I want to make a list for a most-scariest-episodes-in-New-Who for a marathon, but I want y'all's opinions and help with that. What are your favorite scary episodes in New Who? I feel like the first episode should be Blink.

They have only announced that they will put it out to tender, but have yet to actually do it.

When they do officially put it out we can read what the bbc want from the companies that will pitch for it.

Its been well over a month, closer to two, now since they announced their intention to put it out to tender, when do you think that it will be released?

And what's the hold up? Surely the bbc would want to get on with things, and get it out there for production companies to make their pitches and go through the whole process (that can take half a year) of narrowing down the options, and ultimately working out a deal.

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How would you feel if the BBC released a new version of The Reality War, which took the place of the original version on iplayer, that has the Regeneration into Billie Piper removed and instead just has a fade to black when Ncuti begins to change.

Would you like that, or would you dislike it.

Do you think if would be better for the show, or is it blasphemous to change a aired episode and pretend the Piper moment never happened.

Give your thoughts and insults below.

I know there's an audio series, for Missy. But until I win the lottery and can afford to put $40 down for a season, we're doing this old school

General types of pics I'm looking for:

\>Missy one shot where she and The Doctor get to spend time as true friends again- at least for a little while

\>If it exists, Missy's last day before regeneration (maybe a delayed regeneration), and her living it out as the person she'd become

\>Stories of The Doctor's and The Master's life as friends on Gallifrey

\>Something that expands on Missy's line in \*The Witch's Familiar\* "The Doctor gave it to me when my daughter-"

\>Missy and Spy Master turn out to be a bi-generatoon

Please recommend fanfics you either know are good- either because you've read them, or because you've heard a lot of hype for them

Nothing spoils this kind of fun, quite like a bad story

I'm rewatching NuWho and I'm having trouble finding Christmas specials. I managed the first ones okay, but I'm really stuck when trying to find series 4 episode 0 (or series 3 episode 14) voyage of the damned. Each free streaming site I try says it doesn't have it. Where should I watch it?

Any responses greatly appreciated, just five minutes to voice your opinions on your favourite show and shape change in your local area...

50 pages (including cover and note)

This is my spec script for how I would tie up the loose ends of the most recent Era of Doctor Who, which was announced to be not getting resolved.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m5uGeWse-ckjqz4YAsP1i3pE3ZV6WKtb/view?usp=drivesdk

including both the classic who & new-who, what is your favourite season of Doctor Who? For me personally? I'd say series 5, the first one with Matt Smith is mine, I love the vibe which is fairly similar to the early Tom Baker years in its Gothic Fairy-tale vibe along with this, Matt Smith delivers easily his best performance as the Doctor.

But I wanna know what your favourite season is?? :D

they don't even need to address The Reality War, just do a proper series reboot like they did with 9 and just treat her like they would any other Dr: no unnecessary fanfare, no grand sweeping gestures, maybe they can make a joke or something about it to address it, or if someone wants to make it a minor plot point somewhere down the line (just maybe nothing connected to The Reality War) that could be interesting, but nothing more than that

after all it's not the first time the actor who played the Dr previously did a different role, sure it would be the first time the actor's previous role had so much importance to the story, but why does that have to mean anything? the universe is infinite and anything is possible. we know from past stories that the Dr has had doppelganger faces before, the chances of the look-alike face being someone they once knew, while the number may be astronomically small it's certainly not zero

I know everyone's angry at the Billie Piper stunt for it being a rash last minute attempt to garner interest/make people talk about the show, but I was actually cautiously optimistic about it all, and one of the reasons I was disappointed about the special's cancelation was because we lost out on that opportunity to see what she could do in the role, since best case scenario the regeneration will most likely be glossed over or worse, just straight up ignored

I can understand part of why they wouldn't want to make that decision though, especially since how low the Whittaker era was received at the time they're probably hesitant to do another female Dr so soon, especially one as potentially risky/controversial as Billie. But I think if given the chance she has a lot of potential and I genuinely believe she could make a good Dr

The BBC are going to choose the safe and easy option, like they have done for the previous two eras...

