There have been a fair few people of the cloth in Doctor Who over the years. Who can forget Reverend Wainwright and his crisis of faith in The Curse of Fenric? Or Reverend Golightly in The Unicorn and the Wasp who started buzzing ominously when discovered? Buddhism, too, has been rather prominent, from the monks of the Det-Sen monastery in the Himalayas to K’anpo Rimpoche in Planet of the Spiders. It’s time for confession – Read more…
Like all good science fiction, Doctor Who reflects our present day world. From the very beginning, this ethos has involved religion, but not just the predominant Christianity of 1960s England. Going back in time to meet The Aztecs was a masterstroke, for example, because it created the tension needed for drama – Barbara trying to impose her will on another culture, and moreover, on history. Since then, the Doctor and his friends have encountered many Read more…
Donna Noble has been on quite the journey. Firstly, her intended turns out to be in league with a big spider, then she encounters a big wasp, living fat, and skeletons in spacesuits, then loses her memory. When she regains her memory, she meets a small furry alien, goes to the end of the universe, and meets a God. That’s quite a life, but do you remember the details? It’s time to find out if Read more…
A couple of weeks ago, we looked at Sarah Jane being the quintessential companion. Donna Noble is surely up there in the companion stakes. She’s brave, funny, knows her own mind, and doesn’t suffer fools gladly. She’s also a survivor. Life may dent her armour but she gets right back up and keeps fighting. Her first encounter with the Doctor opened her eyes to a bigger world beyond the triviality of celebrity culture and dieting, Read more…
