#paul mcgann icons

[classicdoctorwhoicons]

27 (Gif Icons) of Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor from the Doctor Who TV Movie

NOTE: Since Hollow-Art is down, I thought I would make a blog for collecting and creating all my Classic Doctor Who icons on. You are free to use any of these, just please give me credit and share these around for others.

Icons are made by me. I am currently not taking requests.

[tonsillessscum]

Doccy Who Pride Icons <3 (prepare for spam that you can and should ignore) <3

[know-it-all-freak]

Today it's the 37th anniversary of Withnail and I. Let's celebrate it with the finest wines available to humanity!! 🍷🍷🎉🎆

Happy 37th anniversary, Withnail and I!

Paul told to BBC recently that while he was driving to Bedford (for the charity con), he passed by Milton Keynes, the place where the iconic tearoom scene was filmed, and was tempted to go there.

[winterquay]

eighth doctor // doctor who: the movie (1996)

like or reblog if you save or use :]

[caffeinated-by-daylight]

Watched “Withnail & I” for the first time and I am about to make it my entire personality

[eightwithcapitale]

Context? What context

[crimsonicons]

100 icons of 8th Doctor from Doctor Who (1996) for @hisworkers

Open for commissions | $8.00/100 icons

More commission info here!

Before & after under the cut!

[fearsomeandwretchedandwrong]

This looks like an iconic album cover for the boyband (as Paul McGann refers to them)

[gingerteaonthetardis]

if you want festive dw content to hold you over until the christmas special airs might i suggest hopping over to spotify and listening to the unabridged eighth doctor audio the chimes of midnight

it has everything: paul mcgann & india fisher being iconic. a mysterious edwardian manor. disembodied voices. a banger soundtrack. the doctor licking random bullshit. shearman-typical body horror. plum pudding. oh, there is so much plum pudding. christmas just isn't christmas without it

[classicdoctorwhoicons]

9 (Gif Icons) of Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor from the Night of the Doctor & Power of the Doctor

NOTE: Since Hollow-Art is down, I thought I would make a blog for collecting and creating all my Classic Doctor Who icons on. You are free to use any of these, just please give me credit and share these around for others.

Icons are made by me. I am currently not taking requests.

[adventure-showdown]

What is your favourite Doctor Who story?

ROUND 2 MASTERPOST

synopses and propaganda under the cut

Master

Synopsis

Many years ago, on a dark and stormy night, the disfigured and enigmatic Doctor John Smith invited his closest friends, Inspector Victor Schaeffer and his wife, to a dinner to celebrate his birthday. A mere few hours later all the occupants in that house had been changed — some were dead, others mentally scarred forever by the events of that night.

So, what happened to the distinguished dinner guests on that evening? Perhaps we'll never know. But two clues have led to much speculation — found outside the study window, a charred umbrella with a curved red handle and found inside the house, a blood-stained copy of Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

For one person, this night represented an ending: an ending to one thousand years of darkness and an ending to ten years of light.

But for everyone else, is there no ending of this one night of Hell?

Propaganda

Iconic. Everyone knows this whether they’ve heard it or not. The audio that launched a thousand fanfics. (anonymous)

The Natural History of Fear

Synopsis

IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO COPY OR ATTEMPT TO COPY ANY PERSONALITY OR MEMORY-RELATED ARTICLE SHOWN OR DISPLAYED IN THIS PUBLIC THEATRE, INCLUDING THIS WARNING. PUNISHMENT OR CONVICTION IS AN UNLIMITED REDUCTION OF AUTHORISED OVERTIME HOURS AND TOTAL PERSONALITY REVISION. YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BRING ANY JUKEBOX OR RECORDING EQUIPMENT INTO THIS PUBLIC THEATRE. THIS WILL BE TREATED AS AN ATTEMPT TO BREACH COPYRIGHT. ANY PERSON DOING SO CAN BE EJECTED AND THE EDITOR MAY CONFISCATE SUCH ARTICLES. WE ASK THE PUBLIC TO BE VIGILANT AGAINST ANY SUCH ACTIVITY AND REPORT ANY MATTERS AROUSING SUSPICION TO THEIR LOCAL CONSCIENCE. THANK YOU.

