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mentalfloss.com - 10/9/2008

mental_floss Blog » 5 Ways Doctor Who Made a Difference

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dr-who.jpg To Americans, Doctor Who is known as a cult science fiction TV series from the British Broadcasting Corporation. In Britain, it’s an institution, regarded with reverence. It originally ran for 26 years (from 1963 to 1989) and returned in 2005, becoming one of Britain’s top-rated ...

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bbc.co.uk - 10/10/2008

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— bbc.co.uk — On Saturday 29 November 2008, the London Children's Film Festival will team up with BAFTA to present... Inside the World of Doctor Who at the Barbican. The TARDIS will be landing at the Barbican Hall, bringing with it the team behind Doctor Who, ... (more) Doctor Who

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denofgeek.com - 10/4/2008

Doctor Who: Behind the Times

— denofgeek.com — David Semple argues that for Doctor Who to succeed, it needs to be out of date…twenty years,... to be precise... (more) Doctor Who: Behind the Times

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bbc.co.uk - 10/9/2008

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— bbc.co.uk — Cara, Laura, Emily, Beth, Anna and Rebecca from year 7, Chelmsford County High School told us what... they thought of the latest Doctor Who novel from Mark Morris. What is the story about? Darac - 7, an infamous alien, is making an army of Gelem Warriors ... (more) Doctor Who

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• EmilyBlips

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  Awesome, awesome post. Highly recommended. You can listen to the original theme song, too.

  Also, is this really true?

  "...perhaps the series biggest contribution to the English language was the prefix “cyber,” to describe anything computerized. Though the term “cybernetic” was used in 1948, it was probably some ongoing Doctor Who villains, the Cybermen, who turned “cyber” into a prefix. Countless IT and internet geeks, not to mention science fiction authors, have followed their lead."

  Trippy!

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• spacepuppy12

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  Wow, the original recording of the theme is amazing. Much more eerie than the new version.

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