The
fans say ...
The
public say ...
The
look
The
companions
One
for the dads
Hang
on a minute, isn't that? ...
So
we meet again, Doctor!
Up
above the gods
Trial
of a Time Lord
It's
the end ...
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UP
ABOVE THE GODS: Adric's death at the end of Earthshock, followed
brilliantly by no theme music, just silence and the credits running
over his crumpled gold-rimmed badge, which he'd used to try and
fend off the caratphobic Cybermen. Memo to all producers ever: it's
brilliant when you don't tell us stuff is going to happen. Everyone
remembers The Five Doctors, of course ("Splendid fellows, all
of you!") with Pete arseing around with Terry Wogan for Children
In Need afterwards. We also have a soft spot for a BBC festive promo
we saw once around 1982, with all the faces of BBC1 bidding us yuletide
felicitations, including Peter and the TARDIS crew peering through
the door and, with echoes of Hartnell's demented toast from 1965,
shouting "Merry Christmas!" to us all. We really want
that to appear as a DVD extra, BBC Worldwide.
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