Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Jon pertwees first title sequence which ran from 197073. Credit to bernard lodge for the footage used, and the logo design used too. The trouble with ghosts braised hearts celebrating the. Doctor who alternative pertwee title sequence youtube.
The title sequence for the jon pertwee era of doctor who. What is the best doctor who opening title sequence. My older sister, dariel, and i were never patronised. Doctor who actor jon pertwee sounded a cowbell when it was time for dinner. The four men of the title are british wwi veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. Troughtons successor, jon pertwee, would be introduced to the. It was by exactly this method that the really quite terrifying original doctor who title sequence was created. He made his name on radio in the navy lark, the bbcs longestrunning radio comedy. Doctor who title sequence with a new look i really quiet like this let me know what ya think. The original title sequence for the third doctors seasons was an extension of the howlround kaleidoscopic patterns used for the previous doctors, incorporating pertwees face and adding colour to showcase doctor who being broadcast in colour for the first time. He is accompanied by companions sarah jane smith elisabeth sladen, continuing from season eleven, and harry sullivan, who joins in this season. In 1973 pertwee endorsed the coops baking your cake and eating it, a recipe book written by sarah charles.
A space odyssey, one portion of this sequence is the prototype for the classic time tunnel sequence of the fourth doctors. Inspired by the 19701973 doctor who title sequence. In the third doctors final season, a new title sequence was introduced using a fullbody picture of pertwee, designed by bernard lodge. Subscribe here for more exclusive doctor who clips and co. He was also credited for incidental music on the paradise of death and the ghosts of n. Worzel gummidge was a british childrens sitcom, produced by southern television for itv, based on the worzel gummidge books by english author barbara euphan todd. An hd version of jon pertwees first title sequence which was used in spearhead from space 1970. See more ideas about jon pertwee, doctor who and classic doctor who.
It is hard to recall a time when jon pertwee was not on the airwaves, doing funny voices or pulling silly faces. Although primarily associated with jon pertwee, this logo was later used as the basis for. New doctor who title sequence inspired by viral fan. I fondly remember jon pertwee in the role of the doctor, mostly. He also retired the original howlaround title sequence used, with variations, from 1963 until 1973, introducing as its replacement the classic time tunnel special effects sequence which would run, until 1980, behind the opening and closing credits for every episode produced in seasons 11 to 17. Despite its cover, spearhead from spaces coverage in rt was limited. Bernard lodge, designer of the first title sequence for doctor who, explains. Moon boots and dinner suits, by jon pertwee the third doctor is unique in having first appeared in the title sequence before appearing in any actual scenes on the show. All this technologybased work seems a far cry from childrens book. Santa claus, james coco, visits a psychiatrist, jon pertwee, to find out who he is and why there are so many on him ringing bells on. It is during this section that we get a window on jon pertwee the man, rather than the public figure. Worzel gummidge tv series wikimili, the best wikipedia.
Peter jackson did the special effects, and 19 other facts. Showrunner steven moffat was so impressed with a fanmade title sequence that he used it as inspiration for the forthcoming new series of the time travellers adventures starring peter capaldi. A throwback to the bad old 90s days of comicbook movies 3. The life of caroline john tribute to the actress who played liz shaw, the doctors assistant in his first season 29 mins title sequence. Another howell 2015 title sequence this time featuring the third doctor, as played by jon pertwee. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. Amazingly, jon pertwees father was also an actor and playwright. I asked him how tall he was and he immediately straightened up and seemed to really enjoy the question. John devon roland pertwee 7 july 1919 20 may 1996, better known as jon pertwee, was an english actor. When i first flipped through this book at an albuquerque bookstore in november 1996, i was shocked to learn that jon pertwee, my favorite doctor who, had died back in may, twelve days after he had finished his memoirs. Jon pertwee is best known for his portrayal of the third doctor on the bbcs sciencefiction television series doctor who 1963 from 1970 to 1974. He was the bbc television graphic designer of the first incarnations of the.
I met jon pertwee at a scifi convention or something similar i only attended it to meet him and get his autograph in the early 80s i believe. Peter howell was a british sound engineer who provided incidental music for several doctor who serials as well as a girls best friend, the pilot to k9 and company. Like his predecessor as the doctor, pertwee died of a heart attack while visiting the united states he was a huge fanboy of action movies and cool vehicles, hence why his tenure as the doctor was essentially a serialized action movie. Pertwee was born in amersham, buckinghamshire on 21 july 1926.