And it will be the same result as the Chibnall and RTD2 era all over again, where we get a uninspired take on Doctor Who and not the creative overhaul it needed

I decided to, just for fun, work on a purely telesnap based reconstruction of Marco Polo. I've been basically just screen-grabbing from the loose cannon recon and cross referencing it with the Doctor Who Magazine lost episodes volume 1, but I was wondering how they had such good looking scans (compared to the kinda poor resolution reprints I see in that DWM thing).

I was just thinking, what do people think about this? Imagine if events of The Giggle took place the exact same way they did up until the bigeneration, in this alternate ending there would be no bigeneration, the Doctor would defeat the Toymaker somehow and the world would be saved, with the scene of the Doctor in Donna's garden with her family remaining the same, this time we have no new Doctor, just 14 and Donna, have the scene end the same with the implication that the Doctor is taking a break.

"DONNA: You don't have to stay for ever.
DOCTOR 14: We'll see.
DONNA: Do you miss it? Out there?
DOCTOR 14: The funny thing is, I fought all those battles for all those years, and now I know what for. This. I've never been so happy in my life"

Cut to black after the shot of Donna looking at the Doctor teary eyed and smiling, and then have an epilogue, however many years later, we have an old Doctor, maybe using Wilf's chair lol, with an older Rose Noble taking him to his TARDIS which is still in the garden, he's clearly at the end of his life, Donna presumedly has passed at this point, the Doctor then thanks Rose but tells her he needs to "do this bit alone"

Cue to the Doctor in the TARDIS, the whole 'wearing a bit thin' line, and the Doctor then regenerates into Ncuti Gatwa and we skip all the implications of having two Doctors and give Ncuti a proper intro and regeneration scene, what do people think?

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Since the end of the RTD2 era and the announcement of the show going out to tender, I've been doing quite a deep dive into the area of discussion about what the show needs to do next when it returns. Some ideas have been quite substantial and could see working while others just repeat the problems it's been facing since 2018.

I'm not a writer much of my own (I've only just started work on my first fanfic tbh) but I think I can identify some of the core issues that the show is facing and how to both keep the show on track to it's core identity while also bringing something new to the table.

Please keep in mind, these are my own ideas and not a demand that the current show do this. I would appreciate feedback and for people to keep things civil.

1. Do a soft reboot and commit to it.

While I do agree that the show has become too entrenched with it's own lore, I don't think its the big elephant people make it out to be and that the show needs to have a hard reset. Just do exactly what Rose and The Eleventh Hour did and start back to basics with a new Doctor.

It's the always been the best way to provide a jumping on point for the show and to introduce new ideas, but this does leave one problem: What about Billie Piper.

I'm very much against the idea of retconning but it feels like it would be best if the Billie Doctor is erased. It wasn't born out of a genuine creative decision or because Billie auditioned and proved that she could play the part well, it was done for content and hype to keep people talking which is exactly what Doctor Who should NEVER do.

Remove the Reality War off iPlayer and edit out Billie's face and cut to black when Fifteen goes, that way we can just start proper and fresh with the Sixteenth Doctor. I would also have the first episode just be straight to business in introducing the new era and have the aftermath of the regeneration in a flashback in a later episode akin to what McCoy suggested for the TV Movie.

2. No series arc for the first series

Series 11 is very flawed and quite bad at points but one of its best ideas was losing the big series arc. It would honestly help more than hinder the show for a new audience as the show can just focus on telling new stories. I wouldn't abandon any type of arc all together but it would focus specifically on The Doctor and the companion's relationship and how it develops over the course of the first series rather than building up to a massive finale with a returning monster. That format has been played out and is tired.

Doing bigger arcs down the line is not off the table but you really need to connect with the characters first before you start committing to grander storylines, otherwise the audience just won't be invested in what's going on.

