Thursday, 31 October 2013

Monday, 28 October 2013

Dr. Who and the Walls 'Sky Ray' Space Raiders



A 1967 TV commercial for the Walls 'Sky Ray' ice lolly


This promotion offered a set of 36 picture-cards featuring a 'Troughton-esque'
Doctor working with the 'Sky Ray Space Raiders' to battle the Daleks.

There was also an album to collect the cards in :
the Dr Who's Space Adventure Book.


This 28 page album contained some colouring-in pages, games,
and diagrams in addition to its central feature - a short story: Daleks Invade Zaos.
The 36 cards helped to illustrate the story,
and could also be used to play a simplistic
'Space Raiders Battle' game.

Prime ...


Tom Baker and Lalla Ward in a series of 1980s ads for Prime Computers



Friday, 25 October 2013

The REAL 'Fish Custard' ...



Episode: THE ELEVENTH HOUR:

“… Box falls out of the sky, man falls out of the box, man eats Fish Custard ...”



To prepare 'Fish Custard', 11th Doctor style:

Take one packet of Fish Fingers [frozen]
(Likely ingredients: Cod Fillet, Breadcrumb, Vegetable Oil, Wheat Flour, Water, Paprika, Salt, Yeast, Turmeric, Potato Starch, Salt.)

Fry or grill fish fingers until golden.

Take one carton of ready-to-serve Custard
(Likely ingredients: Sugar, Skimmed Milk, Modified Maize Starch, Whey Powder, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Flavourings, Colours: Beta Carotene & Annatto, Stabiliser: Sodium Tripolyhosphate).

Pour custard into bowl and heat in microwave.

Eat.


Alternatively,
to prepare
SCOTTISH Fish Custard
 try this recipe
by a Miss M. Barrowman* (from Glasgow)
 
as printed in

GOOD THINGS IN ENGLAND:


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[* The question has to be asked: Any relation to John - a great, great aunt, perhaps?]



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