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The Doctor Down Under

8/3/2018

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My daughter and I are both gleeful geeks about the long-running British TV series Doctor Who. When we moved to Canberra, we discovered that the Doctor has more connections to Australia than we imagined. Here are the top five:

  1. Connections to Canberra include a TARDIS (utility box) and a local chapter of the Doctor Who Club of Australia that meets in Dickson.
  2. The composer of the original theme music, Ron Grainer, was born in Queensland. Known for his scores for British television and film, Grainer composed the famous opening. Delia Darbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop then did the electronic arrangement of the piece.
  3. In 1979, Fourth Doctor Tom Baker appeared in a TV campaign called Keep Australia Beautiful.
  4. Doctor Who had its first and only Australian companion in the 1980s: Tegan Jovanka. The character was a flight attendant for Air Australia. The actress who played her, Janet Fielding, was born in Brisbane.
  5. BBC published a novel by Gary Russell called Doctor Who: Big Bang Generation that is set in Sydney 2015.
Composer Ron Grainer
Fourth Doctor Tom Baker
Tegan, played by Janet Fielding
Novel set in Sydney
And for fans who want to know more, ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) produced a segment that describes other connections between Doctor Who and Australia.  

My daughter and I are waiting eagerly for the next series of Doctor Who to air. We’re hoping the Thirteenth Doctor will travel to Australia in one of her adventures.
6 Comments
Diane
8/4/2018 04:27:06 am

Wow, I loved the 10th Doctor and watched every episode he was in. I may need to give the rest of the Doctors a chance. My brain is challenged to accept a new Doctor. Sad for me!

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Rose
8/4/2018 01:48:27 pm

It's tough to leave the David Tennant era. We're hoping to gently introduce you to the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) while you're here by providing a curated tour of his best episodes. :) With two Whovians at your side, you'll be able to overcome that challenge. Trust us -- let us usher you into the next era. :) David Tennant was always "my doctor," but by the end of Peter Capaldi's run (Twelfth Doctor), I had a new contender for "my doctor."

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Rose
8/4/2018 04:38:24 pm

And my daughter wanted me to add that the Eleventh Doctor is her favorite.

Diane
8/7/2018 03:35:06 pm

LOL - looking forward to it!

Dennis Szymanski
8/9/2018 05:43:24 pm

Speaking of doctors, do you have the scoop on what happened with "Dr Blake Mysteries"?
p.s. David Tenant was my favorite Doctor. Sara Jane Smith favorite Companion.

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Rose
8/10/2018 05:23:19 am

Hi, Dennis. Looks like Dr. Blake mysteries may be coming back, according to this: https://premieredate.news/tv-series/2969-the-doctor-blake-mysteries.html
I love Sarah Jane Smith! Have you watched any of the Sarah Jane Adventures? The quality is pretty consistent throughout and what a pleasure to see Sarah Jane in action. My favorite companion keeps changing -- right now it's Bill from the new series and Ace from the classic. Thanks for reading and commenting!




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