Mary Tamm has died

[Lonemagpie]

*sigh* Another crappy day and loss for us all.

Was BBC TV Centre in the 1970's just full of carcinogenic materials?

Actually, yes, it was pretty asbestos-heavy

from: http://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/tv%20centre%20history.htm

"Despite best intentions, not all the original design choices were good ones. The official 1960 BBC book about the building proudly states that the roofs of the studios were covered in asbestos tiles and that the trusses supporting the studio grids were 'fire-proofed, their members being covered with sprayed-on asbestos fibre.' Guess what. In 1988 asbestos was unexpectedly 'discovered' in TVC's studios and they were all shut down for examination. Perhaps the BBC managers should have read the BBC's own 1960 book and they would have known some time before. Anyway - each studio was closed for detailed examination and after a few weeks depending on the seriousness of the risk was brought back into service. In the case of some, the asbestos was removed and with others it was encapsulated, with an intention to remove it at some later time."

ObWho it was the 1988 discovery that led to Greatest Show In The Galaxy being filmed in tents set up in the car park...

 

[Davros]

Sad news RIP Mary Tamm, And thank you for all your fine work.

 

[Haggis and tatties]

R.I.P.

So very sad.

 

[marillion]

Wow.. Just saw this on Blastr.. So sad..

I was just watching the Odessa File the other day and had forgotten she was Jon Voight's girlfriend in the film.. So beautiful!!

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

Damn. We're losing too many way too quickly. Babelcolour needs a break!

I don't think I can overstate how important Mary Tamm was to making me a Doctor Who fan in the first place. The 1st 2 Doctor Who stories I ever saw were "Spearhead from Space" & "The Robots of Death." At the time, I was unimpressed. But then I borrowed my aunt's roommate's copy of the Key to Time box set and was immediately wowed by the snappy back & forth between the 4th Doctor & the 1st Romana. I'm especially fond of her arguments with the Doctor when reading the TARDIS's operator's manual at the beginning of "The Pirate Planet."

Another actor who died fairly recently was Peter Halliday, who played one of my all-time favorite henchmen-- Packer, Tobias Vaughn's security chief in "The Invasion." He was also the bodyguard who worked for the Renaissance era incarnation of Scaroth in "City of Death." If you wanted a poor, long-suffering, "useless incompetant", he was always the first one you called.

 

[Satyrquaze]

Damn... RIP.

 

[Davros]

I was watching The Odessa File a few weeks ago for the first time since it came out and was happily surprised to see the lovely May Tamm in the female lead.

 

[Candlelight]

Very sad. RIP.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

*sigh*

 

[drychlick]

R.I.P love dr

 

[captcalhoun]

RIP Mary

 

[Australis]

A damn shame. I always preferred her to Romana II. Very pretty, very smart.

 

[Chris3123]

Wow. Had no idea she was even sick.

Rest in peace Mary.

 

[TedShatner10]

Actually, yes, it was pretty asbestos-heavy

from: http://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/tv%20centre%20history.htm

"Despite best intentions, not all the original design choices were good ones. The official 1960 BBC book about the building proudly states that the roofs of the studios were covered in asbestos tiles and that the trusses supporting the studio grids were 'fire-proofed, their members being covered with sprayed-on asbestos fibre.' Guess what. In 1988 asbestos was unexpectedly 'discovered' in TVC's studios and they were all shut down for examination. Perhaps the BBC managers should have read the BBC's own 1960 book and they would have known some time before. Anyway - each studio was closed for detailed examination and after a few weeks depending on the seriousness of the risk was brought back into service. In the case of some, the asbestos was removed and with others it was encapsulated, with an intention to remove it at some later time."

That's a good explanation on why we've had ex-female companions suddenly dying from cancer in not so old age, plus they filmed a lot around industrial sites that may have not been checked as properly as today. Elisabeth Sladen also nearly died of cancer way back in the 1990s. Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut, has also died recently at a relatively young age from cancer and she may have had dangerous contact with exotic materials and outerspace radiation.

I'm getting so fucking tired of fucking cancer!

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Babelcolour is fast this time around with the fan tribute video.

I'm getting so fucking tired of fucking cancer!

This. A million times over.

 

[Australis]

I'm getting so fucking tired of fucking cancer!

This. A million times over.

Damn straight. I hear cures are coming. Not fast enough. But we will get there.

 

[Lonemagpie]

That's a good explanation on why we've had ex-female companions suddenly dying from cancer in not so old age, plus they filmed a lot around industrial sites that may have not been checked as properly as today. Elisabeth Sladen also nearly died of cancer way back in the 1990s. Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut, has also died recently at a relatively young age from cancer and she may have had dangerous contact with exotic materials and outerspace radiation.

I'm getting so fucking tired of fucking cancer!

They all smoked as well...

And it's not just the girls- Frazer Hines had a bout of cancer in the late 90s/early 00s, but he beat it

 

[Sindatur]

Heaven must be planning one helluva great 50th Anniversary Special

 

[Marc]

That's a good explanation on why we've had ex-female companions suddenly dying from cancer in not so old age, plus they filmed a lot around industrial sites that may have not been checked as properly as today. Elisabeth Sladen also nearly died of cancer way back in the 1990s. Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut, has also died recently at a relatively young age from cancer and she may have had dangerous contact with exotic materials and outerspace radiation.

I'm getting so fucking tired of fucking cancer!

They all smoked as well...

Other than the recent bruha about Karen Gillian being seen cigarrette in hand that's something that's never been mentioned about anyone on Doctor Who, other than Tom Baker who'd put them away when kids were around.

 

[Skellington]

^ Maybe not in terms of actors and other staff, but (perhaps incidentally) there appears to have been a few depictions on the show itself.
Linky.

I'm feeling uncomfortably warm in he lungs just thinking about it.