Pub Quiz - 9th August Answers

Hi There.

Hope you enjoyed the quiz yesterday, the answers are here. Did you get 20 out of 20?

1. Which monarch awarded Sir Francis Drake his knighthood? - Elizabeth the First

2. In the 1820's, Constable painted a view of which structure from 'the Bishop's Ground'? - Westminster Bridge

3. What is the name of Ophelia's brother in the Shakespeare play "Hamlet"? - Claudius

4. Christian is the middle name of which child of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth the Second? - Prince Andrew

5. In which year were Uri Geller, Andre the Giant and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden born? - 1946

6. What type of garments are 'reefers' and 'bombers'? - Jackets

7. Lindow Man, popularly known as Pete Marsh, is the preserved body of an early man, usually kept on display in which museum? - British Museum 

8. Woodford, in Essex, was the last constituency held by which Prime Minister? - Winston Churchill

9. The book 'Beyond the Crash', published in 2010, was written by which former Prime Minister? - Gordon Brown

10. Fulton Airport serves which English city? - Bristol

11. Sir Thomas Boleyn was the father in law of which Tudor king? - Henry the Eighth

12. Which pop star made headlines in 2010 when she wore a dress purportedly made out of raw meat? - Lady Gaga

13. Which film won the best picture oscar in 2014? - 12 Years a Slave

14. What type of creature is the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn? - Chicken

15. What does the letter J stand for in the name of the author J.M.Barrie? - John

16. "I am enraptured. Tell me more. Tell me more about the quaint little perversions of your life and times." is a line form which Harold Pinter play? - No Mans Land

17. 'Jueves' is the Spanish name for which day of the week? - Thursday

18. Parallel parking is manoeuvre during what test? -  Driving Test

19. In Roman mythology, who was the god of the sun? - Sol

20. In the 19th century, Hippolyte Bayard was a pioneer of which technology? - Photography

That's all from the quiz this week. Thanks for taking part, a new quiz will be uploaded next week. 

Pub Quiz - 9th August

Hello Again.

Another 20 questions hereto put your general knowledge to the test. Can you get 20 out of 20? I hope so. Best of luck.

1. Which monarch awarded Sir Francis Drake his knighthood?

2. In the 1820's, Constable painted a view of which structure from 'the Bishop's Ground'?

3. What is the name of Ophelia's brother in the Shakespeare play "Hamlet"?

4. Christian is the middle name of which child of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth the Second?

5. In which year were Uri Geller, Andre the Giant and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden born?

6. What type of garments are 'reefers' and 'bombers'?

7. Lindow Man, popularly known as Pete Marsh, is the preserved body of an early man, usually kept on display in which museum?

8. Woodford, in Essex, was the last constituency held by which Prime Minister?

9. The book 'Beyond the Crash', published in 2010, was written by which former Prime Minister?

10. Fulton Airport serves which English city?

11. Sir Thomas Boleyn was the father in law of which Tudor king?

12. Which pop star made headlines in 2010 when she wore a dress purportedly made out of raw meat?

13. Which film won the best picture oscar in 2014?

14. What type of creature is the cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn?

15. What does the letter J stand for in the name of the author J.M.Barrie?

16. "I am enraptured. Tell me more. Tell me more about the quaint little perversions of your life and times." is a line form which Harold Pinter play?

17. 'Jeeves' is the Spanish name for which day of the week?

18. Parallel parking is manoeuvre during what test?

19. In Roman mythology, who was the god of the sun?

20. In the 19th century, Hippolyte Bayard was a pioneer of which technology?

Answers will be revealed tomorrow.

Thanks for taking part.

DOCTOR WHO : 2016/17

Hi everyone.

Just a quick Doctor Who update for you. 

As you may have seen in my latest updated schedule I'm doing seven more stories this year, which will make eight all together. I'll take a short break over christmas and then start again in around about March/April time. 

With the new thirteen doctors set announced and the new B&M third doctor from Invasion of the Dinosaurs, there are some exciting new versions of doctors suddenly available that I will be eager to use in stories, so its made action figure adventures all the more exciting. 