Public Warning

Faction Against Character Theft

Propaganda

Paul McGann eats a rat .MP3 (anonymous)

[know-it-all-freak]

Some Paul pics I found on Instagram....

(including a gem from 2014)

A couple of Paul art...

(Night of the Doctor by Andrew Skilleter and Paul McGann and Richard E. Grant as Sherlock and Watson by Carolyn Edwards.)

And an edit by @littleshopprops for his birthday last November.

Bonus (courtesy of Google search):

Happy McGann Monday!!

[nerds-yearbook]

Jodie Whittaker regenerated in The Power of the Doctor episode of Doctor Who, which aired on October 23, 2022. The episode saw the Doctor's three oldest and most iconic enemies The Master (Sacha Dhawan), the Daleks, and the Cybermen (both voiced by Nicholas Briggs) to get rid of the Doctor by the Master taking over her life. The episode featured previous Doctors (David Bradley, Colin Baker, Peter Davison, Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy, and Jo Martin) and companions Yaz (Mandip Gill), Dan (John Bishop), Ace (Sophie Aldred), Tegan (Janet Fielding), Graham (Bradley Walsh), Melanie Bush (Bonnie Langford), Jo Jones (Katy Manning), and Ian Chesterton (William Russell, who set a world record for the longest gap in between televised appearances as the same character at 57 years). It also featured the return of UNIT with Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave). The episode marked the 300th episode, was part of the BBC's 100 year anniversary, and was the lead into the 60th Doctor Who anniversary. Whittaker regenerated into Doctor 14, played by David Tennant, who was the first Dr Who actor to play the character twice. ("The Power of the Doctor", Dr Who, TV Event)

[pers-books]

The Stuff of Legend – The Live Show

The recording of Big Finish Productions’ first ever onstage Doctor Who audio drama is now available to pre-order, and due for release December 2024.

On 14 and 15 September, Doctor Who fans were treated to a live performance of a brand-new story, The Stuff of Legend by Robert Valentine, onstage at London’s Cadogan Hall. 

Leading the cast were Paul McGann as the Doctor and India Fisher as his original audio companion, Charley Pollard. In a quiet Cornish mining town in 1963, the time travellers faced off against two of their most iconic enemies – the Master (Alex Macqueen) and the Daleks (Nicholas Briggs). 

The stage show also featured live foley effects and audience participation, with the audience providing the voices of the Robomen enslaved by the Daleks. All of this has been captured on the official recordings of the performances, and this December, The Stuff of Legend – The Live Show will be available to own. 

Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend – The Live Show can now be pre-ordered as a collector’s edition double CD plus slipcase (+ download for just £15.99) or as a digital download only (for just £12.99), exclusively here.

Additionally, there are a number of limited-edition tiers, which come with The Stuff of Legend merchandise: 

Silver (limited to 450 copies): The Stuff of Legend – The Live Show on collector's edition CD, plus a T-shirt, for £40.99. 

Gold (limited to 100 copies): The Stuff of Legend – The Live Show on collector's edition CD, plus a T-shirt and a brochure, for £49.99. 

Platinum (limited to 100 copies): The Stuff of Legend – The Live Show on collector's edition CD, plus a T-shirt, brochure and tote bag, for £62.99. 

Something is afoot in the lonely Cornish village of Merrymaid Bay. Rumours of dead men working in the tin mines have sent a chill through the community, and it's up to the Doctor and Charley to get to the bottom of the mystery.  

  Can the legends of the Bucca that haunts the mines be true? And just what awesome power do the Doctor’s greatest enemies – the Daleks! – threaten to unleash upon the universe? 

