Tag Archives: Patrick Troughton

10 British Acting Families (Who Are Not the Redgraves)

By | Posted on May 3rd, 2013
Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling in 'Crimson Horror.' (BBC America)

This week Doctor Who fans will get to see mother-daughter duo Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling in “The Crimson Horror.” The actresses will also be playing a mother-daughter pair in the show with Rigg as Winifred ...

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‘Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: Deep Into The TARDIS

By | Posted on February 26th, 2013
The TARDIS

Let’s not beat about the bush: the most exciting thing that has happened this week was the interview Steven Moffat gave at the Gallifrey One convention, in which he reveals that an entire set has been created to show the rest of ...

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A Companion To The Doctors: The Second Doctor

By | Posted on February 21st, 2013
Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor

Before we get into the complexities of the Second Doctor as a character, let’s pause a moment to consider the dilemma on the hands of Doctor Who‘s producers in 1966, when it became clear that William Hartnell, the lead actor ...

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Daleks Invade London Again, For ‘An Adventure In Space And Time’

By | Posted on February 18th, 2013
Daleks on Westminster Bridge

More details have emerged concerning An Adventure In Space and Time, Mark Gatiss’s dramatisation of the early years of Doctor Who, starring David Bradley as the First Doctor, William Hartnell.

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‘Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: Matt Smith Gets Behind The Camera

By | Posted on January 22nd, 2013
Craig Roberts (PA Images)

Matt Smith makes his TV directorial debut this spring with Cargese, a Sky Arts production written by the award-winning playwright Simon Stephens, as part of their Playhouse Presents programming, which stars Craig Roberts and will be ...

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‘Doctor Who’ On The Moon: A History

By | Posted on January 17th, 2013
The Judoon on the moon

Well, fairly complete anyway. You can’t blame the writers of Doctor Who for seeking inspiration from the moon from time to time.

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GALLERY: The Royal Mail Issues A Special Set Of ‘Doctor Who’ Stamps

By | Posted on December 26th, 2012
Royal Mail stamp of Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor

This March, a new collection of Royal Mail stamps will be issued to mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. There will be eleven first class stamps, featuring each of the Doctor’s incarnations to date, and four second class ...

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‘Doctor Who’: The Fury Of A Time Lord

By | Posted on October 24th, 2012
The angry Eleventh Doctor

There are two personality quirks that unite all eleven Doctors to date. One is that they all share a whimsical sense of humor (although some are less keen to display it than others), and the other is their respective tempers.

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#NewToWho: How I Discovered ‘Doctor Who,’ Time Travel And Sofa Picnics

By | Posted on July 27th, 2012

The appearance of Matt Smith on the cover of this week’s Entertainment Weekly will probably introduce a lot of people to Doctor Who for the first time. And that’s quite a heady thought, imagining someone settling down to a ...

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Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: We Chat with Director of First-Ever ‘Doctor Who’ Episode!

By | Posted on May 1st, 2012

On November 23, 1963 (the day after the Kennedy assassination), the very first episode of Doctor Who premiered on the BBC. And the man behind the camera was Waris Hussein, then only 24 years old, completely unaware of the phenomenon the ...

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