1. Doctor In Distress - Who Cares
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p1AjE4eDH8 The best, or possibly the worst depending on your perspective, entry on this list is Doctor In Distress by Who Cares. It's a bit of a cringe inducing song at times and the production values on the video may just make your eyes hurt. There's still something incredibly sweet about it, though. Back in 1985 when the then Controller of BBC One, Michael Grade, was on his anti-Doctor Who campaign, the show was cancelled, something for which Grade has never been forgiven (nor should he be!). He even had the audacity to try and put Doctor Who into Room 101 many years later. Had the man not done enough damage already? With the show facing cancellation, the fans and many of the actors set about launching a campaign to bring it back. Colin Baker, the Sixth Doctor and then-reigning Doctor, was particularly vocal about his support and love for the show. If you want someone to thank for Doctor Who's return, it's Colin Baker. Colin Baker was joined by other stars such as Nicola Bryant (companion Peri), Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart) and Anthony Ainley (the Master) on the record, the proceeds for which went to Cancer Research. However, the single was a complete failure in the charts. Even the BBC refused to broadcast the song. Shame. Interestingly, the music was played by Hans Zimmer - yes, thatHans Zimmer, of film soundtrack fame. He'd probably rather we forget it, though. So let's not. What do you think of this list? Are there any other Doctor Who musical escapades that we missed? Let us know about them in the comments below!
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Joel Cornah, is an author hailing from a small isolated village in Lancashire.
Having told stories of dinosaurs, penguins and dragons to his younger siblings for nigh on two decades, it soon became apparent that these tales needed to be written down. Gathering the myriad of maps, family trees, illustrations and noted ideas, he began work on the world of dyngard. Having grown along with the audience from a collection of loosely related children’s stories, it became a whole world of adventure, magic and questions.
He was awarded a degree in Creative Writing from Liverpool John Moors University and spent seven years writing a comical newspaper for The Barrow Downs Tolkien discussion forum.
Currently running a charity café in Parbold village, Joel is often found deep in discussion of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, the long history of Doctor Who, and desperately trying not to frighten people away. Often with limited success.
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