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paulzolo
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Hardly believable, but BBC News is reporting that Dr Who companion Elisabeth Sladen (who played Sarah Jane Smith) has died.  It looked like a Twitter rumour to start off, but I’ve just seen it at the top of the hour on the news channel. Cancer problems, apparently.
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| Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:07 pm |
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Wow. Bit of a surprise....only 63. RIP.
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paulzolo
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BBC News page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13137674Not much there, but hardly surprising. She may not have been on a “watch list”.
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jonbwfc
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Blimey. Not only is that incredibly sad, it makes me feel incredibly old suddenly.
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timark_uk
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just coming here from finding this out on Twitter. (8+( Mark
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paulzolo
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Bits of my childhood are starting to become just memories and recordings.
A friend of mine got me a signed CD from her one year for my birthday. I always liked Sarah Jane as an assistant/companion and I was really pleased to see that they had included her in the new Doctor Who stories. I enjoyed what I saw of the Sarah Jane Adventures too - it was good to see her get her own series - good on RTD for putting that together.
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paulzolo
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It seemed like a cruel rumour to start with - lots of Tweets, but no confirmation. The Wikipedia article had been rolled back to an earlier version too. But, sadly, it's all too true.
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| Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:31 pm |
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Amnesia10
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JJW009
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The melancholia of ageing  She was just... lovely. RIP. _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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davrosG5
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That's very sad news indeed. Far to young.
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bobbdobbs
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Spreadie
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This is sad news.
I remember her alongside Pertwee and Baker - thought she was great.
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John_Vella
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A very sad day for different generations, and for different reasons. I must watch a few of my old series DVD's, (been collecting the Doctor Who DVD/Magazine thingy). _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry  I'll behave now. Promise 
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lacloss
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I know what you mean
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paulzolo
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To be honest, I've been expecting Tom Baker to check out before Lis.
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