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Christopher Eccleston

‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: the new ‘Doctor Who’ Experience is goofy and glorious

Tue, Feb 22, 2011
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I’m not sure I saw anyone under the age of 10 without a sonic screwdriver. I saw more than a few fezzes on more than a few heads (because fezzes are cool). Little boys were wearing bowties. Adorable! And then you get to be on the TARDIS…

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Christopher Eccleston’s charity Dalek sketch

Tue, Feb 15, 2011
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It’s part of National Doodle Day, in support of Epilepsy Action, which helps people living with epilepsy. You can text to vote for Eccleston’s sketch (or that of any of the many other celebs who contributed), or bid to buy the originals on eBay…

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: I *knew* the TARDIS used to be smaller…

Fri, Dec 10, 2010
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Smaller on the outside, I mean. It’s been driving me crazy since the beginning of the new show, seeing how much the TARDIS towers over the Doctor… which it didn’t used to do, I thought. And now I know that it’s not my imagination…

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: 47th anniversary of the show’s debut

Tue, Nov 23, 2010
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On November 23, 1963, Doctor Who made its first appearance on the BBC. The BBC Archive offers a fascinating look at the origins of the show at The Genesis of Doctor Who.

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: quiz show gets ‘DW’ answer wrong, but no one knows the actual answer

Fri, Nov 12, 2010
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The question was: Which actor has played the Doctor the longest? The answer is, well, kinda timey-whimey…

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: the Doctor is now immortal, so there

Wed, Oct 13, 2010
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Thirteen regenerations, and that’s it? So old Who, now that the prospect of a 13th Doctor doesn’t seem so far away…

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classic ‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “An Unearthly Child”

Sun, Jul 11, 2010
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Made of spoilers. Don’t read until you’ve seen the episode unless you don’t care to have it spoiled for you.

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: they were mean to Christopher Eccleston on the set

Tue, Jun 22, 2010
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BBC News reveals the real reason Christopher Eccleston left Doctor Who, and it wasn’t because he was afraid of being typecast: Actor Christopher Eccleston quit Doctor Who after one series because he “didn’t enjoy the environment and the culture” of the show. Eccleston, who is about to star in BBC Four biopic Lennon Naked, took … more…

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: the actual TARDIS up for auction

Mon, Jun 21, 2010
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Okay, not the actual actual TARDIS, since that’s fictional, silly geek. But the actual prop they used while shooting the Christopher Eccleston episodes. It goes up for auction at Bonhams in London the day after tomorrow: Wednesday, June 23. From Bonhams’ catalogue: Lot No: 142W Doctor Who: Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor A complete … more…

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‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Hungry Earth”

Sun, May 23, 2010
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Made of spoilers. Don’t read until you’ve seen the episode.

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