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Extracting bits from time and space - blogger and comedian John Cooper has a list of other peoples favourite things

Summer means convention time and in a little street in Manchester I'm helping plan "Vworp 3" the annual pub-based Doctor Who mini-con. I have in front of me list. A list of Doctor Who moments compiled by the likes of Graeme Harper, Terrance Dicks, Rob Shearman and other respected Who contributors.

"Throughout history you Thals have been known as one of the most peace loving peoples in the galaxy... when you get back to Skaro you'll all be national heroes, everyone will want to hear about your adventures... Be careful how you tell that story. Don't glamorise it, don't make war sound like an exciting and thrilling game... Tell them about the members of your mission that will not be returning, like Marat and Vaber. Tell them about the fear. Otherwise your people might relish the idea of war... and we don't want that."

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