John Leeson, the voice of K9 passed today at 83. He was a memorable part of late 70's - early 80's DW for us.
R.I.P. John Leeson
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Wow, what a week. K9 was my hero growing up, probably more so than the Doctor (sorry Tom). I was lucky enough to meet John Leeson at a con in Mebourne in 2012. I'd built my own K9 prop, couldn't take him along but showed John a photo and had a nice chat with him. Lovely bloke. RIP good sir, you were the Doctor's most faithful friend.
RIP.
Rough week not just for Star Trek Fans
Rough week not just for Star Trek Fans
Damn, this sucks! K-9 was always one of my favorite companions, especially as a kid. I know I'm in the minority, but The Invisible Enemy will always hold a special place in my heart and a large part of that is because of K-9. I'm so glad the character returned in the modern show but also co-starred with Sarah Jones on her show (again!), as well as countless Big Finish audios (including two K-9s in Gallifrey!).
Sadly, outside of Doctor Who, the only other thing I've ever seen him is in two episodes of Blake's 7.
Sadly, outside of Doctor Who, the only other thing I've ever seen him is in two episodes of Blake's 7.
Eric Bauza, too.
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I'm very happy to see that The Invisible Enemy is on the Doctor Who YouTube channel:
Recently he had been starring as Dr. John Watson in a series of audio dramas from a British production company, AUK Studios, opposite Tom Baker as Sir Sherlock Holmes, set in the mid 1920s. There have been three so far, with a fourth crowdfunding on Kickstarter right now. (The fourth will reteam Young Sherlock Holmes's Nicholas Rowe and Alan Cox, Rowe as Irene Adler's son, Cox as Watson's son.) I've just received the third, with Sophie Aldred and Conrad Westmaas (C'rizz from the Paul McGann audios), but haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. I'm not going to say they're great, but they're entertaining, and Baker and Leeson made an appealing Holmes-Watson team.
Damn, I hadn't heard about those. Definitely sound like they're worth checking out.
Damn, this has just not been a good week for sci-fi fans. I've been a K-9 fan since I first saw the character.
RIP
It's on Hoopla, Roku Channel, Shout! Factory, Tubi, and PlutoTV.
RIP
Have you watched the Australian K-9 series? I haven't gotten around to it yet, but it's one I do plan to check out eventually.Damn, this sucks! K-9 was always one of my favorite companions, especially as a kid. I know I'm in the minority, but The Invisible Enemy will always hold a special place in my heart and a large part of that is because of K-9. I'm so glad the character returned in the modern show but also co-starred with Sarah Jones on her show (again!), as well as countless Big Finish audios (including two K-9s in Gallifrey!).
Sadly, outside of Doctor Who, the only other thing I've ever seen him is in two episodes of Blake's 7.
Eric Bauza, too.
It's on Hoopla, Roku Channel, Shout! Factory, Tubi, and PlutoTV.
I never bothered because it looked too kidified with no connection to Who. I hate the redesign.
RIP, John.
Give a VPN a shot. That often works with YouTube.Apparently Canadians aren't allowed to watch it. Thanks, geoblocking.
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