The cast list also includes Carolyn Seymour as Old Emily and the Light Bucca, Nisha Nayar as Emily Barnfather, Jason Forbes as Captain Montgomerie Césaire, Barnaby Edwards as Jago Penrose and Foley, and Gabriel Clark as Jory, Robomen and the Dark Bucca. 

Big Finish executive producer, and voice of the Daleks, Nicholas Briggs said: “There was a real electricity in the room during these performances. The reception we got was the sort of thing that could really go to your head – proper rock star welcomes! And then from the moment the shows started, the audience were riveted, picking up on every little nuance. It made the whole thing such a joy. 

“I remember, as a teenager, being delighted with live recordings of Monty Python stage shows. There’s something really compelling about hearing a live performance, with audience reactions and performers pitching it up for a large, appreciative crowd. The enthusiasm in the auditorium somehow transmits through the recording, making you part of something joyous.  

“I’ve had a listen to the live recordings of The Stuff of Legend, and that’s exactly what happens here. For those who attended, it’ll be a great way to relive the memories, and for those who couldn’t get to see the show onstage, this will capture so much of the atmosphere and sense of occasion.” 

Director Barnaby Edwards added: “Directing a Doctor Who audio adventure is always fun, but it’s done without any feedback from the listener. Not so The Stuff of Legend live, where the reactions of the audience dictated the pace and delivery of each performance. The live recording is a beast of a very different colour from the studio version: new cast members, new lines, new action, new live sound effects, new feel. I can’t wait for people to hear it!” 

Praise for the live performances of The Stuff of Legend: 

“There are Daleks, the Master, lots of jokes and plenty of thrills, chases, explosions and exterminations... I’m gripped from start to finish.” – Who Review  “While it was doubtless fun to watch, the story works well as an audio drama in its own right. If you’re a fan of the Eighth Doctor and Charley’s exploits, or just a good, solid Doctor Who story, this one’s for you.” – Cultbox  “Perfect to sum up all that is great and good about the show.” – Bleeding Cool 

Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend – The Live Show is now available to pre-order as a collector’s edition double CD plus slipcase (+ download for just £15.99) or as a digital download only (for just £12.99), exclusively here.

All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after general release. 

Please note that Big Finish is currently operating a digital-first release schedule. The mail-out of collector’s edition CDs may be delayed due to factors beyond our control, but all purchases of this release unlock a digital copy that can be immediately downloaded or played on the Big Finish app from the release date.

-- So this presumably includes any audience reaction to the stage show, although, who knows. And then there are goodies to go with it - t-shirts, brochures (the programme, I assume?), and even a tote bag if you have the cash to spare.

[firstpersonnarrator]

Review: Robert Sheehan in Withnail & I

Dynamically staged and energetically performed adaptation

Source: TheStage .co.uk (X)

“Adonis Siddique and Robert Sheehan share a sweet, bickering energy, their obvious affection for each other taking the sting out of their constant arguments… Sheehan infuses sozzled, self-loathing aristo Withnail’s every iconic line with bumptious theatricality. All plummy-voiced deliveries and huge, arm-flailing gestures, he is self-consciously funny, putting on a flamboyant act to shock or amuse onlookers.”

“Relating the misadventures that befall a pair of luridly alcoholic struggling actors during a wet weekend in the Lake District, Bruce Robinson’s brutal black comedy Withnail and I quickly became a cult hit after its 1987 release. Wallowing more in nostalgia than drug and drink-induced dissipation, this cheerful stage version – adapted by Robinson and directed by Sean Foley – follows the original beat for beat. All the most quotable moments are intact, frequently drawing cheers from the clued-in audience. But it all feels safe and somehow sanitised, lacking the scuzzy charm and reckless momentum of the film.

