Doctor Who Prop Hunt

Hello folks! It’s time for another quick update covering new finds of props I have already looked at. Let’s jump straight in.  The Prop Hunt blog turned one in October. One of the earliest props I looked at was The Master’s Iron Maiden TARDIS. In that post I mentioned I had found the Iron Maiden in The Avengers series 5 episode Murdersville. Well, I’ve noticed it’s also in the series 6 episode Fog.   THE AVENGERS : FOG, 1969 I covered this toast rack shaped prop here  , here  , and even one here  . So I thought I had it pretty well covered. But it seems I missed an appearance as no less than six of them turn up in The Dominators. THE DOMINATORS, 1969             In this post I looked at the computer from the International Electromatic Company computer. There turned out to be a few variants of that prop that appear in The Ambassadors of Death and other places. Well, here’s one more variant I missed, this time from The Tenth Planet....

International Electromatic Company. State your business! This week I take a look at the ‘stupid primitive machine’ from the reception of IE. The Doctor and Zoe may not appreciate this ‘brainless tin box’ but it is a distinctive prop and one that turns up a bit in sixties TV. And it’s not alone as there are a few variants to look for. THE INVASION, 1968 Let’s start with its memorable appearance in The Invasion. We get a good look at the whole thing so we can see what to spot in its other appearances. There are two panels at the top which have handles and almost look like they can open. Under that we have the standard whirly tapes and then in the body of the machine is a wedge shaped control panel. SOMETHING IN THE CELLAR, 1969 Something in the Cellar is an episode from the seminal 60s anthology series Out of the Unknown. It’s from OOTU’s third season and was broadcast in February 1969. In the episode a Professor, haunted by the memory of his Mother, builds a computer in his basement. TH...

The prop that featured as The Master’s ‘Iron Maiden’ TARDIS had a long and illustrious career on British TV and even appeared in a classic of British cinema. Here is a look at all of the occasions I have been able to spot this prop to date. ADAM ADAMANT LIVES!, 1966 This is the earliest I have been able to find the Iron Maiden. The episode is called Death Has A Thousand Faces. To be totally honest the jury is out on this one. The face of the prop is a match but the AAL example has its doors open so you can’t see the Maiden’s errr…charms. There are also a couple of alternative versions of this prop that I’ll look at later which muddy the waters a bit. Still I’m pretty confident it’s the right one. THE AVENGERS, 1967 From the season 5 episode Murdersville. CARRY ON HENRY, 1971 Yes, our Maiden is a film star. In this scene there is a gag with the engaged sign from a toilet. It’s filmed in close up to appear attached to the Iron Maiden. However it can’t be seen in the medium shots like thi...