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'''''Doctor Who''''' was a [[TV series (Remembrance of the Daleks)|television series]] produced by the [[BBC]] in the [[1960s]], centering around the eponymous character known as, among other names, [[the Doctor (fictional character)|the Doctor]]. The television series eventually had many [[novel]]s, [[CD]]s, and [[merchandise]] that formed part of its large multi-media franchise. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'', ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor]]'', etc.) [[The Doctor|The real Doctor]] first learned of the series through, in the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s words, "various [[psychic]] shenanigans". ([[WC]]: ''[[Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors (webcast)|Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors]]'') | '''''Doctor Who''''' was a [[TV series (Remembrance of the Daleks)|television series]] produced by the [[BBC]] in the [[1960s]], centering around the eponymous character known as, among other names, [[the Doctor (fictional character)|the Doctor]]. The television series eventually had many [[novel]]s, [[CD]]s, and [[merchandise]] that formed part of its large multi-media franchise. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'', ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor]]'', etc.) [[The Doctor|The real Doctor]] first learned of the series through, in the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s words, "various [[psychic]] shenanigans". ([[WC]]: ''[[Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors (webcast)|Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors]]'') | ||
Generally, it was considered by its viewers to be a work of fiction, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'', ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor]]'', etc.) though those who produced the stories often had a history with the Doctor and thus based their stories ''upon'' the Doctor's adventures. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stop, Thief! (short story)|Stop, Thief!]]'', ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'', etc.) The Doctor themself, on numerous occasions, appeared in person to endorse and promote the series, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 1 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Untitled (1986 TV story)|Untitled]]'', ''[[The Doctor Drops In (TV story)|The Doctor Drops In]]'', ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|The Doctor Appears]]'') with some accounts positing that the series itself was a documentation of the Doctor's adventures, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Early Man: Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 B.C. (comic story)|Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 B.C.]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') or that the Doctor, at the least, portrayed themself on-screen. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'') While one account claimed the programme was largely [[fiction]]al, many of the stories were based upon real occurrences. | Generally, it was considered by its viewers to be a work of fiction, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'', ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor]]'', etc.) though those who produced the stories often had a history with the Doctor and thus based their stories ''upon'' the Doctor's adventures. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stop, Thief! (short story)|Stop, Thief!]]'', ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'', etc.) The Doctor themself, on numerous occasions, appeared in person to endorse and promote the series, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 1 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Untitled (1986 TV story)|Untitled]]'', ''[[The Doctor Drops In (TV story)|The Doctor Drops In]]'', ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|The Doctor Appears]]'') with some accounts positing that the series itself was a documentation of the Doctor's adventures, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Early Man: Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 B.C. (comic story)|Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 B.C.]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') or that the Doctor, at the least, portrayed themself on-screen. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'') While one account claimed the programme was largely [[fiction]]al, many of the stories were based upon real occurrences. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Background (DWPM 7 short story)|Background]]'') | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
===In the 19th century=== | === In the 19th century === | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] once wrote and dispatched [[Fourth Doctor's first letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|two]] [[Fourth Doctor's second letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|letters]] at a [[post office, Ganymede|post office]] on [[Ganymede]] on [[42 Paztenmber]], relative to [[1845]] "[[Earth]]-[[time]]", as the Doctor wanted to ensure his letters arrived in time to be printed in the [[Doctor Who Weekly Issue 1|first issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly (A Letter from the Doctor)|Doctor Who Weekly]]''. In the first letter, the Doctor talked about several features in the magazine, and in the second letter, the Doctor explained how to use the [[rub-down action transfers]] on two colour [[panorama]]s illustrated by [[Dave Gibbons (A Letter from the Doctor)|Dave Gibbons]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 1 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor]]'') | The [[Fourth Doctor]] once wrote and dispatched [[Fourth Doctor's first letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|two]] [[Fourth Doctor's second letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|letters]] at a [[post office, Ganymede|post office]] on [[Ganymede]] on [[42 Paztenmber]], relative to [[1845]] "[[Earth]]-[[time]]", as the Doctor wanted to ensure his letters arrived in time to be printed in the [[Doctor Who Weekly Issue 1|first issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Weekly (A Letter from the Doctor)|Doctor Who Weekly]]''. In the first letter, the Doctor talked about several features in the magazine, and in the second letter, the Doctor explained how to use the [[rub-down action transfers]] on two colour [[panorama]]s illustrated by [[Dave Gibbons (A Letter from the Doctor)|Dave Gibbons]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 1 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor]]'') | ||
===In the 20th century=== | === In the 20th century === | ||
====Development==== | ==== Development ==== | ||
