Today I thought I'd check out the Guardian UK website, and wonder of wonders, another Dr. Who feature, an interview with Mark Gattis talking about his upcoming special An Adventure in Space and Time. To quote the caption for the 5 minute video clip:
Mark Gatiss, actor, comedian and screenwriter of TV hits such as The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock and Doctor Who, takes us on a tour of the set of his latest sci-fi offering, BBC2's An Adventure in Space and Time, which charts the inception and recording of the very first Doctor Who story 50 years ago. He reflects on what Doctor Who has meant to him, why its early years are ripe for revisiting and how the team painstakingly recreated the Limegrove Studios of 1963
Looking back 50 years at the genesis of what would become a cultural phenomenon, Gatiss discusses a number of decisions forced on the show's creators that would prove to be critical in shaping what it would become. (The
show will air over the next few days around the world.)
Meanwhile, over at the BBC, the latest offering there is another interactive goodie, a web page laying out the Doctor's travels through time. There's some interesting statistics, options to view the journeys Doctor by Doctor, and clicking on individual time journeys brings up additional information. There are a couple of caveats, however:
TARDIS journeys beginning and ending outside data range 1830 - 2040 not shown due to space-time constraints. This isn't the inside of the TARDIS after all. Time Travelled data covers all Doctor years. *Estimated story origin based on previous episode.
And…
We recruited a crack team of Whovians to compile the list, including crowdsourcing some data. But let us know if something is amiss. After all, unlike the good Doctor, we are only human.
And if that isn't enough, you can find more at
the BBC Future Facebook page.
Enjoy!