1st Week |
Thursday 13th October, 8pm
Old Law Library, Magdalen |
- Freshers' Drinks
- Free drinks and meeting the fabulous members of DocSoc; I don't know what more you could want, really.
There'll be Doctor Who themed cocktails, and,
possibly, if no one can talk the society's
President out of it, fishfingers and custard.
We'll be meeting at Magdalen Porters' Lodge at five
to eight to help everyone find their way to the room.
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2nd Week |
Thursday 20th October, 8pm
Daubeny Lecture Theatre, Magdalen |
- Pyramids of Mars
- Going slightly off course, the TARDIS lands the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane
Smith inside a Victorian mansion. The owner is missing, and before long
they're under attack by what appear to be mummies,
which are roaming the grounds in a generally murderous fashion.
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3rd Week |
Thursday 27th OCtober, 8pm
Daubeny Lecture Theatre, Magdalen |
- The Mind Robber
- This episode features the Second Doctor, Zoe, Jamie,
trees that turn into letters when seen from above,
a unicorn, Medusa, Rapunzel, and giant toy soldiers.
I haven't seen it yet, but I am reliably informed that it is
really weird. In case you couldn't tell from that description.
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4th Week |
Thursday 3rd November, 8pm
Daubeny Lecture Theatre, Magdalen |
- Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways
- The two-part finale to New Who series 1.
The Doctor, Jack and Rose are dragged into
TV shows which are quite a lot like some programmes
we might recognise, only with significantly more death.
Then things get worse. The first time the Daleks try
to destroy the earth in the new series (but definitely not the last), and the Doctor's
first regeneration in it as well.
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5th Week |
Thursday 10th November, 8pm
North Quad Lecture Room, St. John's |
- The Geek Quiz
- In the now-legendary Geek Quiz, members of Oxford's geekiest societies get together in order to battle it out for the crown of "team who won that term". Start writing your rounds now!
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6th Week |
Thursday 17th November, 8pm
Daubeny Lecture Theatre, Magdalen |
- The Time Warrior
- This Third Doctor story is filled with landmarks for the show:
the first appearances of the Sontarans and Sarah-Jane Smith
(portrayed by the legendary, late Elisabeth Sladen) as well as
the first time that Gallifrey is referred to by name, so if for no
other reason, The Time Warrior is worth seeing. But just in case
you're not entirely persuaded, it also has bandits from the Middle
Ages and the Brigadier. I'll see you there.
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7th Week |
Thursday 24th November, 8pm
Nandos |
- DocSoc Meal
- This term, we continue our
quest to eat every type of
cuisine available in Oxford with a trip
to Nandos on George Street.
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Saturday 26th November, time TBC
Location TBC |
- The Trial of a Time Lord Marathon
- No, we're not joking.
Yes, it's Colin Baker (and his face we get to see up close
much too much); yes, we are going to watch all 14 episodes
of it; yes, in one sitting; and yes, you will lose
your sanity (if you haven't already). The Sixth Doctor
is standing trial back on Gallifrey, accused of breaking
the Gallifreyan laws of interference of genocide (hmm, sound
like any other Doctor we know?), so come along to see
Brian Blessed, Peri die (but actually not - a lovely early
tribute to the show's inability to kill off [annoying] companions)
and be replaced by Mel. Wait, why are we watching this again?
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8th Week |
Thursday 10 March, 8pm
St John's MCR |
- Eighth Week is 80s week! (Snakedance)
- Tegan's being used by the Mara (again)
and gets the TARDIS to land on the planet Manussa.
There, despite the planet celebrating its 500th
anniversary of the banishment of the Mara, the
Mara also takes control of Lon (a very young Martin Clunes)
and uses both of them to steal the Great Crystal from
a guy in a pink and black fur hat. In order to stop the
Mara from existing physically again with the help of the
Crystal, the Doctor allows himself to be bitten by a snake
so that he can commune with a dead dude who predicted the
Mara's rebirth and who tells him that fear is the only weapon
against the Mara. Weren't the Eighties great!.
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