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A Whovian and a Newvian walk into a TARDIS and discuss each and every episode of the classic series.

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The sixth issue of Doctor Who comic in America from March 1985 features part one of "The Dragon's Claw", an Ice Warrior story and the premiere of Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer.
#DoctorWho #DalekKiller #IceWarriors #comics #comicbookfan #Whovian #vintagecomics #SciFiComics

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ON THIS DAY... In 1982, The Visitation was first broadcast on BBC1.

Originally broadcast from 15th - 23rd February 1982.

Ratings: Part One: 9.1M. Part Two: 9.3M. Part Three: 9.9M. Part Four: 10.1M.

Art by Lee Johnson 🎨

#DoctorWho

15.02.2026 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doctor Who In Vision 083 Timelash : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Doctor Who In Vision 083 Timelash.PDF

Read up on "Timelash" ahead of our podcast review this Saturday.

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#timelash #doctorwho #podcastreview #whovian #timelashreview #scifimedia #nerdculture #dwfan

15.02.2026 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doctor Who: 'Timelash' - Teaser Trailer The TARDIS gets caught in the Timelash β€” a powerful time corridor that brings the Doctor and Peri to the troubled planet of Karfel. The planet is on the brin...

We come to an episode of Doctor Who that most of fandom looks down on - "Timelash". What will Jim think of it? We'll review it on the podcast next week.

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#DoctorWho #Timelash #Whovian #SciFiFandom

15.02.2026 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Culinary Carnage in Seville - "The Two Doctors" Join hosts John Drew and Jim Beard, along with , as they tackle one of the most controversial multi-Doctor stories in classic Who history. Production Overview: The …

It may be "The Two Doctors" we're talking about, but there are three of us doing it. Join John, @writerjimbeard.bsky.social , and guest J.B. Anderton as we talk about the breakdown in what should have been an epic story of time travel and Sontarans.

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14.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here are the covers for the various media releases of "The Two Doctors". We'll discuss this story on the podcast releasing in just 20 minutes.
#TheTwoDoctors #podcastrelease #mediacoverage #scifipodcast #fancommunity #doctorwho #behindthescenes

14.02.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967)

#DoctorWho

14.02.2026 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A white, brunette woman, leaning against to alien tanks

A white, brunette woman, leaning against to alien tanks

Press call of the Daleks!

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Two photos of Valentine Dyall  - in Blackadder and Doctor Who.

Two photos of Valentine Dyall - in Blackadder and Doctor Who.

Happy Valentines

14.02.2026 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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March 2, 1985 - The Guardian - Another opinion of the resting of Doctor Who.
#DoctorWho #TheGuardian #ScienceFiction #ClassicTV #TimeLord #Whovian #OpinionPiece #TelevisionHistory

13.02.2026 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Presenters John Noakes, Lesley Judd & Peter Purves in the 1974 edition of 'Blue Peter' that had to be transmitted from a standing set from 'Doctor Who - Robot' due to industrial action at the BBC.

Presenters John Noakes, Lesley Judd & Peter Purves in the 1974 edition of 'Blue Peter' that had to be transmitted from a standing set from 'Doctor Who - Robot' due to industrial action at the BBC.

Friday

13.02.2026 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"My TARDIS..."

"Doctor Who: The Web Planet" (1965). #DoctorWho

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Don't worry, Brigadier, people will be shooting at you soon enough...

β€” The Doctor, in β€œBattlefield”

#DoctorWho #quote #quotation

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Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 2 Blu-ray cover: The Doctor (William Hartnell), raising his one-off monocle, his figure framing a Dalek and an exciting array of monsters and historical (or are they?) stars. But where are the Mechanoids, hmm?

Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 2 Blu-ray cover: The Doctor (William Hartnell), raising his one-off monocle, his figure framing a Dalek and an exciting array of monsters and historical (or are they?) stars. But where are the Mechanoids, hmm?

