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In Death of the Doctor (by Russell T Davies), from the Sarah Jane Adventures, which is a spin-off show, the Doctor reveals that he can regenerates 507 times. Shloud this be included? --王小朋友 (talk) 08:32, 17 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A link from the article on that episode: [1] 124.186.168.10 (talk) 00:00, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've added the information and the interview link. I think it's legitimate information, and casual researchers may well think it's an omission. Like it or not, it's stated on screen, so we have to acknowledge it, but with the statement by Davies added in. 70.72.223.215 (talk) 17:50, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose we should also have the fourth doctor's joke about having "ninety lives - and already used one hundred and thirty of them" (!) 188.221.79.22 (talk) 15:45, 24 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In the first two paragraphs, the last two sentences in each make the same comment about the BAFTA Award and even have references [1][2] and [8][9]. I suggest that one of these pair of sentences be removed along with their duplicate references, but which ones? Cisop Sixpence (talk) 19:05, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I removed it from the first paragraph because the second deals with cultural significance and impact. DonQuixote (talk) 19:57, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Although a magazine is cited regarding the CBC being a co-producer for Series 2 and 3, it was also co-producer for Series 1. The credit is visible on the DVD release of the episodes and that's also why Eccleston recorded intros for the CBC broadcasts in 2005. 70.72.223.215 (talk) 17:43, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Why is BoBoiBoy listed as a related show in the chronology of the info box on this page??? The only reference I could find was on the description page for this show was a note that the show was canceled and in it's time slot was played Doctor Who instead. From Ariel (talk) 03:05, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It happens. Sometimes it's vandalism and sometimes it's someone who gets a bit carried away with the linking. If you think it's wrong, remove it and add an explanatory edit summary. --Drmargi (talk) 08:50, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am referring to external Wikimedia site BroaDWcast: http://gallifreybase.com/w/index.php/Broadcasts_around_the_World

I am one of the editors of this site, we would very much like the site to be considered a "reliable source"; the site contains details pertaining to foreign broadcasts of Doctor Who, since 1964. The content is fully supported with newspaper clippings. What steps do we need to take for this consideration to be made? Thanks.

Jpreddle (talk) 02:27, 10 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's really a Shame. A few years ago there were only a few episodes on german tv, so i could learn who the Doctor was ([2]), but not more. That's it. :/ --Lkl ★ 05:06, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that, very interesting. It seems that they began showing Doctor Who (Sylvester McCoy episodes) back in November 1989 (!) I think the article would benefit from a quick run of airdates after each listed country, so we know which countries aired the original series (and when) and the new ones.--Tuzapicabit (talk) 06:38, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

After some toing and froing yesterday, I've added a note to the companions listed in the info box, asking that Gillan and Darvill are not removed until they are replaced in canon. As such, please don't change the article until they've officially left the show (they're last episode is broadcast), not before. Thanks drewmunn (talk) 10:36, 3 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]