Questions tagged [doctor-who]
A science fiction show from Britain that originally debuted in 1963. After several hiatuses it was relaunched in 2005.
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Which Doctor Who episodes provide essential background for The War Between the Land and the Sea?
I'm interested in the Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea, but unfortunately, most of my knowledge of Doctor Who only goes back to the Matt Smith era (the Eleventh Doctor), which ...
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How often did Doctor Who feature "London" filmed in Cardiff?
In-universe, the Doctor spends a lot of time in London. Quoting the Twelfth Doctor:
DOCTOR: London! What a dump.
OSGOOD: London's okay.
DOCTOR: No, it's not, it's a dump.
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How did Davros survive the events of 'Genesis of the Daleks'?
In the BBC Doctor Who story Genesis of the Daleks (1975) the Daleks declare that Davros is inferior to them and that he must be exterminated.
He is then apparently killed off screen, but in later ...
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First usage and early spread of the phrase "The Idiot's Lantern" used as the title of (new) Doctor Who, series 2, episode 7?
It's stated (here, for example) that "The Idiot's Lantern" was suggested as the title of this episode by Gareth Roberts, who recalled his father using the term to refer to television. (...
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How was the TARDIS's external appearance controlled?
I have a vague memory of the Doctor inputting code in one form or another to the Tardis, to control its appearance. I have recently re-watched Logopolis (online), and there doesn't appear to be any ...
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Leitmotifs in "revival era" Doctor Who
In the "revival era" (2005-) Doctor Who, there are a number of leitmotifs assigned to various characters and adversaries, typically recognizable within a few bars/seconds, of which I know:
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Did The Doctor ever meet Doctor Who from the TV series?
Watching Robots of Sherwood, at the end Robin says to The Doctor something to the effect that he too will be remembered as a legend, not as a real person, which got me wondering if there was ever an ...
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What ever happened to Clara Oswald?
In the episode Doctor Who "Hell bent", Clara disappeared with Me in the diner and because of this, I assumed she survived and left to go on her own adventures.
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Are all Timelords geniuses?
I'm rewatching Doctor Who and I've always wondered, are all Timelords geniuses or is the Doctor an anomaly?
I know that they are exceptionally intelligent because they invented TARDIS' and they ...
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How did the original/classic Doctor Who end?
Prior to Dr. Who's reboot with Christopher Eccleston, how did the show originally end? Was it known at the time this would be the final series or did it just 'stop'?
The Eccleston series did not, as ...
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MCU connected to Doctor Who?
In the post-credit scene of Ant-Man and The Wasp, Janet van Dyne tells Scott Lang:
"Don't get sucked into a time vortex. We won't be able to save you."
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How many regenerations does The Master have?
Prior to the "Timeless Child", Time Lords are known to have 12 regenerations. Then the Master, being of the same species, should have 12 regenerations as well.
Has there been any indication, ...
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Origin of the titles "Doctor" and "Master" from Doctor Who
First off, I do not remember the episode but I do recall that it was either during the Eccleston or early Tennant eras.
The Doctor was talking to someone (Rose?) about his days at the Academy where ...
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Why do these shots from a 2005 Doctor Who episode look blurry?
I am catching up on some earlier episodes of the modern Doctor Who series and I am a little shocked how badly they aged. Putting soundtrack, monsters, special effects and such aside, I want to focus ...
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Is Peter Capaldi the only Doctor to play another role in Doctor Who?
Peter is the special guest actor in S4:E3 of modern Doctor Who, alongside David Tennant's Doctor. He of course also took that titular role himself, after Matt Smith.
There's a fun moment where the ...
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