The Doctor Who Thread

[Demoncrat]

RIP Baker then.

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #11
Name: John Lee
Year(s): 1964
Stories: The Daleks Episode 3: The Escape - The Daleks Episode 7: The Rescue
Character(s): Alydon

Before Who:
Films - Beyond the River (1956), Cat Girl (1957), Short Cut to Hell (1957), The Flying Scot (1957), The Silent Enemy (1958), Under Ten Flags (1960), Seven Keys (1961), The Secret Partner (1961), Dr. Crippen* (1963), A Stitch in Time (1963)
Television - Adventures of the Sea Hawk, ITV Play of the Week, The Flying Doctor, Rendezvous, Glencannon, International Detective, The Probation Officer, BBC Sunday-Night Play, Golden Girl, Danger Man, Top Secret, Emergency-Ward 10, The Net, It Happened Like This, Sergeant Cork

After Who:
Films - Spaceflight IC-1 (1965), Crossplot (1969), Say Hello to Yesterday (1970), Yuppi du (1975), Pure S (1970), Double Exposure (1977), North Sea Hijack* (1980), Deadline (1984), Street Hero (1984), The Castle (1997)
Television - Theatre 625, Armchair Theatre, The Wednesday Play, Court Martial, Man in a Suitcase, The Avengers, ITV Playhouse, Softly Softly, The Champions, Paul Temple, The Troubleshooters, Softly, Softly: Task Force, Doomwatch, ITV Sunday Night Theatre, Dead of Night, Matlock Police, Warship, Marked Personal, Quiller, When the Boat Comes In, ITV Sunday Night Drama, Survivors, Jubilee, Cop Shop, Wilde Alliance, The Birds Fall Down, Prisoner: Cell Block H, Breakaway, A Question of Guilt, Escape, The Last Outlaw, BBC2 Playhouse, Goodbye Darling, A Town Like Alice, A Shifting Dreaming, Return to Eden, One Summer Again, Return to Eden, The Flying Doctors, All the Way, Neighbours, Darlings of the Gods, Mission: Impossible, Flair, Acropolis Now, The Leaving of Liverpool, The Feds: Terror, Blue Heelers, Snowy River: The McGregor Saga, Everybody Loves Raymond, Moby Dick

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Jon Pertwee's third Doctor was one of twelve Radio Times covers that celebrated fifty years of Doctor Who for it's 23-29 November 2013 issue.

Also featured with Jon are an Axon, a Sea Devil and a Silurian.

[Susan Foreman]

April 16th, 2005 - 15 years ago today, David Tennant is announced as the new Doctor

The Star

"CASANOVA star David Tennant is the new Doctor Who, the BBC confirmed last night.

He will take over from Christopher Eccleston as the 10th incarnation of the timelord.

Tennant, 33, who also starred in Blackpool, had been hotly tipped since Eccleston's shock announcement that he is quitting after just one series.

He said: "lam delighted, excited and honoured to be the tenth Doctor. I grew up loving Doctor Who and it has been a lifelong dream to get my own Tardis."

Tennant paid tribute to Eccleston, 41, describing him as a "tough act to follow". Writer Russell T Davies revealed he is already working on Tennant's first adventure as the Doctor.

Dr Who has been a massive ratings-winner for the Beeb and a new 13-part series and Christmas special will begin filming in Cardiff in the summer."

The Sun

"CASANOVA heart-throb David Tennant told of his joy last night after becoming the new Doctor Who.

David, 33, is currently appearing as the legendary 18th Century lover in the raunchy BBC drama.

The Sun told how BBC1 chiefs wanted him to take over the Tar-dis when Christopher Eccleston quit after one series.

And last night, the Scots actor told TV Biz it was a childhood dream come true. He said Doctor Who had spurred him to become an actor. And he added: "I am delighted, excited and honoured to be the tenth Doctor!

"I grew up loving Doctor Who and it has been a lifelong dream to get my very own Tardis. Chris has done a fantastic job of reinventing the Doctor and is a very tough act to follow."

David will be paired with Billie Piper. seen with him right. who has signed for a second series as the Doctor's feisty sidekick Rose Tyler.

