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Newspapers and Magazine Cuttings: 1987

UK Newspapers

  • » Article titled: "600 Beg "Make me Doctor Who!". The Daily Mirror, 06 January 1987. [view]
  • » Front page [reduced] of The Sun with panel titled: "Exclusive Tomorow - Doctor Who Blasts off" (Colin Baker criticises Michael Grade for sacking him). The Sun, Monday, 05 January 1987. [view]
  • » Panel [full size] from front page of The Sun titled: "Exclusive Tomorow - Doctor Who Blasts off" (Colin Baker criticises Michael Grade for sacking him). The Sun, Monday, 05 January 1987. [view]
  • » Front page [reduced] of The Sun with panel titled: " Dr Who's Real Enemy! Gutless Grade never liked me says actor Colin Baker" (Colin Baker criticises Michael Grade for sacking him). The article concerned is below. The Sun, Tuesday, 06 January 1987. [view]
  • » Panel [full size] from front page of The Sun titled: "Dr Who's Real Enemy! Gutless Grade never liked me says actor Colin Baker" (Colin Baker criticises Michael Grade for sacking him). The article concerned is below. The Sun, Monday, 06 January 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "Why I'll never forgive gutless Grade by sacked Dr Who". The Sun, 06 January 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "My Dr Who axing will hit Cot Death Cash" (second part of article above). The Sun, 07 January 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "Dr Who shuns sex change". Today, 27 January 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "Dynasty's Kate takes on Dr Who". The Mirror, 27 January 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "The real McCoy". Yorkshire Evening Press, 28 February 1987. (the date is correct, The Sun actually broke the news on this day). [view]
  • » Article titled: "McCoy, that's Who". The Sun, 03 March 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "Who do you do, Doctor". Daily Mirror, 03 March 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "The New Dr Who is real McCoy". The Guardian, 03 March 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "Doctor Who is the real McCoy". Today, 03 March 1987. [view]
  • » Preview: "Pick of the week ahead". The News on Sunday, 06 March 1987. [view]
  • » Preview: "Doctor Who (7.35-8.00pm, BBC1)". The Sunday Times, 06 March 1987. [view]
  • » Obituary: "Dr Who actor dies after heart attack" (Patrick Troughton). The Sunday Times, 29 March 1987. [view]
  • » Obituary: "Dr Who No 2 dies at 67" (Patrick Troughton). The Sunday Telegraph, 29 March 1987. [view]
  • » Obituary: "Patrick Troughton". The Daily Telegraph, Monday 30 March 1987. [view]
  • » Obituary: Short report of the death of Patrick Troughton. The Scotsman, Monday 30 March 1987. [view]
  • » Obituary: "Susan Tirbutt pays tribute to the actor Patrick Troughton - Lost time lord". The Guardian. Monday 30 March 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "Heart Attack at Fans Convention in United States - Dr Who Troughton dies". Sunday Express? March 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "Week In View - Jennifer Selway". The Observer, Sunday 06 September 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "Priestly start for Time Lord". The Aberdeen Press and Journal, Monday 07 September 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "Dr Who and the battle of Coronation Street". The Guardian, Wednesday 09 September 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "A doddy fizz for the Doc". The Daily Mirror, Saturday 31 October 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "Who's that girl? Meet Sophie - The Doctor's New Tonic" ("Ace", Sophie Aldred, joins). Sunday Mirror, 22 November 1987. [view]
  • » Article titled: "Backchat". The Guardian, Wednesday 16 December 1987. [view]

UK Magazines

  • » Article titled: "You're a somebody if you know Who!". Weekend magazine, 25 November - 1st December 1987. [view]

US Newspapers

  • » Obituary: Patrick George Troughton, "Doctor Who on British TV". The New York Times, Monday 30 March 1987. [view]

 

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