{"id":6296,"date":"2018-08-05T13:22:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-05T17:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/?p=6296"},"modified":"2018-08-05T13:22:58","modified_gmt":"2018-08-05T17:22:58","slug":"day-5-favorite-male-companion-doctor-who-30-day-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/05\/day-5-favorite-male-companion-doctor-who-30-day-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 5 &#8211; Favorite Male Companion &#8211; Doctor Who 30 Day Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\nThere aren&#8217;t a lot of male companions.\u00a0 Ones I really love are Adric (another controversial opinion :P), and Captain Jack Harkness.\r\n\r\nBut again I have a tie:\r\n\r\n<strong>Ian Chesterton<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6303\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/e.jpg?resize=392%2C294\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/e.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/e.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/figure>\r\nIan (played by William Russell) was part of the original Tardis team.\u00a0 He and fellow teacher Barbara went to investigate the strange behavior of one of their students, and wind up traveling in time and space with a mysterious person called &#8220;the Doctor&#8221;.\r\n&#8220;Who is he? Doctor <em>who?<\/em> Perhaps if we knew his name, we would have a clue to all this.&#8221;\r\n\r\nI loved his friendship with Barbara and how they were in their weird adventure together and bound determined to return home&#8230; even if it was 2 years later (London1965!).\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yHseAlfYqf0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4VmHEBnNYKs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n\r\nAnd a fun bonus.\u00a0 Earlier this year Russell T. Davies happened to be on the same train as William and shared this on his Instagram &#8211;\r\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BitknWmjIRP\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\">\r\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\r\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\r\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BitknWmjIRP\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I got on the train yesterday and bumped into William Russell &#8211; he played Doctor Who\u2019s very first companion in 1963! Never met him before. What an honour. Happy day #doctorwho<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/russelltdavies63\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Russell T Davies<\/a> (@russelltdavies63) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-05-13T09:09:25+00:00\">May 13, 2018 at 2:09am PDT<\/time><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\nRecommended stories:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OiwNGkl75tI\">An Unearthly Child<\/a> (the whole story, though the 1st part is the best and can stand alone)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/playlist\/x4jlqo\">Marco Polo<\/a> (a lost story, but a recon has been done made up of still pictures and the audio straight from the episode)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sS0SaGutzdY\">The Romans<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6299 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brigadier-Alistair-Lethbridge-Stewart-1024x752.jpg?resize=398%2C292\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brigadier-Alistair-Lethbridge-Stewart.jpg?resize=1024%2C752&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brigadier-Alistair-Lethbridge-Stewart.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brigadier-Alistair-Lethbridge-Stewart.jpg?resize=768%2C564&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brigadier-Alistair-Lethbridge-Stewart.jpg?w=1063&amp;ssl=1 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<strong>Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe Brigadier is my other top fav. Also a unique character because he was the only character to have played opposite with every Doctor from 2 to 7 as well having\u00a0 worked along the 8th Doctor in the audio Minuet in Hell. And the actor,\u00a0Nicholas Courtney, also played Space Security Agent Bret Vyon with the 1st Doctor.\u00a0 His grandfather met the 1st and 12th Doctors, and his daughter Kate continues to work for UNIT and has helped out the 11th and 12th (Kate is awesome!).\u00a0 I love how he continues to hold an important place in the show, even years after Courtney passed away, (Though I do have &#8220;ewww&#8221; feelings about him being turned into a Cyberman)\r\n\r\nI remember watching one episode where the Doctor and Brig were arguing having totally different opinions on how to handle a situation, and my daughter asked me if they were enemies.\u00a0 And I explained that no, they are friends, they just are a bit stubborn, but they are both on the same side.\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cW1_SVRYLrY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TzV9uGMWmeA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Recommended episodes:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GPm6zcy_6j0\">The Web of Fear<\/a> (The Brig&#8217;s first appearance)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X3h7Ro1Mlhs\">Inferno<\/a> (great double role as the Brig and an alternative universe version, made tribute to in The Wedding of River Song)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WddEsKfMXkI\">Battlefield<\/a> (his last appearance in the show.\u00a0 Also playing opposite Jean Marsh who was in Courtney&#8217;s first episode, The Daleks&#8217; Master Plan)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Next Challenge: Scariest Moment<\/strong><\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:post-content --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\nThere aren&#8217;t a lot of male companions.