Alex Skerratt

Mark Gatiss has been involved with Doctor Who since its return in 2005, penning seven episodes for the series and appearing in it twice. But which are the most popular Mark Gatiss episodes? 4. Night Terrors Believe it or not, according to viewing figures, 'Night Terrors' is the third most popular episode on the list. It also achieved an audience appreciation score of … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: The most popular Mark Gatiss episodes

The decision to begin the Doctor Who TV movie with a regeneration was a controversial one. But was it really as confusing as people say? The Doctor Who TV movie was an attempt to relaunch the series in the mid 90s. The rights had been acquired by a man called Philip Segal, and shopped around various American networks before finding a home at Fox. The problem was, the deal … [Read more...] about Was the Doctor Who TV movie wrong to include a regeneration scene?

Doctor Who's Cybermen have taken many forms over the years, both in terms of their design and their apparent 'personalities.' Here's a potted history of the monsters' fascinating evolution... When the Cybermen first appeared in the Whoniverse, they were cloth-covered humanoids with machine parts augmented into their bodies, and (for some reason) huge lamps on their heads, … [Read more...] about How the Cybermen have evolved over the years

Ready for an epic Doctor Who marathon? Prepare for the end of the world with some of the most dystopian Doctor Who stories of all time... The Dalek Invasion of Earth 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth' is the very first of the dystopian Doctor Who stories. This classic adventure from 1964 is set 200 years in the future in the year 2164 - a time when it is forbidden to dump … [Read more...] about Lovarzi playlist: The dystopian Doctor Who stories

Of all the Doctor Who quotes, some of the best known are the Time Lord's last words before he or she regenerated. So tell us: have you ever, ever eaten pears, stayed warm, or healed thyself like a physician? "Stay warm..." The first of our Doctor Who quotes comes from the First Doctor himself, who underwent one of the most mysterious regenerations of all time. When he … [Read more...] about Doctor Who quotes: The last words of every Doctor