The Doctor Who Thread

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Rumour has it... the next colourised story will be 'The War Games'

Look forward to see that cut down from 250 minutes to 75.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Look forward to see that cut down from 250 minutes to 75.

Shouldn't be too hard to do!

The TARGET book version of 'The War Games' by Terrance Dicks (10 televised episodes) had 40,748 words while 'The Kings' Demon's' by Terence Dudley (2 televised episodes) had 45,578 words!

Just cut the television episodes to the book instead of a shooting script, and it should come in under 50 minutes!

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #1324 / Nu-Who #383

Name: Elizabeth Rider [? - ]
Year(s): Doctor Who: 2013
Stories: The Time Of The Doctor
Character(s): Linda

Year(s): The Sarah-Jane Adventures: 2010
Stories: Lost In Time
Character(s): Mistress Ellen

Note(s):

• Provided the voice the ATMOS GPS in the 2008 stories 'The Sontaran Stratagem' - 'The Poison Sky'
• Appeared in the Big Finish Productions audio adventure 'The Well-Mannered War'

Before Who:
Films: Breakout (1984), Sacred Hearts (1984), Donovan Quick (2000), Murder (2002), Lenny Blue (2002), Brothers of the Head (2005)
Television: Testament of Youth: Buxton 1914 (1979) / Breakaway: The Local Affair (1980) / Masterpiece Theatre: Sons and Lovers (1981) / Grange Hill (1982) / Hard Cases [2 episodes as the Woman on the bus (1988)] / Civvies [6 episodes as Susie Dillon (1992)] / Poirot: Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan (1993) / Between the Lines: Honourable Men (1993) / The Bill [5 episodes, different characters (1993–2009)] / Peak Practice [3 episodes, different characters (1994–2000)] / Casualty [7 episodes, different characters (1995–2021)] / Dangerfield: Old Dog, Old Tricks (1996) / Pond Life [3 episodes, voice only (1996–2000)] / Scene: Stone Cold (1997) / Wycliffe: Close To Home (1997) / The Lakes [12 episodes as Sheila Thwaite (1997–1999)] / Out of Hours (1998) / Where the Heart Is: A Special Language (1999) / Coronation Street [10 episodes as Kathleen Gutteridge (1999)] / Heartbeat [3 episodes, different characters (1999–2009)] / At Home with the Braithwaites [5 episodes as Helen Braithwaite (2001–2002)] / Holby City [4 episodes, different characters (2001–2015)] / Bad Girls: Marriage Of Inconvenience* (2002) / Red Cap: H-Hour (2003) / A Touch of Frost: Close Encounters (2003) / Cold Feet [2 episodes as the Counsellor (2003)] / Sweet Medicine (2003) / Hustle: A Touch Of Class (2004) / A Thing Called Love [3 episodes as Maureen Scant (2004)] / EastEnders [10 episodes as the Nurse (2004–2008)] / Julian Fellowes Investigates - A Most Mysterious Murder: The Case of Rose Harsent (2005) / Hotel Babylon (2006) / Coronation Street [5 episodes as Genna (2006)] / The Royal: Keep On Running (2006) / Jane Hall (2006) / Silent Witness: Apocalypse (2007) / The Street: Old Flame (2007) / The Royal Today (2008) / Waterloo Road (2008) / Emmerdale Farm [5 episodes, different characters (2008–2015)] / Inspector George Gently: Gently In The Blood (2009) / Waking the Dead [7 episodes as DI Maureen Smith (2009–2011)] / Doctors [77 episodes as DCI Lynette Driver (2009–2017)] / Marple: The Pale Horse (2010) / Law & Order - UK: Help (2010) / Accused: Kenny's Story (2010) / Marchlands [5 episodes as Olive Runcie (2011)] / Call the Midwife [2 episodes as Peggy (2012)] / The Tunnel (2013)

After Who:
Films: The Scandalous Lady W (2015), Lady Chatterley's Lover (2015), Letters from Baghdad (2016), Care (2018), The Cure (2019), True Things (2021)
Television: Our Zoo (2014) / Inspector Lewis: Entry Wounds (2014) / Suspects: Victim (2015) / The Casual Vacancy [2 episodes as Maggie (2015)] / Doctor Foster: A Woman Scorned (2015) / Midsomer Murders: Habeas Corpus (2016) / Vera: Blood And Bone (2018) / Informer [6 episodes as Lady Justice Spencer (2018)] / Mrs. Wilson (2018) / Doc Martin: To The Lighthouse (2019) / Line of Duty* [8 episodes as Andrea Wise (2019–2021)] / Shadow and Bone [3 episodes as Ana Kuya (2021)] / Showtrial [3 episodes as Isobel Cavendish (2021)] / Grace: Dead Man's Footsteps (2022) / Sister Boniface Mysteries: The Book Of Shadows (2023) / Before We Die (2023)

[Rob4]

Originally Posted by iank

Alleged leaks:

The Doctor has to give Donna her memories back to stop The Meep from destroying London. Donna “dies” (but doesn’t because her daughter inherited half of the Metacrisis power.)
There is two doctors by the end of The Giggle because The Doctor “bi-regenerated” which was supposed to be a myth according to Fourteen.

The second special “Wild Blue Yonder” happens because in the end of special one Donna spills coffee on the TARDIS console causing it to malfunction.

Rose Tyler doesn’t show up in anything other than the “Previously Fifteen Years ago…” segment at the start of the first special.

The Meep didn’t crash it was on purpose.