He was the doctor i grew up with, and remember the most. In the serial, the alien time traveller the third doctor jon pertwee and the organisation unit work to stop the time travelling rival of the doctors the master roger delgado from using a radio telescope to summon an invasion force of the incorporeal intelligence the nestenes to earth the serial introduced three new characters. Partially inspired by the slitscan hyperspace sequence in stanley kubricks 2001. New doctor who title sequence inspired by viral fan creation. An evening with the doctor by jon pertwee goodreads. Unused 1963 doctor who title sequence test clips duration. You only had to send word and i would have returned. Evolution of a title sequence, from the edited h2g2, the. The 1973 special comes complete with a specially shot iconic gatefold cover image featuring jon pertwees doctor in heroic red, blue and crimson on the front. Pertwee is perhaps best known, however, for his portrayal of alfred pennyworth bruce waynes butler in the fox tv series gotham. Bbc on dvd releases of episodes from the 196389 series, books and audio.
Third doctor titles version 1 doctor who bbc youtube. To millions of fans, jon pertwee was the dr who, but he was als. To me, theres still a small part expects troughton to be revealed handsfirst. What the magazine also does is show the care and attention the bbc gave its programmes back then. Gerry tampered considerably with the regeneration sequence in the book, but it still really works. It has been given the unofficial title of the jon pertwee recipe book. By the time colour arrived, and for jon pertwees tenure as the doctor, you. If you did the same thing with the analog cameras in the 1960s, you would get a scary black and white set of interference patterns. Animated title sequence 1 anthology 1 anti conformity 1 anti hero 1 anti pollution 1. Actors who played doctor who patrick troughton, jon pertwee, tom baker those were the people i was watching. Buy doctor who howlaround jon pertwee titles hippy pop art by billypeeldesign as a tshirt, classic. A dandy and a clown exlusive profile of jon pertwee with actors katy manning judy cornwell david jacobs geoffrey bayldon kenneth earle doctor who writer and script editor terrance dicks and longtime friend stuart money 42 carry on. Jon pertwee has 69 books on goodreads with 1192 ratings. Besides the obvious first of being the premier third doctor story, spearhead is the first color story, which also coincides with the first 70s story.
Jon pertwee celebrity profile check out the latest jon pertwee photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Doctor who and the daleks novel artwork by ronnietruss89. However, the presence of the head or in the case of season 11, the body of the doctor during the troughton, pertwee and tom baker eras rendered the title. If you go back and watch some of the early doctor whos, right into the jon pertwee era, you see this. Pertwee played the lead in the last segment of the film as paul henderson, an arrogant horror film star who meets his doom thanks to a genuine vampire cloak. This story represents several first in doctor who history. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jon pertwee books online.
One response to jon pertwee 1996 ian rabjohns says. The jon pertweethird doctor era gets off to a riproaring bang, sometimes quite literally, with spearhead from space. If you want to start a mainjonpertwee page, just click the edit button above. He had a long career in radio, stage and film comedy.
Doctor who title sequence meet the man behind the magic radio. Buy i am the doctor jon pertwees final memoir doctor who media tiein by pertwee, jon, howe, david j. He is best known for playing the role of the third doctor on doctor who from 1970 to 1974 and also the title scarecrow in the television childrens comedy series worzel gummidge. Born the youngest of three boys, his mother was brazilian and his english father, james francis carter pertwee, travelled the country as a salesman until he became ill and died in 1938, when bill pertwee was 12. Jon pertwee sings songs for vulgar boatmen 1962, vinyl. Quotes 27 when advised to portray the doctor in doctor who 1963 as himself by shaun sutton whos that. On the other hand perhaps the choice of subject had been taken from a childs spelling book and the c stood for cobra.
This particular title sequence is for revenge of the cybermen. Jun 2, 2017 the third doctor jon pertwee 19701974 dandy. British actor and voice artist, born july 7, 1919 in chelsea, london, england, uk, died may 20, 1996 in timber lake, connecticut, usa. See more ideas about jon pertwee, doctor who and dr who. Coincidentally, one of batmans nemeses is dr jonathan crane, also known as the scarecrow. Discussion best jon pertwee and sarah jane smith episodes. I finally got the book a year later and it was a treasure trove. Jon pertwees last wife, ingeborg, contributes recollections of her life with her husband, which takes up a significant part of the book p160237 of 246 pages. Doctor who howlaround jon pertwee titles hippy pop art. How to make a doctor who title sequence at home a masterclass. Jon pertwee simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John devon roland jon pertwee 19191996 was an english actor best known as the third doctor in doctor who and as the title character in worzel gummidge. Third doctor titles version 1 hd doctor who bbc youtube. Doctor who jon pertwee shiny title sequence duration.
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