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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How did Davros survive the events of Genesis of the Dalek?
In the BBC made serialization Genesis of the Daleks the Daleks declare that Davros is inferior to them and that he must be exterminated.
He is the apparently killed of screen.
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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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Classic Doctor Who - 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 two ...
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The (potential easter-egg) origins of Calamari Flan in The Mandalorian
Before "The Mandalorian" I had not heard usage of the Mon-Calamari currency known as the Flan. I am curious if there is any information that this may be an easter egg from Favreau.
As Calamari is ...
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Heaven Sent - Does the doctor die every day?
This story of the Doctor Who episode "Heaven Sent" takes place over an outstandingly long period of time, seeing the Doctor stuck in a recursive cycle during which he repeatedly perishes and comes ...
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Doctor who's Listen timeline vs Utopia
David Tennant told that Tardis never, and never could've travel that much in time. It's in the end of the universe. It's impossible. (3x11)
Peter Capaldi told in Listen that Tardis shouldn't have ...
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Is Gallifrey still visitable after "Hell Bent"?
In the Doctor Who episode "Hell Bent" we've seen that Gallifrey was moved to the end of the universe, give or take one star system. And after that, the universe has ended.
My question is, could ...
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Why is Sheldon such a big fan of Doctor Who? [closed]
In some episodes of The Big Bang Theory we can see that Sheldon is a big fan of Doctor from Doctor Who.
We also see that one of his greatest dreams is transferring his mind into a cybernetic body.
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Filming techniques for Doctor Who during 4th Doctor run
Does anyone have information on filming techniques during the Doctor Who TV series, or know where such information can be found?
I'm particularly interested in the 4th Doctor era, 1974 - 1981.
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What happened to the spiders in this "Dr. Who" episode?
In the October 28 episode of Dr. Who, titled Arachnids in the UK, a group of spiders are lured into a vault. What happened to them after? Was the plan to lock them up and let them die of hunger or ...
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Is the Doctor doing anything in this scene?
During the Day Of The Moon, the 11th Doctor, River and Rory have come to rescue Amy and broadcast the subliminal message to kill the Silence on sight.
This makes the silence angry and there is a ...
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What was Ryan holding near the start of Doctor Who S11E1?
In Series 11, Episode 1 of Doctor Who, entitled "The Woman Who Fell To Earth", there's a scene near the start with Ryan holding an object. Here's a screen clip taken a little over 3 minutes from the ...
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What's the original version of "The Majestic Tale (of a Madman in a Box)"?
I recently watched a few classic Doctor Who episodes from the 80's and earlier during Twitch's streaming event and at one point I was rather surprised to hear music in background that appeared to be ...
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Was the Untempered Schism depicted in the episodes of any of the other Doctors?
The Untempered Schism was mentioned in the Doctor Who shows: The Sound of Drums and The End of Time. Those were with the 10th doctor. Have any other doctors from the past mentioned the Schism, the ...
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Rory and the engagement ring
In Doctor Who Rory was erased from time but the engagement ring was not. So how can the ring still exist?
For that matter, how does the Doctor remember him if she can't? Timey-wimey stuff?
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Why was Doctor Who not filmed in HD when Torchwood was?
According to Wikipedia between 2005 and 2008 Doctor Who, one of the BBC's flagship programs, was shot in 576i (standard definition). However, Torchwood, a spin off of the popular franchise which ran ...
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When and Where are all the Doctor Who Christmas Special set?
Since the reboot of the series it seems that every year there's been a Christmas themed episode released at around Christmas (i.e. this year Twice Upon a Time is airing in Australian Cinemas on Boxing ...
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Are there an infinite number of Universes/Dimensions present in Doctor Who?
Rick and Morty is pretty much Doctor Who except with a fixed (infinitely dispensable) companion and weird cartoon enemies (just my opinion).
However in Rick and Morty the main theme is dimension ...
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What was erased from Jack Harkness's memory?
I just watched The Doctor Dances (Doctor Who, S01E10). Captain Jack Harkness said the Time Agency took two years worth of memories from him.
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What is the deal with the name of the Doctor Who Series 10 companion (Bill)?
The Series 10 companion is named Bill Potts, but she's a woman. This seems like a very unusual name for a woman. Is this more common in the UK? What is it short for?
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How did Captain Jack Harkness keep on the TARDIS?
In Utopia, Captain Jack Harkness holds on the TARDIS which goes to near the end of the universe to get rid of him, due to his immortality (or rather, always coming back into life after dying) being ...
