WHO WORE IT BETTER

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This week we dive into the dressing up box and look at just some of the reused classic Who costumes. Each of the outfits or accessories here appeared in two stories. Which begs the question - Who wore it better?

MARCO POLO, 1964

Starting with a well known one. This outfit worn by Marco Polo (Mark Eden) was also worn by….
THE CELESTIAL TOYMAKER, 1966

… The Toymaker (Michael Gough).
MARCO POLO, 1964

And sticking with Marco Polo, the blue tunic Mark Eden sports here later appeared in…
THE CRUSADE, 1965

….The Crusade, where it is worn by Richard the Lionheart (Julian Glover)
THE DALEKS’ MASTER PLAN, 1965

Next up is the clash of the medallion men! From DMP it’s Zephon (Julian Sherrier).
THE WAR GAMES, 1969

And from The War Games it’s the War Chief (Edward Brayshaw)
PLANET OF THE DALEKS, 1973

On to the seventies and these marvellous sickly yellow space suits worn by the Thals. 
THE ANDROID INVASION, 1975

And here we have Guy Crayford (Milton Johns) with one of those suits.
THE ROBOTS OF DEATH, 1977

One last one for today. Zilda (Tania Rogers) is the talk of the Kaldor fashion set with her funky blue head piece. 
DESTINY OF THE DALEKS, 1979

And here is that same headpiece worn by …Romana? (Yvonne Gallagher)

That’s it for this week. There are plenty of other recycled costumes in the history of Doctor Who so I may well return to this topic again. Until then, I’ll be back next week with something new. 




















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