Rose is Non-Binary and uses she/they pronouns. (the reason she is kind of is because of the Doctor as The Doctor is also he, she, or they depending on regeneration.

Rose gets annoyed at The Doctor for assuming The Meep is a He.


Sounds ghastly.

You have to see how it is dealt with tonally. Russell T. Davies has always been woke but he usually handled it with humour and a knowing wink to the audience that rolls its eyes at this sort of thing unlike Chibnall who wanted to beat the audience into submission.

I bet there were loads of people opposed to the Captain Jack character, but I think Davies had won them over by the time they got to the 'Don't ask' comment on production of his gun from his naked self

If it does turn out to be a continuation of Chibnall I'll probably finally dip out myself, but not because of the promotion of woke values, but because it had become badly written, too much of a deviation from the original character, badly acted and directed and ultimately too tedious to watch.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Rob4

You have to see how it is dealt with tonally. Russell T. Davies has always been woke but he usually handled it with humour and a knowing wink to the audience that rolls its eyes at this sort of thing unlike Chibnall who wanted to beat the audience into submission.

I bet there were loads of people opposed to the Captain Jack character, but I think Davies had won them over by the time they got to the 'Don't ask' comment on production of his gun from his naked self

If it does turn out to be a continuation of Chibnall I'll probably finally dip out myself, but not because of the promotion of woke values, but because it had become badly written, too much of a deviation from the original character, badly acted and directed and ultimately too tedious to watch.

His reasoning behind the 'new' Davros doesn't bode well for the future unfortunately.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The BBC logo for the fiftieth anniversary of Doctor Who back in 2013.

[will graham]

I just can't help but think that there isnt an actual show runner. Rather just the BBC heads telling them that they need to put "this" "this" and "this" in.

You know like the producers of a studio that think the hulk should be blue and lassie carry a gun.

Just the childrens education style that the last era had felt more like it was made up by a boardroom then writers.

[Susan Foreman]

Who: Before And After #1325 / Nu-Who #384

Name: Rob Jarvis [1965 - ]
Year(s): 2013
Stories: The Time Of The Doctor
Character(s): Abramal

Before Who:
Films: Among Giants (1998), The Darkest Light (1999), Elephant Juice (1999), Heartlands (2002), The Virgin of Liverpool (2003), The Bone Trade (2003), Toast (2010)
Television: Casualty [4 episodes, different characters (1988–2008)] / The Bill [4 episodes, different characters (1995–2005)] / Call Red: Night Sun (1996) / The Brittas Empire: Mr. Brittas Falls In Love (1996) / Out of the Blue: Gun And Nail (1996) / Wing and a Prayer: Looking After Number One (1997) / Jonathan Creek [2 episodes, different characters (1997–1998)] / The Broker's Man: Horses For Courses (1998) / Ultraviolet: Terra Incognita (1998) / London's Burning (1998) / Harbour Lights: Baywatch (1999) / People Like Us: The Police Officer (1999) / Border Cafe: Shot By Both Sides (2000) / Dalziel and Pascoe: Walls Of Silence (2001) / Merseybeat: Hearts And Minds (2003) / The Last King (2003) / Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps [2 episodes as Pete Smith (2003–2004)] / Holby City [3 episodes, different characters (2003–2018)] / 15 Storeys High: The Plough (2004) / Hustle* [47 episodes as Eddie (2004–2012)] / Grownups: Sour Milk (2006) / Tripping Over [4 episodes as Bob (2006)] / Waking the Dead: Wounds (2008) / Lead Balloon: Mistake (2008) / Waterloo Road (2009) / New Tricks: Death of a Timeshare Salesman (2009) / The Fixer [2 episodes as Hyde (2009)] / Luther (2010) / Law & Order – UK: Immune (2011) / Good Cop (2012) / Monroe (2012) / Hunted [2 episodes as Dr. Arthur Hill (2012)] / Silent Witness: True Love Waits (2013) / Death in Paradise: Death Onboard (2013) / Life's Too Short: Easter Special (2013) / Southcliffe [3 episodes as DCI North (2013)] / Moving On [2 episodes, different characters (2013–2018)]

After Who:
Films: David Brent: Life on the Road (2016), A Street Cat Named Bob (2016), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), The Haunted Hotel (2021), The Strays (2023)
Television: The Bletchley Circle: Uncustomed Goods (2014) / Endeavour: Sway (2014) / Vera: Shadows In The Sky (2015) / Cradle to Grave (2015) / Boomers: Christmas Special (2015) / Call the Midwife: Christmas Special (2015) / Father Brown: The Hangman's Demise (2016) / Love, Nina (2016) / Marcella [3 episodes as Don Parkin (2016)] / Doctors: My Outcast State (2016) / No Offence (2017) / Guerrilla [4 episodes as Chief Superintendent Ackerley (2017)] / Save Me (2018) / Collateral [4 episodes as DC Euan Johnson (2018)] / Sanditon [4 episodes as Old Stringer (2019)] / Emmerdale Farm* [12 episodes as Russell Posner (2021)] / Showtrial [4 episodes as Phil Hastings (2021)] / Anne [4 episodes as John Glover (2022)] / Anatomy of a Scandal (2022) / The Suspect (2022) / Grace: Dead Like You (2023) / The Killing Kind [5 episodes as Tom Martins (2023)]

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The BBC fiftieth anniversary TARDIS logo.

[Susan Foreman]

60th Anniversary Television, Radio and Releases schedule

Not mentioned, but apparently Russell T. and David Tennant are on tonight's edition of 'The One Show' (Monday, November 20th)