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Oh well, I can tell the Summer is on its way in: the telly manages about 100 minutes before it gets too warm and turns itself off for a breather. I guess I am going to have to think about the fan behind it again, like last year. Actually, I've never moved it, but I think we would be best served putting the fan on a chair behind the TV and placing the fan closer and more accurately. It did work last summer, propped up as it was on books, but after a while then TV still got too hot. We have a spare chair and the space behind the TV is being wasted, so there's nothing to lose trying.

This plan came to me after watching DVDs this afternoon. I managed to get through the programme itself, around a 100 minutes, but shortly thereafter the TV arsed around while I was watching some of the extras. I've left it to cool down for now and will go back in a few minutes to implement my masterplan.

The DVD in question was an old William Hartnell Doctor Who story from 1965, one of my favourites: The Time Meddler, with the 'Meddling Monk' the first example, other than the Doctor, of the (as yet unnamed) Time Lords, complete with his fully working Mark IV TARDIS, which left the Doctor somewhat envious. There are times when the action is a little slow by modern standards, but it is an excellent story and far better executed than many from 20 years later.

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Oh well, I can tell the Summer is on its way in: the telly manages about 100 minutes before it gets too warm and turns itself off for a breather. I guess I am going to have to think about the fan behind it again, like last year. Actually, I've never moved it, but I think we would be best served putting the fan on a chair behind the TV and placing the fan closer and more accurately. It did work last summer, propped up as it was on books, but after a while then TV still got too hot. We have a spare chair and the space behind the TV is being wasted, so there's nothing to lose trying.

This plan came to me after watching DVDs this afternoon. I managed to get through the programme itself, around a 100 minutes, but shortly thereafter the TV arsed around while I was watching some of the extras. I've left it to cool down for now and will go back in a few minutes to implement my masterplan.

The DVD in question was an old William Hartnell Doctor Who story from 1965, one of my favourites: The Time Meddler, with the 'Meddling Monk' the first example, other than the Doctor, of the (as yet unnamed) Time Lords, complete with his fully working Mark IV TARDIS, which left the Doctor somewhat envious. There are times when the action is a little slow by modern standards, but it is an excellent story and far better executed than many from 20 years later.