Doctor Who Prop Hunt

I always like to give props a memorable nickname, like the ‘wide blue’ and ‘tall blue’ reel to reel computer units. So I’ve called these items Space Washboards as they remind me of an old fashioned washboard. So far I’ve found these item around the late seventies, early eighties. But if you know of them turning up anywhere else please let me know. DESTINY OF THE DALEKS, 1979 The earliest appearance I can find is in the ruins of the Dalek City on Skaro. These sets are so rammed full of junk I have to assume the washboards were just stock items. That would indicate earlier appearances but so far I don’t know where. WARRIORS GATE, 1981 This is the first of a couple of 1981 appearances. ORBIT, 1981 And here is the other. It’s really common for Doctor Who props from this time to turn up in Blakes 7. So here it is being carried by Villa. TERMINUS, 1983 And a whole bunch of them can be found in this Season 20 story.  That’s it for now. Back soon.

Hey! It’s been ages but I’m back. And it’s update time again. Crack out the John Barry cos this one has a James Bond theme. It’s all stuff I have posted about before but now I have found a bunch of them in OO7 flicks.  I posted about this grey computer a couple of times recently. It can be found in The Green Death, The Three Doctors, and a load more stories. You can read about it here and here . I think I’ve now possibly found their origin. Check out the screen grabs below for their Bond appearances. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, 1971 THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, 1974 Unsurprisingly, the ever green UFO props also appear in Bond. I’ve posted extensively about these wide blue computer units that show up everywhere in the 1970s. Too many to link, you’ll have to find all the posts or refer to The Catalogue .  They get a paint job for Bond. Scroll down to see how they appeared in screen. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, 1971 And yet another popular UFO prop. Scroll to see its big screen cameo. It ca...

Hey, it’s time for another round up of props I’ve covered before and have spotted elsewhere. Yep, it’s yet another update. This one is for all you spiral staircase fans, looking at you Steven. So far I’ve spotted the staircase in 6 shows beyond its many Who appearances. Well chalk up yet one more. The screen grab below is from the Doomwatch episode Tomorrow The Rat. And for those keeping track, this one goes clockwise.  DOOMWATCH, 1970 Back in July I posted about the Dino stun gun from Invasion of the Dinosaurs. Well, I missed that a very similar gun can be seen in Frontier in Space. FRONTIER IN SPACE, 1973 This is another one suggested by Zoe’s Feather Boa. I previously posted about this cone prop here . It’s in The Dominators and The Seeds of Death. ZBF points out it actually started life as the base of the Gravitron in The Moonbase. THE MOONBASE, 1967 Like the spiral staircase, this wide blue computer, originally from UFO, pops up everywhere. This appearance in a 1977 edition ...