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With the Doctor impersonating a university lecturer in Doctor Who series 10, it feels kind of appropriate that one of his best-known tools is about to take its place in the Oxford English Dictionary. ‘Sonic screwdriver’ will be added to the OED in June this year, joining other Doctor Who entries ‘Tardis’, ‘Dalek’ and ‘Cyberman’. “The sonic screwdriver won’t get you out of every tricky situation (as the Fourth Doctor had to admit) but it definitely worth having in your…

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Lily Connors, 11, has collected 6,641 items from the show. The youngster has been hooked on the adventures of the Time Lord since she was three and has turned her bedroom into a shrine to the sci-fi hit. Lily exterminated the previous Guinness world record set by Ian O’Brien, 57, who hoarded more than 1,573 items of memorabilia. The young fan, from Swansea, said: “When I broke the record it was awesome. It was the best thing ever. “I showed…

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John Barrowman has a LOT of stuff. The man is coming down in clothes, homeware and – most exciting of all – Doctor Who memorabilia. Clearly it’s all got a bit much because the Torchwood star and his husband Scott are holding an enormous garage sale at their home this weekend and he’s given us a sneak peek on Twitter. “It’s a good memorabilia show,” says Barrowman as he takes us on a tour. No kidding. Just get a look…

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Doctor Who’s famous sonic screwdriver may be an invention of science fiction, but a team of scientists at the Australian National University could help to make it a reality. Physicists Marcus Doherty and Michael Barson have created a prototype for a handheld device that will be able to analyse an object’s chemical properties, similar to the device used on the TV show. Dr Doherty, who had been working with quantum microscopes for the past 10 years, said the idea for…

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As Peter Capaldi prepares to step aside at the end of 2017, we play the regeneration game and look at who could be the new Doctor? Ben Whishaw Whishaw is the bookies’ favourite at 6/1 with credits including tech wizard Q in Bond blockbusters Spectre and Skyfall. He has previously been mentioned as a leading contender for the role of the Doctor. In 2013 he won the best leading actor TV Bafta for his performance as Richard II in the…

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Stefan Ulrich, a modder from Germany is back with his most ambitious custom build yet. Look on his work, ye mighty, and despair, because this damn Dalek is excellent. If you’re unfamiliar, Daleks are a hyper aggressive alien species and some of the longest running antagonists on the classic British sci-fi series, Doctor Who. It’s not just a physical replica of a Dalek either. Ulrich made sure this build could work as a stand-in on the show, if necessary. The…

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A Doctor Who superfan has spent thousands of pounds transforming his garden shed into a life-sized TARDIS. Paul Foden, 44, is obsessed with the Time Lord and has previous made models of a Dalek and the robotic dog K9. But his latest project is the biggest of all after he decided to re-create the hit sci-fi show’s famous blue time machine . Handyman Paul spent almost 12 months working on the 12ft tall TARDIS which now has pride of place…

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Radiohead collaborator Stanley Donwood has revealed that he originally wanted to create the artwork for the band’s latest album ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’ with use of a Doctor Who Dalek. ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’ was released by the band in May 2016, with its artwork once again created by Donwood, who has worked with the group since 1994. Speaking to Creative Review, Donwood explained: “It’s normally about two years to make a Radiohead record. The first things we were talking about…

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