I did not watch Time Crash before this and there will not be a reaction for it. Season 4 has started on Patreon already, but will not be posted on RUclips until February 26th.
Strictly speaking, it's not necessary to watch, but it does explain why the Tardis defenses were down at the beginning of this episode. It is a fun minisode though. 😊
It's a tiny almost insignificant moment in the episode but the Doctor twitching his head in sync with the malfunctioning "Max, Max, Max" Host is just one of 900 million reasons why David Tennant is such a legend. It fits perfectly with his Doctor, and almost certainly feels like something David improvised in the moment. Not sure why I felt that needed mentioning but it always makes me smile whenever I rewatch this ep 😅
Yeah. She’s considered the “Mother” of Doctor Who to Sydney Newman who came up with the idea’s “Father”. She really shaped the show into what it became.
What I love about this episode is you see what is probably the strongest and most tragic of the Doctor's abilities, which is to inspire others to heroism even if it costs them their lives.
The first time that the Doctor was heard saying “Allons y”, in Army of Ghosts, he mentions that it would be great to meet someone named Alonzo so he could say “Allons y, Alonzo” to them. Bernard Cribbins, who plays the old man selling papers, was a national treasure in the UK. This isn’t his first experience with Doctor Who - in the ‘60s, the first two Dalek stories were adapted into movies starring Peter Cushing. Bernard Cribbins appeared in the second one as one of the Doctor’s companions, PC Tom Campbell. Time Crash (the Children In Need mini-episode) provides a little extra context for why the TARDIS defences were down. It’s worth a watch even if you don’t react to it. With inflation, Mr Copper’s million pounds in 2008 is about 1.7 million pounds (or 2.1 million US dollars) in today’s money. This is the first mention in New Who of Kasterborous, the constellation in which the Doctor’s home planet of Gallifrey is located. Classic Who tended to use “constellation” as a synonym for “galaxy”. Verity Lambert was the show’s original producer, and co-creator alongside Sidney Newman. She was one of the focal characters of An Adventure in Space and Time, a film about the origin of the show that was made for the 50th Anniversary. She died during production of this episode, which is why she gets a little tribute at the end. In Human Nature, John Smith claims that his parents were named Sidney and Verity.
@@nimblehealer199That has been disproven. For one the coal fire didn't burn that high. Two, if it had been compromised, the entire side of the ship would have been glowing and radiating heat.
It probably got snipped in the edit but you have to admire the irony that the Starship Titanic was hit by a comet, which is a big ball of space ice... 🤔😯🤣
@MINKIN2 Warwick Davis wasn't in this. Bannakaffalata was played by Jimmy Vee, as she mentioned. (I think Vee used to play a lot of the short-people parts.)
I came to say- It seems Mr. Copper goes on to have a lovely life. He ends up happily marries to a wonderful wacky woman. She is a bit overbearing and pompous, but it is merely overcompensating for her meager upbringing. And, again, he seems happy enough.
The older man in the booth when they visited Earth (Wilf) "So, everybody's scarpered. Gone to the country. All except me and Her Majesty". What a great character
@@jwec9867 it's not really a spoiler though as she's already started Series 4 over on Patreon. Even if she hadn't the only thing said that could be a kind of spoiler is that his name was stated.
Russell Davies originally wrote the climax to have the Titanic crash into Buckingham Palace, with the queen outside yelling "Damn you, Doctor!" but thought better of it almost immediately. 😂 He also deliberately chose to write a story where the wrong guy was the last survivor, dammit.
Kylie Minogue's character Astrid is an anagram of Tardis. It's left ambiguous, but it's implied she can fly the stars and becomes the soul of a Tardis.
the existence of this episode is a tribute to Douglas Adams. Who was a writer for old who and made the computer game Spaceship Titanic.. It also references the 1976 Movie "voyage of the damned"
I know you’re ahead on Patreon, all I’m going to say is I can’t wait to see you reaction to the season 4 companion. I’ll talk more about it once it hits RUclips 😁
I also think series 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 were my favorite series of Doctor Who. The other series all had great episodes in them, but we are just starting my favorite run of the show!
"This actor looks very familiar to me" - pretty much every British actor has been in Doctor Who at some point. Some of them have appeared multiple times as different characters.
There are some exceptions, like Benedict Cumberbatch or Martin Freeman, still surprised they've never turned up. (then again, we have Superwholock for that 😉)
"Always at the wrong place at the right time" is the best way I can describe The Doctor. Never goes where he intends to, but always ends up where he's needed.
This is such a heartbreaking episode because of all the sacrifices, but also such a feel good episode at the same time. The story is okay, but what great characters! And without a doubt, one of the best "I'm the Doctor..." Speeches ever. I think it's my favorite Christmas episode.
Paul Robinson's wife Gail in Neighbours (or at least the woman who played her) often used to say she wanted to be in Doctor Who... but this was when Doctor Who was off the telly. Still, I always thought she was a groovy cat for saying it in interviews.
