The Comic Relief sketch itself - part 1

Thursday 24th March 2011

Well, seeing that the BBC Doctor Who website is showing the 1999 sketch - with the ability for people to add it to their websites we thought you'd like to tsee the sketch again from here at "Devious". You can relive the over-excited Tardis rotor once more! And ncan you pot Stephen from the team under the console in the overhead shot? - no? that's good because you shouldn't be able to - however he was certainly there as a backup in case the rotor failed!

 

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The Comic Relief sketch itself - part 1

Well, seeing that the BBC Doctor Who website is showing the 1999 sketch - with the ability for...

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