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By Usxk Holt
Who is this scarved and curly-topped do-gooder
youVe seen roaming the universe's various civiliza
tions on Saturday afternoons? Who is right. It's "Dr.
Who."
In Britain, where the television series is produced,
the show has enjoyed a lengthy stay on the airwaves
and is now the longest running science fiction series
in history. Here in Nebraska, the Nebraska ETV net
work ha3 broadcast "Dr. Who" for two years.
But who is the Doctor himself? He's the 750-year-old
expatriate of the planet Gallifrey, home of the
Time Lords. Instead of choosing the austere lifestyle
of ruling the other Time Lords, he opts for the
excitement and adventure of time and space travel.
This he accomplishes with hi3 Time and Relative
Dimensions in Space machine (TARDIS), and often
times a traveling companion.
Nebraska viewers are most familiar with the
character created by Tom Baker, the brave and fast
talking wit with the dangling scarf. But there have
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Underwood meets the press
In the last installment of this thrilling political
epic, Celeste, the fearless candidate, was being
interviewed by a "Strolling Tone" reporter. In the
meantime, her roommates, Otis and Harley, received
help for the campaign from British .ambassador
Cooper Black.
From the pages of "Strolling Tone" magazine:
"Once again, British ambassador Cooper Black has
salvaged the financially trouble campaign of presi
dential candidate Celeste Underwood. Several
months ago, Black procured nothing less than the
Mary Louise
nap
Hope Diamond for the political aspirant. Now, he
has given her two large emeralds and an undis
closed, but. large, amount of cash in American dol
lars. No one knows the source of this extravagant
funding, least of all Black himself. Are there some
underhanded deals going on?"
"Certainly not!" exclaimed Celeste, who was read
ing the article in her shabby living room, a glass of
sangria by her side.
"When questioned about his matter, Miss Under
wood replied, 'My dear, let's not get into any sticky
political d iscussions now. Will you have some more
wine?' "
"I never said that!" Celeste exclaimed. "I asked him
if he wanted more beer. Misquoted, that's all IVe
ever been. Even the Intruder does not print things
right any more."
The feature went on: "During the course of our
interview, Miss Underwood became progressively
drunker and more incoherent, shocldng our tem
perate reporter."
"A pack of lies," muttered Celeste.
"In spite of the candidate's outrageous conduct,
her stands on certain key issues meet with our
wholehearted approval. If she wins the election, she
will reverse President Reagan's boorish stance
against the Soviets and will treat them with the
courtesy they deserve. T hope to have Chernenko
over for a drink soon.' she said.
"Miss Underwood's sane position on the arms race
warrants our respect. Her plan is to halt production
of nuclear weapons immediately.
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been other Doctors. Five, to be exact. Willi ?m Hart
nell, the original Doctor, was forced to leave the
show because of illness and passed it on to Patrick
Troughton. Then Colin Baker. And John Pertwee.
And Tom Baker and Peter Davison. The Doctor, it
seems, doesn't really die when he dies, he regen
erates. The show will make just such a transition in the
June 2 episode titled "Logopolij." Tom Baker'3 Doc
tor Who tumbled from a huge radio telescope to his
apparent end, only to reemerge the following week
with a new body and personality, the Doctor Who of
Peter Davison.
What element of the show lencls it self most to the
credit for its success? Some enjoy it for the far
fetched stories it presents with each eplsode.'Others
are attracted by the science fiction theme and the
special effects. Still more watch it to see Tom Baker,
or whoever the Doctor of the day i3. Probably the
only way to tell for sure is to ask a Whovian, that is, a
member of the Followers of Who, a fan club based in
Omaha. But don't bother them on Saturday after
noons at four o'clock They're busy.
By Sarah Sielcr
The Odyssey Brass Quintet will be featured
in a "Melon and Music" outdoor event Sunday
at 7 p.m. in the ivy-covered courtyard of First
Plymouth Congregational Church at 20th and
D streets.
The Quintet, also known as the Omaha Sym
phony Brass Quintet, will play a variety of
music from classical to ragtime, marches and
other selections.
Watermelon will be provided at the free,
informal concert. In case of rain, the event will
be moved indoors.
Antelope Park will be the setting of many of
the entertainment events in Lincoln this week.
The following events ail are sponsored by Lin
coln Parks and Recreation:
A ballet version of "Alice in Wonderland"
will be presented by the Karen McWLUiams
School of Dance, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the
Antelope Park Bandshell. .
The Bud Imlay Dancers will perform in the
Bandshell Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Kris Collins, a contemporary traditional
guitarist, will play some mellow music Friday,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Bandshell
An event called "ART-in-the-PARK" is
scheduled for Sunday, from 10 a.m. through 6
p.m. The event, sponsored in cooperation with
the Lincoln Artists Guild, will feature artwork
by local artists and the folk-jazz music of Tril
ogy. Extra touches, such as Clown Alley 40,
face make-up and a magician in the children's
corner, will be added to the festivities.
Two noon concerts will be featured in Foun
dation Gardens this week. Hadcock & Co. Dix
ieland Jazz will play Wednesday from noon to 1
p.m. and Bluegrass Crusade will play Thursday
at the same time.
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Green Fees Weekdays $4.$0
Sat. and Sun. $5.50
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Come out and dance to Tha Whiskey River Boys.
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Tuesday, JunoS. 1984