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The Christmas Candle trailer: based on the Klingon proverb, I believe…

Fri, Nov 29, 2013
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“Better to light up the church than curse the single miracle candle,” wasn’t it?

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Doctor Who thing: amazing collection of behind-the-scenes photos from the classic series

Fri, Oct 04, 2013
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I’ve never seen any of these before. Incredible.

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Doctor Who thing: tons of 50th-anniv programming coming our way

Thu, Sep 12, 2013
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It’s going to be Time Lord overload for the next couple of months across the BBC…

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Doctor Who thing: 50th anniversary convention on Long Island

Wed, Apr 17, 2013
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Can’t make it to London for the big anniversary celebration in November? Here’s an alternative option

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Doctor Who thing of the day: a tartan for each of the Doctors

Wed, Jan 18, 2012
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My brother Ken, a graphic designer, has been working on these for more than a year, and I’ve been bugging him to please post at least some of them so that I can post them as a Thing. And finally, here they are.

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‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: Peter Jackson is a big ‘ol ‘Doctor Who’ geek

Tue, Jul 12, 2011
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Not exactly astonishing news, but fun nevertheless…

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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’ thing of the day: Nicholas Courtney — aka Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart — has died

Wed, Feb 23, 2011
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It’s a sad day in Doctor Who fandom: actor Nicholas Courtney, who played the beloved character Brigadier Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, has died. UNIT commander Lethbridge-Stewart was one of the show’s most iconic characters, and Courtney was the longest-running actor in the show’s history…

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‘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: 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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