tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post359093744961487810..comments2024-03-29T07:22:38.372+00:00Comments on Pop Classics: Doctor Who: The Fires of PompeiiJuliettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-3010218041610667942010-01-22T10:38:36.031+00:002010-01-22T10:38:36.031+00:00I'd forgotten that - I love that episode! Thos...I'd forgotten that - I love that episode! Those two are probably my favourites from New Who, though I love Turn Left and Human Nature/Family of Blood too.Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-27398000481484997402010-01-22T00:04:18.226+00:002010-01-22T00:04:18.226+00:00Living outside the country I've only seen occa...Living outside the country I've only seen occasional episodes of the revived Dr. Who (mainly the Christmas specials), something I decided to remedy by buying some DVDs. Anyway, I've just seen the 9th Doctor episode, "The Empty Child". <br /><br />In this episode Captain Jack was introduced as an temporal con artist who would sell worthless objects to Time Agents (not sure who they are) minutes before, whoops, the objects get blasted to pieces in the Blitz or buried by Vesuvius on VOLCANO DAY. So, it was Captain Jack's reference, not the Doctor's.RWMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271851970303022440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-4540546784511425502009-10-12T09:34:28.572+01:002009-10-12T09:34:28.572+01:00I love Doctor Who and earlier today I was actually...I love Doctor Who and earlier today I was actually going through the whole episodes and trying to spot all the Latin phrases, then finding out what they meant. It took a while to find out that the Doctor said 'morituri te salutant' (men doomed to die salute thee), but I got it eventually. I do what you do and really analyse history and languages in Doctor Who.<br />Good 'specialist area of research'! :)Doctor Who Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-18869391530993407282009-05-28T18:31:12.504+01:002009-05-28T18:31:12.504+01:00Great post! Many thanks. Nice to see two of my i...Great post! Many thanks. Nice to see two of my interests, the ancient world and Doctor Who, intersecting for someone else too. Give my love to Birmingham; I taught there for a decade (1995-2005) and have happy memories.Mark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-80640205690550804912009-05-22T17:42:28.799+01:002009-05-22T17:42:28.799+01:00Tony Keen's done a paper or two on classics and Dr...Tony Keen's done a paper or two on classics and Dr Who, and there's a thread about this episode on the Facebook group, 'Classical receptions are vital...if you do it right'. I think there'll also be a (v. good) article about it in 'Greece and Rome' in a year or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-68017176543909786542009-05-20T15:52:07.042+01:002009-05-20T15:52:07.042+01:00Harry Potter's next? Can't wait.Harry Potter's next? Can't wait.Marsia Sfakianou Bealbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822495186185020398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-18350760445703436082009-05-20T14:33:43.611+01:002009-05-20T14:33:43.611+01:00It did get a bit long... work avoidance kicking in...It did get a bit long... work avoidance kicking in there I think...<br /><br />He's supposed to be the Caecilius from the Cambridge Latin Course, which I assume is Caecilius Iuncundus - the name they give him is definitely wrong ('Nobus' I think).Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-75787162425331231742009-05-20T14:27:56.564+01:002009-05-20T14:27:56.564+01:00Is he supposed to be Caecilius Iucundus? Doesn't l...Is he supposed to be Caecilius Iucundus? Doesn't look anything like him!<br /><br /><br />Longest. Blog. Ever.David J. Newsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112393458699359676noreply@blogger.com