That was Matt Smith in 2010. Wikipedia tells me he appeared with Orbital at Glastonbury on June 27, which happened to be the day after the final episode of his first series as Doctor Who was first broadcast. I wonder how many Orbital fans were scratching their heads and saying “David Tennant’s chin looks much bigger in real life.”
I wonder if Peter Capaldi (Matt’s successor, who actually plays electric guitar and did so in character on the show) has ever played Glastonbury. He should have.
I went off Who when that new young one came along with his checky pants. Then I went off it again when the one with the lace and the velvet jacket came. By the time the one with the scarf and the curly hair came along, I was completely done with it. But it kept on getting worse. After fifty-seven years you’d think they’d realise they’re flogging a dead horse.
Seriously though, I really love the show, but the bit about not liking William Hartnell’s first lot of successors much is true. The fact is I was a small child when I saw Hartnell and he was just the right actor to play the part. Then they use some hocus pocus to make him disappear and some impostor gets wheeled in to take his place. I really noped out of that.
I love how they actually let Eleven have at a keyboard, while the Hartnolls are basically standing behind turntables with their hands in the air, banging their heads. They’re from @lookmumnocomputer ‘s neck of the woods IIRC. Maybe they’ll come by the museum to see a thousand oscillators oscillating some time.
Seven Oaks according to Wikipidea… Nice little town and yeah it’s the county of Kent so not far from Sam. Used to live down that way myself for a year 25 years ago!