Sunday 25 August 2013

Doctor Who narrowboats

First I saw this unusually named boat:

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart appeared in many Doctor Who adventures.

And I hardly need say that the Tardis is the Doctor's bigger-inside-than-out time transport machine.

Both boats were on the Grand Union between Cosgrove and Stoke Bruerne.

I wonder what other Doctor Who boats are out there.

5 comments:

James said...

We've got one in Cambridge called Davros.

Martin said...

I don't think I've seen any Doctor Who themed boats, but I started a list of those linked to Tolkien. Maybe as interesting would be an über-list of themes that boat-namers have tied into. I've seen some Harry Potters.

Simon said...

I refer the homourable gentleman to [about half way down]

http://nbtortoise.blogspot.co.uk/2006/09/boats-names-again-not-just-bad-puns.html

Halfie said...

Ah, yes, Gallifrey. Thanks Simon.

David Martin said...

My late partner was part owner of this boat. In an extensive refurb, they decided re-named it The Lethbridge-Stewart circa 2006/7 after some discussion and my telling them the only narrowboat (to the best of my knowledge) seen in Doctor Who was that which Kate L-B was seen living on in the 1995 direct to video Reeltime production Downtime.