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[[File:The Ensign TDHLAT.png|right|thumb|An issue of ''The Ensign'' in the [[Land of Fiction]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Doctor: His Lives and Times|namedpart=The Ensign}})]] | |||
'''''The Ensign''''' was a "[[penny dreadful]]" directed at [[boy]]s. [[Harry Sullivan]] read it as a child. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Scratchman (novelisation)}}) | |||
{{ | In his previous life as an early [[20th century]] [[Writer (The Mind Robber)|hack writer]], the [[Master of the Land]] had written serial fiction for ''The Ensign'', including the adventures of [[Captain Jack Harkaway]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}) | ||
[[ | The front page of an issue of ''The Ensign'' in the [[Land of Fiction]] told of a [[rugby]] match between [[White Robot]]s and schoolboys. Further stories in the issue featured [[Cyrano de Bergerac]], the [[Phantom Piper]], [[Tommy Space]] and [[Rapunzel]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Doctor: His Lives and Times|namedpart=The Ensign}}) | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | |||
* The cover of ''The Ensign'' seen in ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'' was based on the artwork featured on the front page of [http://friardale.co.uk/Magnet/1926/Magnet%200970-A.pdf issue 970] of {{wi|The Magnet}} from 1926. This series is notable as it features the character of Billy Bunter, who was referenced with [[Cyril (The Celestial Toymaker)|Cyril]] in [[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]. The year of publication is also of note as it was the year given by the [[Master of the Land]] as to when he disappeared. | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:06, 18 August 2024
The Ensign was a "penny dreadful" directed at boys. Harry Sullivan read it as a child. (PROSE: Scratchman [+]Loading...["Scratchman (novelisation)"])
In his previous life as an early 20th century hack writer, the Master of the Land had written serial fiction for The Ensign, including the adventures of Captain Jack Harkaway. (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"])
The front page of an issue of The Ensign in the Land of Fiction told of a rugby match between White Robots and schoolboys. Further stories in the issue featured Cyrano de Bergerac, the Phantom Piper, Tommy Space and Rapunzel. (PROSE: "The Ensign" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"namedpart":"The Ensign","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"})
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The cover of The Ensign seen in The Mind Robber was based on the artwork featured on the front page of issue 970 of The Magnet from 1926. This series is notable as it features the character of Billy Bunter, who was referenced with Cyril in The Celestial Toymaker. The year of publication is also of note as it was the year given by the Master of the Land as to when he disappeared.