He will make his debut during a Christmas special after the current series ends in a battle with the Daleks.

In it, the Doctor saves Rose from death but his life is left in the balance. Rose can only save him by helping him regenerate.

Executive producer Julie Gardner said: "David is a great actor who will build on the excellent work already done by Christopher in establishing Doctor Who for a new generation.""

Daily Telegraph

"DAVID Tennant, currently starring in the BBC drama Casanova, will take over as Doctor Who in the second series of the resurrected show, the BBC confirmed last night.

Tennant, 33, whose credits include Blackpool and He Knew He Was Right, will star with Billie Piper, who returns as the Doctor's companion Rose.

Confirmation of Tennant as the 10th Doctor comes two weeks after the BBC announced that Christopher Eccleston, 41, the current Doctor, was quitting the show after just one series. The BBC later apologised to him for "falsely" saying that he had quit because of fears of burn-out and being typecast.

Eccleston's resurrection of the role, back on BBC1 after 16 years, has won almost 10 million viewers and widespread praise. His final appearance in the role will be a Christmas special after which Tennant will take over for a 13-show series, written by Russell T Davies, who wrote some of the present series and Casanova.

Yesterday Tennant said: "I am delighted, excited and honoured to be the tenth Doctor. I grew up loving Doctor Who and it has been a lifelong dream to get my very own Tardis.

"Taking over from Chris is a daunting prospect. He has done a fantastic job of reinventing the Doctor.""

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I bought Casanova this week funnily enough. I've never seen it so it will be good to see what David and Russell T did just prior to Doctor Who.

I'm expecting to love it.

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #12
Name: Virginia Wetherell
Year(s): 1964
Stories: The Daleks Episode 3: The Escape - The Daleks Episode 7: The Rescue
Character(s): Dyoni

Before Who:
Films - West 11 (1963), The Partner (1963), Ricochet (1963), That Kind of Girl (1963)
Television - None

After Who:
Films - Alfie (1966), The Big Switch (1968), The Other People (1968), Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), Man of Violence (1969), Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde* (1971), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Demons of the Mind* (1972), Disciple of Death (1972), Love Is the Devil (1998)
Television - No Hiding Place, Man in Room 17, Juke Box Jury, Troubleshooters, Mr. Rose, Paul Temple, Protectors, Minder

[Susan Foreman]

In the bookcase is the original 'X-File'!

BRIGADIER: "We deal with the odd, the unexplained, anything on Earth, or even beyond."

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Cardiff Bay as seen in Boom Town (2005)

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #13
Name: Philip Bond
Year(s): 1964
Stories: The Daleks Episode 3: The Escape - The Daleks Episode 7: The Rescue
Character(s): Ganatus

Before Who:
Films - Count Five and Die (1957), Orders to Kill (1958), Hell is a City (1960), Foxhole in Cairo* (1960)
Television - ITV Television Playhouse, ITV Play of the Week, The Voodoo Factor, Theatre 70, Walk a Crooked Mile, Storyboard, The Terrorists, BBC Sunday-Night Play, Suspense, It Happened Like This, Sergeant Cork, The Saint, Maupassant

After Who:
Films - I Want What I Want (1972), Destroying Angel (1990), Fever Pitch (1997)
Television - Old Wives' Tale, Flying Swan, 199 Park Lane, Armchair Theatre, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Man in a Suitcase, Play of the Month, Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 1, Jazz Age, The Champions*, The Avengers, Main Chance, Canterbury Tales, Doomwatch, Jason King, Onedin Line, Late Call, Englishman's Castle, Shoestring, Only Fools and Horses, Midsomer Murders

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Some of the Radio Times 13 Doctors / 13 covers for the fiftieth Anniversary special i've only been able to source small images, so here they are all in one post. The rest are full size and will be posted over the upcoming months.

Fourth Doctor Tom Baker with the K-1 Robot, a Mandrel and Davros.
Sixth Doctor Colin Baker with the TARDIS, a Vervoid and a Cyberman
Eighth Doctor Paul McGann with the Master (Eric Roberts) and a Dalek.