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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?

What, exactly, is the shortest Doctor Who episode ever made? Before we begin, a quick note. There are a number of Doctor Who episodes which are even shorter than the one we're looking at. These are stories like the Children in Need specials and minisodes like 'The Night of the Doctor' which we're not counting as actual Doctor Who episodes, as they didn't feature in any of … [Read more...] about The shortest Doctor Who episode of all time

What better way to ring in the new year than with a Doctor Who New Year's special? There have been four so far, and we're going to rank their popularity based on their viewing figures. Let's see if we can reach a 'resolution'... 4) Eve of the Daleks Classic Doctor Who fans will notice the subtle nod to the 1967 story 'The Evil of the Daleks' in the first of our Doctor … [Read more...] about Which is the most popular Doctor Who New Year’s special?

The latest Doctor Who colourisation of 'The War Games' has breathed new life into a classic story - and may have changed Doctor Who history forever... The Second Doctor's regeneration One of the biggest gaps in Doctor Who history has always been the transition between the Second Doctor Patrick Troughton and the Third Doctor Jon Pertwee. Although Pertwee had already been … [Read more...] about How The War Games in Colour rewrites Doctor Who history