by Scott, Cavan
The second Doctor Who prom, this time hosted by Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill.
Doctor Who Live: The Monsters are Coming! by Will Brenton and Gareth Roberts, produced by BBC Worldwide and developed in association with Steven Moffat
Original run: Various arena venues from 8 October 2010 (first performance Wembley Arena, London) to 6 November 2010 (final performance Belfast Odyssey Arena)
Matt Smith appeared on screen for this arena spectacular that also starred Nigel Planer as Vorgenson, son of Vorg, in a monster-packed spectacular that served as a sequel to Carnival of Monsters.
The Crash of the Elysium by Felix Barrett and Tom MacRae
Original run: 30 June–17 July 2011, Media City UK, Salford
The Eleventh Doctor again popped up on screen (and in person for a special one-off surprise appearance) during this 60-minute children’s production.
Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular
Performance: 4 February 2012, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia
The first official live Doctor Who event staged outside the UK saw the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performing music from Doctor Who, conducted by Ben Foster. The event was staged again at the Sydney Opera House from 15 to 21 December 2012, hosted by Alex Kingston and Mark Williams.
TV SPIN-OFFS
Expanding the Doctor Who universe
K-9 and Company: A Girl’s Best Friend (1981)
Elisabeth Sladen and John Leeson returned as Sarah Jane and K-9 for a one-off BBC Christmas special.
Doctor Who Confidential (2005–2011)
A behind-the-scenes documentary series aired on BBC Three.
Totally Doctor Who (2006–2007)
Children’s magazine programme broadcast on CBBC.
Torchwood (2006–2011)
John Barrowman starred as Captain Jack Harkness in this darker, more adult spin on the Doctor Who universe. First produced by the BBC and then in co-production with Starz in the USA.
Torchwood Declassified (2006–2008)
A ‘making-of’ series for Torchwood, broadcast on BBC Three and BBC Two.
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011)
Elisabeth Sladen and her teenage gang of adventurers regularly saved the world in this hit CBBC series.
K9 (2009–2010)
Not an official spin-off, as the BBC had no involvement, this children’s series was produced by Park Entertainment in Australia and starred a newly redesigned CGI incarnation of K-9.
WIRELESS WHO
Don’t touch that dial! It’s Doctor Who on the radio.
DOCTOR WHO ON THE BIG SCREEN
At the height of 1960s Dalekmania, Regal Films International released two big-screen Dalek movies produced by Max J Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky. The first was based on Terry Nation’s first Dalek story. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) starred Hammer Horror star Peter Cushing as the human inventor Dr. Who with Roy Castle, Jennie Linden and Roberta Tovey as Ian, Barbara and Susan respectively. The sequel, Daleks – Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., appeared one year later, with Bernard Cribbins and Jill Curzon as companions Tom Campbell and Louise, the Doctor’s niece. Roberta Tovey reprised her role as Susan. The physical length of the celluloid for the two films laid end to end is 2,266.49 metres and 2,309.78 metres respectively.
STORIES THAT NAME-CHECK THEMSELVES
Five minutes and nine seconds into the second episode of Doctor Who, the Doctor says ‘Doctor Who’. You’d be surprised how often the stories name-check themselves in the scripts…
EPISODE TITLES
Until The Savages, Doctor Who episodes had their own individual titles and soon got into the name-checking game.
The Cave of Skulls
0:17:33 – Za: ‘I will take them to the Cave of Skulls.’
The Firemaker
0:09:50 – Ian: ‘… in our tribe, the firemaker is the least important man.’
The Roof of the World
0:01:58 – Barbara: ‘It could be the Andes… Himalayas – the roof of the world.’
The Singing Sands
0:12:15 – Marco Polo: ‘Travellers of the Gobi Desert have good reason to fear the singing sands, Barbara.’
Five Hundred Eyes
0:07:48 – Marco Polo: ‘Have you heard of the cave of the five hundred eyes?’
Mighty Kublai Khan
0:16:41 – Vizier: ‘The Great Warlord and Master of the World, mighty Kublai Khan is pleased to grant you an audience.’
The Day of Darkness
0:09:54 – Tlotoxl: ‘The day of darkness is the perfect time.’
The Daleks
0:02:35 – Dalek: ‘Survivors of London – the Daleks are the masters of Earth.’
