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 * "Dalek I Love You," a radio drama about a young Doctor Who fan who falls in love, is broadcast on 11 February by BBC Radio 7.


 * "Genesis of the Daleks" is confirmed for release on DVD in March, 2006. This classic story from the Fourth Doctor era will include commentary from Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Peter Miles, and director David Maloney, as well as a "Making of" documentary.


 * The US-based SciFi Channel is set to begin broadcast of Season 27 in March of 2006. As a result, release of the complete season on DVD in the US has been delayed from the originally announced February until at least July.


 * Gary Downie, former production manager on the classic Doctor Who series and the partner of late series producer John Nathan-Turner, died the morning of 19 January after a long battle with cancer. John Woodnutt, who appeared in four episodes of Doctor Who, including "Terror of the Zygons," also passed away recently. Tony Oxley, a former visual effects designer for "Doctor Who" and other programmes, also passed away recently. Our condolences go out to their friends and their families.

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Patrick George Troughton (25th March, 1920–28th March, 1987) played the Doctor from 1966 until 1969.

In 1966, Doctor Who producer Innes Lloyd decided to replace William Hartnell in the series' lead role. Lloyd later stated that Hartnell had approved of the choice, saying, "There's only one man in England who can take over, and that's Patrick Troughton" (Howe, Stammers and Walker, 68). Lloyd chose Troughton because of his extensive and versatile experience as a character actor. After he was cast, Troughton considered various ways to approach the role, to differentiate his portrayal from Hartnell's amiable-yet-tetchy patriarch. Troughton's early thoughts about how he might play the Doctor included a "tough sea captain" and a piratical figure in blackface and a turban. Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman suggested that the Doctor could be a "cosmic hobo" in the mold of Charlie Chaplin, and this was the interpretation eventually chosen.

Troughton returned to Doctor Who three times after he originally left the programme. The first time was in "The Three Doctors", a 1973 serial celebrating the programme's 10th anniversary. Ten years later, Troughton overcame some reluctance to reprise his role and agreed to appear in the 20th anniversary special "The Five Doctors" at the request of series producer John Nathan-Turner. ''Read more...
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