Doctor's new orders
- Publication: West Lancashire Evening Gazette
- Date: 1986-04-12
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- Page: 7
- Language: English
Lighter side of Time Lord
DR WHO returns to television in the autumn after an 18-month break with a new look less violence and more humour.
The changes follow recent criticism of the programme by BBC 1 controller MICHAEL GRADE, who threatened to axe the show last year.
"The humour won't be slapstick - we are not turning the programme into a Carry on Doctor," said producer JOHN NATHAN TURNER.
"But we want to highlight the humorous content because there is a place for it in the programme.
"Violence is a sensitive area everywhere in broadcasting and we will be watching that very carefully.
"The object of 'Dr Who' is to scare audiences, but not to terrify them."
Mr Grade said earlier this year he felt "Dr Who" had become too violent, had lost much of its humour, and was let down by thin story lines.
COLIN BAKER, aged 43, who plays Dr Who, said he did not think the last series was too violent.
"Dr Who is a character who has always abhorred violence, and has only resorted to it in the very last resort," he said..
He was very surprised at the decision to shelve "Dr Who" just as the last series - which was scrapped - was about to go into production.
"I had only just taken over as the new doctor and was worried it might have been something to do with me, but I was assured it wasn't," said Baker.
Caption: Colin Baker ... surprised
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