British actor and voice artist, born july 7, 1919 in chelsea, london, england, uk, died may 20, 1996 in timber lake, connecticut, usa. 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. Jun 2, 2017 the third doctor jon pertwee 19701974 dandy. Inspired by the 19701973 doctor who title sequence. I am the doctor jon pertwees final memoir doctor who. Pertwee was born in amersham, buckinghamshire on 21 july 1926.
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. Beginning in 1979, the programme starred jon pertwee in the title role and ran for four series in the uk until 1981. All this technologybased work seems a far cry from childrens book. 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. Discussion best jon pertwee and sarah jane smith episodes. Third doctor titles version 1 doctor who bbc youtube. 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. The third doctor is an incarnation of the doctor, the protagonist of the bbc science fiction television series doctor who. One response to jon pertwee 1996 ian rabjohns says. 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.
This particular title sequence is for revenge of the cybermen. Evolution of a title sequence, from the edited h2g2, the. Doctor who title sequence meet the man behind the magic radio. He was the bbc television graphic designer of the first incarnations of 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. 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. 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. Jon pertwee has 69 books on goodreads with 1192 ratings. Doctor who howlaround jon pertwee titles hippy pop art. He was the doctor i grew up with, and remember the most. If you want to start a mainjonpertwee page, just click the edit button above. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. Animated title sequence 1 anthology 1 anti conformity 1 anti hero 1 anti pollution 1. 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. 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.
He had a long career in radio, stage and film comedy. This is the first season to feature tom baker as the fourth incarnation of the doctor, an alien time lord who travels through time and space in his tardis, which appears to be a british police box on the outside. The jon pertweethird doctor era gets off to a riproaring bang, sometimes quite literally, with spearhead from space. How to make a doctor who title sequence at home a masterclass.
It has been given the unofficial title of the jon pertwee recipe book. Bbc on dvd releases of episodes from the 196389 series, books and audio. Doctor who and the daleks novel artwork by ronnietruss89. Coincidentally, one of batmans nemeses is dr jonathan crane, also known as the scarecrow. While sean pertwee, son of the late jon pertwee, has amassed an impressive number of credits in a short time, along with a respectable fan club, not that much is known about his life. Subscribe here for more exclusive doctor who clips and co. Doctor who title sequence with a new look i really quiet like this let me know what ya think. Jon pertwees first title sequence which ran from 197073. 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.
John devon roland pertwee 7 july 1919 20 may 1996, better known as jon pertwee, was an english actor. It is during this section that we get a window on jon pertwee the man, rather than the public figure. To me, theres still a small part expects troughton to be revealed handsfirst. 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. Doctor who jon pertwee shiny title sequence duration. New doctor who title sequence inspired by viral fan. What the magazine also does is show the care and attention the bbc gave its programmes back then. In 1973 pertwee endorsed the coops baking your cake and eating it, a recipe book written by sarah charles. Buy i am the doctor jon pertwees final memoir doctor who media tiein by pertwee, jon, howe, david j. This story represents several first in doctor who history. Third doctor titles version 1 hd doctor who bbc youtube. By the time colour arrived, and for jon pertwees tenure as the doctor, you. To millions of fans, jon pertwee was the dr who, but he was als. Quotes 27 when advised to portray the doctor in doctor who 1963 as himself by shaun sutton whos that.
Peter jackson did the special effects, and 19 other facts. Actors who played doctor who patrick troughton, jon pertwee, tom baker those were the people i was watching. 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. It is hard to recall a time when jon pertwee was not on the airwaves, doing funny voices or pulling silly faces. New doctor who title sequence inspired by viral fan creation. 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. My older sister, dariel, and i were never patronised. He is accompanied by companions sarah jane smith elisabeth sladen, continuing from season eleven, and harry sullivan, who joins in this season. The trouble with ghosts braised hearts celebrating the. Gerry tampered considerably with the regeneration sequence in the book, but it still really works. Buy doctor who howlaround jon pertwee titles hippy pop art by billypeeldesign as a tshirt, classic. Unused 1963 doctor who title sequence test clips duration. I asked him how tall he was and he immediately straightened up and seemed to really enjoy the question. 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.
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. Pertwee is perhaps best known, however, for his portrayal of alfred pennyworth bruce waynes butler in the fox tv series gotham. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jon pertwee books online. Credit to bernard lodge for the footage used, and the logo design used too. Partially inspired by the slitscan hyperspace sequence in stanley kubricks 2001. I fondly remember jon pertwee in the role of the doctor, mostly. What is the best doctor who opening title sequence. See more ideas about jon pertwee, doctor who and classic doctor who. 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. Another howell 2015 title sequence this time featuring the third doctor, as played by jon pertwee. 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 actor jon pertwee sounded a cowbell when it was time for dinner. 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. 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. Although primarily associated with jon pertwee, this logo was later used as the basis for. Despite its cover, spearhead from spaces coverage in rt was limited. 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. I finally got the book a year later and it was a treasure trove. He made his name on radio in the navy lark, the bbcs longestrunning radio comedy. The title sequence for the jon pertwee era of doctor who.
In the third doctors final season, a new title sequence was introduced using a fullbody picture of pertwee, designed by bernard lodge. He was also credited for incidental music on the paradise of death and the ghosts of n. Amazingly, jon pertwees father was also an actor and playwright. Worzel gummidge tv series wikimili, the best wikipedia. Jon pertwee celebrity profile check out the latest jon pertwee photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The life of caroline john tribute to the actress who played liz shaw, the doctors assistant in his first season 29 mins title sequence. On the other hand perhaps the choice of subject had been taken from a childs spelling book and the c stood for cobra.
A throwback to the bad old 90s days of comicbook movies 3. Doctor who alternative pertwee title sequence youtube. Bernard lodge, designer of the first title sequence for doctor who, explains. Jon pertwee sings songs for vulgar boatmen 1962, vinyl. See more ideas about jon pertwee, doctor who and dr who.
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