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WILLIAM RUSSELL | ||
| Back to the beginning with Ian Chesterton, companion to the First Doctor | |||
| "The
things we were doing seemed quite ridiculous to us in some ways! One of
the things I feel has disappeared from television was this sense of
adventure and frivolity." |
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DEBORAH WATLING | ||
| Demure lady Victoria Waterfield travelled with the Second Doctor, facing some notable foes | |||
| "A
lot of people expect me to be gray-haired by now, but I like my jeans
and leather jacket too much for that. Keep young Watling, I tell myself,
keep going." |
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CAROLINE JOHN & BARRY LETTS | ||
| Companion and producer for the Third Doctor respectively, they describe the times | |||
| "It
was quite a tussle constantly saying to directors, 'Liz is a scientist,
she actually does know.' I still had to say, 'What are we going to do,
Doctor?' 70 different ways, because that was the format." |
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ROY SKELTON | ||
| Daleks, computers, Kraals, Krotons, Cybermen and Spiridons. Meet the man of a thousand voices | |||
| Tom
Baker "was a very difficult person to get to know - rather like the
Doctor himself, I suppose." |
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SARAH SUTTON | ||
| Nyssa of Traken, the tragic companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctor who lost her family, then her world | |||
| "My
daughter was only two or three, and she studied it very carefully and
said, 'Monsters chasing mummy - mummy running.' I thought that summed up
Doctor Who beautifully!" |
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THE SIXTH DOCTOR | ||
| We examine this unique incarnation, from loud character to loud dress sense | |||
| "He
always retained a certain edge, an unpredictability, which made him a
very interesting Doctor to watch. If only he hadn't spent his entire era
wearing what looked like a patchwork duvet
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SOPHIE ALDRED | ||
| The companion with Girl Power before it was trademarked, Ace joined the TARDIS with a bang | |||
| "My
friends, most of whom aren't in the acting business, thought it was
hilarious that I'd got the part. They also thought it was hilarious that
I'd be working with Bonnie Langford!" |
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THE EIGHTH DOCTOR | ||
| A look at how the the Eighth Doctors character was shaped, and why Paul McGann was such an influence | |||
| "He
played it straight down the line. He understood what the role needed,
just from a handful of pages of dialogue. There is little doubt in my
mind that Phil Segal tells the truth that, once he'd seen McGann, his
mind was made up." |
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Interviews by Peter Griffiths, Stephen Black and Steven Eramo. Features by John Binns (Sixth) and Gary Russell (Eighth). Images copyright BBC Worldwide