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Patrick Moore portrayed [[Patrick Moore (in-universe)|himself]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' televised story ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''.
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|image      = Patrick Moore The Eleventh Hour.jpg
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|species    = Human
|origin      = [[Earth]]
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''
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}}'''Sir Patrick Moore''' was a famous [[Earth]] astronomer.


In [[May]] [[1997]], Patrick Moore was interviewed by [[Eve Waugh]] on [[television]] with [[Professor]] [[Bernard Quatermass]] regarding the [[Mars 97]] mission. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'')
He also appeared in a real-life segment for [[Children in Need]] 1985, in which he "always wanted to open the door of the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]", and does so when it appears, revealing a parade of then-past and present ''Doctor Who'' cast members sporting a comically oversized cheque.
 
He was mentioned (jokingly) by [[Rose Tyler]] when the [[Ninth Doctor]] asked her whom she considered to be the ultimate expert in [[alien]] lifeforms. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'')
 
[[The Doctor]] apparently met him at some point in the past, referring to him as "a devil" with the ladies. He was one of many experts holding a conference over the [[Internet]] when the [[Atraxi]] were threatening to boil the [[Earth]]. The [[Eleventh Doctor]], after providing proof that he was a genius, showed the assembled experts how to create a [[computer virus]] that would alert the Atraxi to the position of [[Prisoner Zero]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Patrick Moore appeared in a real-life segment for [[Children in Need]] 1985, in which he "always wanted to open the door of the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]", and does so when it appears, revealing a parade of then-past and present ''Doctor Who'' cast members sporting a comically oversized cheque: [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Carole Ann Ford]], [[Maureen O'Brien]], [[Peter Purves]], [[Michael Craze]], [[Adrienne Hill]], [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Caroline John]], [[Nicholas Courtney]], [[Richard Franklin]], [[John Levene]], [[Elisabeth Sladen]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Ian Marter]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Janet Fielding]] (carrying a [[K9]] prop), [[Matthew Waterhouse]], [[Mark Strickson]], [[Nicola Bryant]] and [[Colin Baker]].


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Revision as of 10:38, 24 April 2023

Patrick Moore portrayed himself in the Doctor Who televised story The Eleventh Hour.

He also appeared in a real-life segment for Children in Need 1985, in which he "always wanted to open the door of the TARDIS", and does so when it appears, revealing a parade of then-past and present Doctor Who cast members sporting a comically oversized cheque.

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