Conspiracy
02:02 – The Doctor: ‘There’s some sort of conspiracy going on, my child…’
The Zarbi
0:10:19 – Vrestin: ‘The Zarbi will treat them as enemies.’
Crater of Needles
0:17:02 – Menoptra Voice: ‘We jettison craft at altitude five above Crater of Needles.’
The Centre
0:01:45 – Animus: ‘You will be brought to the centre.’
The Lion
0:18:16 – El Akir: ‘The Lion is in our cage.’
The Knight of Jaffa
0:13:34 – King Richard: ‘In the name of God, St Michael, and St George, we dub you Sir Ian, Knight of Jaffa.’
Four Hundred Dawns
0:13:55 – Maaga: ‘Some four hundred dawns ago, we were investigating this particular section of the galaxy.’
Airlock
0:19:12 – Maaga: ‘You are in the airlock.’
The Traitors
0:10:16 – Mavic Chen: ‘If the traitors are not caught at the landing zone, then Central City must be cordoned off until they are found.’
The Sea Beggar
0:23:34 – Admiral de Coligny: ‘The Sea Beggar! It’s a title I’d be proud of!’
The Bomb
0:07:34 – Monoid Three: ‘What about the bomb?’
The Dancing Floor
0:00:30 – Toymaker: ‘Hunt the key to fit the door that leads out on the dancing floor.’
Johnny Ringo
0:05:57 – Pa Clanton: ‘Get me Johnny Ringo. Get him quick.’
The OK Corral
0:04:40 – Wyatt Earp: ‘Tell ’em, the OK Corral.’
STORY TITLES
After The Savages, episode titles disappeared, but the name-checks kept coming.
The Savages
Episode 1, 0:17:38 – Dodo: ‘What, to keep out the savages?’
The War Machines
Episode 3, 0:02:55 – Green: ‘He is a threat to the security of the War Machines!’
The Smugglers
Episode 2, 0:17:20 – Blake: ‘I’m after the smugglers.’
The Moonbase
Episode 1, 0:12:46 – Earth Control: ‘In the meantime, the Moonbase is to be put in quarantine.’
The Abominable Snowmen
Episode 1, 0:17:47 – Travers: ‘The Yeti. You know, the Abominable Snowmen.’
The Dominators
Episode 3, 0:08:14 – Jamie: ‘Aye, well the Dominators don’t know anything about your gentleness.’
The Invasion
Episode 2, 0:20:32 – Cyber-Director: ‘The invasion must succeed.’
The Krotons
Episode 1, 0:01:20 – Selris: ‘You are now the companions of the Krotons!’
The War Games
Episode 7, 0:07:10 – Security Chief: ‘This Doctor arrived here on this planet we have chosen for the war games.’
Inferno
Episode 1, 0:09:20 – Sir Keith Gold: ‘Yes! As a matter of fact, some of the technicians have nicknamed this place the Inferno.’
The Mind of Evil
Episode 6, 0:10:03 – The Doctor: ‘It’s the mind of evil, Jo!’
The Claws of Axos
Episode 4, 0:05:24 – The Doctor: ‘The claws of Axos are already deeply embedded in the Earth’s ca
rcass!’
The Daemons
Episode 3, 0:09:42 – The Doctor: ‘They were all inspired by the Daemons.’
The Curse of Peladon
Episode 1, 0:17:48 – Hepesh: ‘The legend of the curse of Peladon has been handed down through countless centuries.’
The Sea Devils
Episode 4, 0:09:00 – The Doctor: ‘All right, well let’s forget about the Sea Devils.’
The Mutants
Episode 1, 0:14:06 – Marshall: ‘Hmm… the Mutants!’
Carnival of Monsters
Episode 1, 0:04:11 – Vorg: ‘Roll up and see the monster show! A carnival of monsters, all living in their natural habitat, wild in this little box of mine.’
Frontier in Space
Episode 1, 0:09:21 – Draconian Prince: ‘The treaty between our two empires established a frontier in space.’
Robot
Episode 2, 0:01:06 – Sarah: ‘There’s a great robot in there!’
The Brain of Morbius
Episode 4, 0:10:47 – The Doctor: ‘The brain of Morbius in that body makes a terrifying combination.’
The Talons of Weng-Chiang
Episode 6, 0:15:39 – Greel: ‘Let the talons of Weng-Chiang shred your flesh!’
Underworld
Episode 2, 0:09:18 – The Doctor: ‘Welcome to the Underworld.’
