Showing posts with label The Pandorica Puzzles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Pandorica Puzzles. Show all posts

Saturday, 19 February 2011

The Pandorica Answers: Regenerations

The first story to mention how many regenerations a Time Lord has was the Fourth Doctor story ‘The Deadly Assassin’ in 1976.

The Fifth and Tenth Doctors were both forced to regenerate from radiation poisoning, and the Eleventh Doctor said he was capable of having 507 regenerations in ‘Death of the Doctor’.

Friday, 18 February 2011

The Pandorica Puzzles: Regenerations

What was the first story to mention how many regenerations a Time Lord has, what caused the Fifth and Tenth Doctors to regenerate, and how many regenerations did the Eleventh Doctor say he was capable of having in ‘Death of the Doctor’?

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Saturday, 12 February 2011

The Pandorica Answers: Philip Madoc

Philip Madoc appeared in ‘The Krotons’, ‘The War Games’, ‘The Brain of Morbius’ and ‘The Power of Kroll’ in the classic era of Doctor Who, but was first involved with the programme when he appeared in the film ‘Dalek – Invasion 2150 AD’, which starred Peter Cushing as the Doctor.

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Friday, 11 February 2011

The Pandorica Puzzles: Philip Madoc

Which stories in the classic era of Doctor Who has Philip Madoc appeared in, what was his first involvement with the programme, and who was the first Doctor that he acted alongside?

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Saturday, 5 February 2011

The Pandorica Answers: Double Trouble

The evil Salamander looked identical to the Second Doctor in ‘The Enemy of the World’, which saw Patrick Troughton taking on both roles. ‘The Android Invasion’ showed the Kraals create a fake Earth, and ‘The Androids of Tara’ had Mary Tamm playing Romana, Princess Strella, and their two android doubles.

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Friday, 4 February 2011

The Pandorica Puzzles: Double Trouble

Who did the evil Salamander look identical to in ‘The Enemy of the World’, what story saw the Kraals create a fake Earth, and what four characters did Mary Tamm play in ‘The Androids of Tara’?

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Saturday, 29 January 2011

The Pandorica Answers: Douglas Adams

The first script by Douglas Adams to appear in Doctor Who was ‘The Pirate Planet’ in Season 16. Adams wrote under the pseudonym of David Agnew for the Season 17 story ‘City of Death’, and became world-famous during this time for ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’.

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Friday, 28 January 2011

The Pandorica Puzzles: Douglas Adams

What was the first script by Douglas Adams to appear in the Doctor Who ‘Key to Time’ season, which pseudonym did he write with for ‘City of Death’, and what is the name of the world-famous series of stories that he created?

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Saturday, 22 January 2011

The Pandorica Answers: Sil Stories

The two stories to feature Sil in the classic era of Doctor Who were called ‘Vengeance on Varos’ and ‘Mindwarp’, and starred Nabil Shaban. It was planned for Sil to appear alongside the Ice Warriors in ‘Mission to Magnus’, which was eventually abandoned when the series was put on hiatus.

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Friday, 21 January 2011

The Pandorica Puzzles: Sil Stories

What were the names of the two stories to feature Sil in the classic era of Doctor Who, who played the character, and what enemy was it planned for Sil to appear alongside in the abandoned Season 23 story ‘Mission to Magnus’?

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Saturday, 15 January 2011

The Pandorica Answers: Cyberman History

The first story to introduce the Cybermen in the classic era of Doctor Who was ‘The Tenth Planet’, and the last in the classic era was ‘Silver Nemesis’. The Patrick Troughton story ‘The Tomb of the Cybermen’ was the first to feature the Cybermats, and David Banks played the Cyber-Leader between ‘Earthshock’ and ‘Silver Nemesis’.

Friday, 14 January 2011

The Pandorica Puzzles: Cyberman History

What were the first and last stories to feature the Cybermen in the classic era of Doctor Who, which was the first to feature the Cybermats, and who played the Cyberleader from ‘Earthshock’ onwards?

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Saturday, 8 January 2011

The Pandorica Answers: New Millennium’s Eve

The Doctor Who story that was set on New Millennium’s Eve can either be referred to as ‘The TV Movie’ or ‘Enemy Within’, and starred Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor with Eric Roberts as the Master and Daphne Ashbrook as Dr Grace Holloway.

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Friday, 7 January 2011

The Pandorica Puzzles: New Millennium’s Eve

What names have been given to the Doctor Who story that was set on New Millennium’s Eve, and who starred as the Doctor, Master and companion in that story?

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Saturday, 1 January 2011

The Pandorica Answers: Expensive Vinvocci

The original makeup design for the Vinvocci was not completely green, with their faces natural. After filming had finished, Russell T Davies reconsidered the creatures’ design and decided to have the footage digitally recoloured at a very expensive cost.

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Friday, 31 December 2010

The Pandorica Puzzles: Expensive Vinvocci

Why was creating the final green look of the Vinvocci so expensive, what did they originally look like, and who was responsible for this?

Please post your answers in the comments section below. The answer will be revealed tomorrow at 10:00 on this blog.

Saturday, 25 December 2010

The Pandorica Answers: Christmas Companions

The Doctor’s Christmas companions of the revived era have been Rose Tyler, Donna Noble, Astrid Peth, Jackson Lake, and Wilfred Mott. The two guest actors who will appear in ‘A Christmas Carol’ are Michael Gambon and Katherine Jenkins, and they will play the roles of Kazran Sardick and Abigail Pettigrew.

Friday, 24 December 2010

The Pandorica Puzzles: Christmas Companions

Who were the Doctor’s companions in the first five Doctor Who Christmas Specials of the revived era, and which two guest actors will appear in ‘A Christmas Carol’?

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Saturday, 18 December 2010

The Pandorica Answers: Spiky Aliens

The red spiky alien who appeared in ‘Voyage of the Damned’ was called Bannakaffalatta and came from the Zocci race, and the green spiky aliens who appeared in ‘The End of Time’ were called Rossiter and Addams, and came from the taller Vinvocci race.

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Friday, 17 December 2010

The Pandorica Puzzles: Spiky Aliens

What was the name and colour of the spiky alien in ‘Voyage of the Damned’, what was the name and colour of the spiky alien in ‘The End of Time’, and which alien was taller?

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