Welsh actually. Still it is with a heavy sigh to learn that Philip Madoc has died, aged 77. Strange how some actors cast such a long shodow over a program such as Doctor Who. The art of acting for many of the best character actors is to suggest menace rather than show it out-right. In that regard Philip Madoc was masterful.
He could project such a wonderfully lugubrious quality running straight through from the smuggler Brockley in Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD to the War Lord in The War Games and then to his greatest triumph as Solon in The Brain of Morbius.
Of course his career carried over to many other series and appearances. I remember his comedic appearance in "The Avengers" episode The Correct Way to Kill or as a slimy publisher in A Very British Coup.
What a magnificent head.
Over the river and through the woods…. Thanksgiving time here in the tundra means packin' up and goin' to the relatives, usually in a car trip of some length, which in turn means music (or podcasts, some of them Doctor Who related, of some length). The THT Brain Trust has some old reliables, traditions unto themselves, with which to accompany us on this trip, but it isn't music per se. For a long time I've made sure to bring the audio from various shows with me to fulfill these special occasions as it's a wonderfully evocative way to re-visit some of these old faves. 
Another essential track in this vein is audio from 
Through the months of 2009, the Tour led a life of peace and ordered calm, protected against all threats from the WWW by our great power. But all this was to change. Suddenly and terribly, the Tour faced the greatest threat in it's long history.
When this fan was of an age to appreciate such things, there were three main pillars of British television which formed the basis for life-long Anglophilia, namely Doctor Who, The Prisoner, and The Avengers. The first two were helpfully served up by PBS back when these stations took an interest in such fare, The Avengers was a show obtained, at least in the 80's, by tape-trading. The Avengers was fun and stylish, The Prisoner subversive and strange, and Doctor Who… well it was all of that and more. And there was so much of it.! In any event these three formed the bedrock. Other shows followed (Secret Agent, The Saint, Department S, Man in a Suitcase and so on) but now and again–certainly not as often as this fan would like as the years pass, it good to go back and re-watch these series as a touchstone.