Dr Who and the invasion of the Freemasons

Well, not quite. Whilst watching an episode of that fine piece of BBC output, Dr Who I noticed a rather strange thing. About 26 minutes from the beginning (sorry, that includes adverts) of the episode "Smith and Jones" Dr Who and his temporary assistant go into a stuffy hospital consultant's office, only to find he has been murdered by aliens. On the wall behind his desk is a Grand Lodge Certificate. Whilst subscribers to the craftaphobic fantasy would insist that this is the sort of thing that goes on, I can assure people outside the Craft we do not display this certificate on our walls. As Commander Higham, a former Grand Secretary who had been hauled before a Commons Select Committee put it, Freemasons do not advertise their membership promiscuously.

I can only assume the props department at the BBC wanted something that looked authentic and that would blend into what one would expect a consultant's office to look like. Sorry BBC props, bit of a gaff this one.