About All Seven Regenerations: Peter Davison

Born 13 April 1951.

Peter Davison played the 5th Doctor, from Castrovalva his first film in January 1982, to The Caves Of Androzani, his last film in March 1984.

Peter Davison played a younger, milder, and sometimes much less confident Doctor. His casting was very much a reaction to Tom Baker's sometimes over-the-top performance; his characterisation was based somewhat on the first Doctor's portrayal, playing a less physical Doctor, with Hartnell's techniques tempered by his own youth and mild manner. Other aspects of the show established links with the early years of the series: the Doctor again had three travelling companions, as in the first stories, two women and a young man. The stories also frequently had no pause between them, with the ending of one story leading into the next, something rarely seen since the early days of Doctor Who.

His first story was Castrovalva, broadcast in January of 1982, beginning the ninteenth season, and his last was Caves of Androzani, broadcast in March of 1984. His twenty stories featured several stories with the Master, and also brought back other old enemies including the Daleks, the Black Guardian, the Sea Devils, and the Cybermen. The twentieth season, Davison's second, included the anniversary story The Five Doctors, which reunited Davison's Doctor with (most of) his predecessors.

Audio theme for the fith Doctor (size: 393 KB. run time: 36.53 seconds).

Peter Davison (the fifth doctor) starred in the following episodes:

1•Castrovalva
2•Four to Doomsday
3•Kinda
4•The Visitation
5•Black Orchid •Earthshock
6•Time Flight
7•Arc of Infinity
8•Snakedance
9•Mawdryn Undead
10•Terminus - Nyssa leaves.
11•Enlightenment
12•The King's Demons
13•The Five Doctors
14•Warriors of the Deep
15•The Awakening
16•Frontios
17•Resurrection of the Daleks - Tegan leaves.
18•Planet of Fire - Turlough leaves.
19•The Caves of Androzani - Regeneration Episode.

My Email address: