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Den Of Geek has Doctor Who: a celebration of the Cybermen. "Since listening to The Tenth Planet, I have come to the conclusion that the Cybermen have really good PR people. They're idealised as being powerful creatures of incredible strength and power, but watching their stories it becomes apparent that they're nothing like that...."
Examiner.com has Eleven things I learned about life from Doctor Who. He's over 900 years old. He travels through time and space. He's from another planet. He's had (so far) eleven different faces. Who better to take some life lessons from than Doctor Who? Since appearing on screen in 1962, he's appeared in eleven incarnations. Each had his own personality, his own perspective on the universe. Here are eleven life lessons - one from each Doctor - to help guide your own adventures.... (Ed: thanks to @ThatNeilGuy)
The Nerdist has Doctor Who For Newbies: The Companions, Part Four. 26 seasons from 1963 to 1989, Doctor Who was cancelled. But you can’t keep a good Time Lord down: After seven years off the air, a TV movie was produced in 1996, shown on both the BBC and FOX, though a series was not in the cards. Then, after a further nine years, Russell T. Davies officially brought the series back, which you may have heard is currently filming its seventh series....
Doctor Who TV has Who Mysteries: Doctor Who?. Guest contributor, Caleb Howell takes a closer look at the biggest Doctor Who mystery of them all. The first question. The oldest question in the universe. Hidden in plain sight. Would you like to know what it is? If you do (and you somehow managed to miss the series 6 finale) then I shall tell you. It is… “Doctor who?” Yes, that’s right; it’s the title of the show. Reasonably obvious, really. So, I shall be doing some theorising....
WhoTube....
- Doctor Who - Series 4 - 9. Forest of the Dead
As the shadows rise, the Doctor forges an alliance with the mysterious River Song. But can anyone stop the Vashta Nerada? (R) - Doctor Who Confidential - Series 4 - 9. River Runs Deep
Alex Kingston talks about her role as archaeologist River Song and there's a feature on the mysterious Dr Moon. (R)
Podcasts and VBlogs...
Beware most podcasts are of an adult nature and are not suitable for children.
Future Time Lord has Episode 9: Steampunk Whovians. Good news everybody! Another episode of Future Time Lord is here! This week we discuss Anglophenia round-up, Karen Gillan’s new Twitter account, the latest advances in sonic screw driver technology, and a steampunk themed Who Crafts!
The Untempered Schism Podcast has Episode 42 : The Pirate Planet. To celebrate the non-milestone of episode 42, the The Untempered Schism is taking a look at the Douglas Adams’ penned story The Pirate Planet. We find The Fourth Doctor and the First Romana on the eponymous world trying to work their way through a slightly confusing story.
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io9 has Dalek + Aperture Science = The Doctor Who/Portal mash-up we dread. Is there anything in the universe more frightening than a Dalek who is obsessed with nonexistent pastries? Of course not. Behold the shiny metal veneer of your ultimate nightmare.
Doctor Who Crafts has Bookmark Tardis by TimeMord.
Who Ray Shop has Who-Ray! for Leela: Time's Fair Lady. The event will include: ‘An Audience with Louise Jameson’ – an opportunity to watch Louise being interviewed about her time in ‘Doctor Who’ and her subsequent career on stage & television. Autograph & photo sessions (there will be an opportunity to pre-order autographs – details & fees to follow). Live Daleks. A charity raffle in aid of Butterwick House Children’s Hospice – the main prize is a specially-commissioned painting of Leela, to be signed by Louise herself. Tickets for the event are £15 per person, which includes admission to ‘An Audience with Louise Jameson’ and one personal item autographed. There will be a fee (to be confirmed) if any additional signings are required.
Between the Pages has Awesome Dalek Cake. Karen Lindsay made this awesome Dalek Cake for her son’s 4th Birthday. If you look carefully, you can see the number 4 on the Dalek.
Big Finish have uploaded the trailer for 3.05 Doctor Who: The Lost Stories - Power Play.
RedBubble.com has (Doctor) WHO do you love? by allainamae. "If both your Gallifreyan hearts beat for the nameless Doctor – show him some love!"
Review's Roundup...
Tea with Morbius has The Leisure Hive. It's hard to imagine what it must have been like for a viewer in 1980, seeing the new title sequence and hearing the revamped music for the first time. This title sequence is followed by a disconcerting long shot of Brighton beach. People say its too long and pointless, but it creates such a wonderful sense of eeriness. There are few things as bleakly enchanting as a British seaside in bad weather. Then we get the temporary destruction of K9. That irritating entity who plagued the Graham Williams era is thus removed from the story. JNT had the right idea getting rid of the robot dog....
Siskoid's Blog of Geekery has Doctor Who 151: The Moonbase Part 1. The year is 1967, and the TARDIS crew beat Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon by a couple years. Kit Pedler brings back his Cybermen from The Tenth Planet and though they've changed a lot, the story hasn't. The Tenth Planet too was a base under siege story, a base manned by an multi-national group of people living in an inhospitable environment, and it too was deeply interested with the space program....
