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== Other information == | == Other information == | ||
[[Ace]], who left [[Earth]] in [[1987]], wore two Blue Peter badges on her jacket; one standard blue badge, one silver. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') One of them had been awarded for heroic achievement. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | [[Ace]], who left [[Earth]] in [[1987]], wore two ''Blue Peter'' badges on her jacket; one standard blue badge, one silver. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') One of them had been awarded for heroic achievement. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | ||
:''The actor, [[Sophie Aldred]], had won two ''Blue Peter'' badges in her youth and was entitled to wear them on screen, according to the BBC's strict regulations regarding the use of ''Blue Peter'' badges. ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'')'' | :''The actor, [[Sophie Aldred]], had won two ''Blue Peter'' badges in her youth and was entitled to wear them on-screen, according to the BBC's strict regulations regarding the use of ''Blue Peter'' badges. ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'')'' | ||
[[Laurence (Telling Tales)|Laurence]] recalled that the Doctor had a companion whose name was the same as a girl on ''Blue Peter''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Telling Tales]]'') | [[Laurence (Telling Tales)|Laurence]] recalled that the Doctor had a companion whose name was the same as a girl on ''Blue Peter''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Telling Tales]]'') | ||
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=== Design a monster competitions === | === Design a monster competitions === | ||
''Blue Peter'' has run contests over the years involving ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The design for the [[Abzorbaloff]] from 2006's ''[[Love & Monsters]]'' originated in a ''Blue Peter'' "design your own monster" competition, won by nine-year-old William Grantham. Contrary to rumour, the [[Kroton]]s did ''not'' originate in a 1967 competition; a design-a-monster competition was held, but the winning design did not appear on | ''Blue Peter'' has run contests over the years involving ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The design for the [[Abzorbaloff]] from 2006's ''[[Love & Monsters]]'' originated in a ''Blue Peter'' "design your own monster" competition, won by nine-year-old William Grantham. Contrary to rumour, the [[Kroton]]s did ''not'' originate in a 1967 competition; a design-a-monster competition was held on ''Blue Peter'', but the winning design did not appear on ''Doctor Who''. | ||
=== TARDIS design competition === | === TARDIS design competition === | ||
In late 2009-early 2010, a ''Blue Peter'' contest invited viewers to submit designs for a new TARDIS control console to be featured in an upcoming episode. On 17th February 2010, [[Matt Smith]] chose twelve-year-old [[Susannah Leah]]'s design as the winner; it was announced that [[Neil Gaiman]]'s episode in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] would feature this design in some way. However the episode's funding ran out of money and it was pushed back to Series 6, when it appeared as ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'' and featured Leah's design as the [[Junk TARDIS]] console. [http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/blue-peter-competition-winner-announced.html] [http://www.denofgeek.com/television/880521/neil_gaiman_interview_all_about_writing_doctor_who.html] [http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-doctors-wife-bts-new-clip-19842.htm] | In late 2009-early 2010, a ''Blue Peter'' contest invited viewers to submit designs for a new TARDIS control console to be featured in an upcoming episode. On 17th February 2010, [[Matt Smith]] chose twelve-year-old [[Susannah Leah]]'s design as the winner; it was announced that [[Neil Gaiman]]'s episode in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]] would feature this design in some way. However, the episode's funding ran out of money and it was pushed back to Series 6, when it appeared as ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'' and featured Leah's design as the [[Junk TARDIS]] console. [http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com/2010/02/blue-peter-competition-winner-announced.html] [http://www.denofgeek.com/television/880521/neil_gaiman_interview_all_about_writing_doctor_who.html] [http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-doctors-wife-bts-new-clip-19842.htm] | ||
=== Impact on casting === | === Impact on casting === | ||
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* ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' - Clips from currently lost episodes. | * ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' - Clips from currently lost episodes. | ||
* ''[[The War Machines]]'' | * ''[[The War Machines]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' - Regeneration clip from currently lost | * ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' - Regeneration clip from currently lost episode four. | ||
* ''[[The War Games]]'' - Five from | * ''[[The War Games]]'' - Five from episode ten, including reused footage from currently lost ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'' (episode one). | ||
* ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' | * ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'' | * ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'' | ||
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=== Blue Peter presenters in ''Doctor Who'' === | === Blue Peter presenters in ''Doctor Who'' === | ||
*[[Peter Purves]], prior to his presenting stint on ''Blue Peter'', was an actor. He was cast as [[Morton Dill]] and then as [[companion]] [[Steven Taylor]] opposite [[William Hartnell]]'s [[First Doctor]] in ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''. Purves' presence on ''Blue Peter'' is directly credited with the fact that some footage from his era on ''Doctor Who'' survives due to being used in the show. | *[[Peter Purves]], prior to his presenting stint on ''Blue Peter'', was an actor. He was cast as [[Morton Dill]] and then as [[companion]] [[Steven Taylor]] opposite [[William Hartnell]]'s [[First Doctor]] in ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''. Purves's presence on ''Blue Peter'' is directly credited with the fact that some footage from his era on ''Doctor Who'' survives due to being used in the show. | ||
*[[Janet Ellis]] played [[Teka]] in | *[[Janet Ellis]] played [[Teka]] in ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]''. | ||
*[[Christopher Wenner]] had a walk-on part as a [[Roundhead]] soldier in ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]''. | *[[Christopher Wenner]] had a walk-on part as a [[Roundhead]] soldier in ''[[The Awakening (TV story)|The Awakening]]''. | ||
*[[Sarah Greene]] was unrecognisable as [[Varne]] in ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]''. | *[[Sarah Greene]] was unrecognisable as [[Varne]] in ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]''. | ||
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/drwho/index.shtml BBC Cult TV page on the ''Doctor Who''-''Blue Peter'' connection] | * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/drwho/index.shtml BBC Cult TV page on the ''Doctor Who''-''Blue Peter'' connection] | ||
* [http://www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/linkedshows/bluepeter.html Screencaps of ''Doctor Who'' stars on ''Blue Peter''] | * [http://www.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/linkedshows/bluepeter.html Screencaps of ''Doctor Who'' stars on ''Blue Peter''] | ||
[[Category:Real world television shows with DWU connections]] | [[Category:Real world television shows with DWU connections]] | ||
[[Category:Television series from the real world]] | [[Category:Television series from the real world]] | ||
