Ask Louise Page - episode ten

We’ve reached the final week of Ask Louise Page, and we have two interesting questions to finish on.

Firstly we get the inside story about the Tenth Doctor’s footwear.

I’m not quite sure where this myth came from, but it was rumoured he was due to wear Japanese army jump boots.
Louise answers this puzzler and reveals the truth about the Converse All Stars!

Then finally she gives succinct advice to any budding costume designer out there with aspirations of getting into the film or television industry.

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Thanks to Kevin Coppa for giving the interview clips the polished look, and enormous thanks to Louise Page for sparing the time to answer all your questions

Ask Louise Page - episode nine

We’ve reached the penultimate week of Ask Louise Page, and the questioning has turned to the background process of realising the costumes from the script descriptions. Louise explains to us the multiple episodes and meetings all taking place at once. How she kept sane, heaven only knows!

She also tells us about the Upper Boat studios where to date much of the new series of Doctor Who has been shot.
It recently closed so the production could move to new purpose-built facilities in Cardiff dock, and she looks back on her time there – though don’t expect to hear about the glamour lifestyle of film stars and directors!

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Thanks to Kevin Coppa for giving the interview clips the polished look, and enormous thanks to Louise Page for sparing the time to answer all your questions

Ask Louise Page - episode eight

We’ve reached week eight of Ask Louise Page, and this time we have a two questions regarding the accessories worn by the Tenth Doctor.

Firstly we wil hear about the shirts David Tennant wore and discover there was a distinct methodology to their choice of colour.

Then we will hear the definitive answer that been the casue of much debate amongst Tenth Doctor fans - where did the glasses come from?
Louise give us the full history and origins of the glasses used, revealing for the first time their maker, which until now has been a closely guarded secret...

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Thanks to Kevin Coppa for giving the interview clips the polished look, and enormous thanks to Louise Page for sparing the time to answer all your questions

Ask Louise Page - episode seven

We’ve reached week seven of Ask Louise Page, and we have a very interesting question and answer relating to James Bond appearing in Doctor Who . . .

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Thanks to Kevin Coppa for giving the interview clips the polished look, and enormous thanks to Louise Page for sparing the time to answer all your questions

Ask Louise Page - episode six

We’ve reached week six of Ask Louise Page, and some interesting questions are starting to come though.

The first is something that was hotly debated on the forums a few years back, when someone noticed Tie Ten from my Tie Index was worn by John Simms in the popular series Life On Mars.
Was it deliberate? After all, the tie concerned only appeared in the Master story arc that Simms starred in.
Or was it just a co-incidence?

Time to find out...

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Thanks to Kevin Coppa for giving the interview clips the polished look, and enormous thanks to Louise Page for sparing the time to answer all your questions

Ask Louise Page - episode five

We’ve reached week five of Ask Louise Page, marking the halfway point in our questions.

Today I’ve pulled a question from a thread on Gallifrey Base which was the subject of much debate. Since Louise was open to being asked questions I thought it the perfect opportunity to find out the definitive answer . . .

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Thanks to Kevin Coppa for giving the interview clips the polished look, and enormous thanks to Louise Page for sparing the time to answer all your questions

Ask Louise Page - episode four

As we enter week four of Ask Louise Page, we have two quite probing questions!

Louise talks candidly about inheriting the Doctor Who costume department, dispelling any illusions you may have about its grandure or significance.

But first she give us an insight into what might have been if money and time had been no object and reflects on some of her less proud moments.

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Thanks to Kevin Coppa for giving the interview clips the polished look, and enormous thanks to Louise Page for sparing the time to answer all your questions

Ask Louise Page - episode three

It’s week three of Ask Louise Page, and our next question comes from Russia - showing how far Doctor Who’s reach extends across the globe.

Our second question today touches on an area of Louise’s costume work that is often overlooked: dressing the monsters. Here she talks at length about a number of her favourite collaborations, and her less successful moments . . .

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Thanks to Kevin Coppa for giving the interview clips the polished look, and enormous thanks to Louise Page for sparing the time to answer all your questions

Ask Louise Page - episode two

This week on Ask Louise Page we come to two interesting questions.

Thank you to the contributors who sent these in.

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Thanks to Kevin Coppa for giving the interview clips the polished look, and enormous thanks to Louise Page for sparing the time to answer all your questions

Ask Louise Page - episode one

Today, and every Wednesday for the next ten weeks, I am proud to bring you an episode of Ask Louise Page.

Following on from my extensive interviews on the Tenth Doctor’s ties, she kindly agreed to answer twenty questions from you, my readers.

In late May I was able to put them to her, and now I can bring you the answers she gave.

First up is an unusual question about Wilf Mott, played by Bernard Cribbins.

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Thanks to Kevin Coppa for giving the interview clips the polished look, and enormous thanks to Louise Page for sparing the time to answer all your questions