This is just one of so many well acted episodes from the David Tennant run as the Doctor. Its these episodes that hlep you understand why the fandom is so in love with him
One of the best Christmas episodes! Also, 'fun' fact: This episode aired in 2007, so received a complaint from one of the few remaining survivors of the Titanic wreck over insensitivity. It was a whole mini-scandal.
I do like the people of London demonstrating basic pattern-recognition. If people on Eastenders displayed that level of awreness, the entire square would have been paved over decades ago.
The upcoming season has, with many rewatches, become one of my favourite. There are many great episodes to come in other seasons but as an overall season story it has some really important fundamental episodes, great character growth and a bitter sweet end that really hits home.
I've never got to the bottom of the rumour that the character got his name because Russell's local coffee shop was selling a Banana Café Latte at the time he was scripting the Xmas special.
Again, "London" and that's totally Cardiff. 09:57 - The late, great Bernard Cribbins. This guy was a national treasure. Keep him in mind going into series 4. just saying.
Russell Tovey has been in quite a few things since the 1990s. He was in several seasons of Being Human (2008-2012) and more recently had appearances in DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, and Supergirl.
The second series 4 special was the first time the episode was filmed in HD? Or do you mean this was the 1st to film normally and then upscale it to HD before airing?
@@obiwankenobi687The BBC HD channel launched in December 2007. But this didn't air on it, as they only aired HD content, and Doctor Who didn't go HD until 2009.
@@obiwankenobi687 This is correct. There is a noticeable quality upgrade though with S4, so I presume it's some kind of filming/post processing advancement that wasn't SD -> HD.
First off, congratulations! Hope you had a wonderful day. 2. I cried a lot during this knowing what would happen to the characters. Mr. Copper having a happy ending makes me cry so much. 3.This was actually the most watched episode of Doctor Who live with 13.31 million viewers on Christmas day! With me being one of them. 2007 feels so long ago now :'). 4. Clive Rowe, who played Morvin, is most known with people my age (mid to late 20s) for playing the character of Duke in the childrens show Tracey Beaker. My amazement of seeing one of my favourite characters growing up in my favourite show was amazing and it always hurts knowing what happens to him :') I have a newly found love with this episode in the last few years and probably ranks as my favourite Christmas episode!
*Most watched live episode of New Who. The most watched live episode of Doctor Who as a whole was part four of the 4th Doctor serial, "City of Death", which got 16.1 million! In fact, parts two and three also beat this episode (14.1 million and 15.4 million respectively). City of Death did have the advantage that ITV was blacked out due to a strike at the time, though.
Two things. Firstly, I like the edit when you snapped your fingers, and there was a callback to Adam's computer head from season one. Secondly, the tardis has a safety feature on it to prevent things crashing into it, like the Titanic. It was shut off while not being used, and you see the Doctor switching it back on while still holding the Titanic life raft.
@joshuajoshua2732 Which is why the Doctor explained why it happened. It's defenses were down, meaning it was temporarily vulnerable. He need to reset the defenses to restore the Tardis to its normal shape.
I read a fanfic once where the (10th) Doctor landed in the Queen's gardens and talked with her, and she wanted to give him some kind of gift for all he's done, protecting Britain and the world, but she knows he's not going to stay long, and all she has on her to give is some chocolate a child gave her during one of her visits to a hospital or whatever, so she gives him the chocolate. It was a sweet (of course) and well written fic, and I wish I could remember the title or author.
The last survivor of the real RMS Titanic, Millvina Dean, was still alive at the time Voyage of the Damned aired. She got upset when she found out Doctor Who was doing a Titanic episode. A BBC spokesperson reached out to her to tell her the episode was going to be about a fictional spaceship.
love this episode ,I am a fan of the Poseidon adventure(1972) so despite not being a tennant fan its one of my favourite christmas specials. also love the reactions its a joy to see these episode through fresh eyes . looking forward to seeing further reactions in febuary.
The actor Bernard Cribbins, who played the old man in London, was almost the Doctor. During casting for the 4th Doctor it came down to two prospects: Cribbins and Tom Baker. Geoffrey Palmer (the captain) was in two previous Dr Who stories with the third Doctor, Jon Pertwee
Try saying Balacavalata 10 times fast after a bottle of tequila. Kylie Minogue would have been an exceptional companion but no one could afford her fees in all likelihood. It was likely an honour for her to appear on there because Dr. Who is huge in Australia along with the rest of the British Commonwealth. But things are going to get cool in the future, a future you couldn't have dreamed of.
Another spoiler-free comment below :D Edit: also, congratulations on your wedding! I want to mention again that you should definitely watch the Children in Need Special Time Crash. It's only like 10 minutes long and takes place between the Series 3 finale and this Christmas special. It is well worth the watch and gives some more explanation for why the TARDIS' shields were down. I am so excited for you to start Series 4! Its easily my favorite series of modern Doctor Who, and has some really great episodes. I think you are really going to enjoy it.
@@noobishnemo6745 no, you said it takes place between the finale and the Christmas special. I was being pedantic about the timing, since there's still roughly a minute of finale after Time Crash occurs, even though it's a cliffhanger for the Christmas special.
