A quote from a classic Doctor Who episode starring Tom Baker is being reshared four decades after it aired, after a writer spotted its sudden relevance to US politics.
The interview on NBC’s Meet the Press prompted presenter Chuck Todd to respond: “Alternative facts are not facts.
The coincidence was pointed out by Nicholas Pegg, an actor, writer and authority on both Doctor Who and the life and work of David Bowie.
The clip from an episode titled The Face of Evil Part 4 featuring Baker as the fourth Doctor warns: “The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common.