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The Deadly Assassin in 1976 is the only story to feature the Doctor without a companion.27.

The fourth Doctor's trade-mark long scarf was never designed to be so.

The costume designer gave balls of wool to a knitter, who just kept going till she ran out of wool!

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Tom Baker was bitten on the lip by a dog while recording the 1978 story The Pirate Planet.29.

The Doctor's robot dog, K-9, was originally called Fido.30.

During his final series, Tom Baker fell ill and his naturally curly hair turned straight, so he was given a perm.31.

City of Death in 1979 is the first story to be filmed outside of the UK.32.

Tom Baker broke his collar bone while shooting his location work as The Doctor.33.

The story Shada began filming in 1979 but was never completed or broadcast.34.

When Tom Baker was unavailable for the Five Doctors reunion story, scenes from the abandoned story Shada were used.35.

Fifth Doctor Peter Davison is the youngest actor to have been cast in the lead role.36.

The final part of Earthshock in 1982 was broadcast without end title music as a tribute to companion Adric who died in that story.37.

Peter Davison's first adventure, Castrovalva, was actually the fourth story he recorded.38.

In 1986, a young fan called Gareth Jenkins starred in his own episode with Colin Baker for Jim'll Fix It.39.

Sixth Doctor Colin Baker appeared as a Time Lord commander in a ...

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