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Elke Sommer, the German-born actress who starred in several major 1960s films like “The Prize” with Paul Newman and the “Pink Pnther” sequel “A Shot in the Dark” with Peter Seller, has died. She was 85.
She died just three months after her husband, Wolf Walther, died of cancer.
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On October 29, 1966, Doctor Who made TV history - the First Doctor, played by William Hartnell, regenerated (or 'renewed' as per the original terminology) into Patrick Troughton.
Who of the two is your favourite Doctor?
ALT Radio Times before-and-after graphic celebrating the first Doctor Who regeneration on 29th October 1966. The top black-and-white image shows William Hartnell as the First Doctor, wearing a dark hat and striped scarf, with an intense expression. The bottom black-and-white image shows Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, with a distinctive dark bowl haircut and a serious expression. Bold text labels the photographs “Before” and “After”, with the RT logo in the top-left corner and a turquoise-to-lime green gradient along the bottom.
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‘Pink Panther’ star Elke Sommer dies a week before 86th birthday: report trib.al/xHrZrHq
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60 years ago, William Hartnell made his final regular appearance as the First Doctor in Doctor Who, in The Tenth Planet on 29 October 1966. 💙⏳
An iconic moment in TV history that changed Doctor Who forever!
What's your favourite First Doctor moment? 👀
ALT Black-and-white photograph of William Hartnell as the First Doctor in Doctor Who, standing inside the TARDIS control room. Wearing a dark Victorian-style coat, white shirt and black necktie, he rests one hand against his chest and looks towards the camera. Hartnell made his final regular appearance as the First Doctor in The Tenth Planet, broadcast on 29th October 1966, marking the programme's first regeneration.
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Not a Doctor Who book, but this issue seems to have come out in 1975.
The picture of Lis was taken in May 1973 during filming of The Time Warrior at Peckforton Castle, and appears in the Radio Times 10th Anniversary special from November 1973.
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TV📺11/3/77 BBC1
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One of my all time favourite tv shows from childhood! The Fantastic Journey had a prime time slot on Friday evenings on BBC1 in 1977 and a repeat showing in 1978 during the Christmas holiday season playing in the morning slot Star Trek had in previous years! Happy memories!!
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Remember The Fantastic Journey, 1977? One of my favorites shows with a great cast that ended way too soon!
#thefantasticjourney #fantasticjourney #roddymcdowall #carlfranklin #jaredmartin #seventies #seventiestelevision #70stelevision
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It's only fitting that when the door opens Roger Moore is facing off against 3 Bond villains.
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28th October 1975:
Dr No (1962) becomes the first James Bond film to air on British Television.
Someone recorded it, adverts and all!
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Remembering Ian Marter, born #OTD in 1944. Pictured as the determinedly old-school Harry Sullivan, a character he played with great wit and charm in a golden age of #DoctorWho, together with Tom Baker as the Doctor. Photo taken in February 1975 by Don Smith for @RadioTimes.
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#OnThisDay 28 October 1980
Guests on the first edition of #RussellHarty's eponymous chat show for BBC2 include #RonnieBarker and #RichardBeckinsale's widow Judy.
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I am deeply saddened to learn of Walter Koenig’s passing.
Although we did not know each other well away from the set, we shared the later seasons of the original Star Trek series and the six films that followed.
What I observed, and what so many fans have expressed over the years, was a man who genuinely loved the Star Trek community.
At conventions, Walter was rarely content to remain behind a signing table. He preferred to be among the people who had kept Star Trek alive for so many decades.
That kind of genuine connection is rare, and it will be remembered by everyone who came into contact with him.
My condolences to his family, his friends, and the countless fans whose lives he touched.
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Just heard the sad news that Susan Saint James died age 80.
On tv in the 70s Susan co starred with Rock Hudson in the series McMillan and Wife other series included Kate & Allie and It Takes a Thief.
Films included Carbon Copy, Love at First Bite and the tv movie SOS Titanic.
#RIP
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I think I shall watch The Wrath of Khan and The Voyage Home tonight. Always enjoyed Walter Koenig as Chekhov. He was great in Babylon 5 too. Immortalised in popular culture forever : RIP sir xx
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Susan Saint James is gone at 80.
Sunday nights with McMillan & Wife. Then Kate & Allie, back when TV still made us laugh without lecturing us.
She was part of our living rooms for twenty years.
Rest easy, Susan. Thanks for the good years.
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Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning actress who starred opposite Rock Hudson in “McMillan & Wife” and Jane Curtin in the CBS sitcom “Kate & Allie,” died Monday at 80 years old after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Saint James’ family described her as someone “generous with her time and energy, which she valued more than money, and instinctively drawn to whoever needed lifting up. She taught her children to pause, be kind and look out for other people. She never met a stranger. Every person she met became the most important person in the room at that moment, from a fellow board member to the clerk at the shoe store, who usually walked away knowing her entire life story.” (via People)
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Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Kate & Allie’ and ‘McMillan & Wife,’ Dies at 80 variety.com/2026/tv/news/sus…
