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Pertwee Who

Smoking Jacket

A smoking jacket is an item of clothing, now relatively rare, specifically designed for the purposes of smoking tobacco, usually in the form of pipes and cigars. Styles vary; the classic smoking jacket is a waist-length jacket made of velvet and/or silk, with a shawl collar and turn-up cuffs and toggle or button fastenings. Usually, they are made in rich colors such as burgundy and bottle green.

<a href=”http://www.himfr.com/buy-glass_engravers/”>glass engravers</a>The smoking jacket became a popular accessory in Victorian times, when it was believed that the sensitive and delicate nostrils of ladies would be assailed by the pungent fumes of tobacco clinging to everyday clothing. Consequently it became de rigueur for every considerate gentleman to don his smoking jacket before lighting his cigar or pipe, usually after dinner. Smoking caps were also sometimes worn for the same reason. In addition to protecting the wearer from the aroma of tobacco, the removal of the smoker’s suit coat and the covering of the shirt, tie and vest with the smoking jacket would protect all these garments from ash and embers.

The modern rarity of serious and dedicated pipe and cigar smoking as well as the vagaries of fashion mean that in today’s world the smoking jacket is a rare item; the high cost of quality items also prevents its widespread use. Other than visiting vintage clothing stores, a quality smoking jacket (which can, and frequently does, last a lifetime) would now have to be specially tailored or found on online high-end stores.

In many languages, the term smoking has been adopted as a loanword, but in reference to what in English is known as a dinner jacket or a tuxedo in North America. As such, it is a false friend.

The smoking jacket was brought back into public consciousness as the de rigueur evening attire for Hugh Hefner, who was usually seen wearing one at functions held at either of the Playboy Mansions during the 1960s and 1970s. In fact, an episode of the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm which features a cameo by the publisher is entitled “The Smoking Jacket” (episode 46, from the 5th season). It was also popularized in the early 1970s as it was the costume of Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor in the BBC TV science fiction show Doctor Who.

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What do you think is the most memorable story/episode of Doctor Who with Jon Pertwee?

The most memorable 3rd Doctor story in my opinion is “The Daemons”.

The story revolves around an archaeological dig at a barrow near the village of Devil’s End, attempting to unearth an ancient tomb amid warnings from a local “white witch” that the dig will release untold evil.

The Doctor and Jo Grant see an interview with professor Horner, who is leading the excavation on TV, in which he claims that the tomb holds the treasure of a warrior chieftain, and that he plans to open the tomb at the stroke of midnight. The interview is interrupted by the local white witch, miss Hawthorne, who warns of great evil and the coming of the horned one, but the professor dismisses her as a crank.

Jo Grant is worried by miss Hawthorne’s warnings, but the Doctor scoffs at the notion of supernatural goings on. He admits, however that he senses something very wrong at the dig and tells Jo that miss Hawthorne is right about one thing – the dig must be stopped. So he and Jo rush off to Devil’s end.

What follows is a story involving strong winds whipping up out of nowhere, strange bouts of sudden heatwaves and cold, people having strange mood swings and a stone gargoyle (called Bok) coming to life. Ultimately a seemingly impenetrable heat barrier is thrown up around the village and UNIT are called in.

It turns out that the “ancient tomb” is actually a space ship which has been buried under the barrow since the dawn of man. The spaceship belongs to Azal – a member of a very powerful and ancient alien race called the Daemons. Both the spaceship and Azal have the ability to change their size from tiny to gigantic, and the heatwaves, cold snaps and strange winds all turn out to be a result of the release and intake of energy involved in the size changes, according to E=mc squared.

Azal is basically a scientist who has been considering human evolution and the development of civilisation as an experiment, and is prepared to wipe out the whole of humanity (just as a scientist would discard used lab animals) if he can’t be convinced that the experiment has succeeded.

The new vicar of Devil’s end, Mr Magister, turns out to have been the head of a “black magic” coven, and is behind the awakening of Azal. The Doctor, however, realises that “Magister” is latin for “Master”, and that the Master has awakened Azal in order to use the Daemon’s power for his own ends, using “black magic” rituals combined with hypnotism to focus the psychokinetic energy of humans that the Master needs to summon the Azal and control Bok (hence the mood swings, e.t.c).

In the final confrontation between the Doctor, the Master and Azal in the church at Devil’s End, the Master makes his case that he will rule the Earth people for their own good, while the Doctor argues that Man should be given a chance to grow up. Azal finally decides to give his power to the Master and leave the fate of humanity to him. He then attempts to kill the Doctor, but Jo Grant throws herself in front of him. Her willingness to sacrifice herself to save others throws Azal into a bout of confusion since it isn’t logical to him, and Azal’s power finally engulfs him in an enormous explosion. The others present in the church escape before the explosion takes place, but the church is destroyed.

The Master is finally captured by UNIT when he tries to escape in the Doctor’s car “Bessie”, not realising that the Doctor has Bessie under remote control.

“The Daemon’s” basically uses all the tropes of a Denis Wheatly supernatural horror story, and very effectively builds up an atmosphere of fear and tension. The entire point, however, is that “unexplained” happenings which appear to result from magic or the supernatural can be explained scientifically, even if the science involved is so advanced as to be beyond human comprehension.

To my mind “The Daemon’s is easily Jon Pertwee’s finest story as the Doctor, although Roger Delgado’s faultless performance as the Master almost upstages him. Absolutely top form from the UNIT team in this one as well, including Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart’s classic line when he and his troops confront Bok for the first time – “Sgt Jenkins – chap with the wings there! Five rounds rapid!”

Other notable 3rd Doctor stories which come highly recommended are :-

“The Three Doctors” – the 10th anniversary story in which Pertwee, Troughton and Hartnell, together with the UNIT team, take on the power of the Time Lord Founder Omega, who is trapped in the Universe of anti-matter, but is intent on destroying the Time Lords out of revenge.

“The Green Death”, in which the Doctor, Jo and UNIT confront environmental concerns, and take on a chemical company run by an evil computer which takes over the minds of it’s employees, as well as the giant killer maggots that result from the pollution caused by the company.

Edit: Just read Artemis’s answer, and yes “Terror of the Autons” is also a very memorable one. It’s the story where the Master was first introduced as a character, and as well as a scary doll and a plastic chair, also includes killer plastic daffodils and the Master’s trademark – the tissue compression eliminator.

Granada The Program (1995) – Jon Pertwee reviews Dark Forces