The creation of the series by the BBC was spurred by the growing appetite of the [[British]] public for realistic [[science fiction]], which had ironically been whetted by the accidental broadcasting in [[1953]] of real footage of the [[Bernard Quatermass|head]] of the [[British Rocket Group]] fighting off an extraterrestrial creature, which the [[Home Secretary]] had hurriedly passed off as fiction. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Background (DWPM 7 short story)|Background]]'') | The creation of the series by the BBC was spurred by the growing appetite of the [[British]] public for realistic [[science fiction]], which had ironically been whetted by the accidental broadcasting in [[1953]] of real footage of the [[Bernard Quatermass|head]] of the [[British Rocket Group]] fighting off an extraterrestrial creature, which the [[Home Secretary]] had hurriedly passed off as fiction. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Background (DWPM 7 short story)|Background]]'') | ||
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According to the ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'', ''Doctor Who'' was a [[documentary]] series which was devised to alert the [[general public]] to the various [[alien]] [[danger]]s they faced, while at the same time serving as a dramatised [[biography]] of the central [[character]], the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') | According to the ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'', ''Doctor Who'' was a [[documentary]] series which was devised to alert the [[general public]] to the various [[alien]] [[danger]]s they faced, while at the same time serving as a dramatised [[biography]] of the central [[character]], the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') | ||
==== November 1963==== | ==== November 1963 ==== | ||
[[File:Remembrance Who.jpg|thumb|The series on [[Mrs Smith]]'s television. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')|left]] | [[File:Remembrance Who.jpg|thumb|The series on [[Mrs Smith]]'s television. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')|left]] | ||
A BBC science fiction series beginning ''Doc-'' was first broadcast on [[BBC television|television]] at 5:15 [[PM|pm]] on [[Saturday]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') [[30 November|30th of November]], 1963. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | A BBC science fiction series beginning ''Doc-'' was first broadcast on [[BBC television|television]] at 5:15 [[PM|pm]] on [[Saturday]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') [[30 November|30th of November]], 1963. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
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Sometime in the mid-1960s, [[Monica (TV Terrors)|Monica]], [[Buttons (TV Terrors)|Buttons]], and [[Cuthbert (TV Terrors)|Cuthbert]] tried to get Dr. Who's [[autograph]] after seeing him on television, but after they arrived at the studio and chased by [[Guard (TV Terrors)|a guard]], they took refuge in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|Dr. Who's TARDIS]] that had been "parked" outside the studio. Buttons pressed [[Dematerialisation circuit|a button]], causing the TARDIS to take them to the [[Stone Age]], which they spent little time exploring due to [[Caveman (TV Terrors)|a caveman]] chasing them for trying to access a [[Stone Age TV Studio]]. After they returned to the 20th century, they left the TARDIS, and were chased by the guard once again. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'') | Sometime in the mid-1960s, [[Monica (TV Terrors)|Monica]], [[Buttons (TV Terrors)|Buttons]], and [[Cuthbert (TV Terrors)|Cuthbert]] tried to get Dr. Who's [[autograph]] after seeing him on television, but after they arrived at the studio and chased by [[Guard (TV Terrors)|a guard]], they took refuge in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|Dr. Who's TARDIS]] that had been "parked" outside the studio. Buttons pressed [[Dematerialisation circuit|a button]], causing the TARDIS to take them to the [[Stone Age]], which they spent little time exploring due to [[Caveman (TV Terrors)|a caveman]] chasing them for trying to access a [[Stone Age TV Studio]]. After they returned to the 20th century, they left the TARDIS, and were chased by the guard once again. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'') | ||
==== 1970s==== | ==== 1970s ==== | ||
Sometime in the [[1970s]], [[Terrance Dicks (Bafflement and Devotion)|Terrance Dicks]] listened in on a conversation between the [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[the Brigadier]], and a [[Doctor Who fan (U.N.I.T. On Call)|''Doctor Who'' fan]] from the [[2020|future]], who was asking [[UNIT]] for help regarding [[COVID-19]]. He would join in on the conversation a few minutes later, where he came up with a name for a ''Doctor Who'' story, "who's for a brew". He wrote it down, intending to share it with [[Barry Letts (U.N.I.T. On Call)|Barry]], before disconnecting from the call. ([[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'') | Sometime in the [[1970s]], [[Terrance Dicks (Bafflement and Devotion)|Terrance Dicks]] listened in on a conversation between the [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[the Brigadier]], and a [[Doctor Who fan (U.N.I.T. On Call)|''Doctor Who'' fan]] from the [[2020|future]], who was asking [[UNIT]] for help regarding [[COVID-19]]. He would join in on the conversation a few minutes later, where he came up with a name for a ''Doctor Who'' story, "who's for a brew". He wrote it down, intending to share it with [[Barry Letts (U.N.I.T. On Call)|Barry]], before disconnecting from the call. ([[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'') | ||
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==== 1980s ==== | ==== 1980s ==== | ||
Prior to [[1981]], serials known as ''[[The Seeds of Doom (Fanboys)|The Seeds of Doom]]'', ''[[State of Decay (Fanboys)|State of Decay]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (Fanboys)|Planet of the Spiders]]'' were broadcast, | Prior to [[1981]], serials known as ''[[The Seeds of Doom (Fanboys)|The Seeds of Doom]]'', ''[[State of Decay (Fanboys)|State of Decay]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (Fanboys)|Planet of the Spiders]]'' were broadcast, the latter of which depicting the Fourth Doctor's regeneration into the [[Fifth Doctor]], who was set to return in the [[Doctor Who Season 19|following season]]. By this time, the [[Wirrn]], [[Zarbi]], [[Sontaran]]s, [[Krynoid]]s, [[Zygon]]s, [[Mechanoid]]s, [[Yeti]], and the [[Brain]] of [[Morbius]] all had been featured in the show, serving the role of the villains. | ||
