Doctor Who

Yes, we're going there - even if the Doctor can't. What prevents the Time Lord from rescuing the stricken Amy Pond? The 2012 episode 'The Angels Take Manhattan' sent shockwaves through the Whoniverse. This was the very last adventure for Amy Pond - a popular companion who had travelled with the Doctor since 'The Eleventh Hour.' It was also the last to feature her husband, … [Read more...] about Amy Pond: Why can’t the Doctor save her?

Troll dolls. Killer dummies.The Autons have been causing chaos since the 1970s. Let's rank all of the Doctor's encounters with the dreaded "living plastic creatures..." 4) The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang - 7.1 million For this highly scientific analysis, we’ll be averaging out the viewing figures for each story, as they were told over multiple episodes. 2010’s 'The … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: Ranking all of the Auton stories

It's not easy being a Doctor Who showrunner! Let's look at some of the biggest challenges facing the holders of the TARDIS keys... 1) "It's not as good as it used to be!" It's no secret that every Doctor Who showrunner since the 1960s has had to deal with the complaint that the show "isn't as good as it used to be." A few years ago, someone on Twitter posted a … [Read more...] about 3 problems faced by Doctor Who showrunners

We've all had that moment where we've stopped and asked ourselves, 'Which classic Sontaran story is the best, based on viewing figures?' right? Well, now it's time to answer that question. Which is the greatest Sontaran story of Classic Who? 4) The Two Doctors - 6.5 million For this highly scientific analysis, we'll be averaging out the viewing figures for each story, … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: Ranking all of the classic Sontaran stories

Doctor Who Season 13 was Tom Baker's second series at the TARDIS helm, and is hailed by many as one of the greatest of all time. It's always easy to look back at Doctor Who through rose-tinted spectacles; John Nathan-Turner famously told fans that "the memory cheats" and that the classic stories were nowhere near as good as people remembered. The funny thing about … [Read more...] about Is Doctor Who Season 13 the pinnacle of the Tom Baker era?