Doctor Who and the Copyright Infringers

In common with many fan groupings, Doctor Who fans appear to have a very liberal understanding of UK and international copyright laws.
Visit most Doctor Who sites and you’ll be greeted with a combination of copyright images, sound clips, text and video grabs, all displayed without permission from the BBC.
Some site owners attempt to justify these [...]

Connected Fandom

In the years since Doctor Who left regular production, expression of fandom has
left the realms of poor reproduced magazines and taken to the high tech world
of websites, newsgroups and mailing lists.
Although the medium has changed, the passion and energy has remained. Despite
the presence of a high quality official site from the BBC, the [...]

New Series Trailer

In early December the BBC Doctor
Who site published a 27 second trailer for
the new series. Originally shown to the press as part of the forthcoming BBC
season launch, the trailer zoom in to Earth from space towards, what appears
to be, the Brandon Estate in South East London.
Playing over the images are lines of dialogue performed [...]

The Ingratitude of Fans

Since 1989 Doctor Who fans have been campaigning to get the series brought back. Letter campaigns, websites and support for merchandise are just some of the ways fans have shown support for ‘their’ show.
The news in late 2003 of the return of the show generated much optimism and excitement amongst online and offline fandom. Speculation [...]

New Series Logo

The BBC have revealed the new series logo.
The new look logo is an exciting departure from the past and features a textured orange lozenge with the Doctor Who wordmark.
The image can be found here

Judge John Deed 2007 Specials

We’ve received episode synopses and further details for the previously reported Judge John Deed episodes which air from next week.
The run of four episodes comprises four episodes split into two two-part specials with two episodes airing each week.

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