Fifth Doctor

1981 - 1984
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Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison

Peter Davison

Clever, considered and kind, the Fifth Doctor's world was one of fascination and science. He relished the recursion of Castrovalva, solved the mystery under the sinking sands of Frontios, and came face to face with the Silurians and Sea Devils once more. He twice faced the snake-like Mara, infesting the mind of his companion Tegan. And it was in this fifth body that the he was reunited with his past selves to fight in the Death Zone on Gallifrey. Infected with a deadly virus and with only enough antidote to save one, the Fifth Doctor sacrificed his life to save his friend Peri.

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  • You know how it is; you put things off for a day and next thing you know, it's a hundred years later.

  • Oh, marvellous. You're going to kill me. What a finely tuned response to the situation.

  • For some people, small, beautiful events are what life is all about!

  • There's always something to look at if you open your eyes!

  • An apple a day keeps the... Ah, never mind.

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Peter Davison confirmed as host of UK Symphonic Spectacular Tour

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Fifth Doctor actor Peter Davison has been confirmed as the host of a six-city UK tour of the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular in May 2015.

Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular

Exclusive video: Four Doctors discuss 50 years of Doctor Who

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Exclusive video of Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy discussing their times in the TARDIS at the Doctor Who Celebration in London.

Former Doctors Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy pose at the Doctor Who Celebration event

Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy on Doctor Who 50th: exclusive interview

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The Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors chat about how many stamps they've been on, officiating at Doctor Who-themed weddings, and of course, The Hobbit, at the Doctor Who Celebration weekend.

Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy strike a pose at the Doctor Who Celebration

Classic Doctor Who comes to Horror Channel

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British Doctor Who fans will be treated to classic adventures in space and time when Horror Channel begins screening adventures featuring the first seven Doctors from Easter 2014.

The first seven Doctors in an advert for Doctor Who comes to Horror Channel