# Dr. Who question **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 19, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-question/353359 "2006-04-19T20:52:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-question/353359/21 "2006-04-20T18:12:48Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > I’m curious, has anyone else heard that Baker picked out the scarf himself because he wanted the character to be reminiscent of Gandalf? > I heard this said, but I have never seen any verification of it. > > Jim The way I heard it, the original idea was that he should just wear an ordinary scarf. They gave some wool to someone in the props dept with instructions to knit a stripy, multicoloured scarf. The lady mistakenly used all the wool, which wasn’t the actual intention. but when the producers saw the scarf, they loved it. Really, just a lucky accident. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-question/353359/22 "2006-04-20T18:51:12Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > So how come in the various multiple Doctor episodes the more recent Doctors don’t remember meeting their present selves? Subtle dialogue and interactions in certain multi-doctor eps suggest that they do recall, simply finding the situation (and the person) distasteful. _The Two Doctors_ with #s 2 and 6 come to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-question/353359/23 "2006-04-20T19:20:07Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Okay, you giys are so damn smart, what is the significance of the scarf, hmmm? > 🙂 I recall an incident with the scarf–I think it may have been in the episode “Ark in Space”–in which an automated defense device burned a hole in the scarf. The Doctor looked at the damage mournfully and said that the scarf had been a gift from Queen \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. (I don’t recall which queen, particularly, but it may have been Queen Victoria.) Can anyone else verify or elaborate on this? ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-question/353359/24 "2006-04-20T22:07:49Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > I recall an incident with the scarf–I think it may have been in the episode “Ark in Space”–in which an automated defense device burned a hole in the scarf. The Doctor looked at the damage mournfully and said that the scarf had been a gift from Queen \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. (I don’t recall which queen, particularly, but it may have been Queen Victoria.) > > Can anyone else verify or elaborate on this? It was Madame Notradamus – “a witty little knitter”. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-question/353359/25 "2006-04-21T01:45:00Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > I’m curious, has anyone else heard that Baker picked out the scarf himself because he wanted the character to be reminiscent of Gandalf? > I heard this said, but I have never seen any verification of it. The inspiration for Tom Baker’s costume actually came from a famous [Toulouse-Lautrec](http://www.artchive.com/lautrec/ambassadeurs.jpg) poster. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-question/353359/26 "2006-04-21T02:58:05Z")
> [@WotNot](#): > > It was Madame Notradamus – “a witty little knitter”. Thanks for the correction–it’s been over 20 years since I’ve seen that scene, but it was quite clear right up until the point where he named the knitter. Frustrating, that. I’m not sure quite where I got the notion it was a queen, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-who-question/353359.md?page=1)