Hi ! I'd like to watch Children Of Earth because I've heard so much good about it, but to be fair I don't have the motivation to watch all of the episodes of season 1 and 2...

What episodes from season 1 and 2 are needed to understand Children Of Earth ? Could be lore relevant or episodes that helps understand the characters

Kinda reminds me of Billy Connolly!!

So I bought the trans temporal sonic screwdriver years ago with the intention of upgrading it somehow but never got around to it. Originally I was just gonna paint it and make it look nicer but I’ve changed my mind on that.

I find the toy way too big and would prefer to create a sonic with a smaller profile, more along the lines of the 10th Doctor’s.

I have no idea though how I would go about this ambitious project… the only thing I know is I want to use the internal piece from the trans temporal sonic screwdriver toy to provide the sound and light because I’m technologically illiterate and have no understanding of wiring with sounds etc.

Is this even possible? How should I go about this? What would I need?

Thanks

Is there a book that I can get about the History of Doctor Who tv show. creation, production, all the actors? is it available in the us? Thank you.

First thing I'm posting here. Enjoy!

Don't get me wrong, I'm excited for it to be available on a streaming platform I have access to because I've been trying to figure out how to watch the latest seasons for a long time since I don't have cable anymore, but I can't afford ALL the streaming services. And I hope they have all seasons.

But why would they call it a Disney+ Original? The show has been around for 60 years! (Including classic Who, almost 20 years for new Who) And was definitely not created by Disney. Did Disney buy it? Even if they did they are still not the original creators, so how can they claim its a Disney+ Original?

Hi all!

I don't know if there are many Doctor Who figure collectors in here, but I had a question about the 12th Doctor's Flight Control TARDIS released by Character Options a few years ago.

I recently started getting back into collecting figures again, and was saddened to find that my 12th Doctor's TARDIS was completely dead - no signs of life at all, even with fresh batteries. I had initially bought it, I had bought it second hand from Amazon, and had experienced technical issues from the day I recieved it. The lights would regularly not respond when opening the doors, which I thought was really odd. When I had tried to activate the toy again recently and found no response, I opened the bottom to see if there was a loose wires or issues with the internals, where I found this cream coloured spray adhesive had been applied to a couple of spots, and figured that maybe the previous owner had recieved a faulty toy and returned it to Amazon, and I had gotten screwed over by receiving a broken one. I decided to buy a new one, still new in box this time - but now even this new one is displaying the same symptoms, to the point where I had to actually smack the back of it to get a response! I don't understand how I managed to get two faulty copies of the same toy, unless Character Option managed to screw up the production? I just find it very confusing, because I still have the original 10th Doctor's TARDIS from the day I received it as a birthday gift in 2006 and it still works perfectly!

Do these toys have a track record of just being poorly made? Has anyone else had this issue??

"Filming for Dr. Who Season 15 will be completed soon. Only a few portions are left, and the team will conclude the shooting by the end of May 2024."

Source: https://insiderfandom.com/dr-who-season-15-series-2-filming-concludes-next-month-exclusive/

I am more midsized so my biggest issue is matching body type! Also i love trying on wigs and playing with my hair so i could get something short, curly, or anything else! tysm

With Ncuti's new series coming up very soon now, I wanted to take the opportunity to look back on the previous eras of the show. A common opinion for the Chibnall era is that there was a lot of unrealised potential, plenty of interesting ideas/concepts but not always fully developed.

I think most of the ingredients were there, and all it needed to massively improve the whole era was to swap around certain elements - i.e. without radically changing anything. Just swapping certain episodes and characters around would have given more meaningful arcs, storylines and character development. And after watching the 60th, I think some of the same criticism applies to some extent.

https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/1cee488/reworking_1314s_era/

I will make a separate post for each series from S11 to the 60th, going into detail of how I think each episode could have been adapted.

