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'''Peter Capaldi''' was an [[actor]] who portrayed the [[Twelfth Doctor (fictional character)|Twelfth Doctor]] in the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] series, ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]''. ([[TV]]: {{cs|In the Forest of the Night (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|''A Letter from the Doctor'' 464}}, {{cs|A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 500 short story)|''A Letter from the Doctor'' 500}}, [[WC]]: {{cs|The Zygon Isolation (webcast)}}) He thought that the Doctor was [[fiction]]al, but was ultimately uncertain. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 500 short story)|''A Letter from the Doctor'' 500}}) | |||
'''Peter Capaldi''' was an [[actor]] who portrayed the [[Twelfth Doctor (fictional character)|Twelfth Doctor]] in the [[BBC]] series, ''[[Doctor Who ( | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Capaldi was born in the [[1960s]], and he grew up reading issues of [[Doctor Who Weekly (A Letter from the Doctor)|DWM]]; this magazine was a treat in particular, due its inclusion of [[picture]]s and [[fact]]s, which were rare among other magazines of the period. ([[PROSE]]: | Capaldi was born in the [[1960s]], and he grew up reading issues of [[Doctor Who Weekly (A Letter from the Doctor)|DWM]]; this magazine was a treat in particular, due its inclusion of [[picture]]s and [[fact]]s, which were rare among other magazines of the period. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|''A Letter from the Doctor'' 464}}) | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] once claimed to have saved Capaldi from a [[Mandrel]] and that Capaldi would make a "a great [him]". ([[COMIC]]: | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] once claimed to have saved Capaldi from a [[Mandrel]] and that Capaldi would make a "a great [him]". ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)}}) Capaldi was cast as the [[Twelfth Doctor (fictional character)|Twelfth Doctor]] in [[2013]], where he attended a [[meeting]] with [[Steven Moffat (Afterword)|Steven Moffat]]. He prepared for this meeting by reading previous issues of DWM. Soon, he wrote [[Letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|a letter]] to the readers of DWM, going over his positive views of DWM. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|''A Letter from the Doctor'' 464}}) | ||
[[:File:Doctor Who bus.jpg|An advertisement]] for ''Doctor Who'' (with images of Capaldi, a female co-star, and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]) was applied to the side of a bus ([[TV]]: | [[:File:Doctor Who bus.jpg|An advertisement]] for ''Doctor Who'' (with images of Capaldi, a female co-star, and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]) was applied to the side of a bus ([[TV]]: {{cs|In the Forest of the Night (TV story)}}) in [[November]] [[2014]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Lord Letters (novel)|namedep=Assessing the Risk}}) | ||
[[File:Capaldi episodes.jpg|left|thumb|A series of ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]'' [[ | [[File:Capaldi episodes.jpg|left|thumb|A series of ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]'' [[episode]]s which featured Peter Capaldi as the [[Twelfth Doctor (fictional character)|Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'')]] | ||
Peter Capaldi played the Doctor in the [[Doctor Who Series 9|ninth series]], specifically in the episodes ''[[New Series Prologue]]'', ''[[The Magician's Apprentice]]'', ''[[The Witch's Familiar]]'', ''[[Under the Lake]]'', ''[[Before the Flood]]'', ''[[The Girl Who Died]]'', ''[[The Woman Who Lived ( | Peter Capaldi played the Doctor in the [[Doctor Who Series 9 (in-universe)|ninth series]], specifically in the episodes ''[[New Series Prologue]]'', ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (in-universe)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'', ''[[The Witch's Familiar (in-universe)|The Witch's Familiar]]'', ''[[Under the Lake (in-universe)|Under the Lake]]'', ''[[Before the Flood (in-universe)|Before the Flood]]'', ''[[The Girl Who Died (in-universe)|The Girl Who Died]]'', ''[[The Woman Who Lived (in-universe)|The Woman Who Lived]]'', ''[[The Zygon Invasion (in-universe)|The Zygon Invasion]]'', ''[[The Zygon Inversion (in-universe)|The Zygon Inversion]]'', ''[[Sleep No More (in-universe)|Sleep No More]]'', ''[[Face the Raven (in-universe)|Face the Raven]]'', and ''[[Heaven Sent (in-universe)|Heaven Sent]]''. The ninth series was broadcast starting in [[October]] [[2015]]. ([[WC]]: {{cs|The Zygon Isolation (webcast)}}) | ||
On [[26 April]] [[2016]], Peter Capaldi wrote a [[Letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|letter]] for and requested by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine (periodical)|Doctor Who Magazine]]'', which they printed in their [[Doctor Who Magazine Issue 500|five-hundredth issue]]. Capaldi was also asked to write a letter for another issue, but he couldn't remember which one. ([[PROSE]]: | On [[26 April]] [[2016]], Peter Capaldi wrote a [[Letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|letter]] for and requested by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine (periodical)|Doctor Who Magazine]]'', which they printed in their [[Doctor Who Magazine Issue 500|five-hundredth issue]]. Capaldi was also asked to write a letter for another issue, but he couldn't remember which one. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 500 short story)|''A Letter from the Doctor'' 500}}) | ||
== | == Other realities == | ||
The | [[Peter Capaldi (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Peter Capaldi]] also existed in a [[Parallel universe (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|parallel universe]] where the adventures of the Doctor were solely fictional. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] suggested he play the Doctor to [[Matt Smith (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Matt Smith]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)}}) | ||
