I was recently interested in what would happen if a woman were cast as The Doctor and it turned into how the whole of 21st Century Doctor Who would differ if The Doctor and companions were Gender-Swapped. So here is the start with a look at an alternative 9th Doctor era:
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I started doing a project to work out how many times post-2005 Doctor Who passes the Bechdel Test. I did so by...collecting EVERY INSTANCE of when a pass occurred, in EVERY EPISODE! SeeThen I starting adding things up. So far, Doctor Who in general has a pass rate of 82%, with most episodes passing. Russell T Davis's era passes more than the Steven ( Read more... )

There has been a lot of discussion about how Doctor Who needs more female writers. However this discussion is often scuppered because most article writers simply can't think of anyone or come up with totally unrealistic suggestions. Therefore, I thought I would come up with a list of ten writers who could (and should) write for Doctor Who based on ( Read more... )

The Guardian has been having a series of interviews and photoshoots with actresses who've played companions:

• Video interview with Billie, Karen, Freema, Louise Jameson, Katy Manning and Carole Ann Ford
• Companions of the 60s and 70s: Essays by Carole, Katy, Louise and Deborah Watling
• Companions of the 80s and 90s: Essays by Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton ( Read more... )

I hope this hasn't already been posted, but I just found this article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/doctor-who/10223455/Doctor-Who-women-do-not-want-to-see-a- ( Read more... )

Cut for possibly sensitive topic. ( My thoughts on gender identity and Doctor Who )

Both the Guardian and IO9 have articles out today about the lack of female writers in Doctor Who and British Genre TV in general (something I looked at a couple of years back).
EDIT: And here is Johnny Morris's response to these articles unofficially titled Why that 'Why Doctor Who needs more female writers' article is ballsThe subject has also ( Read more... )

I felt the need to share this brilliant article imagining what might have happened if the Doctor had not been cast as a man from the start but as a woman:

http://www.scifind.com/features/the-other-11-doctors/

Is it strange I really like the idea of some of these

I've posted a list of Doctor Who-verse fics featuring bisexual/omnisexual/pansexual characters, but it's far from complete! (I hope, that is.)

If you can think of a work to add, or just want to take a gander at the ones I've found, click the banner to visit:


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Just launched: a community for works featuring bisexual, omnisexual, and pansexual characters. If you have a work that fits our bill, stop by and share it! Want an excuse to create one? Watch the comm and get ready for our first fest, launching soon.


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