There was no way Kylie Minogue was ever going to become a regular companion she's far too famous for that. Verity Lambert was the original producer of "Doctor Who" back in the 1960's she was also the very first female producer of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). I'm very surprised this christmas special was your least favourite considering since "Voyage of the Damned" is one of the most highest rated watched christmas programmes of christmas 2007 as well than any other "Dr. Who" christmas episodes in general there were high stakes there was death, killer robots that's a very "Doctor Who" episode i mean what more could you ask for?. The angel robots were a nod to the Classic Who Robots from a Tom Baker serial called "The Robots of Death" that look very similar. This is the first episode in NuWho to introduce the drumbeat version of the "Dr. Who" theme. This episode was still being filmed in SD at the time HD doesn't come until 2009. The actor who plays Mr. Copper is Clive Swift who is best know as the long suffering husband Richard Bouquet (pronounced Bucket) from the 1990's british sitcom "Keeping Up Appearances".
Too famous and she had a brand new album out was about to tour again so definitely no time to spend 9 months filming in Cardiff and than do a promo tour
Fantastic reaction to my favourite of these Dr Who Xmas/New Year specials, laughed a lot with the "Darth Maul's little brother" comment. Also massive congratulations on getting married & love the Vegas Golden Knights top as I'm an nhl fan too here in uk
You know it just occurred to me: RTD probably felt like he had to balance out Martha's survival and all those deaths the Master caused being reversed in the season finale by filling this special with death and tragedy. He was like, "Okay, I'll give you a break for now, but come Christmas, your tears are MINE."
4:10 Steven Moffat makes EXTENSIVE USE of the Short Interlude with better editing than was done for Time Crash. His interludes were written and crafted to be watched as part of the season (series) more and more during his time as showrunner for 11 and 12. To the point where the interludes themselves have actual plot points and full introductions to episodes themselves. I feel you short yourself if you dont at least watch them.
HBO Max doesn't play them with the episodes. I have watched all of NuWho twice, and the only one I watched was the one before the 50th Anniversary Special with Paul McGann. I didn't find anything missing or confusing.
Interesting moral lesson at the end. While the pompous guy may not be the one you wanted save, he too was an innocent. If the doctor picked who lived and who died that would make him as much a monster as Max Capricorn. Many of the people who died chose to die to save others. They are heroes.
Millvina Dean was the youngest passenger and was the last remaining survivor of the Titanic. Her father died during the sinking. She was still alive when Voyage of the Damned aired and she wasn’t happy with it. She thought it disrespectful to make entertainment out of a tragedy that tore so many families apart.
I can't even entirely blame her, considering people now have Titanic(movie)-themed parties. Feels weird, man. But I wonder if she knew the context that it wasn't the real Titanic, and in fact naming the ship Titanic was a real low blow by the villain, a private, cruel joke he thought no passenger would catch onto.
@@kateorgera5907 that’s how the BBC responded I think. They said it’s a spaceship and not meant to be the real Titanic. Still it has the same name and outer design. Talking generally, it is in bad taste to make light of a tragedy that destroyed many lives.
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@@kateorgera5907People make parties over the real Titanic?! That's messed up.
Tiny spoiler alert..................eventually you'll understand the significance of the Doctor angrily saying "No more" at 22:06. Not that it was significant yet, it'll be a while. I very much doubt it was planned.
As cool as the Doctor's "I'm the Doctor," speech was, as an amateur astronomer, I am compelled to point out that introducing your homeworld to aliens by constellation is nonsensical. Their constellations won't be the same. Sounded badass for sure, though.
Well unless kasterborus is well known constellation. Remeber Timelord were a thing before time war. Mighty and powerfull civilisation. And There may be usage of using that to name it. Same as with Sol 3 being introduced as Earth despite that being name given by Humans on earth.
The tardis getting damaged by the titanic when the iceberg didn’t is explained in the mini episode that took place before this and the last episode you watched called “time crash”. Basically he just had the defences down for a moment
If anyone deserves a life of leisure and rest...it's Richard Bucket (pronounced Bouquet). IYKYK. I must be feeling particularly raw right now because each heroic sacrifice hit harder than the last and cumulatively harder than they have in previous viewings I did of this episode. Big feelings coming back to these reactions for this episode. There's a lot of the end of Season 2 and most of Season 3 that I haven't actually seen; I'll have to come back to this series of reactions after I've watched them.
I did not watch Time Crash before this and there will not be a reaction for it. Season 4 has started on Patreon already, but will not be posted on RUclips until February 26th.
But did you watch it for yourself at least? What did you think if so?
The pain to wait a month 😱
February 26th? Why the long wait?
Strictly speaking, it's not necessary to watch, but it does explain why the Tardis defenses were down at the beginning of this episode.
It is a fun minisode though. 😊
Really think you missed out not watching it but still hope you enjoy/enjoyed season 4
"If you could decide who lives and who dies, that would make you a monster." Mr. Copper with the surprise most powerful line of the episode.
