1967: Design a DOCTOR WHO MONSTER Contest | Blue Peter | Science Fiction | BBC Archive

[@M_Bamboozled]

Admire that the SFX department stayed so true to the kids' designs and put effort into bringing them to life.

[@JJONNYREPP]

1967: Design a DOCTOR WHO MONSTER Contest | Blue Peter | Science Fiction | BBC Archive 1215pm 24.7.24 a load of moody kids sent in pictures of their mothers...who would, most certainly, "beat the daleks!" really inventive? ooooo. that's a toughie.... dunno about the rasta robot, though... dunno about the rasta robot, though. and paul's obviously been on some heavy drugs. aqua man? a cross betwixt a mechanic frog and a sultana. i think a painting of a fried egg which trailed a green slime behind it, a toxic green slime, would have worked a treat... it, like steve mcqueen's arch enemy, the blob, would assimilate and consume all that it came into contact with, imbibing the consciousness of all and sundry.... leaving behind it nought but a load of charred remains for the dr and forensics to pick through................................................................................ i must have had what paul's had....

[@Londonechoes]

Agreed!

[@JJONNYREPP]

@@Londonechoes ???? on what.............? more austrity and deprivation for someone or are you seeing your way to sending the odd cheque thru...?

[@katepriest346]

I know right? Imagine being one of the kids and seeing your creation brought to life - must have been magical. Props to Blue Peter for running such a cool competition

[@JJONNYREPP]

@@katepriest346 1967: Design a DOCTOR WHO MONSTER Contest | Blue Peter | Science Fiction | BBC Archive 0702AM 25.7.24 and which monster made it thru to the actual show...................................... Patrick Trouton stuck in a maze of old aged pensioners as they all redefine the term: senility would have been a testy storyline.... LoL.

[@Wagoo]

Love the electronic sound design going on for each monster

[@smokerjim]

That would have been a pleasant day at the Radiophonic Workshop

[@SJHFoto]

Me too. I know people poo the old effects, but they really were creative!

[@MrClingclong]

I loved the Hypnotron waving goodbye at the end, a lovely touch!

[@seanmakesthings]

This is really cool, whoever’s running this channel is doing great work

[@original.dwornboy]

Er.... It's the BBC.

[@seanmakesthings]

@@original.dwornboy I just meant the specific team of people behind their KZbin channel and archives. Clearly there are people putting thought into what archived material they are converting into digital content for us to enjoy. I wanted to recognize them and thank them, there’s a lot of work that goes into archiving and digitally remastering anything. A lot of archived material you see here is likely physical strips of tape being converted one by one into an HD format and then paired with the original tape audio re-recorded in super high quality.

[@SJHFoto]

@@seanmakesthings I totally agree, and it was kind of you to remember these unsung heroes

[@XmorganlamiaX]

Wow, I just expected them to show the kids' drawings or at most have a professional redraw them. I didn't expect them to actually make them as a prop & costumes - good quality for the time too. There are even unique sounds for each. Well done to the BBC team.

[@FrankNFurter1000]

I bet for kids this was magical to see their creations brought to life!

[@pteg80]

"I hate my job I hate my job I hate my job I hate my job" - stage hand in the Hypnotron costume.

[@Dangonyon]

I can just image the face of costume designer being like “”new monster? Great, got some artwork for me to work off?” And being handed those drawings.

[@acefilms1992]

not enough concept artists are using glitter glue in their work

[@scsutton1]

And this is exactly how in 2006, when Blue Peter ran the same competition, we got Peter Kay as a green blob.

[@JJONNYREPP]

1967: Design a DOCTOR WHO MONSTER Contest | Blue Peter | Science Fiction | BBC Archive 1223pm 24.7.24 wow. and he's stil doin' the same act. dying a green blob death at every turn.... get orf you fat green blob!!!!!!, they shout. fook you!!!, comes the seasoned reply.

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

We got singing goblins.and a snot monster this go around. Makes me miss the green blob.

[@JJONNYREPP]

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[@scr0ngle108]

​@@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852no need to pit 3 bad b's against each other

[@wayneclayton5426]

The steel octopus could be a potential for rebooting. Came close with the ball of cables seen in The Woman who fell to Earth.

[@markhayward7400]

I entered this competition. I was 5 years old at the time. Sadly, my 'monster', which made good use of some egg cartons, a 'Fairy Green' washing up bottle and pipe cleaners (for alien legs) didn't make the cut.

[@SJHFoto]

I like how British scifi encourages kids to use their imaginations. They were still doing that in the 80s with the UK Transformers comics. (They had a design a Transformers contest) They never did such a thing in the US comic! (I could get both in Canada)

[@WhatHoSnorkers]

Fantastic stuff... and then brought to life too. That's SUPERB work!

[@SusannahPerri]

This is delightful! I hope the winners are still around and see this. ❤

[@willjones945]

They interviewed the winners for one of the DVD extras years ago….. Unfortunately, Karin Dag had passed away at quite a young age.

[@SusannahPerri]

@@willjones945 so sorry to hear that.

[@DrSeaDevil]

Those look really good lowkey. Wish they were on Doctor Who especially the one with the massive eye

[@robinvanags912]

What you get when you ask pupils to design a monster.

[@SJHFoto]

I have a serious question: what does "low-key" mean? I've heard younger people say this, but never understood the meaning

[@DrSeaDevil]

@@SJHFoto Well the internet says: Low-key can variously mean “quiet,” “restrained,” “moderate,” or “easygoing.” It can also behave as an adverb meaning “of low or moderate intensity.” Like doing something, but in a “chill” way. For instance: We're having a party at my place but keeping it low-key so the neighbors don't complain.

