Search Results for: cybermen

Let's celebrate the Colin Baker era with the Sixth Doctor's top five moments. Save your breath for the blog post, Doctor. Most people depart with a scream... 5) "You gave me your word!" The Sixth Doctor was one of the Time Lord's more eloquent incarnations. Behind the scenes, Colin Baker liked to fiddle with the scripts to incorporate some exotic vocab, hoping the … [Read more...] about The top 5 Sixth Doctor moments

Can we figure out the Doctor Who Series 2 episode titles using trailer clues, past experience and a few glimpses into the time vortex? The Nurse For the first episode of Doctor Who Series 2, let's think back to Russell T Davies' previous season openers: 'Rose,' 'New Earth,' 'Smith and Jones,' 'Partners in Crime' and 'Space Babies.' Presumably, Russell T Davies will be … [Read more...] about Predicting the Doctor Who Series 2 episode titles

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?