This is a nice video on how DW came to be. It covers the
original series treatment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmhVfNcVbqQ
The Doctor was from both the far future and another galaxy. He
had amnesia, and his companions nicknamed him "Doctor Who" and
addressed him as "Doctor" because he didn't know his own name.
Would you have liked the show as much if they'd stayed with
this idea? I'm not sure if I would have or not. If it still
had the same fun adventures, I suppose the background world
wouldn't have mattered.
This is a nice video on how DW came to be. It covers the original series >treatment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmhVfNcVbqQ
The Doctor was from both the far future and another galaxy. He had
amnesia, and his companions nicknamed him "Doctor Who" and addressed him
as "Doctor" because he didn't know his own name.
Would you have liked the show as much if they'd stayed with this idea?
I'm not sure if I would have or not. If it still had the same fun >adventures, I suppose the background world wouldn't have mattered.
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The True Melissa wrote:
This is a nice video on how DW came to be. It covers the
original series treatment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmhVfNcVbqQ
The Doctor was from both the far future and another galaxy. He
had amnesia, and his companions nicknamed him "Doctor Who" and
addressed him as "Doctor" because he didn't know his own name.
I don't think the character's origin would have mattered too
much if the storytelling was the same. It's the actual
adventures that keep people engaged. I didn't know much about
The Doctor's back story when I saw my first episode of "Doctor
Who" in 1972... I was still hooked.
I didn't have a problem with the eccentric British guy called
'Doctor Who' that invented a time machine in his back garden and
took his granddaughters off for some adventures in time and
space either... but some fans get a bit sniffy about it!
Would you have liked the show as much if they'd stayed with
this idea? I'm not sure if I would have or not. If it still
had the same fun adventures, I suppose the background world
wouldn't have mattered.
That's pretty much it. We recently did a rewatch of stories like
"The Seeds of Doom", "Masque of Mandragora" and "Hand of Fear"...
the Doctor's back story didn't make any difference to the
quality of those, did it?
The True Melissa wrote:
This is a nice video on how DW came to be. It covers the original
series treatment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmhVfNcVbqQ
The Doctor was from both the far future and another galaxy.
He had amnesia, and his companions nicknamed him "Doctor Who" and
addressed him as "Doctor" because he didn't know his own name.
I don't think the character's origin would have mattered too much if
the storytelling was the same.
It's the actual adventures that keep people engaged. I didn't know
much about The Doctor's back story when I saw my first episode of
"Doctor Who" in 1972... I was still hooked.
I didn't have a problem with the eccentric British guy called 'Doctor
Who' that invented a time machine in his back garden
and took his granddaughters off for some adventures in time and space either... but some fans get a bit sniffy about it!
Would you have liked the show as much if they'd stayed with this
idea? I'm not sure if I would have or not. If it still had the
same fun adventures, I suppose the background world wouldn't have
mattered.
That's pretty much it. We recently did a rewatch of stories like "The
Seeds of Doom", "Masque of Mandragora" and "Hand of Fear"... the
Doctor's back story didn't make any difference to the quality of
those, did it?
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey *IS* with-in the Milky Way
Galaxy or not??
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey IS with-in the Milky
Way Galaxy or not??
I think NOT ....
but does it matter either way??
Daniel demanded:
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey *IS* with-in the Milky Way
Galaxy or not??
Yes. We’re told it’s 29,000 light years from Earth. That’s not
anywhere near enough to reach another galaxy.
(Well, that’s Gallifrey, not this ‘Gualifrey’ that you were asking about. We’re not told anything about that!)
On 6/04/2026 8:24 pm, solar penguin wrote:
Daniel demanded:
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey IS with-in the
Milky Way Galaxy or not??
Yes. We’re told it’s 29,000 light years from Earth. That’s
not anywhere near enough to reach another galaxy.
(Well, that’s Gallifrey, not this ‘Gualifrey’ that you were
asking about. We’re not told anything about that!)
Oh!! Picky!! Picky!!
