‘Right at the very beginning!’ – answered nobody, ever to the question of where a newcomer to Doctor Who should start watching. This is a show with almost 900 episodes, six decades of production, and a megaton of baggage.
To start with 1963’s “An Unearthly Child” now and try to watch everything, plus spin-offs, before you could get involved with the Ncuti Gatwa era? You’d need a Tardis.
So where to jump in? Now that BBC iPlayer is host to the whole Doctor Who kit and kaboodle in the UK as part of its new “Whoniverse” division, it’s a very good question. That’s why we asked it to our writhing nest of Doctor Who experts. And here’s what they recommend:
Rose (2005)
“Rose” is the first episode of the revived version of Doctor Who. Having been off air since a one-off special in 1996, this was designed as a continuation...
To start with 1963’s “An Unearthly Child” now and try to watch everything, plus spin-offs, before you could get involved with the Ncuti Gatwa era? You’d need a Tardis.
So where to jump in? Now that BBC iPlayer is host to the whole Doctor Who kit and kaboodle in the UK as part of its new “Whoniverse” division, it’s a very good question. That’s why we asked it to our writhing nest of Doctor Who experts. And here’s what they recommend:
Rose (2005)
“Rose” is the first episode of the revived version of Doctor Who. Having been off air since a one-off special in 1996, this was designed as a continuation...
- 11/1/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Warning: contains Series 12 and ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ spoilers.
Change has long been a constant of Doctor Who, and series 13 is no different. This time around, the changes have largely been rung in by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The virus has concertinaed the Doctor’s next arc, shrinking the new series down from a planned eleven episodes to eight. It’s also recently infected brand new companion John Bishop, who has been filming on the series since November (best wishes for a speedy recovery).
From companions to rumoured returning monsters, writers, directors and Jodie Whittaker’s possible departure, here’s what we might expect from series 13…
Introducing John Bishop as a man called Dan
Following Ryan and Graham’s decision to jump ship in ‘Revolution of the Daleks’, it was announced that comedian and actor John Bishop is taking their place in the Tardis next series as new character Dan.
Change has long been a constant of Doctor Who, and series 13 is no different. This time around, the changes have largely been rung in by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The virus has concertinaed the Doctor’s next arc, shrinking the new series down from a planned eleven episodes to eight. It’s also recently infected brand new companion John Bishop, who has been filming on the series since November (best wishes for a speedy recovery).
From companions to rumoured returning monsters, writers, directors and Jodie Whittaker’s possible departure, here’s what we might expect from series 13…
Introducing John Bishop as a man called Dan
Following Ryan and Graham’s decision to jump ship in ‘Revolution of the Daleks’, it was announced that comedian and actor John Bishop is taking their place in the Tardis next series as new character Dan.
- 1/5/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Chris Allcock Jan 26, 2020
Doctor Who season 12 straddles many eras of Who-dom in the twisty and delightful "Fugitive of Judoon." Spoilers ahead.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK and contains spoilers.
Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 5
There’s a tendency to try and catalogue Doctor Who episodes into eras; neat little binders that fans of the show can use as convenient shorthand when we talk about the kind of atmosphere and tone a particular adventure evokes. Is it a gothic horror with a high body count and lots of brooding menace? We’ll call it a ‘Hinchcliffe’. Is it a breathless, brain-scrambling romp with some sort of paradox at the heart of it and a lot of weirdly flirty dialogue? That’s a ‘Moffat’, and so on.
Well, tonight’s episode is something of a chimera, considering that its headline act is the stompy, stampy Judoon – the officious mercenaries...
Doctor Who season 12 straddles many eras of Who-dom in the twisty and delightful "Fugitive of Judoon." Spoilers ahead.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK and contains spoilers.
Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 5
There’s a tendency to try and catalogue Doctor Who episodes into eras; neat little binders that fans of the show can use as convenient shorthand when we talk about the kind of atmosphere and tone a particular adventure evokes. Is it a gothic horror with a high body count and lots of brooding menace? We’ll call it a ‘Hinchcliffe’. Is it a breathless, brain-scrambling romp with some sort of paradox at the heart of it and a lot of weirdly flirty dialogue? That’s a ‘Moffat’, and so on.
Well, tonight’s episode is something of a chimera, considering that its headline act is the stompy, stampy Judoon – the officious mercenaries...
