#john leeson

[catkurohazama]

#doctor who #k-9 #k-9 doctor who #k9 #classic doctor who #4th doctor #10th doctor #john leeson #robot dog #sarah jane smith #sarah jane adventures #romana #leela

[silverfoxstole]

Recording Shada in 2002.

From DWM 330, May 2003:

PAUL MCGANN

INTERVIEW BY GARY GILLATT

We first spoke in Vancouver in 1996…

[sings] Ah yes, I remember it well…

…And here we are in Bristol, years later, with James Fox and Andrew Sachs. Would you ever have thought it?

Well, when my agent was telling me about it, I thought we had a bad line. She said, ‘James Fox is in it, and Andrew Sachs, and so-and-so and such-and-such’ and I assumed I was mishearing. I mean, how could it be?

Were you familiar with the work of Douglas Adams?

Not really, only Hitchhiker’s Guide. I’m not a sci-fi reader at all, that’s not my thing. I didn’t really know a great deal about Adams – I certainly didn’t realise he was this amazing polymath. But Lalla speaks so eloquently and passionately about him, and I’ve come to understand why he was so well-loved and respected, and, of course, the quality of the script speaks for itself.

Are you enjoying playing the script?

Well, compared to last year’s plays, and the year before, you can definitely tell it’s from a different source. It has a different tack, and a whole different kind of wit. If you were at a blind tasting, and shown just a page or two of every script we’ve done, you’d easily spot that this one came from somewhere else, from a very fertile mind. It’s great stuff.

Everyone seems to have treated the script with great respect. Almost every line seems to be debated as you all try to get the best of out it.

Comedy is a very serious business. If it was a so-called straight drama, you probably wouldn’t find that much discussion.

So it’s exacting work?

Oh yes, very much so. If a thing is meant to be funny, you’ve got to make sure it’s funny, so you’ve got to get it right. In drama, your main directions are ‘quicker’, ‘slower’, ‘louder’, ‘quieter’. But on something like this you have to watch how you spin every word. It’s not something you can be lazy about.

I hear you’re missing India Fisher…

I sure am. Every time the studio door opens, I think she’s going to walk through. It’s the association with this place, where we do all these plays, and this is the first one we’ve done without her, so it seems very strange. She’ll be back next year, though, won’t she?

I certainly hope so. Will you?

Well, yes, that’s in the planning stages. Apparently, as was revealed to me yesterday, 2003 is the 40th anniversary of Doctor Who, and they’re planning something of a special with me and Davison and Sylv and Colin Baker. I think they’re going to have us as some sort of barbershop quartet or something.

So you’re still finding it fun, being the Doctor?

You sound very sure of yourself when you ask that… You’ve phrased the question to get the answer you want, I think!

Well, I guess as a fan, I’d like to think that Doctor Who likes being Doctor Who…

Well, I’ll put your mind at rest, then, because I am still enjoying it. I like working on audios more than on screen. Day in, day out, it’s just more of a laugh. Doing the visual work, on TV or in pictures, you never get to hang around with the rest of the cast. Here we can swap stories in the green room, or go off in a gang to the pub for lunch. When you’re working on pictures it’s not like that. You go in, do your little bit, and then you’re shunted off to a trailer out of the way. This is much more fun. It’s what being an actor is all about, and I have Doctor Who to thank for that opportunity.

Extracts from the recording of Shada:

The Doctor decides it’s time to get to the point. “What have you done with the Professor’s mind?” he asks.

“It will be put to a more useful purpose,” replies Skagra, haughtily.

“I would argue that it was serving a very useful purpose where it was.” ”Not to me.”

“You realise he died?” says the Doctor.

“Only his mind was of use to me,” says Skagra. “Not his life.”

“You take a very proprietorial attitude to people’s brains,” responds the Doctor, calmly.

“It seems to me,” says Skagra, his voice rising slightly, “that the Time Lords take a very proprietorial view of the Universe.”

There is a pause.

“Hold on,” says Lalla Ward, looking across the room to Nick, the director. “Surely the Doctor would be more accurate about his reference there. Skagra hasn’t stolen the Professor’s brain, only his mind.”