It's what make The Doctor and The Master different
If only he was as good at Earthology as he was at philosophy.
@@NintendoJoe64 I think it also forshadows the Time Lord Victorious along with the "I can do anything!" line
i think, that line was the reason for the doctor to take him along and away from his problem....
@@mattwyant3415 Spoilers!
Funnylilgal: "The statues are getting me i hate it. Blink messed me up." 6:32
Doctor who fans: "One of us, one of us, one of us!!!"
😂😂😂😂 😭
Every time a doll or a statue appears in DW
DW fans: 👀🫣👀🫣
One of us one of us!
WIIIIIIIIIIIIIILFFFFF!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭😭 (We all miss the late, great Bernard Cribbins so much. He was a living legend.)
Definitely
It's a tiny almost insignificant moment in the episode but the Doctor twitching his head in sync with the malfunctioning "Max, Max, Max" Host is just one of 900 million reasons why David Tennant is such a legend. It fits perfectly with his Doctor, and almost certainly feels like something David improvised in the moment. Not sure why I felt that needed mentioning but it always makes me smile whenever I rewatch this ep 😅
Verity Lambert was the original producer of Doctor Who. So not the "creator", but she ran the show for its first 2 years, from 1963 to 1965.
Yeah. She’s considered the “Mother” of Doctor Who to Sydney Newman who came up with the idea’s “Father”. She really shaped the show into what it became.
Not only was Verity Lambert the very first producer of Doctor Who, she was also the very first woman producer at the BBC in 1963.
What I love about this episode is you see what is probably the strongest and most tragic of the Doctor's abilities, which is to inspire others to heroism even if it costs them their lives.
FINALLY SOMEONE MENTIONS THE NEW INTRO WITHOUT IT BEING POINTED OUT TO THEM!!!!!!! WELL DONE YOU ARE A TRUE WHOVIAN FOR WATCHING THE CREDITS EVERYTIME
"Everyone's scarpered, gone to the country. All except me." Yeah, that guy has some guts, sticking around.
Maybe next time he will scarp off
Before becoming the queen of pop, kylie Minogue was in the long running Australian soap "Neighbours" so was originally an actress.
Yep, and her Sister, Danni, was in a rival Australian Soap called "Home and Away".
Danni also tried her hand at singing too.
She was also Cammy in the Street Fighter movie...though considering the rumours, I imagine that's an experience she wants to forget.
Queen of pop 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. The singing budgie Queen of pop🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. So funny.
never noticed this was the lady from the gay bar in galavant.
The first time that the Doctor was heard saying “Allons y”, in Army of Ghosts, he mentions that it would be great to meet someone named Alonzo so he could say “Allons y, Alonzo” to them.
Bernard Cribbins, who plays the old man selling papers, was a national treasure in the UK. This isn’t his first experience with Doctor Who - in the ‘60s, the first two Dalek stories were adapted into movies starring Peter Cushing. Bernard Cribbins appeared in the second one as one of the Doctor’s companions, PC Tom Campbell.
Time Crash (the Children In Need mini-episode) provides a little extra context for why the TARDIS defences were down. It’s worth a watch even if you don’t react to it.
With inflation, Mr Copper’s million pounds in 2008 is about 1.7 million pounds (or 2.1 million US dollars) in today’s money.
This is the first mention in New Who of Kasterborous, the constellation in which the Doctor’s home planet of Gallifrey is located. Classic Who tended to use “constellation” as a synonym for “galaxy”.
Verity Lambert was the show’s original producer, and co-creator alongside Sidney Newman. She was one of the focal characters of An Adventure in Space and Time, a film about the origin of the show that was made for the 50th Anniversary. She died during production of this episode, which is why she gets a little tribute at the end. In Human Nature, John Smith claims that his parents were named Sidney and Verity.
@@turbopokey I think if you read the comment, this is only a spoiler for OLD doctor who. Which this is still a fair warning, but...
@@AbrielMcPiercefair enough
Mr. Copper: "I'm going to buy a house in old London town."
Me: "Oh no you AIN'T!" You have a billion credits?"
Now, the BEST COMPANION EVER is to come. Season 4 is my absolute favorite. This next companion is, IMHO, GOATED!
100%
Definitely. The episodes really get better with the next companion.
Fun history fact: if the Titanic had hit the iceberg head-on, it would have survived. Hitting it from the side is what did her in
How is that fun? Well maybe if you're the iceberg 😆
True, the broadsides were severely compromised by the fire that had been going since before they left Southampton.
No the titanic would still have sunk in a head on collision just not as fast they did trials on a computer and in a lab
@@nimblehealer199That has been disproven. For one the coal fire didn't burn that high. Two, if it had been compromised, the entire side of the ship would have been glowing and radiating heat.
Also, it would have gone "boyoyoyoing!" Missing that is the real tragedy.
OMG the Darth Maul's little brother comment had me ROLLING!!!! 🤣
😂
minimaul.
