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EVEN MORE Russell T Davies and the Number 57
A lot of blogs have been written this year about things Russell T Davies has said and done. People are asking questions such as “What is the future of the show?” and “Why has he decided to bring Billie Piper… Continue reading
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Doctor Who and The Maths Teachers
I have a question for you: do you know how many beans make five? I can hear you already shouting back at me. “It’s half-term week! School’s out! Let the teachers rest!” But I think there’s always time to learn… Continue reading
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What would OFSTED make of Danny Pink?
It’s now September, which means back-to-school time for millions of children. So I thought I’d write something with a school theme. And what better school to write about than the first one ever to feature in Doctor Who: Coal Hill… Continue reading
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Zoe Heriot Was a Pioneering Companion, and Here’s Why
When Who fans talk about mathematicians in Doctor Who, they will inevitably mention Adric. And why wouldn’t they? He was a self-proclaimed mathematical genius, he wears a star-shaped badge for mathematical excellence, and he essentially died trying to solve a… Continue reading
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Pting? Gone! – Pentagonal Numbers in The Tsuranga Conundrum
Chris Chibnall likes maths. Like a lot. Putting maths into a Doctor Who script once was never enough for Chris. How gratifying then to find that he has done so three times over. Firstly in 2007, we had his debut… Continue reading
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Counting From Scratch – Castrovalva and The Number Zero
If you’re reading this on the day of publication then it is Friday 11th April 2025, the day before the start of the new season of Doctor Who, which we will call Day Zero. To be more precise, it’s Day… Continue reading
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Little Reminders of Home – Cubes in The Power of Three
“The Earth isn’t my home, Sarah. I’m a Time Lord… “ – The Doctor, Pyramids of Mars (1975) Previously on this blog, we discussed how embarrassing it was that the author of Doctor Who: The Complete History – Issue 41 /… Continue reading
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Hyping Up Hypatia – On the Scarcity of Female Mathematicians within Doctor Who
On the 27th of February 1987, Sylvester McCoy was announced as the new Doctor. He would play the seventh then-known incarnation of the Time Lord, and so henceforth he would be referred to as the Seventh Doctor. Keen fans of… Continue reading
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Taxing Humour – Every Finance Joke in The Sun Makers Explained!
It is a truth acknowledged across the universe that there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. And yet The Sun Makers (1978) is the only Doctor Who serial to have both of them in spades. So with… Continue reading
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MORE Russell T Davies and the Number 57
Last year, to commemorate Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary, I decided to write a blog all about a number slightly less than 60. This year, to commemorate Doctor Who’s 61st anniversary, I have decided to write another blog, but this time… Continue reading
The Brain of Möbius 