“That’s right,” agrees Andrew Sachs, dropping his thin, high Skagra voice. “The actual brains stay in their heads, don’t they?”

“It’s a good point,” replies Nick. “I imagine that Douglas was trying to avoid repetition of the word ‘mind’.”

“Well Douglas should have known better,” says Lalla, firmly. “And it’s a bit silly to worry about repetition of the word ‘mind’ now. It’s all ‘I want your mind, I want his mind’ for the next 60 pages.”

“So would you like me to change ‘brain’ to ‘mind’ on that line?” queries Paul McGann. “Because, y’know, I think the Doctor would be far more accurate about his reference there.”

—-

The Krag commander growls its greeting to Skagra. “What are your orders, my Lord?”

Andrew Sachs peers over his script. “Cod and chips twice, please. And a carton of mushy peas.”

—-

Paul McGann is recording assorted screams and moans to signify the Doctor’s mistreatment by Skagra’s mind-sucking sphere. “Argh!” he groans, “Aargh…ugh…aaargh!”

“Thanks, Paul,” says Nick. “That’s just brilliant.”

“Three years at RADA for that!” laughs Paul gleefully. “Would you like me to do some more?”

Nick smiles and turns to Andrew Sachs. “Now could we just do your lines as the sphere attacks the Doctor again?” Andrew nods and clears his throat. “This time, Doctor,” sneers the icy voice of Skagra, “This time no one will come to your rescue. I shall have your mind.” It’s chilling stuff.

“Y’know,” says Paul, “I believe you!”

“Poor Skagra,” says Andrew. “I have the feeling he’s a very lonely man. I think he needs a wife and kids. A talking spaceship’s no real substitute for the love of a good woman, is it?”

—-

Skagra has some seriously sexy transport, and the Doctor is stealing it.

“Ship!” shouts the Doctor. “Activate all re-aligned drive circuits.”

“Something very strange is happening,” says the ship, all sultry sibilance.

“Ta-daa!” cheers the Doctor.

Hannah Gordon is in a separate sound booth. “Should I be getting more roused there?” she asks over the loudspeaker.

“I don’t think so,” says Nick. “Just keep it honey-voiced and seductive.”

In the gallery, artist Lee Sullivan crosses his legs. “I don’t think I can take much more,” he says. “I may have to leave the room. I never found myself attracted to a spaceship before!”

In the studio, Sean Biggerstaff is fidgeting with his headphones. “It’s very strange working with a sexy, disembodied voice in your ear,” he says.

“I can’t see any downside to that,” muses Paul.

“Hey, that’s me you’re talking about,” replies Hannah in a sexy, disembodied way.

—-

An invisible spaceship,” smiles Lalla. “Such a brilliant idea from Douglas.”

“And now we have an invisible spaceship on audio,” adds Paul.

“Douglas would have laughed at that. It’s just so marvellously perverse.”

“Shall we go and explore it?”

“Oh, yes, let’s explore…”

#doctor who #eighth doctor #8th doctor #big finish #shada #paul mcgann #lalla ward #john leeson #andrew sachs #james fox #susannah harker #sean biggerstaff #hannah gordon #doctor who magazine #what poor k9 ever did to deserve a kick up the circuits is anyone’s guess #you meanie paul

[science70]

(From left) John Leeson, Patrick Troughton, John Scott Martin, Katy Manning, Jon Pertwee, Robert Holmes, Tom Baker and Douglas Adams at the Doctor Who 15th Anniversary party, BBC Television Centre, London, 1978.

#science fiction #photography #photojournalism #Doctor Who #John Leeson #Patrick Troughton #John Scott Martin #Katy Manning #Jon Pertwee #Robert Holmes #Tom Baker #Douglas Adams #BBC #BBC Television Centre #London #England #UK #1978

[someotherthingsanstuff]

K9 is a killing machine. No im not counting them up.