In early 1981, [[David Taylor (Fanboys)|David]] and [[Chris (Fanboys)|Chris]] were major fans of the series. They obsessed over the series, and when they went to [[Darlington]] on a semi-regular basis, where they would be treated by their parents by taking them into [[WHSmith]]'s to buy [[Target Books (Bafflement and Devotion)|Target novelisations]] of ''Doctor Who'' stories. On one such occasion, they bought copies of ''[[State of Decay (book)|State of Decay]]'' and ''[[Planet of the Spiders (book)|Planet of the Spiders]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fanboys (short story)|Fanboys]]'') | In early 1981, [[David Taylor (Fanboys)|David]] and [[Chris (Fanboys)|Chris]] were major fans of the series. They obsessed over the series, and when they went to [[Darlington]] on a semi-regular basis, where they would be treated by their parents by taking them into [[WHSmith]]'s to buy [[Target Books (Bafflement and Devotion)|Target novelisations]] of ''Doctor Who'' stories. On one such occasion, they bought copies of ''[[State of Decay (book)|State of Decay]]'' and ''[[Planet of the Spiders (book)|Planet of the Spiders]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fanboys (short story)|Fanboys]]'') | ||
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According to an [[American correspondent (Contributors)|American correspondent]], [[Jay Eales (Contributors)|Jay Eales]] had been responsible for the cancellation of ''Doctor Who'' in [[1989]] after he "fiendishly" edited a [[charity]] fanthology, ''[[Walking in Eternity]]'', in the year [[2000]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Contributors (short story)|Contributors]]'') | According to an [[American correspondent (Contributors)|American correspondent]], [[Jay Eales (Contributors)|Jay Eales]] had been responsible for the cancellation of ''Doctor Who'' in [[1989]] after he "fiendishly" edited a [[charity]] fanthology, ''[[Walking in Eternity]]'', in the year [[2000]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Contributors (short story)|Contributors]]'') | ||
====UNIT era==== | ==== UNIT era ==== | ||
[[File:Doctor Who Discovers Historical Mysteries.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who Discovers Historical Mysteries''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'')]] | [[File:Doctor Who Discovers Historical Mysteries.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who Discovers Historical Mysteries''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'')]] | ||
According to one account, the [[Doctor Who logo (The Kingmaker)|''Doctor Who'' brand]] came about by accident after [[the press]]'s awareness of the Doctor turned him into a reluctant [[celebrity]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] suggesting that the newfound exposure came following the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s [[Zygon gambit|encounter]] with the [[Skarasen|Loch Ness Monster]]. A [[Target Books (Bafflement and Devotion)|publisher]] approached the Doctor, who accepted their request to write factual books aimed at children. The resulting series was intended to be named ''The Doctor, Who Discovers'' but became ''[[Doctor Who Discovers]]'' after "some [[idiot]]" in the publisher's design department missed the "The". The Doctor completed five books in the series and began work on the sixth, ''[[Doctor Who Discovers Historical Mysteries]]'', but left it unfinished until a robot sent by the publishers from the [[64th century]] invaded the TARDIS to forcefully remind him of his contractual obligation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') | According to one account, the [[Doctor Who logo (The Kingmaker)|''Doctor Who'' brand]] came about by accident after [[the press]]'s awareness of the Doctor turned him into a reluctant [[celebrity]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] suggesting that the newfound exposure came following the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s [[Zygon gambit|encounter]] with the [[Skarasen|Loch Ness Monster]]. A [[Target Books (Bafflement and Devotion)|publisher]] approached the Doctor, who accepted their request to write factual books aimed at children. The resulting series was intended to be named ''The Doctor, Who Discovers'' but became ''[[Doctor Who Discovers]]'' after "some [[idiot]]" in the publisher's design department missed the "The". The Doctor completed five books in the series and began work on the sixth, ''[[Doctor Who Discovers Historical Mysteries]]'', but left it unfinished until a robot sent by the publishers from the [[64th century]] invaded the TARDIS to forcefully remind him of his contractual obligation. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'') | ||
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Another account stated a sixth book was indeed created during this time, titled ''[[Doctor Who Discovers Pirates]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who Discovers Pirates (novel)|Doctor Who Discovers Pirates]]'') | Another account stated a sixth book was indeed created during this time, titled ''[[Doctor Who Discovers Pirates]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who Discovers Pirates (novel)|Doctor Who Discovers Pirates]]'') | ||
====1990s==== | ==== 1990s ==== | ||
In the late [[1990s]], an unspecified incarnation of the character was portrayed by [[Paul McGann (Hospitality)|Paul McGann]] in the [[Doctor Who TV movie (Bafflement and Devotion)|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'') | In the late [[1990s]], an unspecified incarnation of the character was portrayed by [[Paul McGann (Hospitality)|Paul McGann]] in the [[Doctor Who TV movie (Bafflement and Devotion)|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'') | ||
===In the 21st century=== | === In the 21st century === | ||
====2000s==== | ==== 2000s ==== | ||
Published around the turn of the [[21st century]], the ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'' acknowledged ''Doctor Who'' as a series of dramatised biographies transmitted as [[family]] [[entertainment]] between [[1963]] and [[1996]]. The series was followed by various published biographies presented in "mock-fictional" form as segments of the Doctor's [[incarnation|lives]]; some of these biographies were, according to the guide, "of dubious provenance". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') | Published around the turn of the [[21st century]], the ''[[Dalek Survival Guide]]'' acknowledged ''Doctor Who'' as a series of dramatised biographies transmitted as [[family]] [[entertainment]] between [[1963]] and [[1996]]. The series was followed by various published biographies presented in "mock-fictional" form as segments of the Doctor's [[incarnation|lives]]; some of these biographies were, according to the guide, "of dubious provenance". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Survival Guide (novel)|Dalek Survival Guide]]'') | ||
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In [[2008]], Paul Magrs worked on several [[script]]s for [[Doctor Who CDs (The Story of Fester Cat)|''Doctor Who'' CDs]], which, once completed, would require Paul to travel to [[London]] and help with the production, where he got to meet Tom Baker. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'') | In [[2008]], Paul Magrs worked on several [[script]]s for [[Doctor Who CDs (The Story of Fester Cat)|''Doctor Who'' CDs]], which, once completed, would require Paul to travel to [[London]] and help with the production, where he got to meet Tom Baker. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'') | ||
