‘Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: The Silence of the Jam
Welcome to this week’s Doctor Who’s Day roundup, a cosmic compendium of interstellar internet content from the last week in social media.
And we begin this week with a bedtime story. Here’s a YouTube animation retelling Trevor Baxendale’s short story “Making History,” which comes from last year’s collection Short Trips. It’s a rare outing for the First Doctor and Stephen, and concerns a peace treaty on an inhabited asteroid:
Here’s what else has been going on in space and time this week:
• Alex Kingston has been answering fan questions:
• Which, in turn, provoked this fan response. The Silence looking like The Jam:
• This wonderful desktop background, starring six snoozy Doctors:
• The Third Doctor meets a mysterious beast:
• …and tweaks Jo Grant’s nose:
• Here they are again, fighting the Master:
• A 1960s remix of the 1980s Who theme:
• The Second Doctor’s last stand in cartoon form:
• This remarkable thread, linking all of the Doctors with their children’s TV equivalents is perhaps a little Brit-heavy for American eyes – does anyone know who Professor Yaffle is? – but it’s worth it for gems like this:
• A TARDIS looking very like the Eleventh Doctor’s has been recreated in GMod:
• This TARDIS fashion show:
• A comprehensive guide to all the sonic screwdrivers that have appeared in the Doctor’s hands through the years:
• Thirteen finds her Ghost Monument:
• Madame Vastra and Jenny in miniature form:
• Thirteen takes K9 out for a stroll:
• And while we’re pixelating, how about this:
• Not every Dalek is infallible:
• But some are adorable:
• Thasmin share a cuddle (or two):
• Just be extremely careful when you slice it:
• This is mesmerizing:
• This is exceptionally specific, and we are HERE FOR IT:
• Here’s a mashup of all of the Doctor Who themes thus far, which turns out to be surprisingly moving:
• I’m not feline too good about this new development:
• But to bring this week to a satisfying ending, Thirteen has the last word:
TTFN!