Alex Skerratt

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

Doctor Who's popularity has risen and fallen many times over the years. Let's look back at all the times the good Doctor has taken the universe by storm... 1964: The Daleks It's no secret that the Daleks were key to Doctor Who's early success, and in fact one could make the argument that the series wouldn't have survived without them. When Terry Nation's mutated … [Read more...] about How many times has Doctor Who’s popularity exploded?

Doctor Who has faced many existential threats over the years, often surviving cancellation by the skin of its teeth. So just how many times has it avoided the axe? 1963 Believe it or not, the BBC almost pulled the plug on Doctor Who before it even started. Initially, the series was only commissioned for 13 weeks, and it got off to something of a rocky start. The pilot … [Read more...] about How many times has Doctor Who avoided the axe?