David Bianculli

He was clever. He wasn't... He sort of... He was dressed in sort of brilliant, cool, mad clothes, but he looked like a normal human. And I think that was quite important to me as a fairly geeky young child. I didn't imagine I could ever aspire to be Superman or the Incredible Hulk or, you know, I was sort of quite weedy and I wore glasses and I had a terrible haircut.

He was clever. He wasn't... He sort of... He was dressed in sort of brilliant, cool, mad clothes, but he looked like a normal human. And I think that was quite important to me as a fairly geeky young child. I didn't imagine I could ever aspire to be Superman or the Incredible Hulk or, you know, I was sort of quite weedy and I wore glasses and I had a terrible haircut.

So all those things still felt possible in the world of the Doctor. There was something about that character that I could be, you know, I also loved that it's a brilliantly constructed show in that you don't know where they're going to land each time. Every time the TARDIS lands, where is it? What's the mystery? There's a whole new set of characters to get. And the monsters.

So all those things still felt possible in the world of the Doctor. There was something about that character that I could be, you know, I also loved that it's a brilliantly constructed show in that you don't know where they're going to land each time. Every time the TARDIS lands, where is it? What's the mystery? There's a whole new set of characters to get. And the monsters.

So all those things still felt possible in the world of the Doctor. There was something about that character that I could be, you know, I also loved that it's a brilliantly constructed show in that you don't know where they're going to land each time. Every time the TARDIS lands, where is it? What's the mystery? There's a whole new set of characters to get. And the monsters.

What's the monster going to be this week? What's going to come around that corner? And how scary is it going to be? And what a thrill all that was. So it was, no, I was obsessional about it.

What's the monster going to be this week? What's going to come around that corner? And how scary is it going to be? And what a thrill all that was. So it was, no, I was obsessional about it.

What's the monster going to be this week? What's going to come around that corner? And how scary is it going to be? And what a thrill all that was. So it was, no, I was obsessional about it.

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Well, you see 13 channels like you were starved. I mean, in Scotland, you had three channels. Right.

Well, you see 13 channels like you were starved. I mean, in Scotland, you had three channels. Right.

Well, you see 13 channels like you were starved. I mean, in Scotland, you had three channels. Right.

Listen, all of those memories are very accurate, I think. I don't think there's anything wrong with any of those observations you make. And I think I was aware of all that too, but I still either forgave it or revelled in it, its shortcomings, because actually the writing, they were incredibly well written.

Listen, all of those memories are very accurate, I think. I don't think there's anything wrong with any of those observations you make. And I think I was aware of all that too, but I still either forgave it or revelled in it, its shortcomings, because actually the writing, they were incredibly well written.

Listen, all of those memories are very accurate, I think. I don't think there's anything wrong with any of those observations you make. And I think I was aware of all that too, but I still either forgave it or revelled in it, its shortcomings, because actually the writing, they were incredibly well written.

And those central performances, I remember Tom Baker, who played the Doctor through most of my early childhood, it was a really magnificent performance. He was a properly... charismatic, mercurial, funny, funny, heroic. It was a brilliant performance as a piece of sort of mad acting. It was a wonder to behold. And that just scooped me up.

And those central performances, I remember Tom Baker, who played the Doctor through most of my early childhood, it was a really magnificent performance. He was a properly... charismatic, mercurial, funny, funny, heroic. It was a brilliant performance as a piece of sort of mad acting. It was a wonder to behold. And that just scooped me up.

And those central performances, I remember Tom Baker, who played the Doctor through most of my early childhood, it was a really magnificent performance. He was a properly... charismatic, mercurial, funny, funny, heroic. It was a brilliant performance as a piece of sort of mad acting. It was a wonder to behold. And that just scooped me up.