====2010s==== | ==== 2010s ==== | ||
[[File:Plush TARDIS.png|thumb|The plush TARDIS prize within a claw machine. ([[WC]]: ''[[Web of Lies (webcast)|Web of Lies]]'')]] | [[File:Plush TARDIS.png|thumb|The plush TARDIS prize within a claw machine. ([[WC]]: ''[[Web of Lies (webcast)|Web of Lies]]'')]] | ||
In [[2011]], there was a [[pink]] TARDIS as a prize in a claw machine in a fairground on [[Coney Island]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Web of Lies (webcast)|Web of Lies]]'') | In [[2011]], there was a [[pink]] TARDIS as a prize in a claw machine in a fairground on [[Coney Island]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Web of Lies (webcast)|Web of Lies]]'') | ||
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[[Colin Baker (The Trial)|Colin Baker]] was once put on [[trial]] for not paying a [[parking fine]], which he received whilst filming ten [[hour]]s of new content for ''[[Doctor Who Season 23]]'', which included updated [[special effect]]s and extended versions of every [[episode]], as well as behind the scenes material such as ''[[The Writers' Room: The Missing Season 23 (The Trial)|The Writers' Room: The Missing Season 23]]'', ''[[The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited (The Trial)|The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited]]'', and ''[[The Doctor's Table: Season 23 (The Trial)|The Doctor's Table: Season 23]]''. Despite showing [[Magistrate (The Trial)|the magistrate]] evidence of this on his [[iPad]] which had been beamed directly from [[the Matrix]], he was "put away" in a cell with his friend [[Nicola Bryant (The Trial)|Nicola Bryant]], who had been put there for marrying [[Brian Blessed (Interference)|Brian Blessed]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Trial (webcast)|The Trial]]'') | [[Colin Baker (The Trial)|Colin Baker]] was once put on [[trial]] for not paying a [[parking fine]], which he received whilst filming ten [[hour]]s of new content for ''[[Doctor Who Season 23]]'', which included updated [[special effect]]s and extended versions of every [[episode]], as well as behind the scenes material such as ''[[The Writers' Room: The Missing Season 23 (The Trial)|The Writers' Room: The Missing Season 23]]'', ''[[The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited (The Trial)|The Doctor Who Cookbook Revisited]]'', and ''[[The Doctor's Table: Season 23 (The Trial)|The Doctor's Table: Season 23]]''. Despite showing [[Magistrate (The Trial)|the magistrate]] evidence of this on his [[iPad]] which had been beamed directly from [[the Matrix]], he was "put away" in a cell with his friend [[Nicola Bryant (The Trial)|Nicola Bryant]], who had been put there for marrying [[Brian Blessed (Interference)|Brian Blessed]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Trial (webcast)|The Trial]]'') | ||
====2020s==== | ==== 2020s ==== | ||
[[File:Osgood's desktop.jpg|thumb|Osgood's desktop. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'')]] | [[File:Osgood's desktop.jpg|thumb|Osgood's desktop. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'')]] | ||
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In late 2020, after a [[Doctor Who fan (U.N.I.T. On Call)|fan]] finished watching an [[Turn Left|episode]], she rang UNIT in the 1970s, asking for help from the real Third Doctor, Jo, and the Brigadier, and they told her to remain positive despite the hardships. They disconnected, and Terrance Dicks then applauded the trio, and told the fan a tea break was deserved. He then came up with an idea for the name of a story, and then too disconnected. The fan then drank a [[TARDIS mug|cup]] of tea while watching an older episode of ''Doctor Who''. ([[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'') | In late 2020, after a [[Doctor Who fan (U.N.I.T. On Call)|fan]] finished watching an [[Turn Left|episode]], she rang UNIT in the 1970s, asking for help from the real Third Doctor, Jo, and the Brigadier, and they told her to remain positive despite the hardships. They disconnected, and Terrance Dicks then applauded the trio, and told the fan a tea break was deserved. He then came up with an idea for the name of a story, and then too disconnected. The fan then drank a [[TARDIS mug|cup]] of tea while watching an older episode of ''Doctor Who''. ([[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'') | ||
====2060s==== | ==== 2060s ==== | ||
By [[2065]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Peaceful Thals Ambushed! (short story)|Peaceful Thals Ambushed!]]'') [[William Hartnell (Pier Pressure)|William Hartnell]] had played the part of "[[Dr. Who]]" in "the television series". However, he was too busy to play the character in the film adaption ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (Peaceful Thals Ambushed!)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', leaving [[Peter Cushing (Peaceful Thals Ambushed!)|Peter Cushing]] to take on the role. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks! (short story)|Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!]]'') Other accounts held that Hartnell and Cushing had lived much earlier in human history, the [[20th century]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]''; [[COMIC]]: ''[[Whodunnit? (comic story)|Whodunnit?]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[From Wildthyme with Love (novel)|From Wildthyme with Love]]'', et. al) but [[The Doctor|the real Doctor]] had met both men. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') In fact, the Doctor was known to have taken Cushing throughout time, allowing the actor to appear in films made after his death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | By [[2065]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Peaceful Thals Ambushed! (short story)|Peaceful Thals Ambushed!]]'') [[William Hartnell (Pier Pressure)|William Hartnell]] had played the part of "[[Dr. Who]]" in "the television series". However, he was too busy to play the character in the film adaption ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (Peaceful Thals Ambushed!)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', leaving [[Peter Cushing (Peaceful Thals Ambushed!)|Peter Cushing]] to take on the role. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks! (short story)|Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!]]'') Other accounts held that Hartnell and Cushing had lived much earlier in human history, the [[20th century]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]''; [[COMIC]]: ''[[Whodunnit? (comic story)|Whodunnit?]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[From Wildthyme with Love (novel)|From Wildthyme with Love]]'', et. al) but [[The Doctor|the real Doctor]] had met both men. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') In fact, the Doctor was known to have taken Cushing throughout time, allowing the actor to appear in films made after his death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
