Doctor Who

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?

How do you rate the 60th anniversary special 'Wild Blue Yonder'? It's almost impossible to define what makes a classic Doctor Who story. Every adventure has its lovers and haters, and for every fan that hails 'Genesis of the Daleks' as one of the greatest stories ever told, there will be another fan that dubs it a blight on the show's history. Russell T Davies' 'Wild … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: Is Wild Blue Yonder a modern day classic?

Believe it or not, there have only been two Western Doctor Who stories in the series' history. Which one is better, and are they worth your time? The Time Lord's first trip to the Wild West has become almost legendary among Doctor Who stories for being... well, terrible. But is its bad reputation justified? Certainly, Doctor Who stories will always have their haters; even … [Read more...] about Doctor Who stories: Looking back at the Western adventures

Even before the age of the internet, Doctor Who rumours have been rife, and some of them have been weirder than the series itself. Let's take a look at the top five silliest... 5) The Doctor and the Master will swap bodies The first of our Doctor Who rumours comes from 2007, when the Time Lord's old enemy the Master burst back onto our screens in the form of John Simm. … [Read more...] about The top 5 silliest Doctor Who rumours

'The Reality War' featured a shock regeneration for the Fifteenth Doctor, marking a true first in the history of Doctor Who. For the first time ever in Doctor Who, the lead actor departed without a prior announcement. Normally, when a Doctor regenerates, the public is told many months in advance, and their successor is announced. But in 'The Reality War,' the BBC decided … [Read more...] about The Reality War: The story behind the Fifteenth Doctor’s regeneration