I was born in September 1988, so was too young to see it first time around.

I had heard about the show through my dad when he talked about watching it when he was a child.
The first I saw of it was when I secretly tried to watch the first Peter Cushing movie when I was 8. However it scared me too much.

Then a couple of years later, I discovered the UK Gold repeats, and remember watching Planet of the Daleks first of all and thinking it was odd that part of it was in colour and part in black and white.

From there I was hooked, and that year 1999 I got into the show in big way, and got excited with the Doctor Who Night and Comic Relief bits on TV, and for my birthday that year went to the DWM 20th Birthday Bash in London and met some of the stars etc.
Everything was perfect - except for the fact that I couldn't believe the show wasn't still running on TV - all I wanted was the show back.

And then the announcement in 2003 happened. I'd spent my birthday in London visiting Madame Tussauds, and had 'Happy Birthday' sung to me in there, and then saw David Blaine in his box and he waved to me (no one else was about at the time!) and then going home and reading the announcement on the internet that Doctor Who was coming back. Certainly a special birthday to remember that one!

QUESTION (which I feel is particularly suited to being asked in this thread)

To those of you who grew up in "The Wilderness Years"...


What is your opinion of the Rani and/or Valeyard and how did you formulate that opinion?

Please contribute here..
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...0#post70788670

I was 18 when New Who started. Prior to that my main exposure to Who was actually the comic relief sketch!
I clearly remember the half dozen regenerations.

I was six when it went off air, still became a fan though, had tons of books and videos.

Very similar to me - I was born in 1986 and was reflecting on this a few years ago, and realised that Buffy filled the role in my youth that Who did for many of the fans here. I was 11-17 when Buffy was on. When it started I was young enough for the monsters to be truly terrifying; when I was older I understood some of the more complex plot points a bit better!

So Doctor Who left when I was 3 and returned when I was 19 - it's disappointing that I'll never be able to have watched it as a kid. I also only vaguely recall the TV movie, and the memory is of a mixture of confusion and disinterest - re-watching as an adult, I can see how it failed to reintroduce Who to a younger generation.

I was born in 1982, I was aware of Sylvester McCoy's Doctor but never watched it, I was more of an itv kid anyway, I remember a time travel show on there T-Bag.

As I grew older as the OP says UK Gold started repeating episodes and I remember watching a load of the ones with Worzel Gummidge in it, I think the fact he could change his head helped with my understanding/acceptance of regeneration.

Logopolis was one of the first serial I can recall seeing Tom Baker in and following that I saw some random Davidson episodes that followed but I felt watching them in omnibus form was hard work especially with adverts and I would get distracted.

My Family made the TV movie(I was 14 by this point) an event though and we all sat around and watched it together with us all eagerly awaiting Mcgann's next outing as the Doctor...

I was born in 1984 and first watched Doctor Who in 1992 with the BBC2 repeats of The Sea Devils and was soon watching UK Gold and buying the videos...

Born in 1981 and growing up in the Netherlands with parents who didn't speak English let alone watch the BBC. And yet, I managed to somehow know of Doctor Who. It still mystifies me.

To answer another question: I don't really have much of an opinion on the Valeyard, nor the Rani. Saw them, let it slide off right away.

Was born in 98, but got into Who before 2005 through UK Gold repeats. Because of those, Tom Baker became one of my best loved Doctors, above those I would be expected to have as a new fan.

snap! I was 16 when new who started but my only pre 2005 exposure was also only the rowan atkinson comic relief sketch

Born in 91, watched the Cushing movies and the early morning repeats on UKTV gold which introduced me to who. I was unsure about eccleston taking the role!

I was born in the final days of 1991, so grew up in a time where Doctor Who was pretty much history. I did grow up around a fair bit of sci-fi - Buffy the Vampire Slayer was/is my favourite show of all time, I watched Farscape as well, and caught the odd episode of whichever Star Trek has Patrick Stewart in it.

In truth, I didn't know what Doctor Who was exactly until 2005. I'd seen pictures of Tom Baker in his infamous attire but didn't know who the character was. I'd seen an animated Baker appear in The Simpsons, but still had no idea what the show was. I recognised the Daleks from an advert for Kit Kat and knew they were an icon of some kind, but didn't know exactly what they were either. I believe I was 14 when Doctor Who came back to the television... I loved it straight away with Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, and haven't stopped watching since. I've dabbled a fair bit in Classic Who and can honestly say I like all of the Doctors to some extent or other, with McGann and Hartnell being my favourite Classic Doctors.

Here's to many more years! I might not have quite grown up with Doctor Who, but I was a fantastic age to watch it come back whilst appreciating the slightly aged classic series too

A "lost" generation of Who?

Has anyone looked down the back of the sofa?

For fans like me who are still "discovering" the classic era, I found this on youtube today and is quite interesting reveal of Romana's first incarnation : http://youtu.be/f6MpAxshGQE

Enjoy

Yes and I found a pen, a sweet, a bus ticket, and er...

I was born in 1985, so it was over when I was 4.
I gradually started discovering it from when I was about 7, t'was an exciting journey.
I had a bit of help thanks to a few relatives having a mild interest in it, but I think I was already out-geeking them within a year of starting my fascination.


Love Romana 1. My fave companion. Not just because she's breath-takingly gorgeous but she was somehow able to balance superior intelligence with charm and naivety.

Wow, growing up with Who (I was 18 when it went off air & at that age with what was passing for Dr Who I didn't really mind seeing the back of) But I never really realised that yes, there was a lost generation born in the late 80's through the 90's who never had their childhood enriched (and spooked) by Who. I feel sorry for you (hopefully it will stay on the air for a long time coming).

It's almost as unfortunate for most generations outside mine (but not quite) of not being a kid taken along to see probably the most mind blowing thing you could ever see as a young kid growing up in the 70's, and that was Star Wars, It blew my mind wide open. It was just so amazing & even though I was 6 at the time, still remember it (vividly). Happy Days (literally)

I was born in 1991. I remember seeing a black and white Jon Pertwee episode on UKTV Gold. Rose was the first episode I really watched and I got into Who proper in Season 2.

Born 1984, so the show ended originally when I was 5 and as it clashed with Coronation Street and I was probably in bed anyway, I never watched it. Rose was my first episode. I'd usually watch TCC, Fox Kids, or Sky One rather than UK Gold, so didn't see the classics there either.

Memories .....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-WU_ifOJXo

p.s. its not my youtube channel!

Despite being part of the Nu Who generation, I only remember little bits of series 1 and 2 as well as frequently missing episodes and not watching the scary ones like The Empty Child or the Long Game (I was 7) so you may feel annoyed you were part of the lost generation, but at least you can remember Nu Who!!!

I've loved reading this thread, I am 45, so experienced the wilderness years