"I Would Like a Hat Like That!" No.22

As the 50th Anniversary of Proper Who approaches, it is more through luck as opposed to judgement that I will be embarking on my viewing of Season 20.

 

In keeping with my earlier pronouncements, I am still experiencing mixed feelings at the prospect. Tying it into the anniversary celebrations (and as light relief on the annual Disappointing Family Holiday), it makes it feel almost poignant. 

 

And perhaps if I stop titting about on an evening (bringing work home, washing up, getting drunk and falling asleep on the settee) I may actually watch "The Five Doctors" on the anniversary date itself.

 

Something we never got to do on its initial transmission, of course.

 

Anyway, here's a peek at of one of the best bits of Season 20...

 

 

Yes, that's veteran actor Valentine Dyall, there.

 

With lots of video effects.

Shouting.

 

With a bird on his head.

"I Would Like a Hat Like That!" No.19

Back to work briefly after the Bank Holidays, before going away for a short spell. April is traditionally a month of being audited by accountants and various industry bodies, so the plan is to get a long weekend in before everything gets seriously soul-sapping.

 

Anyway, continuing my attempts to find the good in Season 20, I am reminded of the following...

 

 

(Yes, that's John "Plague of the Bloody Zombies" Carson you can see there, in a very silly hat indeed).

 

As a relic of Sumaran antiquity, the superb 'Six Faces of Delusion' hat required that upon donning it, the wearer submit his own visage to be part of the cavalcade of chicanery.

 

Variations on the headdress have been noted, however.

 

 

Archaeologists on Manussa have already termed this particular example the 'Six Faces of Self-Delusion'...

"I Would Like a Hat Like That!" No.17

I don't like contemplating Season 20 very often, as I find the overall experience rather wearysome and soul-sapping.

However, there are a few good hats to be found, if you know where to look.

And what do we say to a hat like that?

"Hello sailor!"