Children's Programme Doctor Who: 60th anniversary

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Thread to mark the inevitable hype and build up to the 60th anniversary of Children's Programme Doctor Who*. (Nov 23rd 2023)

Will the new lad turn up? Will it be rubbish? Is Tom Baker in it with cameo? Or grumpy Christopher Eccleston?
Soz if this has already started elsewhere..I looked but found related threads

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/tellyaddicts/4772025-favourite-doctorcompanion-from-doctor-who,

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/tellyaddicts/4661591-doctor-who-tonight-speculation-and-possible-spoilers,

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womensrights/4777606-dr-who

.. * if you know, you know

Anyway I'm sort of looking forward to David Tennant he wasn't my favourite doctor but still worth a watch

Totally agree. Its not like they cant write strong female characters. There have been so many of them in the show. Even Jo Martin was a better character as The Doctor and she was only in it for about 20 minutes! I felt a bit sorry for JW. I don't think shes an amazing actress, she's good enough ( although I know others agree) and without a strong script, she just didn't have the gravitas to be the lead. Smith, Tennant and Capaldi all carried some atrocious writing just through sheer screen presence. Maybe it was because they changed the character so much into a scatty, simpering woman rather than a strong powerful woman.

Saturday 630!

is the children in need bit relevant and if so where to find it?

David Tennant Facebook page has the special on it

I havent got Facebook but will see if it’s accessible. Thank you.

iPlayer

Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0gsddbs via @bbciplayer

Amazing thank you x
watching now!

Just watched! Thanks!

Aw bless Julian Bleach.
I am very excited fir Saturday.
Love DT and CT, especially as Dr Donna.
Adore Ncuti in Sex Education and he looks fly in the 6os get up promo shots.
He's a cutie for sure, but has one thing even better and that's charisma, the camera loves him.

Watching The Daleks, IN COLOUR! on bbc4.

bit rubbish colour looking like AI was involved in the colouring. Blonde space aliens speaking like they just graduated from RADA. Slightly hallucinogenic

'Are you my mummy?' is my ringtone for when my DC call me 😆

Can't wait for tonight's episode!

'Are you my mummy?' is my ringtone for when my DC call me.
You win the internet!

Thank you

Is the TARDIS emoji not available on the app?😢

Ooh I don't know - I always do tardis in square brackets on my computer - does that not work for you?

God, it's marvellous

I've enjoyed it, aye.

A new tardis !

Well, that proves that both the writing and the acting in the last series was shit!

Loved it.

i believe in DT's doctor in a way I never did with JW.

My God!

Good old channel 5 for their excellent muck raking on Children's programme doctor who.

Naked Colin Baker!

The deranged fandom !
John Nathan Turner the sexual predator!

The horrendous sexism!

I loved that!

Round 2 tonight. Do we have the energy

Russell T Davies the reinstated showrunner says he's all about making children's programme Doctor Who the sort of prog non nerds could watch, not the obsessive fan nerds who've sustained and uh, regenerated it.

So. Has it brought in any new fans?

I started a thread for today here but am on my ownsome currently x
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