jjpor | What?

That was pretty much my reaction on finding out that Lis Sladen, great Who personality and great Liverpudlian, had passed away, a good deal later than most of the rest of you. I somehow managed to avoid seeing any news, certainly any Who news, last night and this morning, so it was lunchtime today when I found out. It took me about ten minutes to realise it was true, because, well, unexpected. Nicholas Courtney, while a shock, was not unexpected, given his age, but... Sixty-three? That's about the same age as my mum...

So yes, what everyone else has said - just sad, sad news. I'll be honest, Sarah Jane, through no fault of her own, has never really been one of my most loved companions from classic Who, but I've loved SJA to bits since it started, and... I'll be honest, this, happening when it has has taken a bit of the shine off my excitement for S6 starting on Saturday. Although that's completely beside the point, it's her family who we should be thinking of. I've lost a number of family members to cancer over the years, and it's not pleasant at all.

*sigh*

When is something good going to happen in 2011?

Obit from tthe Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/apr/19/elisabeth-sladen-doctor-who-star-dies

And nice tribute from Tom Baker too:

http://www.tom-baker.co.uk/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=159