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Doctor Who: Introducing Billie Piper

After a serious spoiler warning to hopefully send anyone who wants to avoid spoilers running...

September 2020

September 16, 2020

Doctor Who: Logopolis

I did not plan it to reach its finale in precisely this manner, when I...

March 2020

March 02, 2020

Doctor Who: The Timeless Children

I’ve already seen people using the term “retcon” in reference to “The Timeless Children.” However,...

March 04, 2019

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

This episode is an important precursor to the modern era, as well as a successor...

October 2018

October 08, 2018

Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell To Earth

Now that I have seen the first episode of the new season of Doctor Who,...

January 2018

January 03, 2018

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

I was blown away by the 2017 Doctor Who Christmas special, “Twice Upon a Time, written...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

First and Latest Doctors (by way of #4)

I am overdue to share the trailer for this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special, which will...

July 2017

July 16, 2017

Presenting the 13th Doctor!

The news broke early - because the tennis finished early - that the next Doctor...

July 15, 2017

The Thirteenth Doctor Will Be Announced Tomorrow

For those who may have missed the news, the BBC will be announcing tomorrow who...

June 2017

June 25, 2017

Regenerating Doctor Who Times Two

I just had a wild thought about the final part of the season finale of...

June 19, 2017

Doctor Who: The Eaters of Light

The story begins at Devil's Cairn in Scotland, with a girl who wants to listen...

October 2014

October 09, 2014

Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

This episode is of great interest, not only because it marks the end of the...

August 2014

August 23, 2014

Doctor Who: Deep Breath

Doctor Who is back, and I'm going to be discussing the details of the first...

January 2014

January 07, 2014

Peter Capaldi is the Twelfth Doctor

There has been a lot of confusion about how to refer to the various Doctors,...

December 2013

December 28, 2013

He Said If I Liked My Doctor I Could Keep Him…Thanks Obama!

Via David Monroe on Facebook. You will have to be aware of both Doctor Who...

December 25, 2013

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

SPOILER ALERT The final episode with Matt Smith in the leading role, "The Time of...

December 18, 2013

New Doctor Who Christmas Trailer

Lots of intriguing details - the Silence, Trenzalore, the time war, and perhaps most interesting...

December 14, 2013

Regeneration Carol

Via IO9, here's a Whovian version of "Baby It's Cold Outside."

December 11, 2013

Time of the Doctor Trailer

The first proper trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas special, "The Time of the Doctor,"...

November 2013

November 14, 2013

The Canon of Whovian Scripture

As some fans of Doctor Who have already noted, the inclusion of mention of companions...

September 2013

September 22, 2013

Change

Via The High Council of Time Lords on Facebook. I can't believe that no one...

August 2013

August 06, 2013

The Whovian Clock Strikes Twelve

Before... ...and after: Or should it be thirteen? Better enjoy these gifs before we find...

August 04, 2013

Smoke Rises from the BBC

I thought this image was clever, even though the smoke is the wrong color: And...

August 04, 2013

And the Next Doctor Is…

For those without access to the BBC, the next Doctor after Matt Smith will be......

August 01, 2013

The Next Doctor To Be Announced Soon

Radio Times reports that an announcement of some importance will be made tonight, while another...

July 2013

July 16, 2013

Whovians Already Know What They’re Getting for Christmas

Via Doctor Who and the T.A.R.D.I.S. on Facebook.

June 2013

June 08, 2013

Happy Birthday, Colin Baker!

Today is Colin Baker's 70th birthday. And so, to mark the occasion and express my...

June 02, 2013

Time Lords Have Something Similar

Via Episcopal Church Memes

April 2013

April 20, 2013

Spoiler about the Doctor’s Regeneration?

Is this a leaked set of images from the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special? No,...

March 2013

March 12, 2013

The First Regeneration

Via Doctor Who TV, HT IO9, I learned that an animation has been released of...

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