http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Plea_for_new_%27Dr_Who%27Plea for new 'Dr Who' - Revision history2026-05-24T10:35:03ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.33.0http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?title=Plea_for_new_%27Dr_Who%27&diff=9200&oldid=prevJohn Lavalie: Created page with "{{article | publication = The Canberra Times | file = 1983-06-12 Canberra Times.jpg | px = 650 | height = | width = | date = 1983-06-12 | author = | pages = 2 | language = ..."2014-12-17T23:55:43Z<p>Created page with "{{article | publication = The Canberra Times | file = 1983-06-12 Canberra Times.jpg | px = 650 | height = | width = | date = 1983-06-12 | author = | pages = 2 | language = ..."</p>
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Sir, - Is there nothing left in this world upon which one can rely?<br />
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I write in a nervous state, fearful that my self-confessed addiction to that personable time traveller Dr Who is being threatened once again by an unreliable, reprehensible and thoroughly unimaginative [[broadwcast:Australia|ABC]].<br />
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I began watching 'Dr Who' in England at an age when the sight of a Dalek gave me nightmares. I am intimate with every detail of a Cyberman's space suit. I greet ex- pressions such as "space time coordinates" and "ex-ter-min-ate them" as old friends.<br />
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Imagine my dismay when, settling down with sherry, cat and open fire at 6.30pm on a rainy night recently, I was presented with Jon Pertwee once again. Jon's mini skirt gave me a distinct sense of deja vu.<br />
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I have written to the ABC previously on this very matter and was assured of a brand-new series never seen before this side of the equator. What a betrayal, after only two episodes with the good "veterinary" as the Dr, he has regenerated in reverse and become a former self.<br />
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Even a program of this calibre cannot stand endless repetition. May we look forward after the end of the current episode to an indulgent winter of new programs which I know from my spies in the UK do exist.<br />
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The ABC should show some innovation, show some compassion, show a new Dr Who!<br />
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Elaine Wagstaff<br />
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