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deletion of peter davisons return to dr who with david tennant on bbc children in need

Im more than happy to receive constructive criticism but why was the special feature about davisons re-appearance as the fifths docotor removed - please be decent enough to expalian whomever removed it —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.157.246.166 (talk) 23:15, 19 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nearly a B-- needs more citations.

The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 07:26, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Best known...?

Is Davison really best known in the UK for the Doctor? I am in the US, but I had the impression that Doctor Who was just one of several things he was probably known for. That is, it was an important role, but not necessarily his most important. Gwimpey 00:51, Jan 30, 2005 (UTC)

In the UK, he's forever associated with the role of the Doctor, as well as that of Tristan Farnon. In his latest series, "Distant Shores", where he plays a plastic surgeon, the promos for the programme played on his Doctor Who connection. Nearly every interview with him mentions Doctor Who. The programme is pretty much burned into British popular culture. --khaosworks 01:05, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

BBC4 recently reran a documentary/retrospective on All Creatures and on it Davison explicitly states that in the US he's best known for that series rather than Who, whereas in the UK it's the other way round. Timrollpickering (talk) 11:22, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He also died today. though break for Britain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.170.89.49 (talk) 17:52, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Children

A recent edit says that in addition to Georgia Moffett, "Peter Davison has three children two children with his present wife, Elizabeth Morton." Which is it, three or two? —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 15:57, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

King Street Junior

This article says he left after two series while Karl Howman says one. So which is it? Davhorn 21:55, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Picture

I stole the image from elsewhere on wikipedia. I believe it's from "The King's Demons", but I don't want to attribute it as such until I'm positive, or at least someone else can take the blame. El Zoof 00:21, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

When I looked at the article today, it had no image. Figuring any picture is better than none, I linked to the image used in Fifth Doctor. If anyone wants to substitute another image, feel free to do so. Pat Berry 20:30, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Right now the picture is from "Time Crash." I don't think it's fair to the Fifth Doctor to have to share his picture with another Doctor. Number Ten has his own page with two full body shots to be happy with. -- A concerned Wikian —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.255.201.226 (talk) 00:41, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, more than that, this isn't Fifth Doctor, this is Peter Davison. It seems kind of strange to have the one picture be him as essentially a cameo.--Human.v2.0 (talk) 00:43, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

His recent interview praising of all people: a Dictator

WHICH RULER/MONARCH DO YOU MOST ADMIRE OR HAVE MOST IN COMMON WITH?

"I have a sneaking suspicion that in 50 years time we'll discover that Castro isn't half as bad as we think he is. He outlived his enemies, he's managed to take Cuba back from America's playground, and hold them off for all those years. We hear lots of terrible stories about him, but most end up being nonsense. I have also come to admire President Clinton. He was a pretty bright man." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.19.19.212 (talk) 14:56, 18 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Speculation

I've removed reports on speculation based apparently on a first-person interview with Sylvester McCoy and a news report in The Sun. Let's wait for reliable sources. We're not a fan site or a gossip site. --Tony Sidaway 11:18, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Tony, I agree that the New Zealand/ Sylvester McCoy rumour is well beneath the standards of a reliable source, but I think there's an argument to be made for mentioning the Sun report, as long as we word the mention carefully. Obviously, we shouldn't say "Peter Davison will be returning to Doctor Who in a 2007 special for Comic Relief" and credit it to the Sun as if it were a reliable source. However, the fact that the Sun reported this is itself notable, as an indication that in 2007 Davison is still associated with a role he left in 1984. I know that there's a similar discussion going on at Talk:List of Doctor Who serials, and I tend to agree that the reporting is itself notable. The story isn't "Davison returns to Doctor Who"; it's "The Sun reports that Davison will return to Who."

I'll dig up the citation and reword the mention — let me know if you think it's acceptable. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 20:38, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Peter Davison on this page

In a recent interview, Peter Davison had this to say about Wikipedia:

"Wikipedia I use quite a lot – I like Wikipedia in terms of finding things out, learning histories of people you don’t know about. I checked out myself on there. There’s several pages – how do these people find out this information about people? It is largely, I have to say, very accurate. Someone must be stalking me!"

So it looks like the editors of this page are doing a good job! Congratulations all round. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 15:53, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, we're that good? I thought we were good, this page was good, but to be so complemented...yes! DarkestMoonlight (talk) 13:32, 14 April 2008 (UTC), who feels like part of something now.[reply]

Now if only somone could fix up the picture...

PS: Mr. Davison, please feel free to upload us a nice picture next time you visit. ;)--Human.v2.0 (talk) 21:44, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wife

Is Mr Davidson's wife, Elizabeth Morton, the actress of the same name who played Lucinda Stoneway in Watching and Madeline Bassett in the 1990s TV adaptation of Jeeves & Wooster? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul590 (talk • contribs) 11:52, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Black Beauty

There's no mention here of him starring in the movie Black Beauty. --Victory93 (talk) 23:46, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Picture

Would it be ok if I upload a picture of him, his most recent from Law & Order: UK? Soapfan2013 (talk) 16:36, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Do you own the copyright to that picture? If not, can you justify fair use? --Redrose64 (talk) 00:16, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have all the Law & Order: UK episodes, all I have to do is take a picture of him on the show. I will be the one taking the pic from an episode, does that count as me owning the copyright? Soapfan2013 (talk) 04:26, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You do not own the copyrights to the work. You are the consumer and copyright is held by the creator unless they state otherwise.Rain the 1 04:30, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So you're saying I can't upload a pic of Peter Davison from L&O: UK is that it? Soapfan2013 (talk) 06:40, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You are not meant to upload images of living people that are classed as non free content. The reason for this is because it is easy to replace seeings as the subject is alive and there is a chance to aquire a free image. You will not be able to use a picture of the character he plays.Rain the 1 07:24, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I just want an updated pic of him, when I first saw him on Law & Order: UK, I almost didn't recognize him. That picture of him is like 20 years old or maybe even older. Soapfan2013 (talk) 07:40, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried looking in the creative commons, a flickr search for any free images or google images with the free image filter turned on? That is the only way you'll find one short of taking one of him out in public.Rain the 1 07:50, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What's creative commons? And how do you search for the non free pictures? I'm sorry I'm all new to this. Soapfan2013 (talk) 16:42, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Commons is a wikimedia project located here - [1] - where free use images are located. You can search Google images with this tool and other sites - [2]. I know you are new to this, in my reply on my talk page I said I was just offering help. :)Rain the 1 16:48, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find any recent images of Peter. :( Soapfan2013 (talk) 18:23, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Matt Smith age

There's a claim in the article that Matt Smith became the Doctor in 2010 at age 26. Unless I'm bad at math, the date of birth in Matt Smith's article (in October of 1982) suggests he should have been 28 or 29 in 2010. Does anyone know where the claim came from? User:Glenn Willen (Talk) 17:24, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It is correct. Matt Smith was named as the new doctor and started filming when he was 26. He actually appeared as the Eleventh Doctor when he was 27. His first episode aired in April 2010. Thank you. -- JoannaSerah (talk) 20:57, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Alma Mater

Why does Wikipedia use the phrase "Alma Mater"? I literally did not know what it meant and asked a teacher what it meant and she could not recall it. I think this is a phrase commonly used in the USA - but not in the rest of the world. I did a search on google and found out that it basically just means "university". So why don't you just use the word "university" or "drama school" or "college". Please - do we really need Latin? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Property (talk • contribs) 13:28, 15 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]