Companion Interviews in the Guardian

Corwin

24-09-2013

Quote:
“Thirteen of the actors who played Doctor Who's companions speak to the Saturday Guardian's Weekend magazine about their experiences of the TV show. On Friday you can see interviews with many of them in a special video at theguardian.com.”

Extract from the Billie Piper Interview.

Grisonaut

24-09-2013

Thanks for the heads-up.

Corwin

27-09-2013

Video is up

Quote:
“ Six of the actors who have played Doctor Who's companions - Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond), Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones), Louise Jameson (Leela), Katy Manning (Jo Grant) and Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman) - discuss their experiences of the long-running BBC TV sci-fi show”

Another 7 will feature in the magazine tomorrow.

Barney06

27-09-2013

Love the crew cut on Karen Gillan , she looks so different , just like Sinead O'Connor from her Nothing Compares 2U video

Verence

27-09-2013

They'd better not just be interviewing female companions

TEDR

27-09-2013

Originally Posted by Verence:
“They'd better not just be interviewing female companions”

Agreed! In my personal order of preferences:
[LIST][*] William Russell or Frazer Hines[*] one of the modern males that isn't John Barrowman — Arthur or Noel, I guess[*] Mark Strickson or Peter Purves[*] John Levene or Richard Franklin[*] John Barrowman[*] somebody who wasn't on the programme at all[*] Matthew Waterhouse[/LIST]

Verence

27-09-2013

Originally Posted by TEDR:
“Agreed! In my personal order of preferences:
[LIST][*] William Russell or Frazer Hines[*] one of the modern males that isn't John Barrowman — Arthur or Noel, I guess[*] Mark Strickson or Peter Purves[*] John Levene or Richard Franklin[*] John Barrowman[*] somebody who wasn't on the programme at all[*] Matthew Waterhouse[/LIST]”

I agree that William Russell should be the top choice if only cos he was there at the start

Shawn_Lunn

28-09-2013

Bloody fantastic.

Nice one Guardian.

Lord Melbury

28-09-2013

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...ns-1980s-1990s

Corwin

28-09-2013

More links

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...ns-1960s-1970s

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...e-karen-gillan

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra...ersary-special

Verence

28-09-2013

So it does seem to just be about female companions

chuffnobbler

30-09-2013

It's an excellent piece. Some really lovely photos, and short but frank interviews.

Kapellmeister

30-09-2013

Originally Posted by Verence:
“So it does seem to just be about female companions”

Uh...it's the Guardian. The staff always end the working week with a bra-burning exercise, even the men.

Unicyclatrix

30-09-2013

Quoted from the article...
Carole Ann wears jacket, £1,899, by Balmain

At that price it should have been hand made by Batman.

TEDR

30-09-2013

Originally Posted by Unicyclatrix:
“At that price it should have been hand made by Batman.”

"It's not who I am underneath but the quality of bra I make that defines me. Cookie cookie cookie cookie cookie" — modern Batman

Tom Tit

30-09-2013

Originally Posted by Verence:
“They'd better not just be interviewing female companions”

Why? What will you do if they are?

Bezmina

01-10-2013

Originally Posted by Kapellmeister:
“Uh...it's the Guardian. The staff always end the working week with a bra-burning exercise, even the men.”

Nothing to do with the fact that the clear majority of the companions have been female then?

Does it offend you that they asked them about having to wear short skirts, these are all parts of the show you know...

Bezmina

01-10-2013

Originally Posted by Verence:
“So it does seem to just be about female companions”

but most of them have been female what's the problem?

Lii

01-10-2013

Originally Posted by Bezmina:
“Does it offend you that they asked them about having to wear short skirts, these are all parts of the show you know...”

Doesn't offend me, Jamie had a lovely skirt... (sorry everyone who is scottish

)

Bezmina

01-10-2013

Originally Posted by Lii:
“Doesn't offend me, Jamie had a lovely skirt... (sorry everyone who is scottish )”

Maybe they'll do a special in The Guide about Frazer's knees!