Doctor Who recruits from the comedy pantheon more than you’d think. Comedians and comedy actors seem to have an affinity with the show. Perhaps it is the ability to make preposterous situations seem real that makes them such a good fit? Then there’s the old adage that comedy is tragedy Read more…
Here’s a crossword to test your mettle as a Doctor Who fan – how well do you know your Hartnell episode titles? We all know the overall story titles, but right at the beginning, episodes had their own titles too. Can you complete the crossword or do you deserve a Read more…
Doctor Who has been going for so long that some actors have appeared in it several times. Sometimes, they come back in the same role, and sometimes, it is in different roles. Such is the life of a jobbing actor – one week, you’re a King, the next week, you’re Read more…
Who doesn’t love a Master story? He turns up, concocts a convoluted plan and never thinks of the end save for his own power, gets into trouble, and it all falls apart. In a way, I feel sorry for him because he never quite gets it right. And what’s this Read more…
Turlough was a shifty bugger, wasn’t he? It makes me wonder if the Doctor realised at all or if he was just giving him a chance to redeem himself. As it turns out, Tegan was entirely right to be wary of him. Her instincts were spot on. I do like Read more…
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYBODY! Welcome to Cryptic Who’s annual Pride Month Special where the great and the good and the outrageously wonderful LGBTQIA+ people of Doctor Who are celebrated in a quick crossword… but how many can you remember? – Code Nine x
Doctor Who’s connection with soap operas goes back a long way. Many a jobbing actor has stepped aboard the TARDIS and walked down the cobbles of Coronation Street or supped a pint at the Queen Vic. Then, of course, there’s the crossover extravaganza Dimensions in Time! Who can forget that!? Read more…
I was thinking the other day how Ian Chesterton’s last regular story was The Chase. Then, when he did a cameo in The Power of the Doctor decades later, he was alongside Graham, played by Bradley Walsh who presents a gameshow called The Chase. This was Ian’s last story. So, Read more…
Doctor Who occupies that weird space in the media where actors guest star in an episode just before their star rises. Have a think about how many Hollywood actors did a stint on Doctor Who before they were mega-famous. The main cast have also had much success in the movies, Read more…
For a race supposedly watching over the rest of the universe, the Time Lords don’t half produce some bad examples of their society. The Master, the Rani, and the Monk must be right up there in the badness stakes, having destroyed planets or just generally having mucked about with time Read more…