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* Gilbert and Sullivan's songs from ''The Mikado'', {{wi|H.M.S. 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'', {{wi|H.M.S. Pinafore}} and ''The Pirates of Penzance'' formed the basis of the songs sung in ''[[Doctor Who and the Pirates]]''. | ||
* [[Jim Broadbent]] portrayed W.S. Gilbert in the 1999 film ''Topsy-Turvy''. | * [[Jim Broadbent]] portrayed W.S. Gilbert in the 1999 film ''Topsy-Turvy''. | ||
* Grim's Dyke | * Grim's Dyke — Gilbert's home and estate at Harrow Weald in north-west London, which he bought in 1890 and lived at until his death in 1911 — was used for location filming for ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''. | ||
[[Category:Musicians from the real world]] | [[Category:Musicians from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Human knights]] | [[Category:Human knights]] | ||
[[Category:Human entertainers]] | [[Category:Human entertainers]] | ||
Revision as of 06:38, 28 November 2014
Gilbert and Sullivan were human musicians. The First Doctor claimed that they once gave him a coat, which he in turn lent to Ian Chesterton. (TV: "The Brink of Disaster")
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, H.M.S. Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance formed the basis of the songs sung in Doctor Who and the Pirates.
- Jim Broadbent portrayed W.S. Gilbert in the 1999 film Topsy-Turvy.
- Grim's Dyke — Gilbert's home and estate at Harrow Weald in north-west London, which he bought in 1890 and lived at until his death in 1911 — was used for location filming for The Evil of the Daleks.