By [[2067]], there was a [[BBC]] series one account called "F[REDACTED] P[REDACTED]" that featured an actor take on the role of [[Auteur]]. This actor, whose name was redacted like the show's name, continued to hold the role up to [[7898]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Auteur's Abecedarium (short story)|Auteur's Abecedarium]]'') However, actor [[David Bradley (Resurrection of the Author)|David Bradly]] instead played Auteur in the [[200th Anniversary Special]] by wearing a rubber mask. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Author (short story)|Resurrection of the Author]]'') The redacted title featured and "F" and a "P" in front of each word, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Auteur's Abecedarium (short story)|Auteur's Abecedarium]]'') matching the name of the rogue [[Great House]] of [[Faction Paradox]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') of which Auteur was a member. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Bloody And Public Domaine (short story)|A Bloody (And Public) Domaine]]'', ''[[Going Once, Going Twice (short story)|Going Once, Going Twice]]'') | By [[2067]], there was a [[BBC]] series one account called "F[REDACTED] P[REDACTED]" that featured an actor take on the role of [[Auteur]]. This actor, whose name was redacted like the show's name, continued to hold the role up to [[7898]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Auteur's Abecedarium (short story)|Auteur's Abecedarium]]'') However, actor [[David Bradley (Resurrection of the Author)|David Bradly]] instead played Auteur in the [[200th Anniversary Special]] by wearing a rubber mask. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Author (short story)|Resurrection of the Author]]'') The redacted title featured and "F" and a "P" in front of each word, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Auteur's Abecedarium (short story)|Auteur's Abecedarium]]'') matching the name of the rogue [[Great House]] of [[Faction Paradox]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') of which Auteur was a member. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Bloody And Public Domaine (short story)|A Bloody (And Public) Domaine]]'', ''[[Going Once, Going Twice (short story)|Going Once, Going Twice]]'') | ||
===In the 26th century=== | === In the 26th century === | ||
====2590s==== | ==== 2590s ==== | ||
In [[2596]], [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Clarence]] once watched a show on a [[vidscreen]] that ran for "thirty-odd years" and mostly comprised of "people being captured and escaping, a lot of [[running]] and an [[explosion]] at the end". Clarence found this series to be predictable, but they both preferred it to the alternative, which were [[cookery]] shows. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'') | In [[2596]], [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Clarence]] once watched a show on a [[vidscreen]] that ran for "thirty-odd years" and mostly comprised of "people being captured and escaping, a lot of [[running]] and an [[explosion]] at the end". Clarence found this series to be predictable, but they both preferred it to the alternative, which were [[cookery]] shows. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twilight of the Gods (BNA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'') | ||
Cwej was actually a native of the [[30th century]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'') and had grown up on another series, ''[[EarthDoom XV]]''. This [[holovid]] series told a fictionalised version of the [[Third Dalek War]] with a low budget. Nonetheless, it scared the young Cwej and others his age. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'') | Cwej was actually a native of the [[30th century]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'') and had grown up on another series, ''[[EarthDoom XV]]''. This [[holovid]] series told a fictionalised version of the [[Third Dalek War]] with a low budget. Nonetheless, it scared the young Cwej and others his age. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'') | ||
===Undated events=== | === Undated events === | ||
A [[Narrator (The Daleks)|narrator]] once told the story of the [[Mechonoid Incident]], warning that it was a real despite how fantastical it was. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Daleks (audio story)|The Daleks]]'') | A [[Narrator (The Daleks)|narrator]] once told the story of the [[Mechonoid Incident]], warning that it was a real despite how fantastical it was. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Daleks (audio story)|The Daleks]]'') | ||
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[[Jo Grant]] once used a ''Doctor Who'' [[stamp]] on her [[space-time postcard]] to [[Mike Yates]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Greyhound (short story)|Greyhound]]'') | [[Jo Grant]] once used a ''Doctor Who'' [[stamp]] on her [[space-time postcard]] to [[Mike Yates]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Greyhound (short story)|Greyhound]]'') | ||
===Other accounts === | === Other accounts === | ||
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Other accounts of [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|the Doctor appearing in Earth fiction]], sometimes as a [[Doctor Who (Salvation)|character called "Doctor Who"]], suggested that some of the movies [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology#On television|and TV programmes]] about the character were based on records and testimonies of the real Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stop, Thief! (short story)|Stop, Thief!]]'', ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') It has been suggested that when the Doctor's existence has become too noticeable to a world, they have a favourite "panic button", going back in time and introducing themselves as a fictional character in that world's mythology. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Afterword (short story)|Afterword]]'') | Other accounts of [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|the Doctor appearing in Earth fiction]], sometimes as a [[Doctor Who (Salvation)|character called "Doctor Who"]], suggested that some of the movies [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology#On television|and TV programmes]] about the character were based on records and testimonies of the real Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stop, Thief! (short story)|Stop, Thief!]]'', ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') It has been suggested that when the Doctor's existence has become too noticeable to a world, they have a favourite "panic button", going back in time and introducing themselves as a fictional character in that world's mythology. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Afterword (short story)|Afterword]]'') | ||
