{
  "id": 17804888,
  "title": "John Leeson, Voice of K9 on ‘Doctor Who,’ Dies at 83",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/john-leeson-voice-of-k9-on-doctor-who-dies-at-83",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T14:13:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/john-leeson-dead-voice-doctor-who-k9-1236937441/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "John Leeson, the English actor who voiced “Doctor Who’s” beloved robot dog K9, died on Sunday. He was 83. Leeson’s son, Guy Ducker, announced his death in a Facebook post. “I regret to announce the death of my father, John Ducker, aka John Leeson, at 3:03 p.m. today after a summer of illness. The end […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "John Leeson Dies: Actor Who Voiced Iconic Role In ‘Doctor Who’ Was 83",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/john-leeson-dies-actor-who-voiced-iconic-role-in-doctor-who-was-83",
        "published": "2026-11-02T15:34:25.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}