A big debate among Doctor Who fans is whether the Doctor should suddenly change his sex and become a female Time Lord. This is one of those ideas that would certainly kill the show, not in my opinion alone, but to quite a … Continue reading
Filming on the 50th anniversary continued on Thursday, this time at places from the show's past. As usual, spoilerphobes should read on at their own risk. Show: show. 50th-filming-totters-lane. Pic: Ryan. They recreated the … Continue reading
Patrick Kavanagh-Sproull talks to Saul Metzstein about directing the show and his upcoming episodes. Continue reading
Ever since Steven Moffat took over as head writer of Doctor Who , the show's been trying to be a “dark fairy tale.” And the main sort of magic in Moffat's fairy-tale Who has been time-travel, with its arbitrary rules and … Continue reading
Occasionally I am asked why I don't review Doctor Who on the blog. The answer is pretty simple: I do not regard Doctor Who as a serious SF drama. I enjoy watching the show, especially with my girlfriend's son, but usually as … Continue reading
I never had any idea that after the show came to a halt in '89, there was a 1993 charity special that featured Doctors 3-7 – and many of their best-known companions – interacting with the grittier, slice-of-life soap EastEnders. Continue reading
The latest episode of Doctor Who , “Hide,” illustrates the classic tension in the show between offering scientific explanations for the seemingly supernatural, and positing the reality of the paranormal. Spoilers ahead. Continue reading
Whovians everywhere were sad to hear that Chris Eccleston, who played the Ninth incarnation of Doctor Who , was not going to return for the show's 50th. Continue reading
The Doctor Who -themed comedy stage show Who, Me is to be performed at festivals Down Under to mark the programme's 50th anniversary. Rob Lloyd originally staged the show – which sees the programme put on trial – to … Continue reading
If this week's episode of Doctor Who can be summed up in a way familiar to fans of the show, it'd be the mid-season episode. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that it does nothing to establish, conclude, or advance the … Continue reading