\u00a0 Ones I really love are Adric (another controversial opinion :P), and Captain Jack Harkness.\r\n\r\nBut again I have a tie:\r\n\r\n<strong>Ian Chesterton<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6303,\"align\":\"left\"} -->\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6303\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/e.jpg?resize=392%2C294\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/e.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/e.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/figure>\r\nIan (played by William Russell) was part of the original Tardis team.\u00a0 He and fellow teacher Barbara went to investigate the strange behavior of one of their students, and wind up traveling in time and space with a mysterious person called &#8220;the Doctor&#8221;.\r\n&#8220;Who is he? Doctor <em>who?<\/em> Perhaps if we knew his name, we would have a clue to all this.&#8221;\r\n\r\nI loved his friendship with Barbara and how they were in their weird adventure together and bound determined to return home&#8230; even if it was 2 years later (London1965!).\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yHseAlfYqf0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4VmHEBnNYKs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n\r\nAnd a fun bonus.\u00a0 Earlier this year Russell T. Davies happened to be on the same train as William and shared this on his Instagram &#8211;\r\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BitknWmjIRP\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\">\r\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\r\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\r\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BitknWmjIRP\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I got on the train yesterday and bumped into William Russell &#8211; he played Doctor Who\u2019s very first companion in 1963! Never met him before. What an honour. Happy day #doctorwho<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/russelltdavies63\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Russell T Davies<\/a> (@russelltdavies63) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-05-13T09:09:25+00:00\">May 13, 2018 at 2:09am PDT<\/time><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\nRecommended stories:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OiwNGkl75tI\">An Unearthly Child<\/a> (the whole story, though the 1st part is the best and can stand alone)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/playlist\/x4jlqo\">Marco Polo<\/a> (a lost story, but a recon has been done made up of still pictures and the audio straight from the episode)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sS0SaGutzdY\">The Romans<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":6299,\"align\":\"right\"} -->\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6299 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brigadier-Alistair-Lethbridge-Stewart-1024x752.jpg?resize=398%2C292\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brigadier-Alistair-Lethbridge-Stewart.jpg?resize=1024%2C752&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brigadier-Alistair-Lethbridge-Stewart.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brigadier-Alistair-Lethbridge-Stewart.jpg?resize=768%2C564&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Brigadier-Alistair-Lethbridge-Stewart.jpg?w=1063&amp;ssl=1 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\r\n\r\n<strong>Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe Brigadier is my other top fav. Also a unique character because he was the only character to have played opposite with every Doctor from 2 to 7 as well having\u00a0 worked along the 8th Doctor in the audio Minuet in Hell. And the actor,\u00a0Nicholas Courtney, also played Space Security Agent Bret Vyon with the 1st Doctor.\u00a0 His grandfather met the 1st and 12th Doctors, and his daughter Kate continues to work for UNIT and has helped out the 11th and 12th (Kate is awesome!).\u00a0 I love how he continues to hold an important place in the show, even years after Courtney passed away, (Though I do have &#8220;ewww&#8221; feelings about him being turned into a Cyberman)\r\n\r\nI remember watching one episode where the Doctor and Brig were arguing having totally different opinions on how to handle a situation, and my daughter asked me if they were enemies.\u00a0 And I explained that no, they are friends, they just are a bit stubborn, but they are both on the same side.\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cW1_SVRYLrY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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Well, River comes in a close second place.\u00a0 Really hard to decide.\u00a0 But I keep coming back to the companion who was with the Doctor when we first met\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Doctor Who&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Doctor Who","link":"https:\/\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/category\/doctor-who\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"10th Doctor and Donna in the Tardis","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/tumblr_inline_nafekwtyuD1rc2d9w.png?fit=500%2C278&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6510,"url":"https:\/\/calverosdepot.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/26\/day-26-favorite-couple-doctor-who-30-day-challenge\/","url_meta":{"origin":6296,"position":3},"title":"Day 26 &#8211; Favorite Couple &#8211; Doctor Who 30 Day Challenge","author":"Calvero","date":"August 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This one is a bit easier than the last!\u00a0 Since I already named my OTP and Favorite Friendship, that helps narrow it down.\u00a0 So time for another tie!\u00a0 And it's a family affair! The Ponds, or rather, the Williams, and their daughter and no-good son-in-law. 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