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Madame Tussauds London has a rich history with Doctor Who, from appearing in the Third Doctor's (Jon Pertwee) first adventure, "Spearhead from Space" in 1970 to creating figures of the Doctor, beginning with the Fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker, in 1980 Most recently, it added Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor to the attractions. "Whovians, prepare yourselves…"[...]

When Patrick Troughton took over as the Second Doctor, he was younger and did a lot of running from monsters, but nobody thought of him as an action hero as Troughton based his performance partly on Charlie Chaplin. It was when Jon Pertwee took over the show that they leaned into the two-fisted action-hero tropes in[...]

What if the Brigadier from Doctor Who was involved with a Hammer Horror type film, undercover, and enlisted the help of the actor who was playing the lead – a certain Jon Pertwee? That's the concept behind this new trademark-skating graphic novel being fundraised for publication later this year The Smell of Death written by[...]

It was introduced in 1968 during the Second Doctor's (Patrick Troughton) era but became popular during the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) era when he used it a lot because Pertwee liked gadgets and cars and encouraged them in his stories What better than a make-believe gadget to fire up kids' imaginations? "Doctor Who": BBC Doctor Who: Is[...]

"Robot" also leans way into the slapstick humour of the 4th Doctor, introducing his offer of jelly babies to everyone and his use of the sonic screwdriver, the latter Davies pushed during his run and which subsequent showrunners like Steven Moffat and Chris Chibnall leaned on too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlsv9gh2uDYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Robot:[...]

And when the PBS station had fundraised enough to bring in Jon Pertwee, Peter Davidson, and more, her obsession only grew It wouldn't be until I was in my 30's when I came to understand the bigger picture about why she loved the Doctor so much Because the Doctor and that bloody blue box was[...]

It's in their genes and conditioning. Look! A Sontaran from "Doctor Who"! Courtesy of BBC They've been a recurring villain on Doctor Who since one popped up for the first time in the 3rd Doctor (Jon Pertwee) era with Jon Pertwee in "The Time Warrior" A single Sontaran showed up again in the 4th Doctor (Tom Baker)[...]

They wrote many of what have become to be regarded by fans worldwide as true classic BBC TV 'Doctor Who' stories; creating many well-remembered enemies for the time lord during the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker years." https://twitter.com/K9official1/status/1456604442808225794?s=20 As the Radio Times reported, Baker had a previous career as a stonemason and worked in animation before becoming[...]

She will also appear alongside the Third Doctor as portrayed by Jon Pertwee and the first Master as portrayed by Roger Delgado The four-issue series begins in April and we have a first look at the artwork from the series below, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the first appearance of The Master in Terror[...]

And each actor played the character as a different archetype: William Hartnell played him as the last of the Edwardian patriarchs; Patrick Troughton played him as a Chaplin-esque hobo; Jon Pertwee played him as a dandyish playboy; Tom Baker played a wandering bohemian and so on The 21st Century Doctors were even more modern archetypes:[...]

Season 8 of Doctor Who stars Jon Pertwee as the 3rd Doctor in his second season and the introduction of Katy Manning as companion Jo Grant This is considered a classic season for many old school fans, since it features the debut of Roger Delgado as The Master and includes classic stories like "Terror of[...]

This was at least touched upon back in 1974 when a Tibetan abbot who was a Time Lord (played by a white actor with a cod-Asian accent… the show has had its moments of racism and cultural appropriation that warrants a separate article for another time) oversaw the 3rd Doctor's (Jon Pertwee) regeneration and reassured[...]

"But with Jodie Whittaker hot on his heels and a great showing for other recent Doctors like Peter Capaldi, it looks like fans also now hold other Time Lords close to their heart(s)." Here are the full numbers and results of the poll: David Tennant 10518 / 21% Jodie Whittaker 10423 / 21% Peter Capaldi 8897 / 18% Matt Smith[...]

When you watch past versions played by William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Paul McGann, and Sylvester McCoy and their deeply ambivalent interactions with Gallifrey takes on new meaning knowing their origin as the Timeless Child Chibnall has also introduced more unknown incarnations out there prior to the First[...]

He turned into the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) for the next few seasons They didn't even call it regenerating then, and it took a while before Gallifrey was even named. The rest of the video shows the emergence of the corrupt, callous and bureaucratic High Council of Gallfirey The High Council were a bunch of old[...]

Good. You're precisely the problem I'm speaking to… and I'm not wasting time on "lectures" that go nowhere. The TV Museum You're the folks who think you have power by passing around bulls*it on social media that "Jodie Whittaker is getting fired because her ratings suck" and "Viewers don't want a 'girl Doctor'" – regardless of actual facts,[...]

The BBC's official Doctor Who Channel on YouTube realised a video excerpt of BBC Radio 4 Extra's program celebrating the centenary of Jon Pertwee's birth The Jon Pertwee Files is an hour-long radio program featuring Pertwee's son Sean Pertwee talking about his father's career. Jon Pertwee had a long acting career before and after he played[...]

MacKenzie Crook is set to play Worzel Gummidge, a role previously played by Jon Pertwee, otherwise known as Doctor Who's Third Doctor The BBC has released the first photograph of Crook in full make-up and costume in the new children's series adapted from the classic books. As the BBC announced in their press release, "Their worlds should[...]

Variety reports that the deal includes  Doctor Who episodes featuring Tom Baker (including "The Deadly Assassin," "The Ark in Space," and "The Robots of Death"), Peter Davison (including "EarthShock," "The Caves of Androzani"), Jon Pertwee (including "Planet of the Spiders," "Terror of the Autons"), and William Hartnell (including "The Dalek Invasion Of Earth"). https://youtu.be/sjciw9A5D0oVideo can't be loaded[...]

While there have been attempts to alter the look of the Daleks over the years, it seems like Doctor Who viewers are really big fans of "bronze"...

Bleeding Cool ranks 18 official title sequences from the past 55 years of Doctor Who, from the good to the bad to the near-seizure bizarre.