Two minutes of the old compare-and-contrast game: just how similar are these two "companion's boyfriend" characters?
Buried in RTD and Benjamin Cook's The Writer's Tale (confession: I've only read the pre-specials hardback) is a salute to an unsung hero who left only to return as a full producer for the specials and Series 5: Gallifrey One 22 guest Tracie Simpson.
Concluding our countdown from 2MTL #149, we look at the more substantial, more meaningful story moments that involved the Doctor getting a little closer to the people he encountered — with a guest appearance from someone whose shoes fit particularly well.
Some quick notes about some interesting promotions the Beeb and BBC America have cooking for Matt Smith's first series.
I have a chat with "Father's Day" and "Human Nature" writer Paul Cornell about the New Adventures novels and the way their DNA can be found in 2005-2010 Doctor Who.
Reaction to the latest BBC trailer for the 2010 series of Doctor Who has been somewhat mixed among adult fans — but the trailer wasn't targeted at them.
Thanks to The End of Time, Part Two, the door can be closed forever on the Last Great Time War — but not before a solution to some continuity conflicts was offered.
We feature an extended, "Time Dilation" interview with Dr. Matt Hills of Cardiff University, whose book "Triumph of a Time Lord: Regenerating 'Doctor Who' in the Twenty-first Century" brings the worlds of academia and fandom together.
1:00 What kind of book is Triumph of a Time Lord?
3:10 The relationship between fans and producers
Meet Dr. Matt Hills, senior lecturer in media and cultural studies at Cardiff University, whose book Triumph of a Time Lord: Regenerating "Doctor Who" in the Twenty-first Century is hot off the presses. We talk about what it's like to be a fan and academic when the subject of both is filming right down […]
And lo, the universe spake, and it said, "I loved it," "I hated it," and "I have no idea what just happened." And the host of the Two-minute Time Lord Podcast beheld "The End of Time, Part One," and chose two of the three.
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