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Post by veryfactualdalek on Oct 15, 2018 12:30:32 GMT
Spoilers and discussion
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Post by veryfactualdalek on Oct 15, 2018 12:31:39 GMT
“What’s the point of having a mate with a time machine, if you can’t nip back and see your gran when she was younger?”
India in 1947. The Doctor and her friends arrive in the Punjab, as the country is being torn apart. While Yaz attempts to discover her grandmother’s hidden history, the Doctor discovers demons haunting the land. Who are they and what do they want?
Also starring Shane Zaza, Amita Suman and Hamza Jeetooa.
Written by Vinay Patel & Directed by Jamie Childs.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Oct 15, 2018 13:53:08 GMT
Seems my predictions about the Moors were wrong.
Oh well: good job if they did shoot in India and the Beeb kept that fully under wraps.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Oct 15, 2018 15:00:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 16:25:53 GMT
Poll?
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Post by Tony Jones on Oct 15, 2018 16:37:42 GMT
I can do one after broadcast
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Nov 3, 2018 22:54:37 GMT
So, the Daily dungheap aside, I think there's a very worthwhile conversation in how glossed British history tends to be taught in schools, and what role WHo could have in combating that. The Raj gets practically no attention, save for lipservice to Gandhi. It ends up being just Romans, WW2, Henry VIII and domestic Victorian life (with a lot of emphasis on child labour).
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Post by mark687 on Nov 4, 2018 20:54:49 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 21:08:18 GMT
VERY excited for this one. Probably my most anticipated of the series.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Nov 5, 2018 1:05:58 GMT
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Post by J.A. Prentice on Nov 5, 2018 5:58:05 GMT
So, the Daily dungheap aside, I think there's a very worthwhile conversation in how glossed British history tends to be taught in schools, and what role WHo could have in combating that. The Raj gets practically no attention, save for lipservice to Gandhi. It ends up being just Romans, WW2, Henry VIII and domestic Victorian life (with a lot of emphasis on child labour). Honestly, annoying the Daily Mail makes the episode worth it even if it's the new Fear Her. And I'm sure it won't be, as it's one of the episodes I'm most anticipating. My slight misgivings with some of the writing in this era so far aside, I love that Doctor Who is properly engaging with history again and Pakistan is unexplored territory for Doctor Who. (I think it is, at least. Is there some novel or audio I'm forgetting?)
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Nov 5, 2018 11:30:36 GMT
And over on reddit, people are already whiteknighting colonialism.
Oh, what a lovely day.
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Post by doctorkernow on Nov 6, 2018 11:48:33 GMT
Hello again.
I am great fan of the historical stories and to get three at least in one season is great. I don't agree Dr. Who has become P.C, for me, it has at times been a bit too preachy.
However, good sci-fi is not only entertaining, it should on some level reflect the human condition and question it.
Tne partition of India into India and Pakistan is just the sort of period in history the Doctor should be visiting. Historical research is always fascinating and chastening. If done well, and I am sure it will be, there is much insight to be gained from exploring this era that maybe people won't know.
Learning about history was one of the basic building blocks of old Who and I'm glad it is back.
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Post by IndieMacUser on Nov 7, 2018 12:26:52 GMT
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Post by doctorkernow on Nov 7, 2018 14:35:01 GMT
Hello again.
As I have said many many times on this forum because it makes me laugh every time I picture the report. Is this the same Daily Snail that confidently reported that Bill Nighy was going to be the ninth Doctor?
On a more serious note, as a primary school teacher (7-11) in a previous life I think it is important to tell children more about history beyond the narrow confines of the National Curriculum.
I had to teach about a non-European country so I chose India and obviously had to do a lot of research in the holidays. It was an enjoyable and disturbing experience.
Enjoyable because I was learning about a new culture and what a huge country India is, with a variety of ethnicities, geography, history, weather, cuisine, daily lives etc. There was no way I could do it justice in the short time I had to teach. If I had had a longer period of time it would have been beneficial to explore Pakistan too. Unfortunately, time was short.
What disturbed me was that nightmare that was partition. A few lines on a map and there were displaced peoples loading up their worldly goods and treking miles to get to whichever country they wanted to live in. The brutality that followed partition was also shocking and the discovery of this event that has stayed with me ever since.
I hope Sunday's episode will encourage discussion and a desire to learn more about this particular part of our world.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Nov 8, 2018 20:49:47 GMT
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Nov 8, 2018 21:00:00 GMT
Have the people who are complaining that Who is too preachy ever seen an episode of 20th century Who? Let’s start with “why would they do that?” “A dislike for the unlike” and move on from there.
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Post by mark687 on Nov 8, 2018 21:06:53 GMT
Interesting its about a week early though according to Radio Times its a set visit as opposed to a scene
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 11, 2018 18:43:10 GMT
Hello again. As I have said many many times on this forum because it makes me laugh every time I picture the report. Is this the same Daily Snail that confidently reported that Bill Nighy was going to be the ninth Doctor? Wasn't he in fact offered the part and declined? So they got it kind of right-ish.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Nov 11, 2018 18:49:43 GMT
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