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Patrick Troughton

Downtime DVD review: 1995 Doctor Who fan film, on DVD for the first time

Mon, Nov 16, 2015
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Strictly for serious Doctor Who fans who won’t mind the ultra-low-budget ethos, and who’ll love the fan-fiction-y tidbits that are catnip to Whovians.

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Doctor Who thing: RIP classic-era director Christopher Barry

Mon, Feb 10, 2014
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He directed the first Dalek story, the first regeneration story, and some of the most beloved serials of the classic era.

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Doctor Who thing: can the Doctor bring down the repressive North Korean regime?

Mon, Jan 13, 2014
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Shhh! No one tell Kim Jong-Un that it was probably decadent Western TV that was mostly responsible for bringing down the Berlin Wall.

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Doctor Who thing: Yeti menace on the Underground today!

Mon, Nov 18, 2013
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Could someone who works for the London Underground be a Doctor Who fan?

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Doctor Who thing: yes, missing episodes have been found!

Fri, Oct 11, 2013
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And you can download them now from iTunes…

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Doctor Who thing: has a treasure trove of lost episodes been rediscovered?

Mon, Oct 07, 2013
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Good news, everyone! Maybe!

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Doctor Who thing of the day: 1967 Wall’s ice cream commercial with Daleks!

Thu, Jun 07, 2012
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I dunno about you, but when I think about the Doctor, I think about lickability.

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Doctor Who thing of the day: missing 1960s episodes found

Mon, Dec 12, 2011
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It astonishes me to this day, though it’s a thing I learned many many years ago, that in the early days of television, no one bothered to archive much of what was produced and broadcast…

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: 50th anniversary ideas, please…

Tue, Jun 07, 2011
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I think it might be nice, as a nod to the original conception of the show as educational, to do a purely historical story: one with no SF elements whatsoever. A story set in 1963 that highlighted how the world has changed in half a century could be really interesting…

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‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Curse of the Black Spot”

Sun, May 08, 2011
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Someone’s been watching Pirates of the Caribbean… No, wait, someone’s been watching The Abyss…

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