Are You A Doctor Who Super Fan?

1.

Q: What was the name of the Doctor's old yellow car?

Benton

Betty

Bessie

Bessie, who appeared alongside the Third Doctor in many serials from ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’ until ‘Planet of the Spiders’ and again in ‘The Five Doctors’, the Fourth Doctor in ‘Robot’, and the Seventh Doctor in ‘Battlefield’.

Explanation

Bessie, who appeared alongside the Third Doctor in many serials from ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’ until ‘Planet of the Spiders’ and again in ‘The Five Doctors’, the Fourth Doctor in ‘Robot’, and the Seventh Doctor in ‘Battlefield’.

2.

Q: Which Tenth Doctor story saw 1950s Britain under attack from an alien entity that absorbed people's faces through their television sets?

‘The Idiot’s Lantern’

‘Love and Monsters’

‘The Sontaran Stratagem’

'The Idiots Lantern’ by Mark Gatiss, which was set at the time of the Queen’s coronation when home TVs really took off. The TV-inhabiting villain was played by Maureen Lipman.

Explanation

'The Idiots Lantern’ by Mark Gatiss, which was set at the time of the Queen’s coronation when home TVs really took off. The TV-inhabiting villain was played by Maureen Lipman.

3.

Q: Which Eleventh Doctor story was written by acclaimed fantasy author Neil Gaiman?

'The Doctor’s Daughter’

'The Doctor’s Wife’

‘The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe’

‘The Doctor’s Wife’. Gaiman also wrote the episode ‘Nightmare in Silver’ and the ebook short story ‘Nothing O’Clock’, both featuring the Eleventh Doctor.

Explanation

‘The Doctor’s Wife’. Gaiman also wrote the episode ‘Nightmare in Silver’ and the ebook short story ‘Nothing O’Clock’, both featuring the Eleventh Doctor.

4.

Q: Russell T. Davies is the man who successfully brought Doctor Who back to television in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston in the lead role. But before Doctor Who, Davies had written another science fiction drama that starred Eccleston. What was the name of the drama?

The First Edition

The Second Coming

The Third Kind

The Second Coming, starring Christopher Eccleston, as a man who believed he was Christ. Davies also worked with Tenth Doctor David Tennant on the series Casanova before they worked together on Doctor Who.

Explanation

The Second Coming, starring Christopher Eccleston, as a man who believed he was Christ. Davies also worked with Tenth Doctor David Tennant on the series Casanova before they worked together on Doctor Who.

5.

Q: Which composer has had the longest uninterrupted stint writing music for Doctor Who?

Dudley Simpson

Peter Howell

Murray Gold

Murray Gold, who has composed all of the music since the show returned in 2005. Dudley Simpson wrote music for the programme between 1964 and 1979 but occasionally other musicians, including Carey Blyton and Geoffrey Burgon, contributed scores.

Explanation

Murray Gold, who has composed all of the music since the show returned in 2005. Dudley Simpson wrote music for the programme between 1964 and 1979 but occasionally other musicians, including Carey Blyton and Geoffrey Burgon, contributed scores.

6.

Q: Which two 1980s Doctor Who serials were captured in 3D photography by View-Master

‘Meglos’ and ‘The Visitation’

‘Full Circle’ and ‘Castrovalva’

‘Logopolis’ and ‘Time-Flight’

The Fourth Doctor story ‘Full Circle’ and the Fifth Doctor’s first adventure ‘Castrovalva’.

Explanation

The Fourth Doctor story ‘Full Circle’ and the Fifth Doctor’s first adventure ‘Castrovalva’.

7.

Q: Terry Nation was the writer who came up with the Daleks, but who was the BBC member of staff who designed the look of the Daleks?

Ray Cusick

Barry Newman

Edward Thomas

Ray Cusick designed the look of the Daleks although the actually building of the Daleks was outsourced to Shawcraft Models.

Explanation

Ray Cusick designed the look of the Daleks although the actually building of the Daleks was outsourced to Shawcraft Models.

8.

Q: Which BAFTA-winning writer, who went on to write the adventures of Wallace and Gromit, was the co-creator of K9 for Doctor Who?