As for Audio Adventures Series 3. Ideas are floating around for stories, doing another thirteen stories like the last two series. They should be out around Christmas/ January time. Can't say much about this series now, because there is stuff still yet to be confirmed. 

All in all things are looking good and editing is well underway. 

Thanks again for watching and taking an interest, it means a lot. 

More updates to be released upon request. 

DOCTOR WHO Review : Dalek

DOCTOR WHO REVIEW : DALEK
Written By: Robert Sherman
Directed By: Joe Ahearne

"Dalek" was the first appearance of a dalek in Doctor Who since its revival in 2005. It introduced the Daleks to a whole new audience of viewers of young children, who would grow up running around the playgrounds at break or lunchtime shouting "EXTERMINATE!" One of those children, was me. 

Dalek was my first proper experience of seeing a Dalek on television. I just remember being baffled by it and thinking "what is this" and then I got to know what a dalek was and how it operates, they later became to be one of my all time favourite enemies because they are unstoppable killing machines. 

So carrying on my reviews of favourite Doctor Who episodes of all the doctors, we come to the ninth doctor. There a few stories of the ninth doctors year which I really like. The Unquiet Dead, Fathers Day, The Empty Child/ Doctor Dances, Bad Wolf/ The Parting of the Ways. But this story has to stand out on top as the best ninth doctor story for me. It says a hell of a lot about the doctor and his relationship with the daleks. That is clearly shown in the scene where Eccleston first meets the dalek, its the first time you see his doctor's eyes show true fear. 

The idea for this story came about from new show runner Russell T Davies, who when deciding he wanted to bring the daleks back to Doctor Who had always wanted to do a story with one dalek on its own. Having decided he wanted to do that, he called on upon writer Robert Sherman to write the episode. Robert Sherman has previously wrote a Doctor Who story for BIG Finish on audio which was called "Jubilee" and that featured the Sixth Doctor and one Dalek. The problem that he had with the task of writing this episode was that it had been so long since the daleks last appeared on television, they hadn't been on tv since 1988 and he was concerned that he wouldn't be able to make the daleks scary enough. 

Once the idea was established and Robert Sherman went to work on writing the story, the episode is set in a massive underground bunker in Utah in the year 2012. At the time, not far off from our future as Rose points out 'she'd be 26'. They find themselves in a museum full of alien artifacts, and we look upon an old cyberman head from Revenge of the Cybermen. 

An alien signal draws the TARDIS off course and brings them to the museum, for which they get captured and taken to an underground bunker and they meet the boss Henry Van Statten who collects rare alien artifacts. But has something in his basement which he likes to call 'The metaltron" but actually the horrible truth is revealed that it is actually a dalek. The last surviving dalek of the time war who fell through time and gone insane. 

Throughout this story its all about the doctor and how his relationship with the daleks has turned him into a hateful person. Throughout the episode he urges Van Statten to destroy it, because he knows if that dalek does get out it will kill every living thing in the world. The dalek as a dalek in this story is lost because he is the only dalek left in existence and it doesn't know what to do. As the doctor says "You're just a soldier without commands". So it goes on killing because that is the only thing it knows how to do.

With exception to "The Parting of the Ways" Christopher Eccleston gives his best performance as The Ninth Doctor. Before this point we had seen the jolly, adventurous side to his character but in this we actually are treated to something very different, true emotional in depth feeling towards his hatred for this dalek. To the point where he is screaming at the dalek to die and the dalek replies "You would make a good dalek" that implies "You're actually just like me, aren't you?' and that is the worst thing to be told by something you hate.  In the end because Eccleston gives such a fantastic performance, you don't know who is better in that episode the dalek or the doctor. He himself finds himself turning into a dalek through his actions of wanting to destroy the dalek so badly, because he hates it so much. That's no difference to the attitude of a dalek. 

