Play The Seventh Doctor Who Played Him: Sylvester McCoy When: 1987-1996 Memorable Gadget/Item of Clothing: An umbrella with a red question mark handle coordinating with (at least early on) an ugly sweater covered in similar question marks Reason for Regeneration: He stepped out of his TARDIS and into a San Francisco gang gunfight, but it was the surgical procedure afterward that really did him in. Three Recommended Stories: Genesis of the Daleks, Pyramids of Mars, City of Death Still the definitive Doctor for many, this long-running incarnation was the perfect combination of goofiness and gravitas, with an iconic Bohemian image, booming voice, and endearing devotion to his traveling companions. Allied with the paramilitary organization UNIT as their Scientific Advisor, he was a fatherly figure and a deeply moral man with an “old young face.” The Fourth Doctor Who Played Him: Tom Baker When: 1974-1981 Memorable Gadget/Item of Clothing: A multi-colored (later mostly burgundy) scarf that surely should trip him up…and sometimes did a bag of jelly babies Reason for Regeneration: He fell from the top of a radar tower in a battle with the Master. Three Recommended Stories: Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Daemons, The Green Death Earthbound for most of his life, this Doctor favored cars, fancy clothes, and some fine wine and cheese, as well as a well-placed Venusian karate chop. The Third Doctor Who Played Him: Jon Pertwee When: 1970-1974 Memorable Gadget/Item of Clothing: A sprightly yellow roadster named “Bessie” Reason for Regeneration: His body was devastated by radiation.
The Second Doctor Who Played Him: Patrick Troughton When: 1966-1969 Memorable Gadget/Item of Clothing: A recorder (a kind of flute) Reason for Regeneration: A forced transformation as part of a sentence imposed by the Time Lords (so basically an execution) Three Recommended Stories: The Tomb of the Cybermen, The Enemy of the World, The War Games A comical fellow on the surface hiding a far more serious, calculating mind, this impish fellow or “cosmic hobo” was a passionate defender of the innocent and the beginning of the Doctor we’re much more familiar with today. Three Recommended Stories: The Aztecs, The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The War Machines The one that started it all! A deceptively doddering and tetchy old man that was more than a bit dangerous – although he mellowed a bit after his granddaughter Susan left the TARDIS, leaving him more emotionally vulnerable.
Play And so, with no more ado, I give to you the Last of the Time Lords, the protector of planet Earth, Time’s Champion, the one, the only, Doctor! The First Doctor Who Played Him: William Hartnell When: 1963-1966 Memorable Gadget/Item of Clothing: A ring with a blue stone Reason for Regeneration: His old body was wearing a bit thin.
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