One theory I've seen online is that it's part of an attempt to avoid repeating mistakes from the last time he crossed swords with the Doctor. That last encounter ended with the Doctor imitating the Toymaker's voice to win the Tri-Logic game. Speaking with a German accent (or French, or British RP, or Vaguely-Southern-American) helps to avoid that happening again.
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It's perhaps worth noticing that the episode itself even lampshaded that the Toymaker's accent slipped from time to time.
Ncuti Gatwa: Doctor Who star on why he 'felt like alien' growing up
The actor talks about the anxiety, joy and sexiness of making his full debut as the 15th Doctor.
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So unless that's supposed to just be a series of for fun 4th wall breaks then Ruby's old neighbor is not what she seems. Like yes she seemed initially surprised about the Tardis disappearing but then suddenly seems very aware of stuff after he gets back. Then again for all I know there is a wikipedia article about the doctor she looked up while he was gone *Shrug*
Just watched the 4th special and it was nice (apart from the ruddy Yank date system used for December...).
For this unfamiliar with British culture, the famous British celeb featured in this episode has some info here.
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And in other things Who...
For this unfamiliar with British culture, the famous British celeb featured in this episode has some info here.
Also, for those that have seen the 2023 Chrimbo special...
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Dr Who actor Richard Franklin dies on Christmas Day
Doctor Who and Emmerdale star Richard Franklin has died at the age of 87 on Christmas Day.
Splendid chap, him. Never met him, but still, splendid chap.
Only saw third special now. Saw specials one and two before.
I dunno the past of the Toymaker but his abilities were kinda wasted. So much power and possibility but they didn't go crazy enough with it. Didn't warp reality enough for my liking. The musical was the craziest showcase. But I guess it's budget?
Edit - saw the fourth special. I hate that I love that the new Doctor is an inventor. I hope they keep that up. Also, totally Labyrinth, haha
I dunno the past of the Toymaker but his abilities were kinda wasted. So much power and possibility but they didn't go crazy enough with it. Didn't warp reality enough for my liking. The musical was the craziest showcase. But I guess it's budget?
Edit - saw the fourth special. I hate that I love that the new Doctor is an inventor. I hope they keep that up. Also, totally Labyrinth, haha
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To be fair, not even the BBC has all the episodes.
And in the case of the very first story, there's a dispute going on between the BBC and the son of the credited writer.
Maybe that's why it's not on Tubi.
The archival story isn't quite correct, at least not according to the "25 Glorious Years" commemorative book from 1988.
Apparently there was an archival system in place, complete with a ranking system lettered A through J (where A stood for "prestige television to be kept perpetually"). Pre-1970 Doctor Who (the Hartnell and Troughton eras) had a C rank -- "retain selected episodes for posterity".
In 1972, the BBC archives were declared a fire hazard, necessitating a purge. And while selected pre-1970 episodes were retained, there really wasn't any rhyme or reason to the selection.
As an aside, the Monty Python troupe didn't believe that their material would rate on the archival ranking system at all, and made arrangements to store their master reels offsite. We almost certainly would have lost the first series of the Flying Circus if they hadn't....
Thanks for the update!
I wanted to find a cool YouTube video about how a woman at the BBC fought to preserve some of the Doctor Who episodes, but along the way, I found these videos below.
Besides the episodes that are still missing entirely (or, at least, stories that are incomplete for that reason), are there any other stories besides that first serial not currently on the streaming services? I know about the dispute Echowarrior's talking about, but I'm not aware of any other such issues.
Not to my knowledge. And I'd be shocked if the animated reconstructions aren't available on the BBC's iPlayer.
In any case, things like this are another reason why I'm physical media is still a thing. You can still buy DVD copies of "An Unearthly Child" with little difficulty. I'm not saying that streaming services aren't nice, but it's good to have options.
When did this dispute start because the first story has been out on dvd for years.
Tubi doesn't have 'The Tenth Planet' and 'The Reign of Terror'. I'm not sure what else is missing from Hartnell's time.