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"Now, I'd like you to gently squeeze the accelerator, Mister Pertwee."
*Ka-thunk!* VROOOMMM!!!
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Jon has just posted a letter saying:
"Dear John Nathan-Turner
I'm sorry, but I don't feel ready to return to Doctor Who.
Yours sincerely, Tom Baker"
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If you had the chance you'd Timescoop Jon Pertwee, wouldn't you? And Bessie. It would be great.
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Happy #DoctorWhoDay everybody! The show is 58 years old today, and as this is a pulp account there really is only one way I can mark the occasion...

Let's look back at the New Adventures!
In 1989 the BBC killed off #DoctorWho. The corporation said the series was being 'rested'; the fans suspected it was as dead as Adric.

But an unlikely saviour emerged to carry Who through the wilderness years: Richard Branson.
Both Michael Grade and Jonathan Powell, BBC Directors in the 1980s, disliked Doctor Who. They felt it was outdated, violent and cheap-looking. Ratings were awful, exacerbated by terrible scheduling. Relations with producer John Nathan-Turner had also hit rock bottom.
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Hello, I'm the Doctor #DoctorWhoDay

Today we want to thank all the doctors and professors who help to bring you the best and most up to date insights, with or without a blue box, at iVentiv events 🎓 Three people sat in a line ...
In the next month, we welcome Professor Dr @nickvandam and Elisa Bassi PhD to Learning Futures Benelux

iventiv.com/events/learnin…
@nickvandam Earlier in November, @Adobe's Allen Partridge (@shanhassa) shared his expertise with Learning leaders in the US.
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Happy #DoctorWhoDay everybody! The show is 57 years old today, and as this is a pulp account there really is only one way I can mark the occasion...

Let's look back at the New Adventures! #MondayMotivaton
In 1989 the BBC killed off #DoctorWho. The corporation said the series was being 'rested'; the fans suspected it was dead as an Adric. But an unlikely saviour emerged to carry Who through the wilderness years: Richard Branson.
Both Michael Grade and Jonathan Powell, BBC Directors in the 1980s, disliked Doctor Who. They felt it was outdated, violent and cheap-looking. Ratings were awful, exacerbated by terrible scheduling. Relations with producer John Nathan-Turner had also hit rock bottom.
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