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Ringo Starr was | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
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|image = Ringo Starr TDC.jpg | |||
|alias = Richard Starkey | |||
|affiliation = The Beatles | |||
|species = Human | |||
|origin = [[Liverpool]], [[England]] | |||
|first cs = The Chase (TV story) | |||
|appearances = {{appears}} | |||
|actor = James Hoyles | |||
}} | |||
'''Ringo Starr''' (born '''Richard Starkey''') ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)}}) was the drummer for [[the Beatles]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Signs of Life (comic story)|Signs of Life]]'') He was from [[Liverpool]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}}) | |||
== Biography == | |||
[[The Doctor]] once gave him the [[telephone number|number]] for the [[TARDIS telephone]]. In his [[eighth incarnation]], the Doctor assumed it would be Ringo calling when [[Winston Churchill]] contacted him, as very few people had the number. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Their Finest Hour (audio story)|Their Finest Hour]]'') | |||
He was recording an album at [[Abbey Road]] when the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] and [[Ruby Sunday]] watched a session. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}}) | |||
When taking [[Amy Pond|Amy]] to see the Beatles, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] wondered why no one wished to see Ringo, to which Amy replied that "there [was] no such thing as a [[sexy]] drummer". ([[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'') | |||
In [[1964]], [[Andrea Yates]] told [[Sarah Jane Smith]] that she wanted to make loads of money, marry Ringo Starr and move to [[Saint-Tropez]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (novelisation)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'') | |||
[[File:DWA CS 036 SIGNS OF LIFE.jpg|thumb|left|Starr drumming in [[1963]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Signs of Life (comic story)|Signs of Life]]'')]] | |||
Starr and the other Beatles performed their song "[[Ticket to Ride]]" on the [[13 May]] [[1965]] instalment of ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. The [[First Doctor]] and his [[companion]]s [[Vicki Pallister]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] watched it via the [[Time-Space Visualiser]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') According to [[Dalek Survival Guide|one account]] which claimed that the Visualiser was a [[hoax]], the people seen on the Visualiser were not the genuine historical figures but [[human]] [[slave]]s of the [[Pursuer-Dalek]]s who were made to re-enact the event as a deception for the Doctor and his [[companion]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') | |||
At some point, the [[Tenth Doctor]] took [[Donna Noble]] to see the Beatles play "[[My Bonnie]]" at [[The Cavern Club]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Time of My Life (comic story)|The Time of My Life]]'') | |||
== Other realities == | |||
In an [[alternate timeline]] created by [[Lenny Kruger]] in which [[the Common Men]] rose to prominence in place of [[the Beatles]], Starr never pursued a musical career. Unlike the other potential Beatles, however, he was not enlisted in the [[British Army]] as part of [[national service]] due to health problems. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (audio story)|1963: Fanfare for the Common Men]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 26 October 2024
Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey) (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"]) was the drummer for the Beatles. (COMIC: Signs of Life) He was from Liverpool. (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"])
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor once gave him the number for the TARDIS telephone. In his eighth incarnation, the Doctor assumed it would be Ringo calling when Winston Churchill contacted him, as very few people had the number. (AUDIO: Their Finest Hour)
He was recording an album at Abbey Road when the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday watched a session. (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"])
When taking Amy to see the Beatles, the Eleventh Doctor wondered why no one wished to see Ringo, to which Amy replied that "there [was] no such thing as a sexy drummer". (GAME: City of the Daleks)
In 1964, Andrea Yates told Sarah Jane Smith that she wanted to make loads of money, marry Ringo Starr and move to Saint-Tropez. (PROSE: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)
Starr and the other Beatles performed their song "Ticket to Ride" on the 13 May 1965 instalment of Top of the Pops. The First Doctor and his companions Vicki Pallister, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright watched it via the Time-Space Visualiser. (TV: The Chase) According to one account which claimed that the Visualiser was a hoax, the people seen on the Visualiser were not the genuine historical figures but human slaves of the Pursuer-Daleks who were made to re-enact the event as a deception for the Doctor and his companions. (PROSE: Dalek Survival Guide)
At some point, the Tenth Doctor took Donna Noble to see the Beatles play "My Bonnie" at The Cavern Club. (COMIC: The Time of My Life)
Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]
In an alternate timeline created by Lenny Kruger in which the Common Men rose to prominence in place of the Beatles, Starr never pursued a musical career. Unlike the other potential Beatles, however, he was not enlisted in the British Army as part of national service due to health problems. (AUDIO: 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men)
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