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episode “Terror of the Autons”, the Third Doctor hums the tune to himself, but is interrupted by the TARDIS catching on fire and smoking.
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in 1941, whose version reached number four on the same listing. Other early versions included those by
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The song was used in the trailer and in the pilot episode of the first season for the
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It was written in 1938, but was first recorded three years later by
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The Ink Spots' version was featured in a 1982 commercial for
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by several musicians and groups, most successfully by
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