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Premiering in the [[1950s]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'') the television series ''[[Doctor X]]'' shared similarities ''Doctor Who'', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Doctor X (webcast)|Doctor X]]'', etc.) with the series both being primarily [[science fiction]], centering around a mysterious, epynomynous time traveller, with similarly named books<ref>''[[Doctor X in an Amazing Adventure in Space]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''</ref>, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'', ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'') as well as a dedicated fanbase. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'', ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Doctor X (webcast)|Doctor X]]'') | Premiering in the [[1950s]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'') the television series ''[[Doctor X]]'' shared similarities ''Doctor Who'', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Doctor X (webcast)|Doctor X]]'', etc.) with the series both being primarily [[science fiction]], centering around a mysterious, epynomynous time traveller, with similarly named books<ref>''[[Doctor X in an Amazing Adventure in Space]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks]]''</ref>, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'', ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'') as well as a dedicated fanbase. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'', ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Doctor X (webcast)|Doctor X]]'') | ||
===Parallel timelines=== | === Parallel timelines === | ||
{{Main|Meta-fiction universe}} | {{Main|Meta-fiction universe}} | ||
''Doctor Who'' also existed as a TV series/franchise in several [[parallel universe]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'', ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[All Our Christmases (short story)|All Our Christmases]]'', ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadline (audio story)|Deadline]]'') | ''Doctor Who'' also existed as a TV series/franchise in several [[parallel universe]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'', ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[All Our Christmases (short story)|All Our Christmases]]'', ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deadline (audio story)|Deadline]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
===History of the concept=== | === History of the concept === | ||
The existence of the TV series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' within the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] is a metafictional gimmick with a long and storied history within licensed ''Doctor Who'' fiction. The show itself stopped just shy of confirming the existence of a series called ''Doctor Who'' within its universe on two occasion; the first was in ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', where a [[TV series (Remembrance of the Daleks)|TV series]] whose title began with "Doc…", and which debuted on the same date as the real-life ''Doctor Who'', was briefly mentioned — only for the characters (and viewers) to miss the full name of the programme. Many years later, a poster featuring the [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Clara Oswald]] and [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] was glimpsed in the background of the [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|Series 8]] episode ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'', but with no title visible. | The existence of the TV series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' within the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] is a metafictional gimmick with a long and storied history within licensed ''Doctor Who'' fiction. The show itself stopped just shy of confirming the existence of a series called ''Doctor Who'' within its universe on two occasion; the first was in ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', where a [[TV series (Remembrance of the Daleks)|TV series]] whose title began with "Doc…", and which debuted on the same date as the real-life ''Doctor Who'', was briefly mentioned — only for the characters (and viewers) to miss the full name of the programme. Many years later, a poster featuring the [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Clara Oswald]] and [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] was glimpsed in the background of the [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|Series 8]] episode ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'', but with no title visible. | ||
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As an in-universe concept, ''Doctor Who'' has been additionally used in [[Meta-fiction universe|parallel universes]] — where the logically thorny implications of the series known to the viewer simultaneously being a true account of a time-traveller's life, ''and'' a piece of fiction which the same individual could theoretically watch, would be lessened. The [[Eighth Doctor]] discovered the existence of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Action!)|Doctor Who]]'' in ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'' while the [[Eleventh Doctor]] dealt with chapters of his life being chronicled as [[episode]]s of a [[Doctor Who (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|television programme]] in ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]''. The articles from ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]'', which depict an adventure with the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Campbell|Barbara]] where they meet [[Robin Hood]], is placed in "an alternate version of our world", belonging to [[the Doctor]]'s [[multiverse]], by authorial intent. | As an in-universe concept, ''Doctor Who'' has been additionally used in [[Meta-fiction universe|parallel universes]] — where the logically thorny implications of the series known to the viewer simultaneously being a true account of a time-traveller's life, ''and'' a piece of fiction which the same individual could theoretically watch, would be lessened. The [[Eighth Doctor]] discovered the existence of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Action!)|Doctor Who]]'' in ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]'' while the [[Eleventh Doctor]] dealt with chapters of his life being chronicled as [[episode]]s of a [[Doctor Who (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|television programme]] in ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]''. The articles from ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]'', which depict an adventure with the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Campbell|Barbara]] where they meet [[Robin Hood]], is placed in "an alternate version of our world", belonging to [[the Doctor]]'s [[multiverse]], by authorial intent. | ||