Oh behave ;)
They both end up becoming cyborgs as well 0.0
Darth Small
@ lol 😂 you win 🥇 this thread
It probably got snipped in the edit but you have to admire the irony that the Starship Titanic was hit by a comet, which is a big ball of space ice... 🤔😯🤣
The iceberg did not hit the Titanic. It was minding its own business. The Titanic hit it. This is iceberg bigotry.
Kylie Minogue’s appearance helped make this the highest-rated episode of NuWho (in terms of audience share), still to this day.
So many famous guests here. Bernard Cribbins, Geoffrey Palmer, Kylie Minogue, Clive Swift. A Christmas miracle.
Not to mention Russell Tovey.
@@TGSpectre1 I said not to mention Russell Tovey!
Warwick Davis
@MINKIN2 Warwick Davis wasn't in this. Bannakaffalata was played by Jimmy Vee, as she mentioned. (I think Vee used to play a lot of the short-people parts.)
Weirdly IMDb for Vee does not include this, but IMDb for this does list Vee in the cast
The ship might be called Titanic, but it’s more or less a remake of the Poseidon Adventure.
They even riff on the Shelley Winters character.
There's no upside in space.
the poseidon adventure blows ANY titanic movie easily out of the water....
@@Metzwerg74 you mean the one that won 11 oscars and has an actual ship breaking in half?
@@alicepbg2042 that too....
poseidon adventure was still the better movie...
Remember Mr. Millionaire's name... he may indeed try to make the Doctor proud one day.
The actor who played Mr. Copper is also well known for playing Richard Bucket on the classic British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.
Pronounced 'bouquet' ;-)
I came to say- It seems Mr. Copper goes on to have a lovely life. He ends up happily marries to a wonderful wacky woman. She is a bit overbearing and pompous, but it is merely overcompensating for her meager upbringing. And, again, he seems happy enough.
he's also renown in the Who fandom for giving the worst and rudest interview to Doctor Who Magazine of all time lol
@jmcdonald.1998 I don't recall having read that, but I also haven't checked out the magazine.
"Oh, Richard, we are CRASHING! Do mind the planet, dear."
The older man in the booth when they visited Earth (Wilf) "So, everybody's scarpered. Gone to the country. All except me and Her Majesty". What a great character
SPOILER.
She's already started season 4 on patrion @@jwec9867
@@jwec9867 it's not really a spoiler though as she's already started Series 4 over on Patreon. Even if she hadn't the only thing said that could be a kind of spoiler is that his name was stated.
By far my favourite character in the whole show
@@jwec9867seriously, you need to relax, saying someone is a great character is not a spoiler
Russell Davies originally wrote the climax to have the Titanic crash into Buckingham Palace, with the queen outside yelling "Damn you, Doctor!" but thought better of it almost immediately. 😂 He also deliberately chose to write a story where the wrong guy was the last survivor, dammit.
Kylie Minogue's character Astrid is an anagram of Tardis. It's left ambiguous, but it's implied she can fly the stars and becomes the soul of a Tardis.
"Look at him skipping in the snow."
Yeah, hopefully Mr. Copper found someplace out of the cold before he froze to death.
Considering a line in a future episode, I think it's safe to say he..... had a rather solid foundation going forward
@@tycol322 * bah dum tiss*
the existence of this episode is a tribute to Douglas Adams. Who was a writer for old who and made the computer game Spaceship Titanic.. It also references the 1976 Movie "voyage of the damned"
One of the number combinations the Doctor yells at the angels is 42. Famously the answer to everything in Douglas’ Hitchhiker’s Guide 😂
"Allonsy Alonso!" It's such a silly moment in a special filled with so much death, but I love it so much.
I know you’re ahead on Patreon, all I’m going to say is I can’t wait to see you reaction to the season 4 companion. I’ll talk more about it once it hits RUclips 😁
I also think series 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 were my favorite series of Doctor Who. The other series all had great episodes in them, but we are just starting my favorite run of the show!
Absolutely *nothing* can break into the Tardis from the outside, unless the Plot requires it.
"This actor looks very familiar to me" - pretty much every British actor has been in Doctor Who at some point. Some of them have appeared multiple times as different characters.
Even a future Doctor plays a different charecter.
Russell Tovey played George Sands, a werewolf, in the BBC3 supernatural drama Being Human.
@@DanielLinfield He also appears in American Horror Story and in an Arrowverse crossover as superhero The Ray here in the U.S.
There are some exceptions, like Benedict Cumberbatch or Martin Freeman, still surprised they've never turned up. (then again, we have Superwholock for that 😉)
"Always at the wrong place at the right time" is the best way I can describe The Doctor. Never goes where he intends to, but always ends up where he's needed.
This is such a heartbreaking episode because of all the sacrifices, but also such a feel good episode at the same time. The story is okay, but what great characters! And without a doubt, one of the best "I'm the Doctor..." Speeches ever. I think it's my favorite Christmas episode.
So many of us in Australia really wanted kylie to be a companion. It was devastating when her character ended so quickly.