The Pirate Planet
Episode 2, 0:23:14 – The Doctor: ‘Buried inside Zanak, the Pirate Planet …’
The Leisure Hive
Episode 1, 0:04:40 – Romana: ‘The survivors build a recreation centre called the Leisure Hive.’
Meglos
Episode 1, 0:12:26 – Meglos: ‘I am Meglos – only survivor of this planet.’
Full Circle
Episode 1, 0:17:13 – Draith: ‘Tell Dexeter we’ve come full circle…’
State of Decay
Episode 2, 0:08:27 – The Doctor: ‘I’ve never seen such a state of decay.’
The Keeper of Traken
Episode 1, 0:03:01 – The Doctor: ‘The Keeper of Traken’
Logopolis
Episode 1, 0:06:13 – The Doctor: ‘Logopolis’
Castrovalva
Episode 2, 0:36:23 – Nyssa: ‘Dwellings of Simplicity. Castrovalva. Where’s that?’
Kinda
Episode 1, 0:03:27 – Todd: ‘The Kinda pose no threat whatsoever to the security of this expedition.’
Black Orchid
Episode 1, 0:11:24 – Lady Cranleigh: ‘The Black Orchid.’
Arc of Infinity
Episode 1, 0:15:42 – Nyssa: ‘Not much. Just the name the ancients gave to this region. The Arc of Infinity.’
Terminus
Episode 1, 0:21:52 – Tannoy Voice: ‘This is a special announcement from Terminus Incorporated.’
Enlightenment
Episode 2, 0:21:14 – Striker: ‘Enlightenment.’
Frontios
Episode 1, 0:02:26 – Norma: ‘Food is rationed on Frontios.’
The Mark of the Rani
Episode 1, 0:10:05 – The Master: ‘The Mark of the Rani.’
Timelash
Episode 1, 0:03:11 – Gazak: ‘If we stay here and are caught, they’ll throw us into the Timelash.’
Paradise Towers
Episode 1, 0:01:18 – Mel: ‘Paradise Towers, here we come.’
Dragonfire
Episode 1, 0:09:58 – Glitz: ‘Depth of Eternal Darkness? Dragonfire? I should stop at home, if I were you.’
The Happiness Patrol
Episode 1, 0:06:42 – Daisy: ‘He is obviously a spy. She is obviously his accomplice. He will disappear and she can audition for the Happiness Patrol.’
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Episode 1, 0:01:15 – Ringmaster: ‘There are lots of surprises for the family at the Greatest Show in the Galaxy!’
Battlefield
Episode 1, 0:05:06 – Warmsly: ‘The dig, as a matter of fact, is a hobby. A battlefield.’
The Curse of Fenric
Episode 1, 0:22:40 – Commander Millington: ‘It’s now, Judson. The Curse of Fenric.’
Survival
Episode 1, 0:05:35 – Sergeant Patterson: ‘Have you ever heard of survival of the fittest, son?’
Rose
0:03:10 – Rose: ‘Hello? Hello, Wilson, it’s Rose.’
The End of the World
0:03:08 – The Doctor: ‘Welcome to the end of the world.’
World War Three
0:22:22 – The Doctor: ‘World War Three.’
Dalek
0:08:28 – The Doctor: ‘If you can’t kill, then what are you good for, Dalek?’
The Doctor Dances
0:18:13 – Rose: ‘The world doesn’t end because the Doctor dances.’
Bad Wolf
0:18:05 – Rodrick: ‘When it comes to the final, I want to be up against you, so that you get disintegrated and I get a stack load of credits courtesy of the Bad Wolf Corporation.’
New Earth
0:01:56 – The Doctor: ‘This is New Earth.’
The Age of Steel
0:29:24 – Lumic: ‘This is The Age of Steel and I am its Creator.’
Army of Ghosts
01:45 – Rose: ‘But then came the army of ghosts.’
42
0:01:42 – Ship’s computer: ‘Forty-two minutes’
The Family of Blood
0:07:53 – Baines: ‘We are the Family of Blood.’
Blink
0:03:07 – The Doctor: ‘Don’t blink!’
Utopia
0:03:10 – Yana: ‘One more lost soul dreaming of Utopia.’
Partners in Crime
0:29:24 – Matron: ‘Partners in crime…’
The Unicorn and the Wasp
0:21:24 – The Doctor: ‘The Unicorn and the Wasp.’
