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* [[Tom Baker]] appeared in costume and in character as the [[Fourth Doctor]] in [[Jim'll Fix It special (TV story)|a segment]] in the second episode in 1975. He handed out torn-off pieces of [[the Doctor's scarf|his scarf]] (attached to the main scarf with Velcro<ref>''The Diary of Doctor Who'', "June", page 16. ''[[Doctor Who: Chronicles 1975]]''</ref>) to three children who had written to Jimmy Savile, asking to "meet Doctor Who". Baker was not billed on the closing credits, with the show's regular "With the help of..." listing reading simply "Dr. Who", | * [[Tom Baker]] appeared in costume and in character as the [[Fourth Doctor]] in [[Jim'll Fix It special (TV story)|a segment]] in the second episode in 1975. He handed out torn-off pieces of [[the Doctor's scarf|his scarf]] (attached to the main scarf with Velcro<ref>''The Diary of Doctor Who'', "June", page 16. ''[[Doctor Who: Chronicles 1975]]''</ref>) to three children who had written to Jimmy Savile, asking to "meet Doctor Who". Baker was not billed on the closing credits, with the show's regular "With the help of..." listing reading simply "Dr. Who", | ||
* Veteran movie actor [[Peter Cushing]] (who played [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]] in ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'') wrote to the show in 1986 to ask if a variety of rose could be named after his late wife. | * Veteran movie actor [[Peter Cushing]] (who played [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]] in ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'') wrote to the show in 1986 to ask if a variety of rose could be named after his late wife Helen Black. | ||
* Numerous viewers reportedly wrote in in wishing for a [[TARDIS]] of their own or to ride in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the Doctor's]]. | * Numerous viewers reportedly wrote in in wishing for a [[TARDIS]] of their own or to ride in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the Doctor's]]. | ||
* In ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'', after the power goes out, [[Mary Ashe]] says, "Don't worry, Jim'll fix it!", referring to character [[Jim Holden]]. This is not intended to be a reference to the series, coming from an episode that predated the premiere of ''Jim'll Fix It'', but in hindsight, name-drops its title through sheer coincidence. | * In ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'', after the power goes out, [[Mary Ashe]] says, "Don't worry, Jim'll fix it!", referring to character [[Jim Holden]]. This is not intended to be a reference to the series, coming from an episode that predated the premiere of ''Jim'll Fix It'', but in hindsight, name-drops its title through sheer coincidence. | ||