You say 'either', I say 'either'!! (Doesn't quite work in
text, but you know what I mean!! ;-P )
On 6/04/2026 2:08 am, Blueshirt wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
This is a nice video on how DW came to be. It covers the original
series treatment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmhVfNcVbqQ
The Doctor was from both the far future and another galaxy.
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey *IS* with-in the Milky Way
Galaxy or not??
I think NOT .... but does it matter either way?? There's a lot of stars
in the Milky Way Galaxy, some of whom WILL have intelligent life and
some of those will be well ahead of us in their development.
--He had amnesia, and his companions nicknamed him "Doctor Who" and
addressed him as "Doctor" because he didn't know his own name.
I don't think the character's origin would have mattered too much if
the storytelling was the same.
Yeap. But one version all the way through would have been nice.
It's the actual adventures that keep people engaged. I didn't know
much about The Doctor's back story when I saw my first episode of
"Doctor Who" in 1972... I was still hooked.
Nor did those who caught on in 2005. They probably wouldn't have known
about "The Time Wars" until much later.
I didn't have a problem with the eccentric British guy called 'Doctor
Who' that invented a time machine in his back garden
I would have!! WHAT?? Was he a Super-Einstein or something, who could
invert a Time and Space machine in his Junk Yard??
and took his granddaughters off for some adventures in time and space
either... but some fans get a bit sniffy about it!
Why?? Did The Doctor look anything like a Paedophile, Binky(Word used by >paedophiles to indicate their joy of child sexual molestation)??
--Would you have liked the show as much if they'd stayed with this
idea? I'm not sure if I would have or not. If it still had the
same fun adventures, I suppose the background world wouldn't have
mattered.
That's pretty much it. We recently did a rewatch of stories like "The
Seeds of Doom", "Masque of Mandragora" and "Hand of Fear"... the
Doctor's back story didn't make any difference to the quality of
those, did it?
Daniel70
Daniel demanded:
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey *IS* with-in the Milky Way
Galaxy or not??
Yes. We’re told it’s 29,000 light years from Earth. That’s not
anywhere near enough to reach another galaxy.
(Well, that’s Gallifrey, not this ‘Gualifrey’ that you were asking >about. We’re not told anything about that!)
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solar penguin
Daniel70 wrote:
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey IS with-in the Milky
Way Galaxy or not??
Yes.--
I think NOT ....
You think wrong.
but does it matter either way??
As it's a fictional television show, probably not!
On 6/04/2026 8:24 pm, solar penguin wrote:
Daniel demanded:
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey *IS* with-in the Milky Way
Galaxy or not??
Yes. We’re told it’s 29,000 light years from Earth. That’s not
anywhere near enough to reach another galaxy.
Yeap. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way suggests The Milky Way
Galaxys diameter is about 87500 light years and, I think, We/Earth/Sol
are about 30,000 light years from the centre.
(Well, that’s Gallifrey, not this ‘Gualifrey’ that you were askingOh!! Picky!! Picky!!
about. We’re not told anything about that!)
You say 'either', I say 'either'!! (Doesn't quite work in text, but you
know what I mean!! ;-P )
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Daniel70
Daniel70 wrote:
On 6/04/2026 8:24 pm, solar penguin wrote:
Daniel demanded:Oh!! Picky!! Picky!!
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey IS with-in the
Milky Way Galaxy or not??
Yes. We’re told it’s 29,000 light years from Earth. That’s
not anywhere near enough to reach another galaxy.
(Well, that’s Gallifrey, not this ‘Gualifrey’ that you were
asking about. We’re not told anything about that!)
You say 'either', I say 'either'!! (Doesn't quite work in
text, but you know what I mean!! ;-P )
Well no, because Gallifrey is the name of the actual planet...
its spelling doesn't change!
Can you not just add 'Gallifrey' to your spell-checker and it'll
correct the various different terms you tend to use for it?!!
I mean, for a Doctor Who fan the name of the Time Lords home
planet is kind of basic knowledge...
In article <10r008j$21bfq$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey IS with-in the
Milky Way Galaxy or not??
Learn how to spell gallifrey and yes we know.
