50 Years Ago Today, Sarah Jane Smith Changed Doctor Who Forever

Fifty years ago, Doctor Who’s 11th season began with “The Time Warrior” and brought with it a notable sea of changes. It marked the debut of the show’s iconic “diamond” logo, which has now seen a return for the modern era with Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor. It added an immediately iconic creature to the show’s monster … Read more

How Doctor Who Celebrated Its Anniversaries for 60 years

Image: BBC … Because the 40th Anniversary was marked in several ways, but most notably “Scream of the Shalka,” an all-new animated webcast featuring a brand new incarnation of the Doctor: the Ninth Doctor, played by Richard E. Grant. Elsewhere, audio publisher Big Finish released a series of special stories—a trio of classic villain tales … Read more

The Doctor Who ‘Hand Pose’ Is a Timeless Icon

David Tennant’s Doctor is very big on hands. Well, most biped humanoids, Time Lords included, are quite keen on having all their limbs. But remember the sword fight in “Christmas Invasion”? Remember the fighting hand? Remember how he grew a whole other version of himself out of that hand four years later? Alan Cumming on … Read more