Series 11:

Twice Upon a Time - Not S11, but as I am suggesting for Bill to come back alongside Whittaker's Doctor in S11, I don't think it would make much sense for her to appear in Twice Upon a Time. Therefore, I would replace her character here with River Song. It would be revealed that Testimony is an evolution of the technology that the Doctor used to save River to the library - eventually escaping the library as a glass avatar. Just like Bill, River would interact with David Bradley's Doctor, persuading both 1 and 12 to go on to regenerate, as well as having a final farewell with Capaldi's Doctor - as the last appearance in both of their timelines this time. River would also return the Doctor's memories of Clara, since they were "mentally linked" in S7's 'The Name of the Doctor' - with Nardole also making a cameo still. 12 would then note that Bill was missing from the avatars, with River then teasing that she may still be out there somewhere...

S11 Arcs - Grief/Loss would still be a key theme, but explored in different ways across the main characters. Graham would be the main audience surrogate for S11, while Bill's arc at this point would be seeking to re-adjust back to a normal life (like the reverse of Clara's storyline), and would parallel with 13 trying to leave behind the baggage of her past. Bill getting over her break up would also combine with Graham's character to explore the theme of loss. 13 wants to move on, Graham doesn't want to let go, and Bill is somewhere in between. Several episodes would also explore the theme of climate change, building up towards an alternative finale.

Bill & The first female Doctor - Obviously seeing Bill's reaction to 13's new regeneration would be great, particularly after her conversation with 12 in S10 about the Time Lords' attitudes around gender (and meeting Missy). It might take time for Bill to get used the Doctor's new incarnation (more so to do with the personality change) - but of course she would be instantly accepting of the Doctor being a woman. I think this would actually be really helpful for the audience, in terms of any viewers who are struggling to adjust to a female Doctor. And in complete contrast to Rose and Clara, who both took time to adjust after the Doctor regenerated. I also mentioned in a previous post, that one of the main reasons for keeping Bill is to give some kind of continuity from the previous era - particularly when S10 was already a soft reboot.

Ep1: The Woman Who Fell to Earth

The main cast for this episode would be reduced to just 13, Graham and Grace. Ryan would also feature as a supporting character (as Grace's son), but presented as having a less close relationship with Grace and Graham (merging his character with Aaron), with Ryan being absent from the funeral at the end of the episode. The Doctor then gets her new outfit, and her and Graham get teleported into space. Note that Tzim Sha would be a one-off villain, with no further appearances after this episode.

Ep2: The Ghost Monument

Just as the Doctor ends up on the planet Desolation while tracking down the Tardis, Bill also follows that same signal, and gets picked up by one of the rally participants. She had drifted apart from Heather, after wanting to return to living as a human, and so seeks out the Doctor again - and knowing that he likely would have regenerated by now, so having to work out who she is. 13 and Bill would reunite and spend some of the episode catching up, with 13 still figuring out who she is, while Graham would spend more time with Angstrom, bonding over their shared grief.

Also, references to the Stenza would be replaced by the Division instead, foreshadowing their introduction in Fugitive of the Judoon (which would also better explain the timeless child namedrop). The idea around what Scientists had been forced to do (in the Ghost Monument) would also hint at what the Doctor's life might have been like while forcibly working for the division.

Ep3: Rosa

Unchanged, other than the companion change. I think the combination of Graham and Bill could offer an interesting perspective on the theme of race. Something that S10 didn't touch on with Bill, is that fact that after losing her black mother very young, she was raised by her white foster mother, and may not have connected much with that part of her heritage. Meeting Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King would be a great way of exploring this, and Graham could also use his memory of stories told by Grace to help bill discover more about her background.

Ep4: Praxeus

The Tardis eventually gets back to present-day Earth, and Graham chooses to return to his house, leaving 13 and Bill to investigate the different plots abroad. Graham struggles on his own, and doesn't stay too long, going on to investigate himself some clues in the UK, joining together as per the original episode. The plastic in the ocean would begin the arc around climate change.

Ep5: Orphan 55

Mostly unchanged, Graham gets the holiday coupon to go to tranquility spa. While this was perhaps a weaker episode, it would be made more significant as part of the wider climate arc.

Ep6: Kerblam!

As I would suggest getting rid of 'The Tsuranga Conundrum', some elements of this episode would be integrated into Kerblam. Rather than focusing too much on the theme of human labour, the episode would instead explore materialism - the demand for all these products that people don't really need, resulting in the space junk (seen in the Tsuranga Conundrum), also attracting the Pting.