I think she was a bit busy with her music career to devote herself to another 'steady' TV job.
Paul Robinson's wife Gail in Neighbours (or at least the woman who played her) often used to say she wanted to be in Doctor Who... but this was when Doctor Who was off the telly. Still, I always thought she was a groovy cat for saying it in interviews.
Russell Tovey's scream is a thing of beauty. Highly recommend Being Human UK for more of him!
He’s also in The History Boys :)
Thanks Angela, thanks Xander. Bestest moment in this one is the newspaper man. Bernard Cribbins was a National Treasure, R.I.P.
This is just one of so many well acted episodes from the David Tennant run as the Doctor. Its these episodes that hlep you understand why the fandom is so in love with him
One of the best Christmas episodes! Also, 'fun' fact: This episode aired in 2007, so received a complaint from one of the few remaining survivors of the Titanic wreck over insensitivity. It was a whole mini-scandal.
Some Catholics also got upset about the angels, I think.
Methinks she'll really like the next companion.
Best ever, IMO
Wondering if you noticed that Astrid was an anagram of Tardis, Kylie Minogue’s character
Even in his off time, the Doctor still finds time to introduce people to new things
I do like the people of London demonstrating basic pattern-recognition. If people on Eastenders displayed that level of awreness, the entire square would have been paved over decades ago.
The upcoming season has, with many rewatches, become one of my favourite. There are many great episodes to come in other seasons but as an overall season story it has some really important fundamental episodes, great character growth and a bitter sweet end that really hits home.
Bernard Cribbins was in a very early Dr Who Film from 1966 "Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D"
Bannakaffalatta came to our local mall to sign autographs! Nice guy.
Merry Christmas and happy marriage!
I've never got to the bottom of the rumour that the character got his name because Russell's local coffee shop was selling a Banana Café Latte at the time he was scripting the Xmas special.
Reactors Actually knowning Kylie! To think I'd see the day haha.
This is the first seried where Doctor Who broadcast at the same time on BBC UK, BBC America, SyFy and Canada.
"That poor kid" who was the midshipman shot, he plays in the BBC episode of Sherlock "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
fun fact, Blake's 7 is a very old SF series from the bbc and they used similar teleport bracelets.
lots of well established actors in this episode
Astrid Peth is my favourite companion from the Christmas Specials that should have become a more permanent companion.
Again, "London" and that's totally Cardiff.
09:57 - The late, great Bernard Cribbins. This guy was a national treasure. Keep him in mind going into series 4. just saying.
That newspaper man was really helpful. If only we get to see him again down the line
A treat to see Bernard Cribbins again, returning from some old Dr Who TV specials.
Was it not the films that are not exactly canon starring Peter Cushing as the Doctor?
@swanchamp5136 Them's the ones.
Russell Tovey has been in quite a few things since the 1990s. He was in several seasons of Being Human (2008-2012) and more recently had appearances in DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, and Supergirl.
Also in BBC's Sherlock.
Congrats on the wedding. Your fella's a lucky guy.
My Uncle plays Max Capricorn in this episode, always makes me chuckle when I see him kill Kylie !!
😖🥺 ok, maybe you wouldn’t put it QUITE that way… but kudos for family being in the DW universe. 🤗 He did great job.
Is he that creepy IRL? LOL 😅
I think she kills him but dies in the process.
Of course not, he's a lovely guy !
I forgot how much this episode sets up for season 4. I can't wait to see your reaction to the new companion.
7:05 Max Headroom reference? Awesome! 🥰
I had same reaction lol.
Max Headroom of course briefly appeared in a Fourth Doctor story in 1987.
10:07
You've already gotten well into S4, so you know who this absolutely wonderful man is.
You asked so - this was the first episode they upscaled the production into HD for broadcast
The second series 4 special was the first time the episode was filmed in HD? Or do you mean this was the 1st to film normally and then upscale it to HD before airing?
@@obiwankenobi687The BBC HD channel launched in December 2007. But this didn't air on it, as they only aired HD content, and Doctor Who didn't go HD until 2009.
@@MuchWhittering many shows started filming ready for HD a few years before it became standard. Did Doctor Who start filming for HD?
@@obiwankenobi687 This is correct. There is a noticeable quality upgrade though with S4, so I presume it's some kind of filming/post processing advancement that wasn't SD -> HD.
they got better cameras for this and season 4, but didn't start mastering episodes in HD til the 2009 specials
I've seen this episode a bunch of times and only JUST realized this episode is basically Poseiden Adventure in space.
It's interesting to remember that the heavenly hosts are not good or evil they just gollow orders of whoever is in charge.
I can't believe how utterly season 4 this Christmas special was
Remember the guy in the kiosk all alone in London at Christmas and remember the name Mr Copper.
First off, congratulations! Hope you had a wonderful day.
2. I cried a lot during this knowing what would happen to the characters. Mr. Copper having a happy ending makes me cry so much.
3.This was actually the most watched episode of Doctor Who live with 13.31 million viewers on Christmas day! With me being one of them. 2007 feels so long ago now :').
