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kowalski655 said:
Composer62 said:
David Tennant, who played Doctor Who is the son-in-law of Peter Davison, who also played Doctor Who.
In the film World War Z, Peter Capaldi was billed as the "WHO doctor" (World Health Organization) and was then announced to be playing Doctor Who shortly after.AstonZagato said:
kowalski655 said:
Composer62 said:
David Tennant, who played Doctor Who is the son-in-law of Peter Davison, who also played Doctor Who.
In the film World War Z, Peter Capaldi was billed as the "WHO doctor" (World Health Organization) and was then announced to be playing Doctor Who shortly after.In the 1966 story "The War Machines" the computer WOTAN issues the command "Doctor Who is required"
In "The Highlanders" he uses the alias of "Doctor von Wer"
In "The Underwater Menace" the Doctor signs his name as Dr. W
From 1963 - 1980 the character was always shown as Doctor Who (or Dr. Who) in the end credits. It was only when Peter Davison took over in 1981 that the character was shown in the end credits as "The Doctor".
When Russell T Davies brought the series back in 2005, Eccleston's 9th Doctor was again credited as "Doctor Who", before changing to "The Doctor" when David Tennant took on the role.
But yes. Usually the character is just referred to on screen as "The Doctor". Except when they aren't.
The Mad Monk said:
It's amazing the number of people that film themselves or
their friends on that crossing - during normal daylight hours that is.
I have a feeling the crossing has been moved a few yards since the photo-shoot.their friends on that crossing - during normal daylight hours that is.
The residents are to be congratulated for their patience with dopey tourists
I drove into london, got lost, earned
a congestion charge fine, risked a parking fine, just so I could say
I have walked over the Abbey Road crossing.
Edited by Punctilio on Friday 6th January 18:01
Teppic said:
AstonZagato said:
The character is only known as "the Doctor", not "Doctor Who"
Episode 5 of "The Chase" is titled "The Death of Doctor Who"In the 1966 story "The War Machines" the computer WOTAN issues the command "Doctor Who is required"
In "The Highlanders" he uses the alias of "Doctor von Wer"
In "The Underwater Menace" the Doctor signs his name as Dr. W
From 1963 - 1980 the character was always shown as Doctor Who (or Dr. Who) in the end credits. It was only when Peter Davison took over in 1981 that the character was shown in the end credits as "The Doctor".
When Russell T Davies brought the series back in 2005, Eccleston's 9th Doctor was again credited as "Doctor Who", before changing to "The Doctor" when David Tennant took on the role.
But yes. Usually the character is just referred to on screen as "The Doctor". Except when they aren't.
If the dukes of Sussex and Cambridge raise armies in their respective dukedoms and advance towards each other at equal speed, the battle will be fought close to the M25 junction 25, as the Cambridgians advance down the A10 and the Sussexes attempt to cross to the M11 to outflank them.
Lost ranger said:
If the dukes of Sussex and Cambridge raise armies in their respective dukedoms and advance towards each other at equal speed, the battle will be fought close to the M25 junction 25, as the Cambridgians advance down the A10 and the Sussexes attempt to cross to the M11 to outflank them.
Are you allowing for rush hour?
P5BNij said:
When Rover's styling department were finalising the details of the new P5 3 lite Coupe in the late '50s, they decided to put a small stainless steel version of the viking ship badge on the C-pillar trim panel, the draughtsman who was tasked with this particular detail was left handed and turned the design around with the flag at the top pointing to the left, on all other versions of the badge it points to the right.
On some P5 and P5B Coupes, there's a stainless steel badge on one side and a black one on the other, no one at the factory as ever been able to explain why this occurred.
And on later versions of the P5B the offside front wing is longer than the nearside one due to wear and tear in the presses used and Rover not having enough money to pay for their repair/maintenance so Pressed Steel kept churning them out with a greater and greater error factor. The later the car, the bigger the difference. This is obvious when you look at the distance between the stainless steel trim on the wing and the indicator and the gap is larger on the offside than the nearside on later cars.On some P5 and P5B Coupes, there's a stainless steel badge on one side and a black one on the other, no one at the factory as ever been able to explain why this occurred.
Oh and Hi Nij!
You still want to buy my car?
Tyre Tread said:
P5BNij said:
When Rover's styling department were finalising the details of the new P5 3 lite Coupe in the late '50s, they decided to put a small stainless steel version of the viking ship badge on the C-pillar trim panel, the draughtsman who was tasked with this particular detail was left handed and turned the design around with the flag at the top pointing to the left, on all other versions of the badge it points to the right.
On some P5 and P5B Coupes, there's a stainless steel badge on one side and a black one on the other, no one at the factory as ever been able to explain why this occurred.
And on later versions of the P5B the offside front wing is longer than the nearside one due to wear and tear in the presses used and Rover not having enough money to pay for their repair/maintenance so Pressed Steel kept churning them out with a greater and greater error factor. The later the car, the bigger the difference. This is obvious when you look at the distance between the stainless steel trim on the wing and the indicator and the gap is larger on the offside than the nearside on later cars.On some P5 and P5B Coupes, there's a stainless steel badge on one side and a black one on the other, no one at the factory as ever been able to explain why this occurred.
Oh and Hi Nij!
You still want to buy my car?
Staying on topic, one of David Bache's ideas for upgrading the P5 into the P5B was to do away with the body side trim strips and have Mercedes Benz 600 Pullman style chrome trim along the sill and wheel arches instead, it was tried on the prototype but made the car look to fat and heavy so it was abandoned in favour of painting the sills black and adding a much slimmer stainless steel trim piece just below the doors...
Edited by P5BNij on Tuesday 17th January 12:18
Edited by P5BNij on Tuesday 17th January 12:19
P5BNij said:
The gap was very noticeable on my April '73 built Coupe! Would love to buy your Coupe Alan but I need to sell one of my cars first. Does it still have that gorgeous mulberry red interior...?
Yes it does Nij. In fact I completely overhauled it a couple of years ago, replaced all of the crumble foam and re-Connolised it. As always with a car you use it still needs a few things tidying up but that's just part of the process of running an old car.Apologies for the thread diversion... and now, back to the studio.
P5BNij said:
Staying on topic, one of David Bache's ideas for upgrading the P5 into the P5B was to do away with the body side trim strips and have Mercedes Benz 600 Pullman style chrome trim along the sill and wheel arches instead, it was tried on the prototype but made the car look to fat and heavy so it was abandoned in favour of painting the sills black and adding a much slimmer stainless steel trim piece just below the doors...
Edited by P5BNij on Tuesday 17th January 12:19
The chrome strip from front to back adds a lovely bit of class, good car design
isn't just the big statements of shape and form, the little trim details can make
the difference between a lumpenbarge and a eye-catcher.
Tyre Tread said:
P5BNij said:
The gap was very noticeable on my April '73 built Coupe! Would love to buy your Coupe Alan but I need to sell one of my cars first. Does it still have that gorgeous mulberry red interior...?
Yes it does Nij. In fact I completely overhauled it a couple of years ago, replaced all of the crumble foam and re-Connolised it. As always with a car you use it still needs a few things tidying up but that's just part of the process of running an old car.Apologies for the thread diversion... and now, back to the studio.
Back on topic - Detective Inspector Norman Pilcher of the yard is fairly well known for being caught up in the great Met corruption trials in the '70s, but a few years before, in 1967, he tried to get Rolling Stone Brian Jones involved in a murder case when he raided his Kensington flat in search of drugs.
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