{"id":20457,"date":"2022-08-18T15:52:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T13:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1695653"},"modified":"2022-08-18T16:29:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T14:29:08","slug":"doctor-whos-russell-t-davies-shares-poignant-memory-of-bernard-cribbins","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-russell-t-davies-shares-poignant-memory-of-bernard-cribbins\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Russell T Davies shares poignant memory of Bernard Cribbins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 18 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>When news broke that TV legend Bernard Cribbins had passed away aged 93 last month, it was met with a flood of tributes from fans and admirers around the world.<\/p>\n<p>One of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/bernard-cribbins-tribute-russell-t-davies-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">the most moving of those tributes<\/a> came from returning <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> showrunner Russell T Davies, who had worked with the actor during his first stint on the sci-fi juggernaut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks for everything, my old soldier. A legend has left the world,\u201d the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/its-a-sin-release-date-channel-4\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">It\u2019s A Sin<\/a> creator wrote on <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CgjG22-tf69\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> underneath an old photo of Cribbins playing Snout in A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream, while also sharing a few anecdotes of their time together.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in the latest issue of <a href=\"\/\/www.doctorwho.tv\/news-and-features\/russell-t-davies-pays-tribute-to-bernard-cribbins&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who Magazine<\/a>, Davies has shared another poignant story about working with the Wilfred Mott actor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">It\u2019s DWM 581! Available from branches of WH Smith and selected supermarkets from this Thursday, 18 August. Available to preorder online from <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/M0TUeDw7E2&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/M0TUeDw7E2<\/a> from later today (UK, Ireland and Gibraltar only). <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DrWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DrWho<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DoctorWho<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Yeti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Yeti<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TARDIS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#TARDIS<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cribbins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Cribbins<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RTD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#RTD<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/AWqUEcb5TK&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/AWqUEcb5TK<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who Magazine (@DWMtweets) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWMtweets\/status\/1559086898752233474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">August 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>\u201cIt\u2019s got to be said, he loved being in Doctor Who \u2026 with Bernard, it was deep and profound,\u201d Davies wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe properly respected this old show, and its success amazed him. We took him to the TV Choice Awards and he sat there in his dinner jacket and bow-tie with a look of amazement on his face, \u00a0saying \u2018I\u2019ve got kids in the street calling me Grandad.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe sent him on stage to collect the award, on his own, and the whole ballroom stood and applauded him, all whistling and cheering. Bernard on high!\u201d<\/p> <p>Cribbins\u2019s first Doctor Who appearance came long before the start of Davies\u2019s tenure on the show \u2013 in the 1966 feature film Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD.<\/p>\n<p>But it was for his role as Wilf, the loveable grandfather to Tate\u2019s companion Donna Noble, that he made his greatest contribution to the beloved series, appearing in 10 episodes between 2007 and 2010.<\/p>\n<p>He was also spotted filming scenes for the upcoming <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">60th anniversary special<\/a> just a few weeks before his death, so there\u2019s still a chance fans will get one more emotional glimpse of Wilf next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Cremona Published: Thursday, 18 August 2022 at 12:00 am When news broke that TV legend Bernard Cribbins had passed away aged 93 last month, it was met with a flood of tributes from fans and admirers around the world. 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