Dr. Who question: What is a "Police box"?

Oh I dunno. They’re much bigger on the inside than you’d think.

<basil brush>Boom Boom!</basil brush>

If you are speaking of the movie with Paul McGann, you are in error. It is considered canon. Current producer Russell T. Davies and the BBC say so. I’m too busy to provide links but it can be easily found.

If you refer to the bizarre Dalek movies of the 1960’s, you’d be correct.

Terry Nation’s cynical attempt to cash in on the Daleks.

The thing about the holding cell has been said in a Doctor Who episode. I think it was last season. Obviously, this doesn’t have any indication that it’s true in reality, but I recall it being true in the Doctor Who version of reality.

Pshaw. And you call yourself a fan.

YouTube Link. 3:45.

It does say on page four that;

Or do you mean with specific reference to British police boxes?

In that clip, not only is the Doctor referred to as “Doctor Who” in conversation, but he’s listed in the credits as “Dr Who”, how is he normally listed “Doctor Who”, “The Doctor” or “Dr Who”?

Actually, these days, each actor gets to choose how he wants to be credited…that’s what I recall hearing.

Nah, the computer is just missing out on some punctuation.

“Doctor, who is required, bring him here.”

Sort of along these lines :stuck_out_tongue:

Actually, the best (best in terms of fanwankery, at least) explanation I’ve seen is that WOTAN was programmed, when it didn’t know the name, to use “Who,” essentially saying, “Doctor [INSERT NAME HERE] is required.”

NEEEEEEEEEEEEERDS!

ahem

I believe the episode in question was “Blink.”

Speaking of YouTube and The Doctor, I was irked that one great parody clip by the late comedian Dave Allen * was not posted. It finally showed up:

Even the Catholic church was amused. :slight_smile:

There was also an episode where someone asked K9 “Who is the Doctor?” and K9 replied “Affirmative”.

Seventh Doctor story Silver Nemesis: Lady Peinforte addresses the Doctor as “Who”, to demonstrate that she knows about the Doctor’s secret past.

Yeah, that. As I understand it, ‘Who’ was The Doctor’s surname there.

Actually, I don’t - not really. Interesting link. Slipup by the writers, I guess - or maybe the naming rules weren’t so rigidly established way back then.

Whoops, sorry, Otto. Missed you there.

As penance I will selflessly volunteer to re-watch that episode as soon as I can and report back.