- 1/26/2020
- Den of Geek
Chris Allcock Jan 12, 2020
It's back to the old-school in a monster-filled Doctor Who.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
This Doctor Who review contains spoilers.
Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 3
The story of a base under siege, where the Doctor and his companions stumble upon a group of human scientists or soldiers who are slowly being picked off by an invasive alien force, is almost as old as the show itself. Since Doctor Who returned in 2005 we’ve seen all sorts of takes on the idea – gangs of possessed Ood, sleep-dust monsters, sentient Martian water, and so on - and this week’s "Orphan 55" is a relatively straightforward addition to the list, albeit with one or two plot twists to help it fit more snugly within the current run of episodes.
This is no aloof group of beak-nosed scientists or disciplined Unit grunts in danger from deadly monsters, but...
It's back to the old-school in a monster-filled Doctor Who.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
This Doctor Who review contains spoilers.
Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 3
The story of a base under siege, where the Doctor and his companions stumble upon a group of human scientists or soldiers who are slowly being picked off by an invasive alien force, is almost as old as the show itself. Since Doctor Who returned in 2005 we’ve seen all sorts of takes on the idea – gangs of possessed Ood, sleep-dust monsters, sentient Martian water, and so on - and this week’s "Orphan 55" is a relatively straightforward addition to the list, albeit with one or two plot twists to help it fit more snugly within the current run of episodes.
This is no aloof group of beak-nosed scientists or disciplined Unit grunts in danger from deadly monsters, but...
- 1/12/2020
- Den of Geek
Chris Allcock Jan 5, 2020
For your eyes only, it’s our spoiler-filled review of Doctor Who’s Spyfall Part 2.
This Doctor Who review contains spoilers and comes from Den of Geek UK.
Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 2
Not that anyone was likely to have forgotten in the past four days, but the first half of Spyfall, the ambitious two-parter that kicked off the Doctor’s latest run of adventures, was a pacey, large-scale spy homage that delivered a lot of action set-pieces and many lingering questions – not to mention one explosive revelation at the end. There was a lot to be answered this time around, and by and large, the episode does a good job of wrapping everything up, although one of its two plot threads outshines the other and delivers the lion’s share of the drama.
This is a darker and more intimate turn for the story, although it’s...
For your eyes only, it’s our spoiler-filled review of Doctor Who’s Spyfall Part 2.
This Doctor Who review contains spoilers and comes from Den of Geek UK.
Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 2
Not that anyone was likely to have forgotten in the past four days, but the first half of Spyfall, the ambitious two-parter that kicked off the Doctor’s latest run of adventures, was a pacey, large-scale spy homage that delivered a lot of action set-pieces and many lingering questions – not to mention one explosive revelation at the end. There was a lot to be answered this time around, and by and large, the episode does a good job of wrapping everything up, although one of its two plot threads outshines the other and delivers the lion’s share of the drama.
This is a darker and more intimate turn for the story, although it’s...
- 1/5/2020
- Den of Geek
Chris Allcock Jan 1, 2020
It’s No Timey-Wimey to Die as Doctor Who returns with a spy-packed opening episode. Spoilers abound in our Spyfall review.
This Doctor Who review contains spoilers and comes from Den of Geek UK.
Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 1
It’s been a year to the day since Charlotte Ritchie and a Dalek stole a police car, but for the team in charge of the world’s most recognizable blue box, it must have felt like no time at all.
Doctor Who fans are no strangers to the show taking breaks, but 2018’s news - that the Tardis would be absent for twelve long months, despite having only just returned with a brand-new creative crew – meant that we’ve been waiting with a weight of expectations that didn’t exist, say, the year David Tennant went off to do Hamlet. Season 11 of nu-Who had seen its ratings...
It’s No Timey-Wimey to Die as Doctor Who returns with a spy-packed opening episode. Spoilers abound in our Spyfall review.
This Doctor Who review contains spoilers and comes from Den of Geek UK.
Doctor Who Season 12 Episode 1
It’s been a year to the day since Charlotte Ritchie and a Dalek stole a police car, but for the team in charge of the world’s most recognizable blue box, it must have felt like no time at all.
Doctor Who fans are no strangers to the show taking breaks, but 2018’s news - that the Tardis would be absent for twelve long months, despite having only just returned with a brand-new creative crew – meant that we’ve been waiting with a weight of expectations that didn’t exist, say, the year David Tennant went off to do Hamlet. Season 11 of nu-Who had seen its ratings...
- 1/1/2020
- Den of Geek
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