Weird headline of the day: ‘Doctor Who Tried To Save JFK Dies’
When I read this headline, I thought that Doctor Who had gone back to November 22, 1963– the day that Doctor Who premiered on the BBC, by the way– and had tried to save John F. Kennedy.
But no. The story merely notes the passing of Dr. Malcolm Perry, who was the ER doctor on duty in Dallas on that fateful day.
But we all know the Doctor was there, right? No? Well, then perhaps you may want to read this, with an even more confusing title:
Originally published by Virgin Publishing Ltd in 1996, Who
Killed Kennedy has long been out-of-print and consequently has become much
sought-after by Doctor Who book collectors, but is now available online as an e-book.
You know, the reason why no one paid attention to the BBC debut of Doctor Who, "An Unearthly Child," is because it debuted the day Kennedy was assassinated….
Sorry to be picky, but Doctor Who debuted on November 23.
Ummm – depending on exactly what time JFK was shot, it may well have been 23 November in the UK – Houston is six hours behind London…
Well, actually, it couldn't have been late enough for it to be "tomorrow" in the UK, since i first heard about it while at school in South Carolina.However, the "Dr Who"debut would have been, i think, less than twenty-four hours after the shooting…
Yeah, that's more or less what I meant–the Kennedy assassination meant that no one noticed the debut. Close enough for it to be a conspiracy! :-)