4. Clive Rowe, who played Morvin, is most known with people my age (mid to late 20s) for playing the character of Duke in the childrens show Tracey Beaker. My amazement of seeing one of my favourite characters growing up in my favourite show was amazing and it always hurts knowing what happens to him :')
I have a newly found love with this episode in the last few years and probably ranks as my favourite Christmas episode!
*Most watched live episode of New Who. The most watched live episode of Doctor Who as a whole was part four of the 4th Doctor serial, "City of Death", which got 16.1 million! In fact, parts two and three also beat this episode (14.1 million and 15.4 million respectively). City of Death did have the advantage that ITV was blacked out due to a strike at the time, though.
God bless Wilfred Mott.
(He's they newspaper seller that did not leave London)
my favourite
Oh, and you will see Alonzo again.
Sorry, spoilers. ;)
@@craigmorris4083 Maybe don’t? Like why put a spoiler in for no reason?
Congratulations on your wedding by the way!
"you're not falling Astrid... You're flying"
Just like Rose in Titanic.
Or Buzz Lightyear.
Two things.
Firstly, I like the edit when you snapped your fingers, and there was a callback to Adam's computer head from season one.
Secondly, the tardis has a safety feature on it to prevent things crashing into it, like the Titanic. It was shut off while not being used, and you see the Doctor switching it back on while still holding the Titanic life raft.
Which is odd because the TARDIS is meant to be indestructible so it shouldn't had crashed into anything at all.
@joshuajoshua2732 Which is why the Doctor explained why it happened. It's defenses were down, meaning it was temporarily vulnerable. He need to reset the defenses to restore the Tardis to its normal shape.
One of my favorite holiday specials, think it was well done and filled with characters you could care for quickly.
Such a fun ep-and lord, even all these years later David Tennant turning on The Flirt™️ when the Doctor meets someone new is just 🫠🫠🫠
I read a fanfic once where the (10th) Doctor landed in the Queen's gardens and talked with her, and she wanted to give him some kind of gift for all he's done, protecting Britain and the world, but she knows he's not going to stay long, and all she has on her to give is some chocolate a child gave her during one of her visits to a hospital or whatever, so she gives him the chocolate. It was a sweet (of course) and well written fic, and I wish I could remember the title or author.
love when she says accidentally clairvoyant things lol there were a bunch this video
Nice callback on the snapping, Xander!!!
I hope it never stops haha
Congratulations on the wedding btw
Hope it turned better than Astrid’s and Mini-Maul’s.
The last survivor of the real RMS Titanic, Millvina Dean, was still alive at the time Voyage of the Damned aired. She got upset when she found out Doctor Who was doing a Titanic episode. A BBC spokesperson reached out to her to tell her the episode was going to be about a fictional spaceship.
love this episode ,I am a fan of the Poseidon adventure(1972) so despite not being a tennant fan its one of my favourite christmas specials. also love the reactions its a joy to see these episode through fresh eyes . looking forward to seeing further reactions in febuary.
Congratulations ❤ hope you had a lovely wedding! Also merry Christmas!
Thanks for this lovely reaction. So excited for you to start series 4 🎉
This is basically The Titanic and The Poseidon Adventure combined but in space with murder angel robots.
Whoever thought that up deserves a raise.
The actor Bernard Cribbins, who played the old man in London, was almost the Doctor. During casting for the 4th Doctor it came down to two prospects: Cribbins and Tom Baker.
Geoffrey Palmer (the captain) was in two previous Dr Who stories with the third Doctor, Jon Pertwee
Astrid = anagram of Tardis!
Little easter egg you may have missed
Try saying Balacavalata 10 times fast after a bottle of tequila. Kylie Minogue would have been an exceptional companion but no one could afford her fees in all likelihood. It was likely an honour for her to appear on there because Dr. Who is huge in Australia along with the rest of the British Commonwealth. But things are going to get cool in the future, a future you couldn't have dreamed of.
Isn't in banakaffalata?
Edit:
It's Bannakaffalatta
Oh. She is going to LOVE the next companion.
"Ah. They're flying. They fly now." *insert "OF COURSE" glance
Kylie would have been a stunningly great companion.
Another spoiler-free comment below :D
Edit: also, congratulations on your wedding!
I want to mention again that you should definitely watch the Children in Need Special Time Crash. It's only like 10 minutes long and takes place between the Series 3 finale and this Christmas special. It is well worth the watch and gives some more explanation for why the TARDIS' shields were down.
I am so excited for you to start Series 4! Its easily my favorite series of modern Doctor Who, and has some really great episodes. I think you are really going to enjoy it.
I mean, technically, Time Crash takes place between Martha leaving and the ship hitting the TARDIS in the last minutes of the finale alone.
@JakkFrost1 Isn't....isn't that what I said?
@@noobishnemo6745 no, you said it takes place between the finale and the Christmas special. I was being pedantic about the timing, since there's still roughly a minute of finale after Time Crash occurs, even though it's a cliffhanger for the Christmas special.
