18 Doctor Who Facts You Probably Didn't Know | Doctor Who

Cavan Scott, co-author of Doctor Who Who-ology, takes us through the stats and the facts of the Doctor's adventures, companions and foes.

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[laff]

hm... no outro? I think I'd prefer the ol' Matt Smith outro over no outro.

[dangerouslytalented]

Does Day of the Doctor get included in Rose's total, I mean, it's not Rose, it's a bomb.

[yohansong]

I cannot remember what I just watched...

[gordonhotchkiss]

Here is a bonus one. 2 actresses who appeared alongside David Tennant in Doctor Who later went on to be nominated for an Oscar. Carrie Mulligan who Appeared in season 3 episode Blink and Felicity Jones who appeared in the season 4 episode The Unicorn and the Wasp.

[ShadowBomber]

Hmm I have some strange pen markings on my arm... It feels as though Im supposed to remember something important.. Oh well.

[RRB]

Well, if you're going to count "The Night of the Doctor", then the War Doctor's episode count is also two. And he was also in "The Name of the Doctor".

[sabrinaislam]

I love how this ends with Silence, so that I can forget the 18 facts and once again 'not know' them.

[boradis]

Is it just me, or is this video entirely blank? I get the feeling I've watched it a bunch of times but I can't remember a thing from it.

[patrickmusson]

The only fact I need to know is that the show will continue indefinitely. The best sci-fi show ever conceptualized without a doubt. It showed the way to every show that followed it.

[SlatheTheSpaceMarine]

War Doctor appeared at the end of an episode as well - when he was initially introduced.

So they ( 8th and war ) have both had 2 on screen appearances.

[Ganj]

That was a short video, hate how it ended at 1:54 abruptly.

[benjaminpavsner]

Amy might have the most STORIES, but Jamie has the most episodes for a companion with over 100.

[Emolus]

And these 371 hours, 3 minutes and 38 saconds of my life where totally worth to do a Doctor Who Marathon!

[stevieterp]

thanks for captioning this!! Not all videos are captioned and, for those people with hearing loss, the videos cannot be enjoyed! this, is clear!

[jennifercolucci]

What happened at the ending I think my iPod wont show it or something because I don't remember there being an ending.

[lamardavis]

Why does this show have to be so darn amazing

[ViridisArborem]

DEAR MR SCOTT,

YOU GOT ELISABETH SLADEN'S BIRTHDAY WRONG. I NOTICED. IT MADE ME FEEL FEELS (read: it upset me). PLEASE CORRECT THIS IN ANY FURTHER REPRINTS OF THE BOOK. 

You printed Elisabeth Sladen's birthday as 19 April 1946 on page 119. Thank you for getting the correct year, however her birthdate was the 1 February 1946. Elisabeth Sladen passed away on 19 April 2011, so I can see where the mix up was, however I am very disappointed that this mistake was allowed to slip through. 

(please do not take this the wrong way, I love the book but oh my gosh HOW could you get Elisabeth Sladen's birthday wrong?! I am aghast.)

Also, at the start of the book you mention the 50-year Diary section dated 6 March 1976 that the TARDIS roof fell on top of Elisabeth's head. In her autobiography I *think* she mentions Tom being in the TARDIS with her. ??? 

Please don't be discouraged or offended by this. Who-ology is a fantastic book and extremely useful. These are just things I've noticed in the parts that I've read. 

Many thanks,

A Whovian. 

[madmanswords]

If you start counting Night of the Doctor, McGann has 2.
But, Night of the Doctor also canonizes his Big Finish Adventures. So, he has more adventures than Tom Baker.

[TheDapperDog]

What happened to the last 9 seconds of the video, I remember everything up to 1:52, then suddenly its 2:01 and a black screen, please, somebody help.

[drdarkday]

I love how when the Cybermen were first introduced if they would've kept in that Cybermouse or whatever it was or noticed and destroyed it outside Cybermen wouldn't exist at all in Doctor Who.