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A Companion To The Doctors: The Fifth Doctor

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:48:39 +0000

For fans of Doctor Who, a regeneration is always a tricky time. You’ve spent the preceding years bonding with this guy, becoming accustomed to his face, enjoying his little quirks and habits, only to discover that he is now dead, ...

A Companion To The Doctor’s Companions: Clara Oswin Oswald

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:00:54 +0000

This profile will have to remain unfinished, as the key feature of Clara’s existence as a companion is her impossibility. She can’t be three people, in three different places in time and space, even if two of those people ...

How Do You Get To Be The Doctor’s Companion Anyway?

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:20:40 +0000

Note: this is not a guide for budding actors and actresses, on how best to audition for the role of a companion on Doctor Who. If you are looking for that kind of thing, the best advice we can offer, based on the previous successful ...

A Companion To The Doctors: The Third Doctor

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:00:48 +0000

Having weathered the storm of one lead actor leaving the show, the announcement in 1969 that Patrick Troughton was handing back his keys to the TARDIS was less stressful than it might have been. Mind you, the revelation that he was to ...

A Companion To The Doctors: The First Doctor

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:06:16 +0000

Note: we’ll be covering all eleven Doctors over the following eleven months, ending with the Eleventh Doctor in time for the big 5-0 in November.

Who’s the Greatest ‘Woman of Doctor Who’ Ever? The Votes Are In…

staff — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 14:08:13 +0000

UPDATED: With BBC AMERICA premiering the original Women of Doctor Who special tonight (Saturday, August 11 at 9/8c), we decided to put the question “Who’s the Greatest Women of Doctor Who…ever?” up to a ...

A Companion To The Doctor’s Companions: Liz Shaw

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:00:39 +0000

Hats off to whichever Doctor Who script-writer who came up with the idea of exiling the Doctor to Earth and having him work for UNIT at the beginning of his third incarnation. Especially the Third Doctor.

A Companion To The Doctor’s Companions: Craig Owens

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:26:35 +0000

It always makes me laugh when Whovians debate whether someone counts as a true companion or not, as if there’s a badge of service you get, after more than three trips in the TARDIS. Clearly the Doctor is a very friendly fellow, ...

A Companion To The Doctor’s Companions: Victoria Waterfield

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:52:40 +0000

The current Doctor Who series has gone back to the show’s earliest habits in picking people from nowadays as companions, in order to ask the audience the question “what would you do if a man turned up in your life claiming ...

A Companion To The Doctor’s Companions: Dodo Chaplet

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:25:08 +0000

Note to all aspiring actors and actresses: If you’re going for a part in a hugely successful science fiction series, one which looks like it might stand a chance of running for quite a while, try not to get saddled with a ...