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* Gilbert and Sullivan's songs from ''The Mikado'', ''HMS Pinafore'' and ''The Pirates of Penzance'' formed the basis of the songs sung in ''[[Doctor Who and the Pirates]]''. | * Gilbert and Sullivan's songs from ''The Mikado'', ''HMS Pinafore'' and ''The Pirates of Penzance'' formed the basis of the songs sung in ''[[Doctor Who and the Pirates]]''. | ||
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Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan were best known for the fourteen operas they worked on together. The First Doctor claimed that they once gave him a coat, which he in turn lent to Ian Chesterton. (DW: The Edge of Destruction)
Behind the scenes
- Peter Pratt was for many years the principal comedian of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, which performed Gilbert and Sullivan's works. Pratt played the "patter" roles, such as the Major-General in The Pirates of Penzance and Ko-Ko in The Mikado.
- Gilbert and Sullivan's songs from The Mikado, HMS Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance formed the basis of the songs sung in Doctor Who and the Pirates.
