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| + | #REDIRECT [[Paul McGann is eighth 'Doctor Who' this time in two-hour Fox movie]] |
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| − | | date = 1996-05-14
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| − | | author = Ellen Gray
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| − | | pages = Features Yo! p. 23
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| − | The longest-running science-fiction series in the world returns tonight as a two-hour movie on Fox.
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| − | No, not "Star Trek."
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| − | "Doctor Who."
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| − | Who?
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| − | Unless you're already a Whovian, weaned on PBS reruns of the BBC series and doomed to wander the Internet forever in search of fellow travelers, you may want to bone up on some facts and figures about the renegade Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, who travels through space and time in the phone booth-like TARDIS:
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| − | Number of years "Doctor Who" played on the BBC: 26, starting in 1963. Tonight's movie, which will also be shown on the BBC later this year, will be the 695th installment of the series.
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| − | Number of actors who've played the Doctor: Eight, including Paul McGann, who tonight is passed the baton by No. 7, Sylvester McCoy, who dies on the operating table and is regenerated as McGann. The others were William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison and Colin Baker.
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| − | Longest tenure for a Doctor: Seven years, by Tom Baker.
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| − | Number of hearts pumping blood through the Doctor's body: Two. (He also has a bypass respiratory system - whatever that is - and a body temperature of 60 degrees.)
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| − | Number of lives granted a Time Lord: 13. Like the Super Mario Brothers, Doctor Who can take a licking and keep on ticking.
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| − | Estimated worldwide audience for "Doctor Who": 110 million. It's been seen in more than 80 countries.
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| − | Number of "Doctor Who" stories to have been novelized: More than 150.
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| − | Age of Doctor Who on his next birthday: 953.
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| − | Lives remaining: Four.
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| − | Favorite snack: Jelly Babies.
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| − | Meaning of TARDIS: Time and Relative Dimensions in Space. On the outside, the TARDIS resembles the blue boxes once used by London's Metropolitan Police. It's considerably bigger on the inside.
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| − | Some Internet sites where Whovians gather:
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| − | rec.arts.drwho.
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| − | rec.arts.dr.who.info.
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