A version of Capaldi also existed in [[the Daft Dimension]], being among a number of actors to have played [[The Doctor (The Daft Dimension)|the Doctor]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Daft Dimension (DWM 510 comic story)|''The Daft Dimension'' 510}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* [[Lewis Capaldi]], Peter Capaldi's second-[[cousin]]-once-removed, also exists in-universe. He was mentioned in passing in the short story ''[[The Shadow Passes (short story)|The Shadow Passes]]''. | |||
* At the end of the promotional video ''[[Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors (webcast)|Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors]]'', a screen featuring [[photograph]]s of each Doctor who would be present at the event, in-costume as "[[the Doctor]]", was featured. | |||
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[[File:Peter Capaldi photo.jpg|thumb|A [[photograph]] of Peter Capaldi. ([[WC]]: ''[[Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors (webcast)|Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors]]'')]] | |||
The real [[Twelfth Doctor]] greatly enjoyed Capaldi's acting and thought he was "rather handsome for his age". He also knew about Capaldi acting as "the character of Doctor Who" and greatly enjoyed it; he found him to be "rather good" at the job. When Capaldi and other ''Doctor Who'' actors were coming together for a [[breakfast]], the Doctor considered arriving in person to meet his actors. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors (webcast)}}) | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 26 June 2024
Peter Capaldi was an actor who portrayed the Twelfth Doctor in the BBC series, Doctor Who. (TV: In the Forest of the Night [+]Loading...["In the Forest of the Night (TV story)"], PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor 464 [+]Loading...["A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)","''A Letter from the Doctor'' 464"], A Letter from the Doctor 500 [+]Loading...["A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 500 short story)","''A Letter from the Doctor'' 500"], WC: The Zygon Isolation [+]Loading...["The Zygon Isolation (webcast)"]) He thought that the Doctor was fictional, but was ultimately uncertain. (PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor 500 [+]Loading...["A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 500 short story)","''A Letter from the Doctor'' 500"])
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Capaldi was born in the 1960s, and he grew up reading issues of DWM; this magazine was a treat in particular, due its inclusion of pictures and facts, which were rare among other magazines of the period. (PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor 464 [+]Loading...["A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)","''A Letter from the Doctor'' 464"])
The Eleventh Doctor once claimed to have saved Capaldi from a Mandrel and that Capaldi would make a "a great [him]". (COMIC: The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who [+]Loading...["The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)"]) Capaldi was cast as the Twelfth Doctor in 2013, where he attended a meeting with Steven Moffat. He prepared for this meeting by reading previous issues of DWM. Soon, he wrote a letter to the readers of DWM, going over his positive views of DWM. (PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor 464 [+]Loading...["A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)","''A Letter from the Doctor'' 464"])
An advertisement for Doctor Who (with images of Capaldi, a female co-star, and the TARDIS) was applied to the side of a bus (TV: In the Forest of the Night [+]Loading...["In the Forest of the Night (TV story)"]) in November 2014. (PROSE: "Assessing the Risk" [+]Part of The Time Lord Letters, Loading...{"namedep":"Assessing the Risk","1":"The Time Lord Letters (novel)"})
Peter Capaldi played the Doctor in the ninth series, specifically in the episodes New Series Prologue, The Magician's Apprentice, The Witch's Familiar, Under the Lake, Before the Flood, The Girl Who Died, The Woman Who Lived, The Zygon Invasion, The Zygon Inversion, Sleep No More, Face the Raven, and Heaven Sent. The ninth series was broadcast starting in October 2015. (WC: The Zygon Isolation [+]Loading...["The Zygon Isolation (webcast)"])
On 26 April 2016, Peter Capaldi wrote a letter for and requested by Doctor Who Magazine, which they printed in their five-hundredth issue. Capaldi was also asked to write a letter for another issue, but he couldn't remember which one. (PROSE: A Letter from the Doctor 500 [+]Loading...["A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 500 short story)","''A Letter from the Doctor'' 500"])
Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]
Peter Capaldi also existed in a parallel universe where the adventures of the Doctor were solely fictional. The Eleventh Doctor suggested he play the Doctor to Matt Smith. (COMIC: The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who [+]Loading...["The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)"])
A version of Capaldi also existed in the Daft Dimension, being among a number of actors to have played the Doctor. (COMIC: The Daft Dimension 510 [+]Loading...["The Daft Dimension (DWM 510 comic story)","''The Daft Dimension'' 510"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lewis Capaldi, Peter Capaldi's second-cousin-once-removed, also exists in-universe. He was mentioned in passing in the short story The Shadow Passes.
- At the end of the promotional video Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors, a screen featuring photographs of each Doctor who would be present at the event, in-costume as "the Doctor", was featured.
Information from invalid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]
The real Twelfth Doctor greatly enjoyed Capaldi's acting and thought he was "rather handsome for his age". He also knew about Capaldi acting as "the character of Doctor Who" and greatly enjoyed it; he found him to be "rather good" at the job. When Capaldi and other Doctor Who actors were coming together for a breakfast, the Doctor considered arriving in person to meet his actors. (WC: Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors [+]Loading...["Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors (webcast)"])