===Other notes=== | === Other notes === | ||
[[File:Bus advert.jpg|thumb|The fan-made poster used on the [[bus]] in ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]''.]] | [[File:Bus advert.jpg|thumb|The fan-made poster used on the [[bus]] in ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]''.]] | ||
The bus seen in ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'' was cardboard, as it was too hard to transport a real [[bus]] into the [[forest]]. The [[advert]] seen on the bus was a fan-made poster for [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|series 8]] of ''Doctor Who'', made by [[Logan Fulford]]. | The bus seen in ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'' was cardboard, as it was too hard to transport a real [[bus]] into the [[forest]]. The [[advert]] seen on the bus was a fan-made poster for [[Series 8 (Doctor Who)|series 8]] of ''Doctor Who'', made by [[Logan Fulford]]. | ||
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Many of [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories, such as [[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'', have implied a shared universe with ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' series, however an authorised sequel ''[[w:hitchhikers:And Another Thing...|And Another Thing...]]'' seems to contradict this by having [[Arthur Dent]] compare the destruction of Earth to early [[special effect]]s on ''Doctor Who'', however by the content gathered on this page, this disparity can be easily reconciled. | Many of [[Douglas Adams]]' ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories, such as [[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'', have implied a shared universe with ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' series, however an authorised sequel ''[[w:hitchhikers:And Another Thing...|And Another Thing...]]'' seems to contradict this by having [[Arthur Dent]] compare the destruction of Earth to early [[special effect]]s on ''Doctor Who'', however by the content gathered on this page, this disparity can be easily reconciled. | ||
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====Dead Ringers==== | ==== Dead Ringers ==== | ||
In a ''[[Dead Ringers]]'' sketch, the [[Tenth Doctor]], whilst spending [[Christmas]] with his previous [[incarnation]]s, suggested that they put the [[television]] as he "heard there might be something good on" only for the other Doctors to reject him, with the [[Ninth Doctor]] saying that he does not want to watch the "poncy Doctor". | In a ''[[Dead Ringers]]'' sketch, the [[Tenth Doctor]], whilst spending [[Christmas]] with his previous [[incarnation]]s, suggested that they put the [[television]] as he "heard there might be something good on" only for the other Doctors to reject him, with the [[Ninth Doctor]] saying that he does not want to watch the "poncy Doctor". | ||
====Ident Interruptions==== | ==== Ident Interruptions ==== | ||
During the run up to the broadcast of ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', the [[Eleventh Doctor]] interrupted idents on [[BBC One]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Eleventh Doctor Ident Interruptions]]'') | During the run up to the broadcast of ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', the [[Eleventh Doctor]] interrupted idents on [[BBC One]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Eleventh Doctor Ident Interruptions]]'') | ||
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Just prior to the broadcast of ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'', a [[CyberMondasian|Mondasian Cyberman]] took over the continuity announcement of both BBC One and BBC One Northern Ireland from human announcers who were subject to a [[cyber upgrade]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Cyberman Ident Interruption]]'') | Just prior to the broadcast of ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'', a [[CyberMondasian|Mondasian Cyberman]] took over the continuity announcement of both BBC One and BBC One Northern Ireland from human announcers who were subject to a [[cyber upgrade]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Cyberman Ident Interruption]]'') | ||
====''Oh Mummy!''==== | ==== ''Oh Mummy!'' ==== | ||
When [[Sutekh]] auditioned for the role of himself, [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] set [[fire]] to many objects to see if Sutekh could hold back the [[flame]]s. Unbeknownst to him at the time was that one of these objects was a copy of ''[[Fury from the Deep (Oh Mummy!)|Fury from the Deep]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Oh Mummy! (home video)|Oh Mummy!]]'') | When [[Sutekh]] auditioned for the role of himself, [[Philip Hinchcliffe]] set [[fire]] to many objects to see if Sutekh could hold back the [[flame]]s. Unbeknownst to him at the time was that one of these objects was a copy of ''[[Fury from the Deep (Oh Mummy!)|Fury from the Deep]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Oh Mummy! (home video)|Oh Mummy!]]'') | ||
====''Eye on... Blatchford''==== | ==== ''Eye on... Blatchford'' ==== | ||
[[File:Fury from the Deep DVD cover.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sardoth]]'s [[DVD]] copy of ''[[Fury from the Deep (Oh Mummy!)|Fury from the Deep]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Eye on... Blatchford (home video)|Eye on... Blatchford]]'')]] | [[File:Fury from the Deep DVD cover.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sardoth]]'s [[DVD]] copy of ''[[Fury from the Deep (Oh Mummy!)|Fury from the Deep]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Eye on... Blatchford (home video)|Eye on... Blatchford]]'')]] | ||
In his home, [[Sardoth]] read ''[[The Dr Who Annual 1979]]'', and in his attic, had a [[DVD]] copy of ''[[Fury from the Deep (Oh Mummy!)|Fury from the Deep]]'' in a cardboard box.([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Eye on... Blatchford (home video)|Eye on... Blatchford]]'') | In his home, [[Sardoth]] read ''[[The Dr Who Annual 1979]]'', and in his attic, had a [[DVD]] copy of ''[[Fury from the Deep (Oh Mummy!)|Fury from the Deep]]'' in a cardboard box.([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Eye on... Blatchford (home video)|Eye on... Blatchford]]'') | ||
====''Attack of the Graske''==== | ==== ''Attack of the Graske'' ==== | ||
Inviting [[Human (Attack of the Graske)|a human]] aboard [[the TARDIS]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] voices his awareness that they have been watching his [[adventure]]s. He in turn admits to having watched some of theirs. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]'') | Inviting [[Human (Attack of the Graske)|a human]] aboard [[the TARDIS]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] voices his awareness that they have been watching his [[adventure]]s. He in turn admits to having watched some of theirs. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske (video game)|Attack of the Graske]]'') | ||
