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{{dab page|Who is (disambiguation)}} | '''''Who is Doctor Who?''''', later titled '''''Defending the Earth!''''', was a website released on [[24 March (releases)|24 March]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]<ref name="bbc24" /> to coincide with the [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|the 2005 series of ''Doctor Who'']], one of [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|several websites created at that time]]. On 24 March, the [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]] added a link to ''Who is Doctor Who?'', visible as "Lies", after the site updated to focus on ''Rose''.<ref name="bbc24"/> | ||
'''''Who is Doctor Who?''''', later titled '''''Defending the Earth!''''', was a website released on [[24 March (releases)|24 March]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]<ref name="bbc24" /> to coincide with the [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|the 2005 series of ''Doctor Who'']], one of [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|several websites created at that time]]. On 24 March, the [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]] added a link to ''Who is Doctor Who?'', visible as "Lies", after the site updated to focus on ''Rose''.<ref name="bbc24"/> | |||
Everything on this website is told from an in-universe perspective, as if you were reading the very pages on the [[whoisdoctorwho.co.uk|in-universe website itself]]. | Everything on this website is told from an in-universe perspective, as if you were reading the very pages on the [[whoisdoctorwho.co.uk|in-universe website itself]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* While [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|series one]] of ''Doctor Who'' was being broadcast, each short story was released on the homepage of the site, before being moved to a {{w|directory (computing)|subdirectory}}. For example: "/index1.shtml". The number would change for each story, so [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dummy Massacre (short story)|Dummy Massacre]]'', the second short story on the site, would be under "/index2.shtml", and so on. By [[2 April (releases)|2 April]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060402213923/http://whoisdoctorwho.co.uk/ Defending the Earth! via the Wayback Machine]</ref> all of the stories had been filed under a subdirectory, and a new home page was released, and periodically accompanied by short, two-part [[WC|webcasts]]. Unfortunately, these seem to be no longer accessible, and there are seemingly no copies online. The webcasts ceased to be released after Mickey's departure in [[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'', with only games being released afterwards. | * While [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|series one]] of ''Doctor Who'' was being broadcast, each short story was released on the homepage of the site, before being moved to a {{w|directory (computing)|subdirectory}}. For example: "/index1.shtml". The number would change for each story, so [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dummy Massacre (short story)|Dummy Massacre]]'', the second short story on the site, would be under "/index2.shtml", and so on. By [[2 April (releases)|2 April]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060402213923/http://whoisdoctorwho.co.uk/ Defending the Earth! via the Wayback Machine]</ref> all of the stories had been filed under a subdirectory, and a new home page was released, and periodically accompanied by short, two-part [[WC|webcasts]]. Unfortunately, these seem to be no longer accessible, and there are seemingly no copies online. The webcasts ceased to be released after Mickey's departure in [[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'', with only games being released afterwards. | ||
* Along the span of time in which the website was updated with new prose material, there were several fictional "webmasters": [[Clive Finch]], who appeared in one story until his death in [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''; [[Mickey Smith]], who appeared in eighteen stories, until his departure in [[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]''; and [[David Roberts]], identified only as "a friend", who appeared in three stories, but the site was left abandonded after the release of ''[[Art Attack (video game)|Art Attack]]'', leaving David's fate unresolved. | * Along the span of time in which the website was updated with new prose material, there were several fictional "webmasters": [[Clive Finch]], who appeared in one story until his death in [[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''; [[Mickey Smith]], who appeared in eighteen stories, until his departure in [[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]''; and [[David Roberts]], identified only as "a friend", who appeared in three stories, but the site was left abandonded after the release of ''[[Art Attack (video game)|Art Attack]]'', leaving David's fate unresolved. | ||
* The website {{w|domain}} seems to have been registered by the [[BBC]] on [[29 June (releases)|29 June]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]].<ref name="29June">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230315154536/https://www.whois.com/whois/whoisdoctorwho.co.uk whoisdoctorwho.co.uk on whois.com via the Wayback Machine]</ref> | * The website {{w|domain}} seems to have been registered by the [[BBC]] on [[29 June (releases)|29 June]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]].<ref name="29June">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230315154536/https://www.whois.com/whois/whoisdoctorwho.co.uk whoisdoctorwho.co.uk on whois.com via the Wayback Machine]</ref> | ||
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Who is (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Who is Doctor Who?, later titled Defending the Earth!, was a website released on 24 March 2005[1] to coincide with the the 2005 series of Doctor Who, one of several websites created at that time. On 24 March, the Doctor Who website added a link to Who is Doctor Who?, visible as "Lies", after the site updated to focus on Rose.[1]
Everything on this website is told from an in-universe perspective, as if you were reading the very pages on the in-universe website itself.