Radio Times February 13-19 1965 cover – featuring high-rating hit show Doctor Who: our heroes around the TARDIS console, inset; on the barren planet Vortis, giant ant-like Zarbi

Radio Times February 13-19 1965 cover – featuring high-rating hit show Doctor Who: our heroes around the TARDIS console, inset; on the barren planet Vortis, giant ant-like Zarbi

The Doctor and Ian on the craggy surface of Vortis, menaced by Zarbi and a Venom Gun grub

The Doctor and Ian on the craggy surface of Vortis, menaced by Zarbi and a Venom Gun grub

Hamlet of the Menoptra declaims to an audience of Vortis’ creatures

Hamlet of the Menoptra declaims to an audience of Vortis’ creatures

OTD 1965: #DoctorWho The Web Planet
The TARDIS is pulled into TV Who’s one all-alien adventure
A very variable spectacle, but the ancient pyramid and great gauzy canyon Crater of Needles are magical
Insect movement of giant ants and grubs, Lovecraftian tentacular horrors…

13.02.2026 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Moonbase (1967)

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13.02.2026 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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March 2, 1985 - The public were getting mixed messages on the return of Doctor Who. Was it coming back sooner or was it resting for at least 18 months?
#DoctorWho #Whovian #SciFi #TelevisionHistory #ClassicTV #ReturnOfDoctorWho #TimeLord

13.02.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The Two Doctors" - Part 3 - With the two Doctors held by Dastari, a question of food arises.
#TheTwoDoctors #SciFiDrama #DoctorWhoFans #Dastari #TVSeries #EpisodeRecap #Storytelling

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March 1, 1985 - Children of England react to the resting of Doctor Who, including Gareth Jenkins!
#DoctorWho #nostalgia #80sTV #England #GarethJenkins #Whovian #timelord #classicTV

13.02.2026 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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February 28, 1985 - The Daily Echo - One perspective on the resting of Doctor Who that really doesn't see this as a big deal.
#DoctorWho #DailyEcho #1985 #TVHistory #Whovian #ScienceFiction #CultClassic

12.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is quite different from her look only a few years ago.

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February 28, 1985 - Southern Daily Echo - Some comic humor on the resting of Doctor Who.
#DoctorWho #comicstrip #southerndailyecho #80scomics #nostalgia #whovianhumor #funnycomics

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February 28, 1985 - The Daily Record gives a near two page spread to the resting of Doctor Who.
#DoctorWho #TimeLord #Whovian #DailyRecord #1985Memories #SciFiHistory #NerdCulture

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February 28, 1985 - It's crazy how the press reported the resting of Doctor Who and how quickly fandom came together to protest.
#DoctorWho #WhoFans #FandomHistory #1980sTV #SciFiLegacy #TimeLordTribute #FanPower

12.02.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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February 27, 1985 - Evening Standard - News breaks that Dr Who will be given a rest of at least 18 months on the orders of BBC Controller, Michael Grade.
#DoctorWho #DrWho #BBCNews #TVHistory #ClassicTelevision #TimeTravelSeries #SciFiCommunity

12.02.2026 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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February 24, 1985 - Sunday Telegraph - A spotlight on Nabil Shaban.
#NabilShaban #SundayTelegraph #throwback #1980s #spotlight #history #influencer

12.02.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The Two Doctors" - Part 2 - With the aid of the Sontarans, Dastari has secured a base in Spain, but not, alas, to bask in the sun.
#DoctorWho #TwoDoctors #Sontarans #SciFi #FantasyFiction #Whovian #TimeTravel #TVSeries

12.02.2026 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All Charm, All Heart... All Mouth - A Fix With Sontarans 1985 A Fix with Sontarans was a specially written Doctor Who mini-episode produced for the BBC children's programme Jim'll Fix It. It featured Colin Baker as the ...

February 23, 1985 - "A Fix with Sontarans" airs on the Jim'll Fix It show as Gareth Jenkins gets his wish to travel in the TARDIS.

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#DoctorWho #FixItWithSontarans #TARDIS #GarethJenkins #NostalgiaTV #80sTelevision #SciFiClassic

12.02.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Brand new #DoctorWho interview with the unearthly child herself, Carole Ann Ford! Available now! ⬇️

11.02.2026 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A police box

A police box

Ayup its one of them TARDIS'

Bit different than on the Television

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Cosplayer in Third Doctor Jon Pertwee's cleaning woman disguise.

Cosplayer in Third Doctor Jon Pertwee's cleaning woman disguise.

My friend @natalagunova.bsky.social serving up one of the Third Doctor's iconic looks.

#gally1 #DoctorWho #cosplay

09.02.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

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