tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post7808083212511827901..comments2024-03-18T08:42:53.876+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: GEOFFREY BAYLDON IS THE DOCTOR. 'WHO' DID YOU SAY...?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-27587259035351533172022-11-27T14:58:49.154+00:002022-11-27T14:58:49.154+00:00I saw Catweazle from time to time, PC, but couldn&...I saw Catweazle from time to time, PC, but couldn't say I was a particular fan of the show. I'll maybe watch some episodes on You Tube and see what I think now. In an alternate universe somewhere, GB IS Dr. Who and Stanley Baker IS James Bond.<br /><br />(Originally posted 15 May 2017 at 10:57) Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-85893733826598826172017-05-15T08:02:00.623+01:002017-05-15T08:02:00.623+01:00Sad to hear of the passing of Mr Bayldon as I have...Sad to hear of the passing of Mr Bayldon as I have very fond memories of his Catweazle, and on re-watching them all on DVD last year I think they stand the test of time and duly took me back in time! Always been a fan of his, first saw him in To Sir With Love I think, and enjoyed both him and Jon Pertwee in Worzel. I agree - I think he would have made an excellent Doctor and it's pity that we never got to see his version of the character. Also a fan of Mr. Baker and also agree with his JB potential.Philip Crawleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-62505463088985547082017-05-14T15:52:21.073+01:002017-05-14T15:52:21.073+01:00November 2013 was when I suggested the idea, JP, s...November 2013 was when I suggested the idea, JP, so yes indeed, 3 and a half years ago. Nowadays I'd need an air supply if were having - oh no, I can't say that word - I'm a prude.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-45054221265013624812017-05-14T15:31:58.923+01:002017-05-14T15:31:58.923+01:00I know you did, was it really 3 and a half years a...I know you did, was it really 3 and a half years ago already?!?!<br />And I, too, would like to see that!<br />Another fluff I never noticed as a kid was Pat's shouting, "Go over to sexual air supply!" ( instead of sectional )!<br />John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-84804288916999601862017-05-14T14:35:27.890+01:002017-05-14T14:35:27.890+01:00The occasional fluff is understandable, JP - even ...The occasional fluff is understandable, JP - even the two stars of my favourite comedy show, Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads, sometimes stumbled over their lines. And you're right about not noticing them as a kid. However, as an adult (allegedly), I find WH's fluffs very frequent, and you can see that he clearly doesn't understand exactly what he's saying sometimes. However, Dr. Who was (and still is) made by the drama department of the BBC, not the children's, and it was (so I'm led to believe) intended to be a show for the family, not just kids. Incidentally, I've just learned that David Bradley as the first Doctor is rumoured to be Capaldi's 'travelling companion' in the 2017 Christmas Special. Do the BBC read this blog, do you think? I suggested Bradley should play the first Doctor 'for real' about three and a half years ago. Let's hope it's true. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-30417954352482469262017-05-14T13:19:38.285+01:002017-05-14T13:19:38.285+01:00Ah, now ,that's interesting, looking at his wo...Ah, now ,that's interesting, looking at his work on IMDB, not only did he appear in 3 episodes of DW, but also in Worzel Gummidge as the Crowman! No wonder I used to get WG and Carweazle mixed up!John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-7880655534390714422017-05-14T12:58:06.307+01:002017-05-14T12:58:06.307+01:00Firstly, I have to say how much Geoffrey is lookin...Firstly, I have to say how much Geoffrey is looking like an old Bill in that photo and secondly, yes, I certainly could envisage his taking over from Bill as the first Doctor after the Tenth Planet, no disrespect to Pat, whose Doctor I also grew to love. As for Bill's fluffs, - as a kid, I NEVER noticed them and it was, after all, a KID'S programme back then. In real life, people fluff their speech, so you could well expect an eccentric old scientist to talk like that!<br />Anyway, GB was a fine actor and he could definitely have done justice to the rĂ´le!<br />( I can also see the Stanley Baker as the Shcottish Bond working too! )John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-56442969051965658792017-05-13T17:53:00.228+01:002017-05-13T17:53:00.228+01:00Were their deaths mentioned in the news to the sam...Were their deaths mentioned in the news to the same extent as GB's 'though, CJ? (I don't think I've ever heard of them either.) Perhaps because his got more attention (mentioned on TV, radio & newspapers), they felt that would 'tide him over' 'til the next programme?<br /><br />******<br /><br />Of course he will, LJ, that's beyond dispute. Only saying that I don't find it impossible to imagine Geoffrey in the role, which is not something I can do with other well-known roles if I try and imagine other actors in them.<br /><br /> Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-6302013031504137532017-05-13T16:45:50.916+01:002017-05-13T16:45:50.916+01:00The first Doctor will always be William Hartnell, ...The first Doctor will always be William Hartnell, but I would have loved to see Bayldon in the Five Doctors instead of Richard Hurndall.LeicesterJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11102010599695869162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-64176793273580852172017-05-13T15:24:38.159+01:002017-05-13T15:24:38.159+01:00Perhaps GB's death will be mentioned on next w...Perhaps GB's death will be mentioned on next week's programme but Last Word has included people who had died only hours before the show was broadcast. They like to be as up-to-date as possible so yesterday's edition definitely wasn't recorded before GB's death on Wednesday. I'd never heard of any of the people on yesterday's programme but it seems they were all considered more interesting than Geoffrey Bayldon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-89945173429635250442017-05-13T13:19:05.365+01:002017-05-13T13:19:05.365+01:00I actually heard his death announced several times...I actually heard his death announced several times on the Radio 4 news on the Thursday, CJ, so he wasn't ignored. I suspect the episode of Last Word is a repeat from Sunday's (or whenever it's first broadcast) edition, or that it was already recorded when news of GB's death came in. I'd be surprised if his death isn't mentioned in the next new edition. (Edit: Just checked, and it was a new programme, so I assume it was recorded before Geoffrey's death was announced.)Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-57438006108175939272017-05-13T12:46:27.020+01:002017-05-13T12:46:27.020+01:00I was listening to the obituary programme "La...I was listening to the obituary programme "Last Word" on Radio 4 yesterday and there was no mention of Geoffrey Bayldon - obviously he wasn't considered famous or notable enough to be included. That wouldn't have been the case if he'd been the first or second Doctor !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-82131367466421468142017-05-13T10:31:52.458+01:002017-05-13T10:31:52.458+01:00Yes, I mentioned the two Big Finish CDs in the com...Yes, I mentioned the two Big Finish CDs in the comments section of the previous post, D, but I've never heard them. I'll have to track them down. When you say 'Magical Realism', do you mean in DW in general, or the two CDs in particular? Either way, feel free to elaborate.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-11442518428241870572017-05-13T10:10:28.994+01:002017-05-13T10:10:28.994+01:00In 2003 and 2005, there were two Big Finish audios...In 2003 and 2005, there were two Big Finish audios where Geoffrey Bayldon played a version of the First, Hartnell Doctor. I haven't listened again to them since then; I do remember that there's a strong streak of Magical Realism that I don't care for in DW. Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-50518584080767242142017-05-13T09:12:13.513+01:002017-05-13T09:12:13.513+01:00Well, when you feel like it, T, zone in to your he...Well, when you feel like it, T, zone in to your heart's content - then let me know what you think about the idea of GB as DW.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-81858834036753843392017-05-13T07:11:45.104+01:002017-05-13T07:11:45.104+01:00Loved Catweazle he played that so well. Can not wo...Loved Catweazle he played that so well. Can not work the Doctor roll out though time has the better of me there would have to zone in on it! <br /><br />Terence Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com