Davison debuted as the Fifth Doctor<\/a> in 1982, piloting the TARDIS until 1984. His daughter, Georgia Tennant<\/a>, was cast as the Doctor\u2019s daughter in 2008, and later married Tenth Doctor David Tennant<\/a> \u2013 who returns to the show as the Fourteenth Doctor this autumn. <\/span>Morton writes saga novels<\/a> set in the early 1900s, bringing readers back in time \u2013 just like the TARDIS. <\/span><\/p>\n The time-travelling family spans decades of Doctor Who and historical adventures, leaving a legacy that is only continuing.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m tempted to say that I don\u2019t know anything else now!\u201d laughs Davison as we approach the topic of how much the show has penetrated their lives. \u201cIt\u2019s just been a part of my life for so long. From when I first started watching it to, remarkably, being offered the part \u2013 and then having a daughter who then had a part in it and then ended up marrying\u2026 well, basically, me!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n As we discuss the impact of the show on their lives, the conversation turns to their two sons \u2013 \u201cOne of whom announced earlier this year that he was going to sit down and watch every single Doctor Who story!\u201d describes Davison, laughing at the challenge that many fans of the show attempt to complete at least once in their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n Morton, having married Davison in 2003, became aware of Doctor Who through his ongoing involvement at conventions. <\/span><\/p>\n Featuring cast and crew from TV and film, conventions and comic-cons have become a regular staple for most Who actors, getting to meet fans, sign autographs and carry on their participation in the show\u2019s long history. \u201cMeeting the fans was just such a phenomenon that was so new to me, so strange and positive!\u201d she explains.<\/span><\/p>\n Welcome to 60 Days of Doctor Who, RadioTimes.com\u2019s ultimate celebration of all things Who as the show gears up for its 60th anniversary. We\u2019ll be bringing you 60 days of exclusive Doctor Who content, from interviews and newsletter takeovers with the show\u2019s stars to the hottest takes from our team of Doctor Who superfans. Stay tuned!\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> \u201cI realised through our sons (who used to watch Davison and call him \u201cDoctor Daddy\u201d) the power of how important and positive it [Doctor Who] is. I feel that our family has been touched by that. I\u2019ve come to know that the life of it beyond \u2018what episode is on next week?\u2019 is so important.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI would sit down with Louis and Joel (their sons) and watch it when the show came back. I spent the first eight years of that time explaining to them what was happening. I felt like I had some kind of expertise in that area,\u201d<\/span> Davison explains. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBut I realised towards the end of that time that I was sitting there with them and I\u2019d say \u2018What\u2019s going on?\u2019 and they\u2019d have to explain it to me! I was losing touch with Doctor Who. It\u2019s funny the journey we have with these things\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Davison dials down the laughter to address the subject more seriously, revealing his real appreciation towards the show. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t mean to be flippant about our connection with Doctor Who, I didn\u2019t anticipate that at all. If you\u2019d have told me in 1984 that I\u2019d still be going to conventions 40 years later and Doctor Who would still be as current as it was then, I would have laughed at you!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Doctor Who is, indeed, as huge as it has ever been. The show celebrates its 60th anniversary this November, and will mark the occasion with three special episodes, a Christmas special<\/a> and a new series to follow in early 2024. <\/span><\/p>\n With the arrival of several Doctors and companions for Jodie Whittaker\u2019s fitting final story last October<\/a>, the return of Tennant and Catherine Tate this year and the casting of Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, the world of the titular Time Lord remains a big deal.<\/span><\/p> Davison recently donned his celery once again to be a part of last year\u2019s special episode, The Power of the Doctor. With almost 40 years between his first story and his latest appearance in the show, a lot has changed aboard the TARDIS.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a part of me that wishes I realised what a big deal it was when I first did it,\u201d he says of his original time as the Doctor in the 1980s. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTo me, it was amazing to be offered it, but it was very much another job. I was cast because I was younger and different from Tom Baker<\/a>. We didn\u2019t have the budgets that the show has now. Or the technology, more specifically. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo, we were always on the edge of sets that were maybe slightly silly, because there wasn\u2019t the money or ability to make it any differently.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was very nice to do The Power of the Doctor because it felt like a completion, with the scenes with Tegan [Janet Fielding]. It was a great wrapping up of that Doctor and companion relationship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Thinking back to his first time round in the TARDIS, he recalls: \u201cThey wrote very flatly for companions<\/a> in those days when we were doing it. So, generally speaking, Tegan didn\u2019t want to be there, and that was all they really gave her. She was a great character. Likewise with Adric and Nyssa. Nyssa was the only one I felt was on the Doctor\u2019s side!<\/span><\/p> ![\"David](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/david-tennant-doctor-who-poster-e820a26.jpg?quality=45&resize=556,556\" "\\"david-tennant-doctor-who-poster\\"")
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