Doctor Who title sequences 1963-2023 video

Our leisurely viewing just now. My favourite Doctor Who title sequence is that of the Seventh Doctor, followed by the Second Doctor, early Tenth Doctor era and the Twelfth Doctor. This is judging primarily on the visuals, though it’s hard not to also be swayed by the music arrangements too!

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On the site of an art theft

I've just started reading The Art Thief by Michael Finkel about a particularly prolific thief of Renaissance paintings and other art works. The first theft of his that the book describes was the 1997 theft of an ivory sculpture of Adam and Eve from the Rubenshuis in Antwerp. Martin went there when we were in Antwerp for me to attend a book history conference in 2014. He was pushing me around the conference in my wheelchair, but exploring the city alone when I was having my rest days in between. And he got to Rubenshuis. And yes, he photographed that stolen item! It had been returned to the museum after the theft some years earlier. Small world.

Babylon 5 rewatch: All Alone in the Night

Resuming our B5 rewatch, after many weeks when I was too ill to manage even one episode on a Sunday night. And this is a biggie. I’m going to put some commentary in a spoiler cut.
( Spoilers... )