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'''Graham William Walker''' (born 4 April 1963<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Norton#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup>) is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_people Irish] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor actor], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedian comedian] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_presenter television presenter], known by his stage name '''Graham Norton'''. He is the host of the comedy
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'''Graham Norton''' is an Irish television presenter, comedian, actor, and author with a number of connections, both direct and indirectly, to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' media.


[[File:Graham_Norton.jpg|thumb|141px]]
He played himself in the three ''Doctor Who''-adjacent comedy skits, ''[[Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)|Dermot and the Doctor]]'', ''[[Looking for Pudsey (TV story)|Looking for Pudsey]]'', and ''[[2023: The Eurovision Audition Tapes (TV story)|2023: The Eurovision Audition Tapes]]''. His likeness was also used in the [[BBC One]] [[Christmas ident]], ''[[Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars (TV story)|Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars]]''.


chat show ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Graham_Norton_Show The Graham Norton Show]'' and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC BBC] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commentator commentator] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest Eurovision Song Contest].
More notoriously, Norton has found himself at the centre of two very unintentional appearances on the show, due to BBC technical errors. In [[2005 (releases)|2005]], during the initial broadcast of ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', a mistake occurred which resulted in sound from ''Strictly Dance Fever'', hosted by Norton, and which was airing on [[BBC Three]] at the time, being heard over the scene in which [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] encounters the [[Auton]]s. The error was later referenced in the [[Target novelisation]] of [[Rose (novelisation)|the episode]], where it was said that Norton's voice could be heard over a radio broadcast.
[[File:GrahamNortonDW.jpg|thumb|left|The infamous error during the original broadcast of ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]''.]]
In [[2010 (releases)|2010]], during its airing in some parts of England, an animated advert for the talent show, ''Over the Rainbow'', began playing over the cliffhanger of ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]''. This sparked complaints to the BBC, who later apologised. The advert contained an animated Graham Norton, who later joked about it on his own show – saying he finally secured a role on ''Doctor Who'', apparently unaware of his previous, accidental interruption. Norton then played a version of the cartoon banner, with a [[Dalek]] [[Extermination|exterminating]] his cartoon self; coincidentally, the same show also featured an appearance by [[Karen Gillan]] and they spoke further about the error. The error was mocked further in the [[DWM 422]] [[Doctor Whoah! (DWM 422 comic story)|edition]] of ''[[Doctor Whoah!]]'' where, during a parody of a scene from the the episode itself, an advert featuring an impish representation of Norton ran below the comic bearing the tagline; "Coming up next: Someone Gets Fired".
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=Thousands of Doctor Who fans complain over Norton trail=
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'''More than five thousand Doctor Who fans have complained to the BBC claiming the ending of [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Time_of_Angels The Time of Angles episode ]was ruined by a trailer for the next show, Over the Rainbow.'''
 
[[Video:BBC Ruin Doctor Who|thumb|300px|right|Norton On Doctor Who]]
 
The on-screen caption featured an animated cartoon of presenter Graham Norton, host of Over the Rainbow. It appeared as The Doctor, played by Matt Smith, was making an emotional speech during the story's cliffhanger ending for The Time of Angels. A BBC spokesman said the trail "should not have been played out on Saturday.". "We apologise to all Doctor Who fans whose enjoyment of the show was disrupted. "We recognise the strength of feeling that has been expressed and are taking steps to ensure that this mistake will not happen again," he added. The trailer was seen by millions of viewers watching BBC One. Over 6,000 complaints were made to the BBC. One wrote: "The tension and enjoyment of the moment was completely ruined by the cartoon figure of Graham Norton which appeared over Matt Smith's face. Please can you ensure that this never happens again." Fans have also been complaining on social networking site Twitter. One wrote: "Why is the BBC treating its audience like idiots?" Another said: "Don't blink or Graham Norton will catch you." On the website Den of Geek, editor Simon Brew wrote an open letter of complaint to the BBC, which included the line: "Can you do us the simple courtesy of leaving your silly cartoons until the episode has actually finished?" Speaking to BBC 5 live, Brew said the cartoon showed Norton "kind of dancing across Doctor Who's face." The BBC has been criticised before for promoting programmes during a broadcast but the corporation has acknowledged that, in this case, the scheduling was inappropriate.This in not the first time Norton has invaded Doctor Who, when the series returned in 2005 after a 16-year break, a technical error caused Norton's voice to be briefly heard over the episode's opening scenes.  Bellow are the videos of Grahams invading doctor who and also his apology.[[Video:Graham Norton disrupts first episode of new series of Doctor Who|thumb|198px|right]]
 
[[Video:Graham gets exterminated for spoiling Doctor Who - The Graham Norton Show preview - BBC One|thumb|204px|right|Graham vs Dalek.]]
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Graham Norton is an Irish television presenter, comedian, actor, and author with a number of connections, both direct and indirectly, to Doctor Who media.

He played himself in the three Doctor Who-adjacent comedy skits, Dermot and the Doctor, Looking for Pudsey, and 2023: The Eurovision Audition Tapes. His likeness was also used in the BBC One Christmas ident, Sprout Boy meets a Galaxy of Stars.

More notoriously, Norton has found himself at the centre of two very unintentional appearances on the show, due to BBC technical errors. In 2005, during the initial broadcast of Rose, a mistake occurred which resulted in sound from Strictly Dance Fever, hosted by Norton, and which was airing on BBC Three at the time, being heard over the scene in which Rose encounters the Autons. The error was later referenced in the Target novelisation of the episode, where it was said that Norton's voice could be heard over a radio broadcast.

The infamous error during the original broadcast of The Time of Angels.

In 2010, during its airing in some parts of England, an animated advert for the talent show, Over the Rainbow, began playing over the cliffhanger of The Time of Angels. This sparked complaints to the BBC, who later apologised. The advert contained an animated Graham Norton, who later joked about it on his own show – saying he finally secured a role on Doctor Who, apparently unaware of his previous, accidental interruption. Norton then played a version of the cartoon banner, with a Dalek exterminating his cartoon self; coincidentally, the same show also featured an appearance by Karen Gillan and they spoke further about the error. The error was mocked further in the DWM 422 edition of Doctor Whoah! where, during a parody of a scene from the the episode itself, an advert featuring an impish representation of Norton ran below the comic bearing the tagline; "Coming up next: Someone Gets Fired".

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