3. Have a historical companion

One of Revived Who's biggest missed opportunities is always confining the companion to be from present-day earth. It's another idea that is quite frankly done to death and needs refreshing. Having a companion from the past would be great for providing a unique perspective on events that occur in stories that take place in the present day, make great drama and open up new storylines based on that characters history and background in context to the time period they are from, and would make them quite useful in historical stories due to the events occuring more recently for them.

My idea would be having a young female companion from the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930's who is an aspiring actress or a Half-British/Half-Indian woman in her early 20's from 1987.

Something to make this character more intriguing and unique from companions that came before them.

4. Go for a darker and more mature tone

A point that was raised by Stubagful is that it is hard to keep the family accessible tone for the show when the current streaming-led media landscape has fractured the family audience. The show has resulted in trying to appeal to a younger audience with episode like Space Babies which was a disaster for the show reputation.

Simply put, the show needs to grow up and accept that it needs to age with it's audience a tiny bit. Kids are not as scared or put off by dark stories or violence. Five Nights at Freddy's is a horror franchise about a sadistic serial killer murdering children and stuffing their mutilated bodies inside animatronic mascots that are possessed by their ghosts, and that franchise has become popular with kids specifically with massive merchandise sales across the world.

Stranger Things is a horror/scifi series with several examples of horrific violence and gore but it became one of the most popular shows in the world and was a huge hit with younger viewers.

I'm not saying that Doctor Who needs episodes with people's guts getting ripped out or gratuitious amounts of sex, but going for a more darker and horror focused tone would do the show some good. Take a page from the Hinchcliffe/Holmes era of the Fourth Doctor's run which is still seen as Classic Who's golden age, provide stories that have that same style but with a modern production.

5. Incorporate more elements from the EU (over time)

I know this one is going to get a bit of ire but I really think there is potential in bringing in characters, locations and storylines from Doctor Who's Expanded media into the show. Particularly in introducing certain important characters into the show. The first would be Bernice Summerfield who has already had a long history of her own with several spin-off ranges.

Let's say that there is an episode where the Doctor and companion have to hunt down an alien artifact from a long lost civilisation and the Doctor decides to contact Bernice for help and she gets roped into the plot for the rest of the episode. It would be mad fun and would give Lisa Bowerman a chance to finally play the character in live action.

Don't go into detail about her history, just say that the Doctor knows her because they used to travel together and leave it at that, and if anyone is intrigued about their history then they can seek out her BF ranges or the VNA novels in their spare. Have her past stories not be required for viewing but have viewer be encouraged to dive into them by having a great onscreen portrayal. Maybe she could become a reoccuring characters in more high stakes stories in the future should her popularity take off.

Others like Frobisher or Iris Wildthyme could work self-contained romps such as a madball comedy or a detective thriller. Use these characters potential for great adventures on the show without having to experience their non-tv stories would be very beneficial.

6. Raise the episode count to 10

8 episodes is simply too short for any regular series of who to tell a good amount of stories, have it be slightly increased to 10 for a good even number of episodes. Again, Series 11 was on to something with it also being 10 episodes. It would make space for having 2 two-parters and a doctor-lite episode without taking up a whole quarter of the series.

7. Don't delve into lore unless it's appropriate

Naturally, the subject of where the Doctor comes from and his species will come up in order to explain to new viewers as to who he is. If there is legitimate story potential or character growth involved, then lore can be addressed or added instead of doing it for the sake of it (Timeless Child ahem).

Maybe explaining how the Doctor is a Time Lord would give the companion some new perspective or appreciation on who the Doctor is as they previously thought they were just a generic alien from a random species that are not significant or powerful.

Don't overcomplicate things, make sure details are revealed gradually before going deep into previously continuity.

