OFF: Re: HW: Question for Dave regarding use of music for Dr. Who

[Arin Komins]

On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:

:Subject: Re: OFF: Re: HW: Question for Dave regarding use of music for Dr.
:                 Who
:
:At 12.38 -0500 24.1.2001, Bob Lennon wrote:
:>I was delighted to see Colin Baker take the helm, as I think he was not
:>developed enough as the 6th doctor and I actually liked him.
:
:I don't think the BBC let him do what he really wanted to with the
:character. AIUI, Colin wanted to hark back to the likes of Hartnell
:and get a little dark and unpredictable, wheras the Beeb wanted
:something funny and slapstick -- and of course everyone compared him
:to Tom Baker. The "Trial of a Timelord" stuff is top notch, though.
:

Part of the problem that I had with Colin was that I first saw him
as a villain in both Dr. Who (he was in the Arc of Infinity, during
Davison's era) and Blakes' 7 (as Bayban the Beserker in the episode
City at the Edge of the World).

I think he is an absolutely fantastic villian, but is a bit weak
in the hero department.

I also managed to catch him on stage in '89 in Brighton at the tail
end of the dr who stage play that was running at the time.  He
was quite marvellous as a slightly villanous Doctor.

Pity his time on the show wasn't as good (ducking flames).

Arin
(everyone saw the red nose day beeb special, right?  I think
Rowan Atkinson would make a great doctor ;-) )
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