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A fan since childhood who grew up on both Tom Baker and Peter Davison, then getting to become the Doctor, Tennant first got to meet Davison in "Timecrash," the first modern-era Doctor crossover episode that Steven Moffat wrote for the Children in Need Special that year Then he met Davison's daughter Georgia Moffat in an[...]

One person who sounds like he could use a bit more clarity on all of it is Fifth Doctor Peter Davison – who admits that he's "quite a few seasons behind" on the long-running series. "Well, the bi-generation is an interesting concept I don't quite know why they did that Speaking as an actor, it might[...]

BBC iPlayer dropped the Doctor Who Whoniverse to the licence payers of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The 20th anniversary season of Doctor Who, with Peter Davison's Fifth Doctor, is the next release to come to Blu-ray with Season 20 That nearly completes Davison's whole run as The Doctor on Blu-Ray, along with his two other seasons Completists can be happy about that now This set is the most jam-packed release yet,[...]

And lo and behold, it turns out to be Kameleon, the most underused and useless companion ever in the history of Doctor Who! Doctor Who: Lost in Time" screenshot Kameleon was a shapeshifting robot introduced in the 1980s during the Fifth Doctor's (Peter Davison) era who was supposed to be an infiltrator who could disguise itself to[...]

Even though it was a short episode that served as a trailer for the Doctor Who Season 20 Blu-Ray box set, the original story by Pete McTighe was also a continuation of some old stories from the Fifth Doctor era of the show and unfinished business, which remains unfinished. Janet Fielding in "Doctor Who: Tegan's Surprise[...]

Tegan Jovanka, the Australian former air stewardess who was at first a reluctant traveler on the TARDIS who always called out the Doctor (Peter Davison) on his BS, often said out loud what many viewers were thinking Fielding has said she wanted to play Tegan as "Lucy van Pelt in outer space," but the scripts[...]

Nearly a decade ago, Doctor Who had its big 50th Anniversary, which was celebrated with the special episode "The Day of the Doctor," but also accompanied by "The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot," written and directed by former Doctor Peter Davison The latter was a comedy spoof where Davison and fellow former Doctors Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy,[...]

But now we have the intel on the next episode, with Doctor Who – Once and Future "The Artist at the End of Time" finding Peter Davison reprising the role of the Fifth Doctor, opposite his real-life daughter Georgia Tennant (as the Doctor's daughter, Jenny) In addition, the adventure sees Colin Baker make a grand return[...]

It even features clips for two stories in the classic show, namely the Fifth Doctor's (Peter Davison) big Cybermen story and the Fourth Doctor's (Tom Baker) "The Ark in Space," both featuring dystopian futures, the former of petty human factions too distracted by the Cybermen threat till it's too late, and the former featuring a[...]

Big Finish marks the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who with a mammoth eight-part full-cast audio drama series beginning in May 2023. Doctor Who: Once and Future stars Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, and David Tennant, with dozens more guest casts still to be revealed. Image: Big Finish Screencap "There will never come a[...]

His final story, "Twice Upon a Time," with the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and the First Doctor (David Bradley), also offered his final meditation on the nature of the Doctor and the ability to regenerate and live multiple lifetimes in the finest Buddhist parable ever seen on television. The first crossover in the new era was[...]

This was the last time Chibnall's default technique of making up plot twists as they go along actually worked, mostly because of Jo Martin's fully-formed performance of an unknown incarnation who felt and acted like she'd been around all along. BBC It's a shame they didn't include "Time Crash" the first crossover in the modern era and[...]

Neither Tegan nor Ace ever screamed at a monster coming after them. Still from "Doctor Who: Castrovalva", BBC Janet Fielding had ambitions when she was cast as Tegan to accompany the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) with Lyssa (Sarah Sutton) and Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) Describing herself as a "mouth on legs", she wanted to play Tegan as "Lucy[...]

In Wales, naturally. Which also saw two Doctor Whos appear at Wales Comic Con, David Tennant with a massive line for autographs and photographs and at the other Peter Davison, his father-in-law, messaging his daughter and David Tennant's wife, Georgia Tennant, who also played the Doctor's clone Jenny – the Doctor's Daughter – in the show,[...]

