Doctor Who / Star Wars Actor Connections

I’ve been on a thing lately of looking up where actors from Doctor Who have shown up in other science fiction franchises that I enjoy. This started out by noticing how often we’d see crossover appearances with shows like Blake’s 7 or The Avengers, but I’ve started looking further afield. Of course, if we’re looking for other popular franchises, than we can scarcely look further than Star Wars.

(Daily Doctor Who #222)

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The Curse of Fatal Death (22 Years Ago Today)

The Wilderness Years were a funny time.

That’s the phrase that many long-term fans use to describe the period from 1989 – 2005, when there was no regular Doctor Who airing on the BBC, or anywhere else.

(Daily Doctor Who #108)

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Doctor Who: Looking Back at 47 Days #21 – Elements from the Classic Series

A few years ago, I did a series of 47 daily posts which all looked at different questions related to the revival series of Doctor Who, focusing on stuff I like about the show. I worked out a series of questions in advance and then picked one randomly for each day. I’ve decided to revisit the series to see how my opinions may or may not have changed, and to bring two of my daughters into the discussion, since they are both big fans and have recently finished watching the revival series.

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47 Great Movie Moments #31 – The Player

Continuing with this series of 47 moments in film that I love (Why 47?), today, for #31, we hit a film by Robert Altman that may boast more celebrity cameos than any other that I know.

The Player (1992)

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