jamie, Zoë; Doctor Syn, Mipps, Cicely Cobtree.
Rating: PG
Prompt: Two, Jamie and Zoe in some kind of murder mystery set up — or just tidying up the kitchen.
Recipient: lost_spook
Word count: ~19,100 overall; ~2050 in this part
Disclaimer: "Doctor Who" characters belong to the BBC. The "Doctor Syn" books were written by Russell Thorndike.
Author's notes: You shouldn't need to be familiar with the "Doctor Syn" series to make sense of this story. For those who are, it's set between The Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn and The Shadow of Doctor Syn.
Summary: Romney Marsh, 1786. The Doctor, Jamie and Zoë investigate a murder, and tidy a kitchen.

At the Teaspoon: [ Death on the Marsh ]

My current plan is to upload chapters every other day, and post here again when the fic is complete.

Arting: War Games Fashion Show and the 60's Kids

ladyyatexel — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:41:37 GMT

Some Two-Era love art over at my journal, featuring the War Games and a string of the Second Doctor's TV companions.

ladyyatexel — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:47:32 GMT

It's Patrick Troughton's birthday! I have responded accordingly!

EDIT: Twice!

"Time" / "Space" thought

john_amend_all — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:21:30 GMT

In the heated discussion of the Comic Relief mini-episodes on tor.com, one commenter wondered how the Doctor would have reacted if it had been Jamie, rather than Amy, standing on the glass floor. I thought the idea deserved wider circulation among interested people.

And if this were done with Two and Jamie, who'd be the most suitable person to take Rory's place under the glass? Polly, Victoria or Zoe?