In late September 2006, the Defending the Earth! website was nominated for a Y Design Award at the London Design Festival.[3]
Contents[[edit] | [edit source]]
| # | Source | Main character(s) | Featuring | Release Date | Notes |
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| Series One | |||||
| 1 | Have You Seen This Man? | Clive Finch | Ninth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, Mike Yates, Arthur Dent, Peri Brown, Alastair Fergus, readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | 24 March 2005 | A series of BBC-approved user-generated flash fiction, about fictional anecdotes of people who met the Doctor. |
| 2 | Dummy Massacre | Mickey Smith | Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler, readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | 27 March 2005 | The first short story on the website to feature Mickey Smith. Set in the aftermath of the Dummy Massacre. |
| 3 | The Doctor Was Involved in the Dummy Massacre | Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler, Auton Mickey, readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | 3 April 2005 | This short story reveals more information about the Dummy Massacre. | |
| 4 | Rose sighting confirmed | Charles Dickens, Joseph Green, readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | 10 April 2005 | This short story coincided with The Unquiet Dead. | |
| 5 | Alien landing confirmed | Space pig, squidbaby23 readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | 17 April 2005 | This short story coincided with Aliens of London. | |
| 6 | Hoax This! | Readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | 24 April 2005 | This story coincided with World War Three and features the UNIT website. | |
| 7 | Henry Van Statten | Henry van Statten, readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | 30 April 2005 | This story coincided with Dalek. | |
| 8 | Essay Competition | Rose Tyler, Ninth Doctor, Adam Mitchell | 8 May 2005 | This story coincided with Dalek and Father's Day. | |
| 9 | Rose's Dad? | Rose Tyler, Ninth Doctor, Jackie Tyler, Stuart Hoskins, Sarah Clark | 15 May 2005 | This story coincided with Father's Day. | |
| 10 | Amarillo Hoax | 22 May 2005 | This story coincided with The Empty Child. | ||
| 11 | Hitler's Last Secret? | 29 May 2005 | This story coincided with The Doctor Dances. | ||
| 12 | Meltdown | 5 June 2005 | This story coincided with Boom Town. | ||
| 13 | World Saved. Who Cares? | 15 June 2005 | This story coincided with Bad Wolf. | ||
| 14 | Mars | 21 December 2005 | This story coincided with The Christmas Invasion. | ||
| Series Two | |||||
| 15 | Lifeboat Museum | Mickey Smith | April 2006 | This story is the first webcast on the now-rebranded Defending the Earth! website. | |
| 16 | Security Bot | This story is the first game on the now-rebranded Defending the Earth! website. | |||
| 17 | Torchwood House | 22 April 2006 | This duo of stories coincided with Tooth and Claw. | ||
| 18 | Satellites | Readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | |||
| 19 | Deffry Vale School | Mickey Smith | 29 April 2006 | This duo of stories coincided with School Reunion. | |
| 20 | Defeat Deffry | Readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | Brother Lassar | ||
| 21 | Tick Tock | Mickey Smith | 6 May 2006 | This duo of stories coincided with The Girl in the Fireplace. | |
| 22 | Clockwork Quest | Readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | |||
| 23 | Secret Code | Ricky Smith | Mickey Smith | 13 May 2006 | This duo of stories coincided with Rise of the Cybermen |
| 24 | Cybus Spy | Readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | |||
| 25 | Operation: Paris | Mickey Smith | 20 May 2006 | This duo of stories coincided with The Age of Steel. | |
| 26 | Airships | Readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | Mickey Smith | ||
| 27 | The Wire | A friend, readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk | The Wire | 27 May 2006 | This story coincided with The Idiot's Lantern. |
| 28 | Take the Test | June 2006 | TBA | ||
| 29 | Art Attack | Tenth Doctor | 24 June 2006 | This story coincided with Fear Her. | |
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- While series one of Doctor Who was being broadcast, each short story was released on the homepage of the site, before being moved to a subdirectory. For example: "/index1.shtml". The number would change for each story, so PROSE: Dummy Massacre, the second short story on the site, would be under "/index2.shtml", and so on. By 2 April 2006,[4] all of the stories had been filed under a subdirectory, and a new home page was released, and periodically accompanied by short, two-part webcasts. Unfortunately, these seem to be no longer accessible, and there are seemingly no copies online. The webcasts ceased to be released after Mickey's departure in TV: The Age of Steel, with only games being released afterwards.
- Along the span of time in which the website was updated with new prose material, there were several fictional "webmasters": Clive Finch, who appeared in one story until his death in TV: Rose; Mickey Smith, who appeared in eighteen stories, until his departure in TV: The Age of Steel; and David Roberts, identified only as "a friend", who appeared in three stories, but the site was left abandonded after the release of Art Attack, leaving David's fate unresolved.
- The website domain seems to have been registered by the BBC on 29 June 2004.[5]
- The illustration of the Ninth Doctor at Krakatoa was mentioned to still be available to view on whoisdoctorwho.co.uk in Doctor Who Magazine's The Fact of Fiction article about Inferno.[6]
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Who is Doctor Who? via the Wayback Machine
- Defending the Earth! via the Wayback Machine
- Defending the Earth! (all stories accessible) via the Wayback Machine
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Doctor Who on bbc.co.uk via the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 DWM 367 - Production Notes
- ↑ Doctor Who Game impresses the judges at the Y Design Awards on sequence.co.uk via the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Defending the Earth! via the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 whoisdoctorwho.co.uk on whois.com via the Wayback Machine
- ↑ DWM 436 - The Fact of Fiction: Inferno
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