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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?

The dreaded Daleks have met their 'final end' on more than one occasion. Will the Time Lord ever be free of his deadliest enemies? Let's take a look at all the times the metal mutants have been (seemingly) beaten forever... 1) The Daleks In the very first Dalek story from 1963/4, the metal mutants were, apparently, the sole survivors on the war-torn planet of Skaro - … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: How many times have the Daleks been destroyed “forever”?

Has Doctor Who always been 'political'? Well, it's certainly been thought-provoking, if nothing else! Here are five of the most 'challenging' Doctor Who stories in the Whoniverse... 5. The Green Death The producer Barry Letts had strong opinions on environmental issues, and so it's perhaps no surprise that one of his most popular Doctor Who stories put this topic at the … [Read more...] about The top 5 most thought-provoking Doctor Who stories