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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 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 Doctor's home planet hasn't had the easiest life! Let's look back at all the times Gallifrey has been erased from the Whoniverse... 1) The Ancestor Cell (2000) Prior to Doctor Who's return in 2005, the BBC was in the process of wrapping up the Eighth Doctor novel series to pave the way for the new show. The final book in this series (although not the last published) … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: How many times has Gallifrey been destroyed?

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

The Doctor Who TV movie is quite different from anything else in the Whoniverse, being the only Doctor Who episode to be made by an American production company. Here are 10 interesting facts that you might not know about the Eighth Doctor's debut story... 1) Not everyone wanted Sylvester McCoy to appear The originator of the Doctor Who TV movie, Philip Segal, was … [Read more...] about 10 fun facts about the Doctor Who TV movie