The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log

K9, the faithful robotic hound from the glory days of the Tom Baker era of Doctor Who is set for a return in the next episode of the new show this coming Saturday, alongside one of the favourite companions in DW history, Sarah Jane Smith (who accompanied both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker). The Times reports that K9 is also now going to be the latest spin-off from Who, getting his very own £3 million CGI animated adventure from Jetix Europe who own a number of children’s channels across Europe. The Doctor will not appear in these adventures because he is the copyright of the BBC whereas K9′s rights were retained by co-creator Bob Baker, who is involved in the new show and promises a “a sleek new look using state of the art CGI animation mixed with live action” for K9 in exciting space adventures for younger viewers. The Times also notes that an animated K9 is likely to be less trouble than the original radio controlled prop, which I doubt anyone involved in making Who back then would dispute! Let’s hope no-one decides to resurrect Tweeky from the disco-era Buck Rogers as a cartoon…