Silence in the Library
0:05:07 – The Doctor: ‘Million life forms, and silence in the library.’
Midnight
0:01:03 – The Doctor: ‘Taking a big space truck with a bunch of strangers across a diamond planet called Midnight?’
Turn Left
0:39:38 – Rose: ‘You need to turn left.’
The Next Doctor
0:05:29 – The Doctor: ‘The Next Doctor.’
The End of Time
Part One, 0:09:43 – Elder Ood: ‘The end of time itself.’
The Beast Below
0:01:59 – Little girl: ‘Though the man above might say hello, expect no love from the beast below.’
The Time of Angels
0:28:58 – River: ‘The Time of Angels.’
Amy’s Choice
0:31:28 – The Dream Lord: ‘Amy’s Choice.’
The Pandorica Opens
08:18 – River: ‘The Pandorica Opens.’
The Big Bang
0:29:32 – Rory: ‘The Big Bang.’
A Christmas Carol
0:12:35 – The Doctor: ‘A Christmas carol.’
Space
0:03:32 – The Doctor: ‘Worse than a time loop, a space loop.’
Time
0:0:25 – Amy: ‘Well the exterior shell of the TARDIS has drifted forwards in time…’
A Good Man Goes to War
0:14:33 – Dorium: ‘Demons run when a good man goes to war.’
Let’s Kill Hitler
0:03:56 – Mels: ‘Let’s Kill Hitler.’
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
0:04:52 – The Doctor: ‘I know. Dinosaurs. On a spaceship!’
The Power of Three
0:40:02 – Amy: ‘The Power of Three’
The Angels Take Manhattan
0:29:29 – The Doctor: ‘The Angels take Manhattan because they can, because they’ve never had a food source like this one.’
The Great Detective
0:00:13 – Narrator: ‘In London in the time of Queen Victoria there were many tales of a remarkable personage called the Great Detective…’
The Snowmen
0:12:49 – The
Doctor: ‘Clara, stop thinking about the Snowmen.’
HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO WATCH DOCTOR WHO?
Got some time on your hands and want to watch some Doctor Who? Assuming every episode existed for you to pop into your DVD player, here’s how long it would take to watch each Doctor’s era from start to finish – with the grand total for the entire series at the bottom. Somebody get the popcorn…
FIRST DOCTOR: 54h 24m 36s
SECOND DOCTOR: 47h 19m 12s
THIRD DOCTOR: 51h 53m 8s
FOURTH DOCTOR: 69h 6m 4s
FIFTH DOCTOR: 30h 3s
SIXTH DOCTOR: 17h 18m 4s
SEVENTH DOCTOR: 17h 5m 31s
EIGHTH DOCTOR: 1h 24m 34s
NINTH DOCTOR: 9h 30m 38s
TENTH DOCTOR: 38h 11m 18s
ELEVENTH DOCTOR (Up to The Snowmen): 26h 40m 46s
GRAND TOTAL: 362h 53m 54s
That’s 21,773.9 minutes of Doctor Who or 1,306,434 seconds if you prefer.
APPENDIX
STORY LIST
THANKS
It goes without saying that a book like this can only exist with the assistance, knowledge and support of many friends and colleagues, without whom… So thanks to:
Jim Sangster (he knows why), Alan Foale, Toby Hadoke; Tom Spilsbury, Peter Ware, Richard Atkinson, John Ainsworth and Scott Gray at Doctor Who Magazine; Georgie Britton, Neil Corry, Richard Cookson, Simon Guerrier, Lee Hart, Stephanie Milner, Jonathan Morris, Derek Ritchie, Matthew Sweet for his Dallas Cavell story, Tommy Donbavand, Tom Attah, Nick Webster.
Mark would especially like to thank Daniel Brennan for being just about the best for continued support and roof overhead when needed.
An important shout-out for the amazing Andrew Pixley, whose series of detailed archive features in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine have been an invaluable resource in the compiling of Who-ology. It’s gratifying to see this project continuing for the modern series in the current range of DWM: Special Editions. Andrew, we salute you.
Ben Morris for his wonderful illustrations and Lee Binding for the transcendental cover.
Special thanks to Albert DePetrillo at BBC Books for asking, Nick Payne and Joe Cottington for keeping us on the straight and narrow, and our editors Justin Richards and Steve Tribe for always being there with an answer (and some tricky questions!).