Shortly after the supercut of "Robot" that gave us Tom Baker's debut as the Fourth Doctor on Doctor Who, we now have a half-hour supercut of "Castrovalva", Peter Davison's debut as the Fifth Doctor that took place 6 years later Sometimes the BBC is too good to us "Castrovalva" was the first story of Davison's[...]

They never showed up in the 5th Doctor (Peter Davison) era, but one did in the 6th Doctor (Colin Baker) era in "The Two Doctors" That was the final appearance they made in the old show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R9yvRajJv0Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Sontarans | Doctor Who (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R9yvRajJv0) Now, you wouldn't know that if you[...]

Big Finish has been producing Doctor Who audios since 1999, starring Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, David Tennant, and John Hurt Now they're kicking off 2021 by celebrating their newest audio drama producers – all of them female – and their forthcoming work on the Doctor Who and Torchwood audio[...]

"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[...]

"IRON!" Peter Davison photo by Marysia Kay. Peter Davison, better known as The Fifth Doctor Who. Frank Skinner photo by Marysia Kay. Frank Skinner photo by Marysia Kay. Frank Skinner, or the bloke who appeared as the train engineer on the Orient Express in Doctor Who. Leigh Francis photo by Marysia Kay. Leigh Francis, or Avid Merrion or Keith Lemon – now[...]

The production company began with some of the surviving leads like Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, and Paul McGann in new audio dramas They have since expanded to include Tom Baker, John Hurt, David Tennant, David Bradley (as the First Doctor), and the cast of Torchwood.  With this many Doctors and other series, they're[...]

Actors Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, Jodie Whittaker, and Jo Martin have recorded a special message for not only the NHS but also for all frontline workers in what is an unprecedented reunion for the long-running series. Ten Doctors are set to reunite for The[...]

They helped keep the flame of Doctor Who alive during the years when the show was off-air. Big Finish They produced original stories featuring surviving Doctor Who actors like Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy and Colin Baker. Paul McGann, who only appeared once as the 8th Doctor in the 1996 TV movie, had a long run in audio dramas produced by Big Finish[...]

Contributors include Peter Davison and Colin Baker. Making 'The Curse of Fenric'– a brand new documentary featuring Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Tomek Bork, Nicholas Parsons, Cory Pulman, Marek Anton, Ian Briggs, Andrew Cartmel, Mark Ayres and Ian Collins featuring unseen behind-the-scenes footage and photographs. In Conversation– Matthew Sweet chats to companion Sophie Aldred. The Writers' Room– Ben Aaronovitch,[...]

He oversaw the darkest, most violent stories in the original show's run. BBC In the official video, journalist and superfan Matthew Sweet interviews Saward about his time on the show and his two Dalek stories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ICjkuihWcw&t=0sVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Interview With Eric Saward | Resurrection of the Daleks | Doctor Who (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ICjkuihWcw&t=0s) Resurrection of the[...]

This includes UNIT, Torchwood, The Gallifrey Chronicles, The Diary of River Song, and more spinoffs involving past Doctors and their companions. The stream will feature David Tennant, Billie Piper, Alex Kingston, John Barrowman, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, David Bradley, Sophie Aldred, Katy Manning, Nicola Walker, Sir Derek Jacobi and many[...]

The good news for Doctor Who and Big Finish fans? You're getting the presents! To mark the milestone, 20+ hours of Doctor Who audio drama will be livestreamed on the BBC's Doctor Who YouTube channel from July 21-22 – giving fans an opportunity to hear stories from some of their favorite Doctors, as well as previously[...]

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[...]

That situation will be remedied this year when BBC Books publishes former script editor Eric Saward's novelization of those stories: Resurrection of the Daleks… https://youtu.be/B9NttGB9oOwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Doctor & Davros Meet Again | Resurrection of the Daleks | Doctor Who (https://youtu.be/B9NttGB9oOw) and Revelation of the Daleks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z32WpsHyJgwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript[...]