Doctor Who has always been quite dear to me. In the mid-1980s I was fairly well-known for dressing up like William Hartnell and appearing at conventions and PBS pledge drives. (I was also about 50 lbs. thinner then!) I met most of the actors who had played the Doctor and have fond memories of those meetings - particularly Patrick Troughton. I met my late wife - quite by accident - because of Doctor Who. Yesterday would have been our wedding anniversary. Episodes with Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant started airing on our local PBS station just before she died.

We ended as we began...

But my cable company does not carry BBC America, and they are the only game in town where I live. (My building's landlord will not permit any satellite dish installations.) The local PBS station stopped showing Doctor Who more than a year ago. So, I'll have to wait until I can see the episodes on DVD - that is, if my old ComputerSaurus will even play the discs (it's quite tetchy about those things).

But, I am quite happy that the series is still alive and well - even though I also think that David Tennant should have stayed on.

My costume, wig, ring, cane and props still hang in my closet. Now, if only I could lose 50 lbs.....

Jay