I was sad to hear yesterday that Barry Letts, erstwhile producer of 70s Doctor Who, has died at the age of 84. I met him once, at a convention in 1994, when he appeared on stage with Terence Dicks, the other half of their regular double act. He seemed a lovely man and was a great ambassador for the show. R.I.P., Barry – this song’s for you. I’m sorry it’s out of focus but I recorded it as live.
You can also watch it on YouTube and read the lyrics online here. You’ll notice I forgot to mention Sarah Jane Smith. Barry Letts was producer when she became the Doctor’s companion – without him, there would be no Sarah Jane Adventures.
We thought he was very good too!
Thanks for that Barry was our next doot neighbour,we loved him dearly andf we thought he was very good too. By the way the song made both of us cry it was very moving.
Hey Will, you finally hit that valuable “Australian radio arts program” demographic – we played a little of this in episode 16, which should be up in podcast form very soon from here: http://www.cpod.org.au/page.php?id=155
and also linked from our website:
http://outlandinstitute.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/hauntingly-beautiful-ukulele/