Troughton chatted with RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press ahead of the release of Big Finish<\/a>\u2018s The Second Doctor Adventures: Beyond War Games, and suggested his father\u2019s involvement with the series is a big part of why it\u2019s still on our screens today.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was a bloody amazing actor. And that\u2019s essentially, really why Doctor Who carried on, let\u2019s be honest. If it hadn\u2019t been for him, I don\u2019t think we\u2019d be sitting here. It\u2019s that transition from Bill [Hartnell, the First Doctor] to Patrick that really made it continue.\u201d<\/p>\n Hartnell, who played the First Doctor, stepped aside from the role in 1966 and was replaced by Troughton, with the concept of regeneration being devised to explain the switch. It has undoubtedly aided the show\u2019s continuation, granting the opportunity to repeatedly change the show\u2019s lead actor across the decades.<\/p>\n In his interview, Michael Troughton said that he \u201ccertainly did look at a lot of episodes, the ones that are available\u201d when it came to crafting his version of the Second Doctor for the new audio dramas.<\/p>\n He explained that he saw \u201can awful lot of improvisation\u201d in the episodes, \u201cbecause it was shot as if it was live, [so] they only had a certain amount of time because it was very expensive, the tape.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cAnd he had to do an awful lot of improvisation when things went wrong or an actor forgot their lines, whatever. So it\u2019s an incredibly energetic thing to keep up. No wonder by the end of the first year he just thought, \u2018Oh, God, I don\u2019t think I can carry on like this\u2019. Because he was the engine behind every scene, essentially, and he would drive it forward.\u201d<\/p>\n Troughton was also asked what it\u2019s like to have such a strong continuing relationship with the show across the years, having also appeared in an episode of the TV show in 2014, the Christmas special Last Christmas<\/a>.<\/p> He said: \u201cOh it\u2019s wonderful, Christ. I mean, I was 12, 13 when dad was Doctor Who. It really was an incredible moment during my life really, one that I remember really well.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first time I met Frazer [Hines, who played Second Doctor companion Jamie McCrimmon] after God knows how long, we were in Los Angeles doing a convention, and it was the first time I\u2019d seen him since I was 12 years old. And I was in shorts in the studio.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the first time I saw Frazer as a boy, it was the emperor Dalek one, Evil of the Daleks<\/a>, which is actually part of the first episode that you hear me in. Which is a bit weird really because there I was in a sound booth, recreating something that I had watched when I was 12.\u201d<\/p>\n Troughton also recently spoke of what an \u201chonour\u201d<\/a> it was to play his father\u2019s role, saying \u201cI\u2019m sure he\u2019d be absolutely delighted that I was doing it and having fun with it.\u201d<\/p>\n The Second Doctor Adventures: Beyond War Games<\/a>\u00a0releases July 2022. Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0BBC iPlayer<\/a> with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 sign up for a 7-day free trial<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Tuesday, 05 July 2022 at 12:00 am Michael Troughton, the son of Doctor Who\u2018s Second Doctor actor Patrick Troughton, is stepping into his father\u2019s shoes for a brand-new series of audio adventures, and he recently spoke about Patrick\u2019s prevailing legacy when it comes to the long-running sci-fi show. 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