Doctor Who Universe

The Doctor Who universe is vast and sprawling, including “classic” and “new” Who, novels, comics, audio dramas, and spin-offs, including Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Check out our commentaries, reviews, interviews and discussions!

Doctor Who Commentary – 2.0 ‘The Christmas Invasion’

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Tis the season to be jolly! In the first of a series of festive treats, Swithun Dobson, P.G. Bell, Sarah Burrow and – specially flown in from the North Pole – James Willetts revisit the very first Doctor Who Christmas Special, ‘The Christmas Invasion’.

Remember when the show was still trying to prove itself? When David Tennant was the new kid on the block? When we had yet to visit an alien world? It all seems so long ago now, so how does this yuletide special hold up to scrutiny? Join us as we discuss killer Christmas trees, why the Doctor doesn’t like Christmas and try to think of some other Christmas-themed entertainment that’s actually Christmassy. (Here’s a clue… Die Hard).

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How did you like this blast from Christmas past? We want to hear from you! Head down into the comments to share your thoughts, and be sure to come back next week for our next Christmas Special commentary – ‘The Runaway Bride’.

Video: Doctor Who Party – Fish fingers and custard!

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Last weekend, we threw a party with the help of a Come Round Doctor Who party pack. As part of the evening’s festivities, we decided to re-enact the Eleventh Doctor’s first meal post-regeneration, as served to him by Amelia Pond: fish fingers and custard! Stay tuned for our podcast discussion on the series 6 DVD release, the movie rumours and the Christmas special trailer, all coming soon!

Elisabeth Sladen tribute: The Sarah Jane Adventures Commentary – ‘The Man Who Never Was’

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Elisabeth Sladen, star of the Sarah Jane Adventures

Caleb Woodbridge, P.G. Bell and Sarah Jane devotee Brandon Michelle pay tribute to the wonderful Elisabeth Sladen, who as Sarah Jane Smith won the hearts of generations of fans.

We look back on The Sarah Jane Adventures in our commentary on the final story, ‘The Man Who Never Was‘, discussing Elisabeth Sladen’s return to our screens via Doctor Who, the show’s place in children’s television drama history, and what both she and the show mean to us.

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Points of Who #1: Your feedback and our new schedule

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Welcome to our first edition of Points of Who, our new regular slot for your feedback!

Up until now, we’ve been discussing your comments, tweets, emails and the like on a fairly ad-hoc basis. But we’ve decided to have a monthly slot dedicated to your questions, views and opinions.

In this episode, we discuss your reactions to The Wedding of River Song, plus where to find Doctor Who actors in horror movies (answer: practically everywhere!). We also welcome a new guest commentator Brandon to the show, and ask for your suggestions in naming P. G. Bell’s baby boy – his wife has already vetoed Stormaggedon!

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We also announce our new regular schedule for the coming months with Doctor Who off the air…

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Doctor Who Commentary – 6.13 ‘The Wedding of River Song’

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Caleb Woodbridge, Swithun Dobson and Sarah Burrow discuss ‘The Wedding of River Song’ , episode 13 of Doctor Who series 6. As the Doctor heads to his almost certain death, something has gone very wrong with time, thanks to a woman…

We discuss alternate realities, guns’n’eyepatches, Indiana Jones, the Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, time loops, the motives of the Silence, the legend of the Doctor, stepping back into the shadows, story arcs and more, plus we look forward to the Christmas special and beyond!

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Seven Ways the Doctor Could Cheat Death in ‘The Wedding of River Song’!

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Caleb Woodbridge looks ahead to ‘The Wedding of River Song’, considering seven possible (or impossible!) ways to cheat death when you’re a Time Lord!

Theories covered include:

  1. “I woke up and it was all a terrible dream”
  2. It’s the Doctor’s ganger!
  3. It’s the Tessalecta!
  4. “Regeneration juice” and other technobabble
  5. “Time can be rewritten”
  6. “To be fair, the universe did blow up”
  7. The love of a good woman?

Listen to the evidence for and against each one, let us know your predictions, and check back in a day or two’s time for our commentary on the finale!

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