Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8-10-2023 — The Tenth Planet.

8th October, 2023: The Tenth Planet.

Right … 

It’s officially official.

I’ve now got new reading and TV watching glasses.

Although I’ve not used them, as yet.

But?

They’re in.

As are the old ones: just in case!

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Just as a last thought … ?

I caught a movie on Friday: and finished my review, last night.

Feel free to have a look at that!

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Let’s move on, shall we?


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with everyone scoring five out of five.

The day also saw Trevor¶ leaving us a message.


Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        Episode 1 of The Tenth Planet was broadcast on 8th October of which year of the 1960s?

Q2)        The story was part of which series: Dr Who, Star Trek or Blake’s Seven?

Q3)        The story marked the first appearance of whom: the Cybermen, the Klingons or Servalan?

Q4)        Those characters are what: cyborgs, robots, aliens or a senior military officer in the Federation?

Q5)        The story was the last appearance of who, as the show’s main character: William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee or Peter Davison?

Q6)        The story was the first appearance of who, in the show’s main role: Patrick Troughton, Tom Baker or Colin Baker?

Q7)        The first episode was written by one of the show’s better known writers.   Which writer: Kit Pedler, Dennis Potter or Nigel Kneale?

Q8)        What’s the Tenth planet called: Mondas, Telos or Skaro?

Q9)        The Tenth planet is a twin of which other planet: Mars, Earth or Venus?

Q10)        Finally … ?   How many of the originally broadcast episodes survive: one, two or three?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        According to the UN, 7th October is World what Day: World Cotton Day, World Hair Day or World Banana Day.

A1)        World Cotton Day.

Q2)        7th October is the Feast Day of Saint Justina of Padua.   Where is Padua: Italy, Spain or Croatia?

A2)        Italy.

Q3)        7th October, 1973, saw the birth of Finnish footballer, Sami Hyypiä.   Between 1999 and 2009, he played for whom: Liverpool, Manchester United or Tottenham Hotspur?

A3)        Liverpool.

Q4)        Aleesha Dixon was born on born 7 October 1978.   The singer, dancer and rapper was a judge on which TV show: The Great British Bake Off, The Great British Sewing Bee or Strictly Come Dancing?

A4)        Strictly Come Dancing.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Choi Jeong was born on 7th October, 1996.   She’s a professional player of what: Chess, Go or Backgammon?

A5)        Go.   You can read more about the game, here.

Here’s a thought …

“Emotions! Love! Pride! Hate! Fear! Have you no emotions, sir, hmm?”

The show’s hero, talking the villains.

And a great big clue … !

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!   (Can you let Ruth know we’ll need her laptop, too?   Cheers!)

†        Everything went well enough, Olga§: although I’ve not tried the new glasses, just yet!

        From the little I know of it, Go’s a bit like Othello.   The base idea is very simple: capture as much territory as possible.   Playing it well, on the other hand?   Is a whole other story!   (It’s only in the past few years that Go playing software’s started to get successful!)

        Hopefully, the report will show up: I suspect you may be able to get it emailed to you GP!

‡        I think he might be reading this, Debbi§!   We can always see if he tells us!   (Sorry it’s a ten question set, Debbi: hopefully, the answers are short.   The next ones are on the 25th and 31st: about Northamptonshire and Nevada, respectively.)

¶        Oh, Debbi says you’ve got personality, Trevor, so you know.   At any rate, I’ve made corrections …

§        Debbi, Olga, now I’ve got Threads and The Last Voyage of the Demeter out of the way, I might just look at The Day After.   We’ll have to see: I might just go for something upbeat.