Bowie base one4/1/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Given that the Doctor is likewise known as a man to make bold statements with his clothes, it makes sense for at least one of the Doctor’s incarnations to have been inspired by the star.Ĭapaldi is said to have based his ‘no frills, no scarf, no messing’ outfit on Bowie’s look during his Thin White Duke era.Ī source told NME in 2014: “ explained he drew inspiration for his Doctor Who look from his ‘scrapbook of ideas’. Ringing any bells?Īs well as his music, David Bowie will also have a lasting legacy for his avant-garde fashion sense. John Jones (based on Bowie’s birth name of David Jones) was an alien with chameleonic powers who became a pop sensation on Earth in the 1960s. Yes, the Eleventh Doctor comic series from Titan made David Bowie into a companion – or rather created a thinly-veiled version of him. If David Bowie can’t be the Doctor then what’s the next best thing? (Bowie’s song ‘Starman’ is also played by one of Rose Tyler’s neighbours on the Powell Estate in Russell T Davies’ 2005 episode ‘Aliens of London’.) Of course, in this episode the Doctor answers the song’s question. When the Tenth Doctor found a human base on the Red Planet in ‘The Waters of Mars’, writers Russell T Davies and Phil Ford couldn’t resist naming it Bowie Base One – a reference to David Bowie’s song ‘Life on Mars.’ I’ll leave it up to you to decide which of those descriptions is which… ![]() Here are some connections between that ever-changing alien and The Man Who Fell to Earth. Not to mention the fact that Bowie’s other-worldly appearance made him a dream Doctor for many fans. We haven’t made one but we imagine the Venn diagram of Doctor Who fans and David Bowie enthusiasts would cross over considerably.īowie’s unique brand of music (which of course has sci-fi leanings) certainly has some shared characteristics with the inimitable Doctor Who – both are intelligent, inventive bodies of work that against all the odds managed to make the mainstream, constantly evolving over many decades. ![]()
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