TMC
03-12-2024, 08:46 PM
https://whatculture.com/tv/10-false-doctor-who-facts-you-probably-still-believe?rf=homepage
Tom Baker is the longest serving Doctor Who? Yeah, about that...
BY MARK DONALDSON
JANUARY 17TH, 2024
Doctor Who is one of the most documented and analyzed TV shows of all time, and yet there are still untruths and misunderstandings that find their way into the fandom.
Who can forget the "fact" that Doctor Who was all filmed live in the 1960s? That started due to a misunderstanding between Carole Ann Ford and Doctor Who Magazine in an early interview. Doctor Who was filmed as live, but wasn't broadcast as such.
Although it's easy to see how the confusion arose, given William Hartnell's fondness for a fluffed line.
In the age of social media, DVD commentaries, and Doctor Who Confidential, the modern era of the show is surely immune to such confusion, right? Wrong.
Whether it's failing to read irony in a print interview, or a misreading of a fact that snowballs into something else entirely, there are still some false Doctor Who facts that many people believe.
Whether it's Classic, New, or New New Doctor Who, Fake Whos is a persistent problem for the fandom. So allow us to pick apart some common Doctor Who misconceptions.
Tom Baker is the longest serving Doctor Who? Yeah, about that...
BY MARK DONALDSON
JANUARY 17TH, 2024
Doctor Who is one of the most documented and analyzed TV shows of all time, and yet there are still untruths and misunderstandings that find their way into the fandom.
Who can forget the "fact" that Doctor Who was all filmed live in the 1960s? That started due to a misunderstanding between Carole Ann Ford and Doctor Who Magazine in an early interview. Doctor Who was filmed as live, but wasn't broadcast as such.
Although it's easy to see how the confusion arose, given William Hartnell's fondness for a fluffed line.
In the age of social media, DVD commentaries, and Doctor Who Confidential, the modern era of the show is surely immune to such confusion, right? Wrong.
Whether it's failing to read irony in a print interview, or a misreading of a fact that snowballs into something else entirely, there are still some false Doctor Who facts that many people believe.
Whether it's Classic, New, or New New Doctor Who, Fake Whos is a persistent problem for the fandom. So allow us to pick apart some common Doctor Who misconceptions.