10 Doctor Who Secrets Everyone Knows But You
3. Hans Zimmer In Distress
When Doctor Who was facing cancellation in the mid-1980s, some of its staff members decided that the only way to save it was to record and release a charity single. Sure. That makes sense.
Doctor in Distress was unleashed onto the world in 1985. It featured vocals from various actors from the show, including Colin Baker, as well as members of bands such as The Moody Blues and Ultravox.
Most fans will know about the song by now, but did you know that Hans Zimmer - yes, the Hans Zimmer, the Oscar-winning composer of The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, Inception, and The Dark Knight - played the music for the track?
Though hardly his finest work, the fact that Hans bloody Zimmer was involved in the song makes it ten times more noteworthy than it has any right to be.
Doctor Who has so many "before they were famous" actor appearances, but this cameo from one of the greatest composers in film history is right at the top of the pile.