“Stepping into iconic roles originated by Paul McGann and Richard E Grant, Adonis Siddique and Robert Sheehan share a sweet, bickering energy, their obvious affection for each other taking the sting out of their constant arguments. As Marwood (the story’s unreliable narrator and the ‘I’ of the title), Siddique is gentle, wary and sometimes intensely paranoid, visibly uncomfortable in his own skin. Opposite him, Sheehan infuses sozzled, self-loathing aristo Withnail’s every iconic line with bumptious theatricality. All plummy-voiced deliveries and huge, arm-flailing gestures, he is self-consciously funny, putting on a flamboyant act to shock or amuse onlookers.

“Malcolm Sinclair handles the role of Withnail’s wealthy gay uncle Monty with delicacy, convincingly reframing the character as desperately lonely rather than as an overt homophobic stereotype. His aggressive pursuit of Marwood is played off as a farcical, faintly sad misunderstanding, rather than the act of a sexual predator.

“Foley’s staging is vigorous and inventive, smoothing off the story’s rougher edges with a high-tempo pacing and a fun, flippant tone. Every scene ends on a familiar punchline, and the talented actor-musician ensemble inject even more energy with live accompaniment, breaking into driving Hendrix riffs and groovy snatches of the Doors and the Kinks.

“Much of the production’s dynamism comes from Alice Power’s extraordinary set, which shifts between locations with breathtaking speed, from seedy pubs to a mouldering Camden bedsit to a Penrith tearoom. At one point, Power even smuggles in a battered old Jaguar, making precise use of sliding screens to conceal the quickest of these changes, while props and furniture glide through hidden doors. Seamlessly integrated video and lighting from Akhila Krishnan and Jessica Hung Han Yun respectively paint winding country roads and miserable London tower blocks, while psychedelic effects ripple across the walls in queasy tones of velvety purple and lime green.

“It all rattles by at breezy pace, and although the play lacks the acidity and bite of the film, this remains an entertaining, satisfyingly skewed sitcom packed with eminently quotable lines that will linger in your head like an unshakeable hangover.”

[thelibraryofalexandriastillburns]

THE POWER OF THE DOCTOR LIVEBLOG: Part 1

What even is the plot of this episode, aside from 13 is going to die and there’s a bunch of former Doctor Who guys here?

The Master told Kate that the Brigadier was an idiot like he’s been waiting to say that since the 70s

What is Vinder doing here???

WHERE’S DAN?? He just up and left

I can’t take Sacha Dhawan seriously with these blue contacts PLEASE

those paintings were so random but i think i may have just missed what made them important

also i don’t know why i thought the forced regeneration would be different literally every possibility i considered was cooler than what actually happened. i thought it would be like a body swap and we wouldn’t know who was who or at least both of them in one body (i think i just wanted evil Jodie Whittaker)

also why is the master so wet and pathetic in 13’s clothes?

Yaz is stronger than me because i would have just died of disgust if the Dhawan doctor spoke to me that way sorry but im prejudiced against bastards

also what are the cybermen doing in UNIT? like that’s a complete other storyline with little bearing?

love Ace’s jacket and bat. Iconic behaviour

the master getting shocked by the TARDIS is so funny. like yes Sexy shock that impostor don’t let him touch you like that

Sacha Dhawan and Mandip Gill are visually pleasing to me idk. also the acting??? top tier. nose to nose, necks straining, voices raised?? the emotion in this scene is wrecking me

this fanboy cosplay ass outfit is deeply fascinating to me. like I know the Master is the Doctor’s biggest fan/enemy, but this was sooooo extra and soooooo nerdy of him. that being said my favourite part is either 10’s tie

ok my favourite part might be the recorder now that was nice

AYYYYYY old Doctorss!!

Peter Davison’s voice is so soothing to me

oh Paul McGann’s outfit is quality stuff

I’m glad 13 is asking the right questions, i too was wondering why 8 wasn’t wearing robes

the 7/8 banter is lovely

“🙄😕I am a manifestation of our consciousness😒😒, 😒😑I can wear what i like🙄😒”

I think i’m going to break it off here, it’s getting long