William Russell

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c988nnnjy5go

19 November 1924 – 3 June 2024

I am saddened to hear about the death of William Russell. Who played Ian Chesterton in the first series of Doctor Who back in 1963

I had encountered Ian in the Target novelizations of  Doctor Who particularly the Romans, where we reading  his character unposted letters to a friend-relaying his adventures and misadventures in the court of Nero. 

In Peru, alone I watched an Unearthly Child I was shocked by how adult the themes hinted in the pilot episode is. Russell as a polite but stern young man challenging the Doctor I think it is Russell who is the foundation stone upon which the temple of Who will be built. Indeed that is what Moffat noted. Russell's Chesterton  takes the rock away from Doctor- to prevent him from euthanizing a sick caveman 

Valette

The Blackadder, Robin of Sherwood, Superman 

( Father, RAF Veteran, Oxford Graduate)