[Official] Doctor Who Thread

By Rappy
in The Media Room

 Share

Recommended Posts

Experienced

DJGM

Posted
Posted

10:

"What? WHAT?!? Oh, so it's going to be 'mine's bigger than yours!' now, is it?!?"

 

11:

"Yup ... big screwdrivers are cool!"

 

10:

"Ok, fine ... fine. Right, where was I? Oh yes ... Allons-y!"

Grand Master

DocM

Posted
Posted

http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/v/TVNews/HollywoodDocketDocto2/?KSID=cb076b7cd0aa2b1d872449fef4d26e9e&type_specific=

Doctor Who is celebrating its 50th anniversary as an iconic science fiction television series, so what better way to mark the occasion by looking back at the work of Tony Coburn, who wrote the first episode?

In fact, the writer's son Stef Coburn has launched a provocative copyright claim that argues that "Tardis," the time machine that looks like a blue police phone box, no longer belongs to the BBC.

The senior Coburn says that after his father died in 1977, rights reverted to the family. Any informal permission to use Tardis expired by now, according to Coburn's copyright claim, obtained by The Independent.

Doctor Who lasted for a record 26 seasons in its original incarnation, spawned a feature film and has been running again in new form on the BBC since 2005.

The BBC is reportedly investigating the complaint but has noted that there haven't been any challenges since a copyright registration in the 1980s.

Grand Master

LittleNeutrino Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

I hope they show this at the beginning of the 50th Anniversary special.

 

Now they need to show the regeneration from Hurt to Eccleston.

At least we were correct about John Hurt being Doctor 8.5

Grand Master

LittleNeutrino Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

Firstly, OMG wow. 

 

Secondly, they need to get this on TV before the 50th, otherwise people that don't search forums are going to be clueless about the reason he changed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They have posted it all over the place, on nearly every social network and they have advertisements in papers and on television pointing people to where to find the video. but i agrree it should be played before the episode.

Grand Master

LittleNeutrino Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

Is it wrong I want more Doctor Who episodes with Paul Mcgann

no, no it isn't i honestly thought it was a Very good doctor, and then i enjoyed watching him in Luther. he needs more airtime lol.

Grand Master

Rappy Veteran

Posted
  • Author
  • Veteran
Posted

no, no it isn't i honestly thought it was a Very good doctor, and then i enjoyed watching him in Luther. he needs more airtime lol.

 

 

His time in Luther really made me wish the BBC had kept Dr 8 going

 

Yeah I thought his little minisode here was really good, maybe someone online can do some fan films with him that would be cool. It was nice Moffat wrote that minisode as well

Grand Master

FloatingFatMan

Posted
Posted

Yeah I thought his little minisode here was really good, maybe someone online can do some fan films with him that would be cool. It was nice Moffat wrote that minisode as well

 

He's been in quite a few Dr Who audio adventures from Big Finish Productions.  Seeing as he named several of his companions from those stories in this minisode, I guess they're now considered canon!

Grand Master

Rappy Veteran

Posted
  • Author
  • Veteran
Posted

He's been in quite a few Dr Who audio adventures from Big Finish Productions.  Seeing as he named several of his companions from those stories in this minisode, I guess they're now considered canon!

 

Yeah gotta listen to those! I am just pleased he got his chance to show the end of his story

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Posts

    • Google's NotebookLM gets some useful features you may have been waiting for

      By Aditya Tiwari · Posted

      Google's NotebookLM gets some useful features you may have been waiting for by Aditya Tiwari It's been three years since Google introduced its AI-powered note-taking and research app, NotebookLM. Just when Apple is about to kick off WWDC 2026, the search giant has announced a platter of new NotebookLM features that add agentic capabilities in chat and more advanced reasoning. For starters, NotebookLM now draws its fuel from Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity to improve accuracy and reliability. One of the things people have been asking for a long time is more transparency into the thinking steps. NotebookLM now shows expanded thinking steps in chat, providing better visibility into the thinking process. Google compared the upgraded NotebookLM with prior versions and found that it "achieved an average win rate of over 65% — a 15% point margin above parity — across our top five core evaluation dimensions," including accuracy & quality, multilingual support, large document analysis, document creation, and advanced research. It showed substantial improvements in analyzing large documents, achieving a 69.9% win rate. The system also delivered "exceptional performance" in advanced web research and source discovery with a 78.2% win rate. The AI research tool now generates outputs in more formats. You can give instructions to guide the outputs and download the generated files from the studio panel. Here are the newly supported formats: PNG and SVG for data visualizations and charts PDFs, docx, markdown, and text files for documents PNG, JPG, and GIF for images JSON and CSV for structured data XLSX for Microsoft Excel PPTX for Microsoft PowerPoint You can make edits after the outputs are generated. The feature is available globally; therefore, you can provide directions in one language and create outputs in another. Google said that it's also making it easier to get started with a project in NotebookLM. Instead of having a list of sources beforehand, you can even start with loose ideas, and NotebookLM can help build the repository of sources through the chat. For instance, you can find primary sources in other languages to get new perspectives or explore related works of an author. All of these new features are rolling out globally for those who can loosen up their pockets. They are available to users with Google AI Ultra and all Workspace business customers with AI Ultra access. Google has plans to expand them to more users in the future.
    • Politically funny images of the World

      By +Edouard · Posted

    • Microsoft making much needed change to Windows 11, 10 Patch Tuesday security updates

      By lonegull · Posted

      "...will no longer be bundled with the monthly Windows security updates or Patch Tuesdays. Instead the company is shifting delivery of these updates to Microsoft Update...". Three names that all refer to Windows Update. Does the author even understand what he is writing about?
    • Dell, HP PCs ran into endless reboot, BitLocker recovery loops but Windows 11 isn't to blame

      By eilegz · Posted

      and somehow windows is the only one with issue every patch tuesday is a mess, android macosx have all that and it never had issues locking people out of their own data.
    • 25th anniversary Xbox Series X unveiled with classic translucent green design

      By AnalystDan · Posted

      It's the ol': I told my kids I was older than Google and they thought I was joking. For me I was born the same year as the internet

  • Recent Achievements

    • One Month Later
      amusc earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • One Month Later
      DJC50PLUS earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      DJC50PLUS earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Proficient
      Eric Biran went up a rank
      Proficient
    • Dedicated
      Conjor earned a badge
      Dedicated

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      501
    2. 2
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      238
    3. 3
      Steven P.
      75
    4. 4
      ATLien_0
      74
    5. 5
      +Edouard
      69
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!