I think NOT .... but does it matter either way?? There's a
lot of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, some of whom WILL have
intelligent life and some of those will be well ahead of us
in their development.
Check the 19996 movie.
The Doctor wrote:
In article <10r008j$21bfq$1@dont-email.me>,
Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey IS with-in the
Milky Way Galaxy or not??
Learn how to spell gallifrey and yes we know.
When Dave Yadallee is correcting somebody else's spelling
we are in trouble!!!
I think NOT .... but does it matter either way?? There's a
lot of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, some of whom WILL have
intelligent life and some of those will be well ahead of us
in their development.
Check the 19996 movie.
I think it's great that they'll still be making "Doctor Who"
then...
On 6/04/2026 8:24 pm, solar penguin wrote:
Daniel demanded:
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey *IS* with-in the Milky Way
Galaxy or not??
Yes. We’re told it’s 29,000 light years from Earth. That’s not
anywhere near enough to reach another galaxy.
Yeap. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way suggests The Milky Way
Galaxys diameter is about 87500 light years and, I think, We/Earth/Sol
are about 30,000 light years from the centre.
Daniel declared:
On 6/04/2026 8:24 pm, solar penguin wrote:
Daniel demanded:
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey *IS* with-in the Milky Way
Galaxy or not??
Yes. We’re told it’s 29,000 light years from Earth. That’s not
anywhere near enough to reach another galaxy.
Yeap. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way suggests The Milky Way
Galaxys diameter is about 87500 light years and, I think, We/Earth/Sol
are about 30,000 light years from the centre.
To quote the great astronomer Monty Python:
“Our galaxy itself contains a hundred billion stars.
It's a hundred thousand light years side to side.
It bulges in the middle sixteen thousand light years thick
But out by us, it's just three thousand light years wide.
We're thirty thousand light years from galactic central point.
We go round every two hundred million years.
And our galaxy is only one of millions of billions
In this amazing and expanding universe”
OTOH Robert Holmes probably didn’t know any of this. Chances
are he just thought 29,000 was a nice, biggish-sounding number.
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solar penguin
Are you channwlling Douglas Adams?
Daniel70 wrote:
On 6/04/2026 8:24 pm, solar penguin wrote:
Daniel demanded:Oh!! Picky!! Picky!!
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey IS with-in the
Milky Way Galaxy or not??
Yes. We’re told it’s 29,000 light years from Earth. That’s
not anywhere near enough to reach another galaxy.
(Well, that’s Gallifrey, not this ‘Gualifrey’ that you were
asking about. We’re not told anything about that!)
You say 'either', I say 'either'!! (Doesn't quite work in
text, but you know what I mean!! ;-P )
Well no, because Gallifrey is the name of the actual
planet...
its spelling doesn't change!
Can you not just add 'Gallifrey' to your spell-checker and it'll
correct the various different terms you tend to use for it?!!
I mean, for a Doctor Who fan the name of the Time Lords home
planet is kind of basic knowledge...
Daniel declared:
On 6/04/2026 8:24 pm, solar penguin wrote:
Daniel demanded:
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey *IS* with-in the Milky Way
Galaxy or not??
Yes. We’re told it’s 29,000 light years from Earth. That’s not
anywhere near enough to reach another galaxy.
Yeap. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way suggests The Milky Way
Galaxys diameter is about 87500 light years and, I think, We/Earth/Sol
are about 30,000 light years from the centre.
To quote the great astronomer Monty Python:
“Our galaxy itself contains a hundred billion stars.
It's a hundred thousand light years side to side.
It bulges in the middle sixteen thousand light years thick
But out by us, it's just three thousand light years wide.
We're thirty thousand light years from galactic central point.
We go round every two hundred million years.
And our galaxy is only one of millions of billions
In this amazing and expanding universe”
OTOH Robert Holmes probably didn’t know any of this. Chances
are he just thought 29,000 was a nice, biggish-sounding number.
Daniel70 wrote:
Have 'we' ever been told that Gualifrey IS with-in the Milky
Way Galaxy or not??
Yes.
I think NOT ....
You think wrong.
but does it matter either way??
As it's a fictional television show, probably not!
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