I also like the scenes when the dalek talks to Rose. You genuinely feel for the first time, that is not really a monster. There is a sense of feeling in this thing, there is a repressed, tormented, shielded creature inside the dalek and its the first time the viewer can be entitled to feel sorry for a dalek. 

I like all the set designs in this episode, that in turn is assisted by lighting which is also very noticeably good. There are certain attention to detail that the new series is able to pull off so much better than the classic who. A lot of the sets in classic who are very bland, re-used a lot, cheap and in some cases very dated. In the new series, there is more to go on and in this instance where you've got an underground bunker and all the various different levels, its truly believable that you're in a dirty underground bunker.

All round good cast, excellent script - the script was brilliant, atmospheric incidental music by Murray Gold. All round good story with lots of emotional connections between characters and the dalek and overall it makes the story very strong. 

NEXT TIME: The Waters of Mars. 

Pub Quiz 5 - Answers

The answers are now up from the quiz questions I set yesterday. Did you get ten out of ten?

1. 'The Lilywhites' is the nickname of which regiment of the British Army? - The Coldstream Guards

2. What term is used to describe an allowance for daily expenses, such as that given to actors on location? - Per Diem

3. 'Dogfight' is a term especially used to describe combat between what? - Fighter Planes

4. In October 2007, it was announced that which country will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup? - Brazil

5. Caisson Disease is another name for which condition? - The Bends

6. Sir Edwin Lutyens is particularly associated with the urban planning of which Indian city? - New Delhi

7. Which of the Queen's grandchildren was born on the 21st of June 1982? -  Prince William

8. In Roman times, what was the profession of a 'publican'? -  Tax Collector

9. the line 'Into each life some rain must fall' comes from a poem called "The Rainy Day" by which poet? - Longfellow

10. What type of creature is the Avahi Cleesi, named after the actor John Cleese? - Lemur  

A new quiz will be up next week, thanks for taking part.

Pub Quiz 5

Hi everybody.

New quiz up today, another ten general knowledge questions that I have written myself for you to have a go at and see if you can get ten out of ten. I've been trying to think up some really challenging questions this time, so good luck to all and thanks for taking part. The answers will be up tomorrow.

Best of Luck

Daniel.

1. 'The Lilywhites' is the nickname of which regiment of the British Army?

2. What term is used to describe an allowance for daily expenses, such as that given to actors on location?

3. 'Dogfight' is a term especially used to describe combat between what?

4. In October 2007, it was announced that which country will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup?

5. Caisson Disease is another name for which condition?

6. Sir Edwin Lutyens is particularly associated with the urban planning of which Indian city?

7. Which of the Queen's grandchildren was born on the 21st of June 1982?

8. In Roman times, what was the profession of a 'publican'? 

9. the line 'Into each life some rain must fall' comes from a poem called "The Rainy Day" by which poet?

10. What type of creature is the Avahi Cleesi, named after the actor John Cleese? 

The answers will be up tomorrow.

Thanks for taking part. 

COMING SOON : THE CHASE IS ON!

Just a quick update for all The Chase fans on my channel. The second half of Series Six of The Chase is starting recording and will return soon in September. I'm doing seven more episodes, I've prepared a list and a recoding schedule for these episodes. There will be no Children in Need special this year but you will be getting a very exciting and extra special Christmas Show for 2016. That makes eight episodes in the second half of the series all together. 18 episodes in total.

Recording starts tomorrow, and will feature Bradley and The Chasers.

For all of you asking me about The Vixen. Basically Jenny is not yet included on The Chase app. I can't add her to the chasers because she is not on the app for me to include her. If I could include her, I would because I am a massive fan of The Vixen.

Unfortunately if she is not on the app, I can't include her. I have emailed Barnstorm games about updating the app, and all they said was "We plan to do more with The Chase" and that was it. So it's the same format as before with The Beast, The Governess, The Dark Destroyer and The Sinnerman. Please, stop asking me "Where's the Vixen?", "Why don't you add Jenny the vixen Ryan?" that's the reason.

I hope this clears everything up, and more updates will be released on The Chase at a later date.