Stephen Date wrote:
Jenny Kaye wrote:
Okay. Blake's 7 was a television programme that appeared in the United Kingdom (an island in Europe). <snip>
Whew ! Thanks for that. Now who was that bloke with the long scarf and the robot dog ?
That was a man called Doctor Who. He built that dog together with a time travelling machine call Tardis in his back yard. He then travelled the universe with his granddaughter Susie Forman and Roy Castle. Susie Forman eventually married Roy Castle and left to spend time on the dole. Doctor Who ran for 76 years. The actor to first play the part was Charlie Chaplin, who based his look and performance on Adolf Hitler. After the war he became known as the forgotten Doctor Who, as many of his stories were wiped by the race relations board. One story still remains however, and that was written by our very own Blake's 7 creator Terry Watson. The story concerns the plight of a group of Arian supermen who has been unfairly treated by some other people in wheelchairs. This story has been released at various times on video, and still no one has ever bought a copy. 65 actors have played Doctor Who. None of them looked the same. This is called bad continuity. Tom Baker did look a bit like Jon Pertwee, but only in that they were about the same height, had permed hair and big noses. Colin Baker also tried to look like Tom, but although he was the right height and again had bushy hair, he had a big stomach instead of a big nose. Only one Doctor Who wore a scarf and that was Lalla Ward. Also it wasn't actually a scarf, but the shed skin of a huge stripy snake called Hector. The metal dog you refer to was called Labrador 1 and appeared in many of Doctor Who's wonderful adventures, until, that is, he got stuffed and mounted by Jon Pertwee. Sarah Jane Smith then became Doctor Who's new companion, and she also got stuffed and mounted by Jon Pertwee, and then later Tom Baker. Peter Davison is the fans' favourite Doctor Who even though he hated the show, preferring to appear on other programmes in which he could stick his hands up cows (one was named Tegan). Doctor Who ended in 1989 after a slow and painful death.
Incidentally I'm sure I speak for others on the list when I observe how disappointed I am that not once did penguins appear in your otherwise thorough precis.
Penguins never appeared in Blake's 7 but the 45th Doctor Who did have a pet penguin called Roadkill. He was a master of disguise and often pretended to be Bonnie Langford, or sometimes Kate O'Mara pretending to be Bonnie Langford. Eventually Roadkill the penguin left the series to pursue other interests, mainly living on a huge ranch with Neil Falkner on the Falkland Islands, which was named after him.
I hope this information is of some use.
Jenny
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