Into The Time Vortex Podcast - Episode 18 - Doctor Who - The Mark of the Rani

Doctor Who - Kate O' Mara Who Played The Rani Has Passed Away

Kate O'Mara who played the Rani in two Doctor Who stories with two different Doctors has passed away at the age of 74 after a short illness.  She first appeared in the Colin Baker story the Mark of the Rani where along with Anthony Ainley's Master tried to disrupt the Luddite Rites by taking the power of sleep from the miners.  She would later return 2 seasons later in Sylvester McCoy's debut story Time of The Rani.  There she shoots down the TARDIS and triggers The Doctor's regeneration making him become the 7th Doctor.  She is most famously known for her role in Dynasty and also had a reoccurring role in Absolutely Fabulous.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/467714/Kate-O-Mara-Dynasty-and-Doctor-Who-actress-dies-aged-74

http://www.itv.com/news/story/2014-03-30/dynasty-and-triangle-star-kate-omara-dies-aged-74/

http://www.itv.com/news/story/2014-03-30/dynasty-and-triangle-star-kate-omara-dies-aged-74/

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/dynastys-kate-omara-dead-live-3301850

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary: The Top Five Colin Baker Stories

Unfortunately Colin Baker’s tenure as The Doctor wasn’t that long to warrant a top 10 list.  Being unceremoniously fired after The Trial of a Time Lord Colin’s Doctor wasn’t able to build a big back catalog of stories to pick from and he only had 11 stories so in fairness I picked the top 5 from his era which is often overlooked and has some really good stories in it.