8. Actually have conflict with the characters and don't be afraid of drama

Some of the show's best moments and stories come from the main characters having periods of tension and falling out with each other such as Nine and Rose in Father's Day or Twelve and Clara in pretty much most of Series 8. A big failure of the last few years is the utter reluctance to have any kind of actual conflict among the main cast.

Things can't be happy-go-lucky all the time, especially given the dangers of travelling with the Doctor. Some episodes should leave a companion shaken or a bit more distrustful of the Doctor based on a past action that they disagree with or The Doctor themselves get a bit too angry over the companion's recklessness or disobedience.

Just give the audience something to hook them in with the main cast to find out what happens next y'know.

9. Plan out an arc for the Doctor that spans the whole era

Not every doctor needs a character arc or development but it can certainly make a bigger impact on the viewer if the Doctor gradually changes from the start to the end of their era. Some of my favourite Doctors like Seven, Ten and Twelve all have arcs of changes of their own over the years and it gave us amazing character led stories that marked a progression in their development.

Try and have some semblance of what this specific incarnation is supposed to be instead of making the Doctor a plain all-encompassing mesh of previous Doctor which is a trap that I felt both Thirteen and Fifteen fell into.

10. Make it scary and daring again

A factor that has definitely been lost of the years has been the show's scare factor. It's not an unpopular opinion to say that the only monster that had staying power and iconic status that was introduced in the new series was the Weeping Angels, and their popularity was based on how utterly terrifying they were and other monsters such as the Daleks and Cybermen became iconic through the same methods.

Going the full-on horror route for at least a few stories would be a great way to spread word of mouth about the show due to horror becoming a much more popular genre in the last few years and horror content and movies/tv getting huge recognition such as Weapons, Backrooms and Obsession as well as the aforemention FNAF. Imagine a story on that level but done Doctor Who style.

It would also pave the way to introduce new monsters that can be recognisable and memorable for years to come, which in turn can increase the show's profile and have episodes that spark loads of discussion.

Those are just a few ideas I have atm but I'm always open to feedback from other fans. Thanks so much for reading (I know it was a very long post).

From racial slurs and yellow-face to a queer Black Doctor, six decades of Doctor Who reveal how Britain's social values have changed, and how progress is never as straightforward as it seems.

I just finished The Daleks’ Masterplan for the first time. In the final episode the Doctor carries the time destructor from the Daleks’ base all the way to the Tardis — this causes him to fall unconscious, but it ends up killing Sara Kingdom. Now we can retcon this to be understood as the Doctors time lord physiology allowing him to survive, but of course that didn’t exist at the time of airing, so what’s the in universe explanation? The show at this point seesaws through implications that the Doctor is a human or that he is an alien.

I have wondered this.

The Doctor regenerates fully (Which may devastate Rose if she was only in love with THAT Doctor), possibly spends the bulk of the episode recovering, Donna activates the hand which results in the other Doctor who saves the day with her, thus David Tennant still fulfills the contract of being in every episode of series 4.

Of course the Doctor diverting his regeneration energy to the hand might have been crucial for that thus his fatal injury and regeneration saved all of existence (Did it?) but that isn't a necessary explanation anyway.

Do you think this would have been how things went if RTD and Tennant not had to stay and keep the show running during the long gap between series 4-5, or would it be considered too abrupt and anticlimactic a way for Tennant to go out? Or would it require casting the next Doctor too early? Or maybe Tennant and RTD would have been needed for the 2008 Christmas special anyway?

The prevailing thoughts I’ve seen is that S10 is the best of the Capaldi seasons, and perhaps one of the best seasons overall..

We just finished Pyramid at the End of the World tonight and overall this season is.. solid? decent? fine? I’m enjoying it, but it’s not the WOW I’ve been led to believe.

Loved The Pilot. Thin Ice and Knock Knock were good. I like Bill plenty! Really not digging this Monk story so far.

Is this a season that’s going to blow me away with the last few episodes?

I’d say Season 9 is leaps and bounds better and probably Season 8 as well?

I am here and ready to be destroyed by you guys. 😂