Richard Curtis

Bob Baker

Neil Gaiman

Bob Baker, who co-created K9 with Dave Martin. Baker went on to win a BAFTA for the Wallace and Gromit story ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death’, which featured a character called Baker Bob.

Explanation

Bob Baker, who co-created K9 with Dave Martin. Baker went on to win a BAFTA for the Wallace and Gromit story ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death’, which featured a character called Baker Bob.

9.

Q: Which was the first Doctor Who TV serial to be commercially available on video in the UK?

‘Revenge of the Cybermen’

‘Earthshock’

‘Tomb of the Cybermen’

‘Revenge of the Cybermen’. The first on DVD was ‘The Five Doctors’, and the first on Blu-ray was ‘Planet of the Dead’. There were also stories available on laser disc and extracts from the Peter Cushing movies were available on Super8 film reels.

Explanation

‘Revenge of the Cybermen’. The first on DVD was ‘The Five Doctors’, and the first on Blu-ray was ‘Planet of the Dead’. There were also stories available on laser disc and extracts from the Peter Cushing movies were available on Super8 film reels.

10.

Q: Which costume designer, who would later win Oscars for his work on Dangerous Liaisons and The Last Emperor, designed the original look for the Fourth Doctor and designed the Zygons for Doctor Who?

James Acheson

Ken Trew

Colin Lavers

James Acheson, who worked on stories for the Third and Fourth Doctors. He has also designed the costumes for Sam Raimi’s Spider-man and Zach Snyder’s Man of Steel.

Explanation

James Acheson, who worked on stories for the Third and Fourth Doctors. He has also designed the costumes for Sam Raimi’s Spider-man and Zach Snyder’s Man of Steel.

11.

Q: Almost all the Doctor Who TV stories between 1963 and 1989 have been turned into novels. Which of the following stories has not been turned into a novel?

‘Resurrection of the Daleks’

‘Remembrance of the Daleks’

‘Revenge of the Cybermen’

‘Resurrection of the Daleks’ is one of only four classic series stories not to be turned into a novel. The others are ‘The Pirate Planet’, ‘The City of Death’ (although Gareth Roberts is currently working on this), and ‘Revelation of the Daleks’.

Explanation

‘Resurrection of the Daleks’ is one of only four classic series stories not to be turned into a novel. The others are ‘The Pirate Planet’, ‘The City of Death’ (although Gareth Roberts is currently working on this), and ‘Revelation of the Daleks’.

12.

Q: In June 1999, a Dalek featured on a Royal Mail stamp for the first time to celebrate entertainment. Which famous photographer took the photograph of the Dalek especially for use on the stamp?

Lord Snowden

Rankin

David Bailey

Lord Snowden (Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones). The photo was later used for the cover of the Radio Times.

Explanation

Lord Snowden (Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones). The photo was later used for the cover of the Radio Times.

13.

Q: TV-listings magazine the Radio Times has featured Doctor Who on its cover many times, but which Doctor Who serial was the first to feature on the cover?

‘Marco Polo’

‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’

‘The Web Planet’

‘Marco Polo’ was the first story to feature on the cover of the Radio Times in 1964 (followed by ‘Dalek Invasion’, then ‘Web Planet’). Sadly all seven episodes of ‘Marco Polo’ are missing from the BBC archives.

Explanation

‘Marco Polo’ was the first story to feature on the cover of the Radio Times in 1964 (followed by ‘Dalek Invasion’, then ‘Web Planet’). Sadly all seven episodes of ‘Marco Polo’ are missing from the BBC archives.

14.

Q: Which Doctor Who script writer wrote an instruction book on writing for television in the 1970s?

Terrance Dicks

David Whitaker

Malcolm Hulke

Malcolm Hulke, who wrote adventures for the Second and Third Doctors including ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’ and ‘The Sea-Devils’. He also co-wrote (with Terrance Dicks) the very first behind-the-scenes book for the show called ‘The Making of Doctor Who’.

Explanation

Malcolm Hulke, who wrote adventures for the Second and Third Doctors including ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’ and ‘The Sea-Devils’. He also co-wrote (with Terrance Dicks) the very first behind-the-scenes book for the show called ‘The Making of Doctor Who’.