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An Adventure in Space and Time review: making history

Wed, Nov 27, 2013
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Mark Gatiss treats the legends of Doctor Who’s creation as only a longtime fan can, in a lovely tribute full of the exasperated acceptance that rose-tinted hindsight brings.

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Doctor Who thing: the Doctor is Jewish, no?

Mon, Jun 24, 2013
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Liel Leibovitz at Tablet has decided that the Doctor is “the greatest Jewish character in the history of television.”

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Doctor Who thing of the day: David Bradley (aka Hogwarts’ caretaker Filch) to play William Hartnell in making-of movie

Thu, Jan 31, 2013
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Good choice, I’d say…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: this is how juicy a drama about the creation of the show could be

Thu, Mar 15, 2012
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A peek at just how much drama was going on at the BBC in 1963…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: a BBC TV drama about the creation of Doctor Who?

Thu, Feb 16, 2012
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Is Mark Gatiss writing a drama about the creation of Doctor Who in 1963? His nondenial denials are certainly intriguing…

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