[@SJHFoto]

@@DrSeaDevil Thanks for explaining! But what would it mean in the context of your comment? You like the designs, but only in a restrained way?

[@DrSeaDevil]

@@SJHFoto I guess in my context it’s just means I kinda like them even if they don’t look great

[@peterweeks2066]

The comment about the foot and mouth epidemic brought a lot of memories back to me. I was 6 but remember the disinfectant everywhere on the farm and on the road. Our herd were spared but my uncle's were all slaughtered. Then when he restocked later on they too were culled because of the disease. The next outbreak was not until 2001 when I was much more involved in fighting it and the emotional and financial consequences.

[@Squizz75]

"I don't think this one can smile but by gum he can wink, can this one!" Classic Noakes.

[@ftumschk]

They should team up with the Abzorbaloff for a one-off Competition Winners special :)

[@Funniguy2011]

2:05 if I was to pick which one is the best it would be that one lol

[@SJHFoto]

All 3 boys who made these are really creative!

[@SJHFoto]

These are REALLY neat! I can see loving this as a kid. I was a huge Dr Who fan, and I like how British sci fi gets the viewer involved. They did this in the Transformers comic too-they had readers send in drawings (It was a weekly comic, so entrees from Canada took too long to get there to be used. I didn't know that as a kid)

[@derekmillar318]

Val looking good,john and Peter with a jumper you could set your watch to...brilliant...

[@ellpeetee2069]

Imagine copying an alien from a comic and being mildly rebuked by John Noakes on live TV

[@ThinWhite_Duke]

It's always embarrassing to get told off in front of people...

[@rexfreeman4981]

The Hypnotron looks not unlike the first boss in the classic videogame Zelda Ocarina of Time. Thirty years ahead of its time here!

[@MTCason]

Infinitely better than anything in the current season of Doctor Who ;)

[@marcse7en]

That wouldn't be difficult! ... New Who is garbage! ... First he's a man, then he's a woman, then he's black! ... What next? A Chinese Doctor???

[@stephensmith799]

Yes. I can’t follow what’s going on in them.

[@marcse7en]

@@stephensmith799 That's because New Who (2005-present) is garbage! ... Unlike Classic Who (1963-89), which was far superior!

[@rusticitas]

This is awesome.

[@PaulBeard1990]

I wonder what happened to all those models

[@VVilde36]

Prolly thrown in the same back lot pondas those dialects they pulled up out of the water

[@robalexander8065]

Andy Partridge from XTC came second in one of the age groups in this competition.

[@basskick666]

Science Friction

[@BarryLetts379]

AH HA! rise for Sir Alan of Partridge

[@helend269]

His senses must have been working overtime to come second.

[@jondellar]

The Hypnotron - didn't that rise from under a tarpaulin in Phoenix Nights? 😂

[@grahamthomas6923]

Blue Peter - the children's version of "The One Show"

[@Dr.D00p]

Id love to go back in time and submit the Xenomorph from Alien or The Predator 😂

[@alexfletcher5192]

This is, of course, a bit of a legend in fandom. But, wisely, they never put it on screen!

[@andypanda4756]

Ok, you got me. Subscribed

[@danorthsidemang3834]

That steel octopus was bloody daft.

[@SJHFoto]

A 4 year old made it. Are you going to trample a 4 year old's ideas? Frankly, I find it to be charming, and it holds up to some monsters made for the show at the time

[@fredo1070]

Still more adult than the One Show.

[@stephensmith799]

Oh YESSS! The One Show is amazingly forgettable. I’ve endured many of them and I can’t remember the content of a single edition. Not one!

[@mrlotusmic]

The Hypnotron looks shall we say ‘interesting’.

[@original.dwornboy]

"Don't copy from comics" they say......then continue to pick Aquaman as the winner!!!

[@asafisherfilms3662]

Okay but the Hypnotron actually kind of slaps Kind of like a Half Life sought of creature

[@martinwood744]

Amazing what you can do with the Disney budget!

[@julianaylor4351]

Peter had acted on Dr Who.

[@marcse7en]

Just a few years earlier, as companion Steven Taylor, alongside William Hartnell!

[@brianquigley1940]

👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@rodc2678]

So did they end up with the kids that designed them, the Smithsonian or the skip at the back of the BBC?

[@marcse7en]

The skip at the back of Television Centre! 🤣

[@JohnyG29]

I think the Smithsonian is some sort of museum in another country (the United States of America I think), so they're unlikely to have ended up there.

[@Beefy-Cheese]

​@@JohnyG29 The Smithsonian is in the US capitol.

[@sitaylor1788]

The pictures cost more than the suits

[@andrewthornley5172]

Looks like they had a bigger budget than Dr Who itself 😂

[@basskick666]

Evidently even Blue Peter was kinda psychedelic in '67.

[@SuperBagshot]

I'm not sure about the hypnotron

[@helend269]

Ah, Petra. But wait. If that's Petra, then who is that...?

[@ianjames1179]

Scared the crap out of me !

[@carolinehoward180]

I need to know who was inside the hypnotron 😂

[@IAmSoMuchBetterThanYou]

Blue Peter evidently had a much larger budget in 1967 than Doctor Who

[@mikesilva3868]

❤❤❤coolest

[@Timic83tc]

what was the foot in mouth disease epidemic?!?

[@marcse7en]

It was a Foot & Mouth disease epidemic! 🤣

[@SJHFoto]

To answer your question, it killed cattle and pets. I don't know if you understand why you were being teased, but a "foot in mouth" disease is when a person talks without thinking first! (I assume you weren't trying to make a pun)

[@BeasleyStreet]

Now i know what Katie Price is about...

[@EleanorPeterson]

A modern-day Dr Who 'monster' would need nothing more complicated than a list of pronouns.🙄