Ep7: The Witchfinders

No changes.

Ep8: It Takes You Away

Mostly unchanged, but would end with the cliffhanger of Graham finding Grace at the other side of the antizone. Bill would also discover Heather there.

Ep9: It Brings You Back

A Turn Left style episode - in which the Solitract creates an alternative timeline to tempt the Doctor's companions. We jump back to the start of S11, seeing how events are changed - with Grace still alive (and Ryan alongside, as a happy family unit), and Heather happily living as a human with Bill on Earth. The moral of the story would evolve around Graham (and Bill) finally accepting this loss, but without the plot of wanting revenge of some sort against Tzim Sha. The Doctor would also have her own subplot, where this alternative reality contains clues foreshadowing the finale. This episode would wrap up the main series arc around loss, allowing the finale to focus more on the climate change theme.

Ep10: The Waters of Earth

The finale would be a loose adaptation of Legend of the Sea Devils, set either in the present day or the near future. And while Chibnall said S11 would have no returning villains, I think you could get away with the Sea Devils as they had not been in New Who before. The plot would still evolve around the Sea Devils' plan to flood the entire Earth - but in this case they are using the sea level rise (due to climate change) to their advantage. The end of the episode would see Bill choosing to leave the Tardis. Over the course of S11, Bill would re-establish a similar tutor/student dynamic that she had with 12, with the Doctor eventually inspiring her to become a teacher of some kind herself.

The finale would also introduce a new villain played by Sacha Dhawan (not the Master - who would continue to be played by Michelle Gomez through 13's era). This character would replace Jack Robertson, and playing a more significant role after S11. So some kind of corrupt businessman/politician/etc - who in this episode could be profitting from the damage done to the planet, as a result contributing to the Sea Devils' plan.

Resolution

The New Years special would feature a similar plot, keeping the same storyline around the Dalek. But would further explore the dynamic between Graham and Ryan here. Over the course of S11, while Graham had enjoyed travelling as an escape from his grief, he would also feel some guilt over leaving Ryan behind, feeling some responsibility towards him in the absence of Grace. Ryan would approach Graham seeking to make amends, with Graham choosing to leave the Tardis at the end of the episode to spend some more time together. Resolution would also introduce Yaz for the first time, as a police officer who helps the Doctor while investigating the Dalek plot - ahead of her becoming a companion for S12.

Both Graham and Bill would later return again in 'The Power of the Doctor', with Graham also making an appearance in S12's 'Can You Hear Me'.

My family is very excited for the new season and we're thinking of having a small party. What are some fun snacks and decorations we should do?

Can someone explain how David Tennant is the 10th and 14th doctors? Apparently Whitaker’s doctor regenerated back into Tennnant who then regenerated into the current new doctor? I’m confused

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I was thinking about this and was wondering if there were any official explanations or if anyone had theories on how the doctor had a child who then had a child.

I'm fairly new to the fandom but have been curious about whether this is more of an honorary grandchild situation where that's how he views her as his granddaughter or if she is actually his granddaughter. I think this would be something interesting to explore in the show and explain how it works.

Do you guys consider the virgin new adventure books canon including the events of Lungbarrow?

That being said, is all of big finish canon too?

Would appreciate responses esp from hyd.

Just rewatching the last few episodes of Jodie’s Era and the 3 specials and the Christmas episode. The pocket watch that Jodie asked the TARDIS to hide unless she really asks for it.. has that made an appearance again? Or just forgotten about?

My first episode was Girl In The Fireplace when it first aired, but we recorded it and the first 5 minutes was missing and would always begin with the clock work man under the bed and then stood behind it. It gave you nightmares for years, but I’ve always loved it!

What was your first episode and do you have a story about when you saw it?

First time watcher here but I felt rory is weirdly stupid as a character?

Demon's run had him fight an entire fleet of cyberman and then on "the girl who waited" ep ..or any at all he seem weirdly not fighting?

Got literally outshone by old Amy experiences that's consisted of fighting nurse robot? (He Literally hit one of them with a canvas instead of instead of the wooden frame part)

Correct me if I’m wrong somewhere. But, David Tennant is already back and Billie Piper definitely could, she’s done it before. This makes sense to me 🤫