====''Doctor Who meets Mr. Men''==== | ==== ''Doctor Who meets Mr. Men'' ==== | ||
[[File:Doctor Who DWmMM.jpg|left|thumb|[[Doctor Who episode (Doctor Who meets Mr. Men)|An episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' on a [[Television|TV]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who meets Mr. Men (webcast)|Doctor Who meets Mr. Men]]'')]] | [[File:Doctor Who DWmMM.jpg|left|thumb|[[Doctor Who episode (Doctor Who meets Mr. Men)|An episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' on a [[Television|TV]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who meets Mr. Men (webcast)|Doctor Who meets Mr. Men]]'')]] | ||
''Doctor Who'' was the favourite TV show of [[Little Miss Dee]], who watched it with [[Christel Dee's friends|her friends]]. After watching an 'exciting [[Doctor Who episode (Doctor Who meets Mr. Men)|episode]]' of the series, she heard [[the TARDIS]] [[materialising]] and searched for it. After verifying that it hadn't materialised in the [[Weeping Angel graveyard]], [[Zygon cave]], or [[Cybermen spaceship]], she used [[Christel Dee's vortex manipulator|a vortex manipulator]] to appear in [[Adam Hargreaves (Doctor Who meets Mr. Men)|Adam Hargreaves]]' [[Adam Hargreaves' studio|studio]], where he talked about combining ''Doctor Who'' with ''[[Mr. Men]]''. The [[Dr. Men|"''Doctor Who'' Roger Hargreaves books]]" included ''[[Dr. First]]'', ''[[Dr. Fourth]]'', ''[[Dr. Eleventh]]'', and ''[[Dr. Twelfth]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who meets Mr. Men (webcast)|Doctor Who meets Mr. Men]]'') | ''Doctor Who'' was the favourite TV show of [[Little Miss Dee]], who watched it with [[Christel Dee's friends|her friends]]. After watching an 'exciting [[Doctor Who episode (Doctor Who meets Mr. Men)|episode]]' of the series, she heard [[the TARDIS]] [[materialising]] and searched for it. After verifying that it hadn't materialised in the [[Weeping Angel graveyard]], [[Zygon cave]], or [[Cybermen spaceship]], she used [[Christel Dee's vortex manipulator|a vortex manipulator]] to appear in [[Adam Hargreaves (Doctor Who meets Mr. Men)|Adam Hargreaves]]' [[Adam Hargreaves' studio|studio]], where he talked about combining ''Doctor Who'' with ''[[Mr. Men]]''. The [[Dr. Men|"''Doctor Who'' Roger Hargreaves books]]" included ''[[Dr. First]]'', ''[[Dr. Fourth]]'', ''[[Dr. Eleventh]]'', and ''[[Dr. Twelfth]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who meets Mr. Men (webcast)|Doctor Who meets Mr. Men]]'') | ||
====''Verity''==== | ==== ''Verity'' ==== | ||
A young woman, [[Verity Lambert (Verity)|Verity]], went to the [[BBC]], and became the [[producer]] of the show, despite the protests of the "[[Men Who Knew What To Do]]". By standing her ground against their blatant [[sexism]], she helped the ''Doctor Who'' series flourish with her creative ideas. | A young woman, [[Verity Lambert (Verity)|Verity]], went to the [[BBC]], and became the [[producer]] of the show, despite the protests of the "[[Men Who Knew What To Do]]". By standing her ground against their blatant [[sexism]], she helped the ''Doctor Who'' series flourish with her creative ideas. | ||
Early on in the series, there were [[Tribe of Gum|Cavemen]], [[Dalek]]s, [[Aztec]]s and [[Marco Polo]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Verity (short story)|Verity]]'') | Early on in the series, there were [[Tribe of Gum|Cavemen]], [[Dalek]]s, [[Aztec]]s and [[Marco Polo]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Verity (short story)|Verity]]'') | ||
====''A New Year's message from the Doctor''==== | ==== ''A New Year's message from the Doctor'' ==== | ||
The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and everybody at ''Doctor Who'' once wished their audience "[[love]] and [[luck]]" for [[2021]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[A New Year's message from the Doctor... (webcast)|A New Year's message from the Doctor...]]'') | The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and everybody at ''Doctor Who'' once wished their audience "[[love]] and [[luck]]" for [[2021]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[A New Year's message from the Doctor... (webcast)|A New Year's message from the Doctor...]]'') | ||
====''Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract''==== | ==== ''Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract'' ==== | ||
In 1978, [[Douglas Adams (The Wormery)|Douglas Adams]] became the [[script editor]] for ''Doctor Who'' after he finished writing ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' for [[Radio 4]]. [[John Lloyd (radio producer)|John Lloyd]], who had assisted Adams with the writing for ''Hitchhiker's'', submitted a story treatment entitled ''[[The Doomsday Contract]]''. Despite putting a lot of work into multiple drafts, the episode was never produced and Lloyd moved onto other projects. | In 1978, [[Douglas Adams (The Wormery)|Douglas Adams]] became the [[script editor]] for ''Doctor Who'' after he finished writing ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' for [[Radio 4]]. [[John Lloyd (radio producer)|John Lloyd]], who had assisted Adams with the writing for ''Hitchhiker's'', submitted a story treatment entitled ''[[The Doomsday Contract]]''. Despite putting a lot of work into multiple drafts, the episode was never produced and Lloyd moved onto other projects. | ||
In [[2021]], [[Big Finish (The Zygon Isolation)|Big Finish]] produced a "full cast audio version" of the unproduced serial ''[[The Doomsday Contract]]'', written by [[John Lloyd (radio producer)|John Lloyd]] and [[Nev Fountain (Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract)|Nev Fountain]], starring [[Tom Baker (Bafflement and Devotion)|Tom Baker]], [[Lalla Ward (The Dying Days)|Lalla Ward]], [[John Leeson (Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract)|John Leeson]], and [[Julian Wadham (Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract)|Julian Wadham]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract (webcast)|Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract]]'') | In [[2021]], [[Big Finish (The Zygon Isolation)|Big Finish]] produced a "full cast audio version" of the unproduced serial ''[[The Doomsday Contract]]'', written by [[John Lloyd (radio producer)|John Lloyd]] and [[Nev Fountain (Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract)|Nev Fountain]], starring [[Tom Baker (Bafflement and Devotion)|Tom Baker]], [[Lalla Ward (The Dying Days)|Lalla Ward]], [[John Leeson (Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract)|John Leeson]], and [[Julian Wadham (Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract)|Julian Wadham]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract (webcast)|Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract]]'') | ||
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