The Wedding of River Song (TV story) (edit)
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Equally notable was the surprise appearance of [[American]] celebrity [[Meredith Vieira]] as herself in an announcement for ''The Today Show''. | Equally notable was the surprise appearance of [[American]] celebrity [[Meredith Vieira]] as herself in an announcement for ''The Today Show''. | ||
Finally, this story notably | Finally, this story notably retired a close ally of the Doctor who had made numerous appearances in ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s original 1963-1989 run: [[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. His actor, [[Nicholas Courtney]], had died of cancer the previous February, and his character was written out to pay respect to his passing. The character had made numerous recurring appearances from ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' in 1968 to ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'' in 1989, and regularly starred in the series from 1970's ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' to 1974's ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''. The death of Lethbridge-Stewart would be commonly referenced in future [[UNIT]] stories until ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', when he returned as a benevolent [[Cybermen (Mondas)|Cyberman]] in a scene paying tribute to the late Courtney. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||