Christmas 2008 Hints

By Christian Cawley, October 10, 2008 - Doctor Who - no comments

So… let’s put it to bed – the 2008 Christmas Special continues to generate discussion across the web and blogosphere. With Den of Geek‘s recent summary of the commentaries on the Doctor Who Complete Series 4 DVD, we’ve learned a lot this week.

So what about The Next Doctor?


• The phrase "cache of info-stamps" is said (not revealed by whom).

• There’s a character called Aubrey Fairchild*, (the name of the Prime Minister in early drafts of The Stolen Earth) who meets a "terrible death".

• The Hub set, from spin-off series Torchwood, has been ‘trashed’ and used for filming in the special.

"Cache of info-stamps" doesn’t half sound antiquated, doesn’t it?

 

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A long-term Doctor Who fan, Christian grew up watching the show and has early memories of the Graham Williams era. His favourite stories are Inferno, The Seeds of Doom and Human Nature (although The Empty Child, Blink and Utopia all come close). When he’s not bossing around the news team, Christian is a freelance writer specialising in mobile technology and domestic computing, and enjoys classic rock, cooking and spending time in the countryside with his wife and young children. You can find him on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.