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From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho
Subject: Re: Probably some old news (at least to us)
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Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 21:43:19 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 21:43:19 1985
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>> >   This time around, there will be a new cast -- including a replacement
>> > for Colin Baker, the sixth Dr. Who.  Meanwhile, there are 470 "Dr. Who"
>> > episodes in U. S. circulation, with 20 more on the way that have already
>> > aired in England.  Jolly good.
>
>Hmm, I wonder where they got their information...  When I went to the
>Portland Whovian Festival (the "travelling con" run by DWFCA), John Nathan-
>Turner said that Colin was definitely coming back, and Nicola probably (I'm
>sure this has been mentioned before).
>Jamie Green       {ihnp4,decvax}!uw-beaver!uw-june!gordon
***

I heard John-Nathan Turner talk yesterday at Timecon (San Jose), and he
said positively that both Colin and Nicola will be back.  He also stressed
that the BBC now realizes what a product they have in Doctor Who, and that
they wouldn't part with it for the world.  I guess the war's over.

Other trivia:  Turner mentioned that they had '2 or 3' offers from production
companies for a motion picture.  He said, I think, that should a movie occur,
Tom Baker would probably man the Tardis, due to his greater recognition value.
Colin then said something to the effect that he'd talk Turner out of this.
(I may have this wrong due to noise in the room.  Can anyone verify?)
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	Ron Christian  (Watkins-Johnson Co.  San Jose, Calif.)
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