#k9 #doctor who #k9 and company #doctor who fan art #classic doctor who #doctor who art #classic who #4th doctor #mary tamm #tom baker #John Leeson #Roy Skelton #David Brierley #Lalla Ward #romana i #romana ii #romanadvoratrelundar #leela of the sevateem #leela doctor who #leela #doctor who eu #doctor who kill counter #doctor who kill counts #sarah jane adventures #sarah jane smith #10th doctor #david tennet #the shooty dog thing

[doctorkinktraveller]

Tom Baker [4th Doctor/Incarnation] & K-9

Stones of Blood - 1978

#classic doctor who #tardis #stones of blood #4th doctor #4th incarnation #k-9 #john leeson #tom baker

[nkp1981]

John Leeson with K9

#4th doctor #tom baker #sarah jane smith #elisabeth sladen #k9 #john leeson #classic who #doctor who

[naughtydogg]

the cutest thing actually

#the kiss on both cheeks 🥺😩 #not gif’d: john leeson getting down on his knees for tom #man literally shook his hand from the floor (aka K9’s height lol) #tom baker #elisabeth sladen #john leeson

[petervintonjr]

Day 10: Four, K-9, and Romana have just about finished painting, and with a minimum of squabbling, miraculously! That's not to say that Romana and K-9 didn't have at least 30 arguments (cited, indexed, and cross-referenced) immediately at the ready to explain to Four exactly where all of his errors are.

#DoctorWho #doctorwho60th #doctorwho60thanniversary #tardis #policebox #woodcraft #tom baker #lalla ward #john leeson

[paradoxymora]

Fuck it.

Friendly reminder, once again:

That John Leeson (aka K-9 in Dr. Who) is a sexual predator.

You are not only free to, but encouraged to, reblog the linked post.

#John Leeson #Classic Who #I feel like we need to start talking about this again #I don't want to let it go

[soochaerry]

내 귀염둥이 !! ( ๑ᵔ⤙ᵔ๑ )

— ૮(ˊ ᵔ ˋ)ა . . ♡!?

#gidle moodboard #miyeon #miyeon icons #miyeon moodboard #gidle #kpop moodboard #ive moodboard #leeseo #leeseo moodboard #john leeson #ive #kpop icons #kpop #kpop gg

[thematrix-theuniverseofdoctorwho]

John Leeson With K9 on Location for "Doctor Who - The Sunmakers"

#john leeson #k9 #doctor who #the sunmakers

[junkyardbluebox]

Meglos Episode 2 Screencaps, Part 12

#classic doctor who #k9 #second romana #john leeson #lalla ward #meglos #screencaps

[pixel3603]

Shout out to my dad who thought the K1 robot from the s12 episode robot was a previous version of K9

#artie speaks #doctor who #classic who #classic doctor who #doctor who s12 #tom baker #4th doctor #sarah jane smith #elisabeth sladen #k9 #harry sullivan #john leeson #k1 robot #robot #12.1 robot

[gallifreywhere]

David Tennant Teams up With Classic Companions! - News - Big Finish

#big finish #david tennant #sophie aldred #louise jameson #sarah sutton #john leeson #ace mcshane #nyssa of traken #leela of the sevateem #doctor who #ten #tenth doctor #k-9

[downthetubes]

Christmas is coming! Perhaps Pets in Time would make a great Doctor Who-inspired gift, in a good cause

Looking for an affordable Christmas gift for the Doctor Who fan in your life? How about "Pets in Time", a book raising funds for the RSPCA

With just a month to go until Christmas, if you’re looking for an affordable gift for the Doctor Who fan in your life, can we just gently remind you about Pets in Time, edited by Ian Wheeler? This smashing book, raising funds for the RSPCA, comes packed with superb contributions from actors, writers and other talented folks from various corners of the Doctor Who universe. Released earlier this…

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#Colin Baker #Doctor Who #Doctor Who Appreciation Society #downthetubes News #Ian Wheeler #John Leeson #Katy Manning #Louise Jameson #Nicola Bryant #Sarah Sutton #Wendy Padbury

[doctorkinktraveller]

Doctor Who : SHADA

Romana II - Lalla Ward & K-9 [John Leeson]

#classic who #classic doctor who #tom baker #fourth doctor #fourth incarnation #shada #douglas adams #lalla ward #k-9 #john leeson