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Is the John Simm version of the Master returning to Doctor Who?
I just watched the Doctor Who episode 'Eaters of Light' and in the preview of the next episode it showed Missy dancing with the Doctor and John Simm smirking that classics evil smile. Is John Simm ...
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Where did the altered title music come from in Resurrection of the Daleks?
The 1984 Doctor Who story Resurrection of the Daleks was originally broadcast as 45 minutes episodes, the first story to do so. However, when it was repeated, each episode had been edited into two 25-...
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Do any of the computer programs used in 1980s Doctor Who still exist? [closed]
In the 1980s, the Doctor's TARDIS had three computer terminals in the console. Two of them had real monitors and the third (in the rare shot that showed it) was just a plastic box with a flat covering ...
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What technique was used to create this effect?
I was discussing some old Doctor Who episodes when I recalled a notable example of the sort of 'bad' special effects used when CGI was in its infancy (and when the budget was low).
Does anybody know ...
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Who is the Doctor who broke the promise?
At the end of Series 7,
Who is this Doctor, The Doctor who broke the promise?
Is it one of the actors from the 60's series?
The Doctor who fought in the time war?
Someone else?
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What were the three words represented by 3W?
In the Doctor Who series 8 episode Dark Water, the 3W corporation is ostensibly doing research into the afterlife. The scientist explains to them that 3W is a representation of three words that were ...
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Why does Doctor Who pronounce "Van Gogh" differently than Wikipedia's audio pronunciation?
In the Doctor Who series 5 episode "Vincent and the Doctor", the Doctor encounters impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Throughout the episode, the Doctor, Amy Pond, museum staff, and others ...
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Does Doctor Who have an end game to the overall story of the season?
I wanted a new series to watch, and ended up watching Doctor Who S05E01 as my starting point (as suggested on the Internet, though). In this episode, the Doctor and the alien are speaking about the ...
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How could Matt Smith become the 13th Doctor in the first place?
I was rewatching Doctor Who (New series) and Christopher Ecclestone was the 10th Doctor, because of the War Doctor coming after the 8th. So Tennant is the 11th. In Series 4 Episode 13 where the Daleks ...
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Is the 8th Doctor really half-human on his mother's side?
In the television movie "Doctor Who" (1996), which introduced the 8th regeneration of the Doctor (Played by Paul McGann), it was stated that he is half-human.
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Why did Wilfred Mott remember the nightmares when the entire human race forgets them?
In Doctor who, The End of Time: Part One, the opening narrator (Rassilon) says:
It is said that in the final days of planet Earth, everyone had bad dreams.... each and everyone of those people had ...
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Are "The Girl Who Died" and "The Woman Who Lived" two parts of a single story?
Doctor Who has a long history of multi episode stories, sometimes two or three in a row. Series 9 of New Who has a couple (1/2, 3/4, 7/8).
But I can't seem to confirm if episode 5 "The Girl Who Died" ...
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Why were the Doctor Who opening scenes and music changed between seasons and not between Doctors?
It makes sense to me to replace the music and/or intro sequence upon arrival of new Doctor incarnations, but this isn't how they decided to replace the opening intros.
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Why does the First Doctor wear a ring on his small finger?
I'm curious why the First Doctor wears a ring on his little finger (left hand) and not on his ring finger like he's wearing the other one (on his right hand). I'm not even sure why he wears two rings ...
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Why wasn't the room with the crystalline Spantium being reset?
In Heaven Sent (Doctor Who):
As every room in the castle was being reset after a while, why wasn't the room with the crystalline Spantium being reset? Each hit by the Doctor wearing away the wall ...
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Was the TARDIS an inspiration for the time-traveling phone booth?
The 1989 film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure features a pair of dim-witted teenagers traveling through time to retrieve historical figures to make an oral presentation for their history class.
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How did the Doctor return to the present?
In "Before the flood" (S09E04), when the damn breaks and security protocol 712 is activated in the Tardis, I'm assuming it returned to the present (year 2119 where Clara is) with Bennett.
How did ...
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Was regeneration planned right from the start of Doctor Who?
I heard that when William Hartnell started getting doddery and forgetting his lines, he refused to retire, implying that he was irreplaceable. So the writers made the character of the Doctor ...
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In the classic series of Doctor Who, did the UNIT HQ building have a name?
As the title asks, in the classic series of Doctor Who, did the UNIT HQ building have a name?
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