There was no way Kylie Minogue was ever going to become a regular companion she's far too famous for that.
Verity Lambert was the original producer of "Doctor Who" back in the 1960's she was also the very first female producer of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation).
I'm very surprised this christmas special was your least favourite considering since "Voyage of the Damned" is one of the most highest rated watched christmas programmes of christmas 2007 as well than any other "Dr. Who" christmas episodes in general there were high stakes there was death, killer robots that's a very "Doctor Who" episode i mean what more could you ask for?.
The angel robots were a nod to the Classic Who Robots from a Tom Baker serial called "The Robots of Death" that look very similar.
This is the first episode in NuWho to introduce the drumbeat version of the "Dr. Who" theme.
This episode was still being filmed in SD at the time HD doesn't come until 2009.
The actor who plays Mr. Copper is Clive Swift who is best know as the long suffering husband Richard Bouquet (pronounced Bucket) from the 1990's british sitcom "Keeping Up Appearances".
Too famous and she had a brand new album out was about to tour again so definitely no time to spend 9 months filming in Cardiff and than do a promo tour
Hey, Congratulations Mrs. FunnyLilGal!!!!!!
Fantastic reaction to my favourite of these Dr Who Xmas/New Year specials, laughed a lot with the "Darth Maul's little brother" comment.
Also massive congratulations on getting married & love the Vegas Golden Knights top as I'm an nhl fan too here in uk
You know it just occurred to me: RTD probably felt like he had to balance out Martha's survival and all those deaths the Master caused being reversed in the season finale by filling this special with death and tragedy. He was like, "Okay, I'll give you a break for now, but come Christmas, your tears are MINE."
I know you stated there will not be a reaction to Time Crash but if you ever feel like watching it even in your own time it is a great minisode!
But it helps if you've seen the classic episodes which she hasn't. I don't think it has the same effect for those who haven't.
4:10 Steven Moffat makes EXTENSIVE USE of the Short Interlude with better editing than was done for Time Crash. His interludes were written and crafted to be watched as part of the season (series) more and more during his time as showrunner for 11 and 12. To the point where the interludes themselves have actual plot points and full introductions to episodes themselves. I feel you short yourself if you dont at least watch them.
+1 once you get to the Matt Smith era onwards it's really worth weaving in minisodes into regular ep reactions
HBO Max doesn't play them with the episodes. I have watched all of NuWho twice, and the only one I watched was the one before the 50th Anniversary Special with Paul McGann. I didn't find anything missing or confusing.
Definitely would need to search RUclips for the minisodes
3:43 yeah you should have watched time crash....
Interesting moral lesson at the end. While the pompous guy may not be the one you wanted save, he too was an innocent. If the doctor picked who lived and who died that would make him as much a monster as Max Capricorn.
Many of the people who died chose to die to save others. They are heroes.
People will ask other actors who have played the Doctor to read famous Doctor speeches and this is one of them.
Millvina Dean was the youngest passenger and was the last remaining survivor of the Titanic. Her father died during the sinking. She was still alive when Voyage of the Damned aired and she wasn’t happy with it. She thought it disrespectful to make entertainment out of a tragedy that tore so many families apart.
I can't even entirely blame her, considering people now have Titanic(movie)-themed parties. Feels weird, man. But I wonder if she knew the context that it wasn't the real Titanic, and in fact naming the ship Titanic was a real low blow by the villain, a private, cruel joke he thought no passenger would catch onto.
@@kateorgera5907 that’s how the BBC responded I think. They said it’s a spaceship and not meant to be the real Titanic. Still it has the same name and outer design. Talking generally, it is in bad taste to make light of a tragedy that destroyed many lives.
@@kateorgera5907People make parties over the real Titanic?! That's messed up.
Tiny spoiler alert..................eventually you'll understand the significance of the Doctor angrily saying "No more" at 22:06. Not that it was significant yet, it'll be a while. I very much doubt it was planned.
It might not have been planned but still it hits hard knowing what it will mean in the future.
No more.😅
As cool as the Doctor's "I'm the Doctor," speech was, as an amateur astronomer, I am compelled to point out that introducing your homeworld to aliens by constellation is nonsensical. Their constellations won't be the same. Sounded badass for sure, though.
I was raising an eyebrow higher than a Vulcan when the Doctor said that.
Gallifreyan cultural difference maybe?
Well unless kasterborus is well known constellation. Remeber Timelord were a thing before time war. Mighty and powerfull civilisation. And There may be usage of using that to name it. Same as with Sol 3 being introduced as Earth despite that being name given by Humans on earth.
If memory serves, classic Who was a bit slapdash when exchanging "constellation" and "galaxy".
The tardis getting damaged by the titanic when the iceberg didn’t is explained in the mini episode that took place before this and the last episode you watched called “time crash”. Basically he just had the defences down for a moment
If anyone deserves a life of leisure and rest...it's Richard Bucket (pronounced Bouquet). IYKYK.
I must be feeling particularly raw right now because each heroic sacrifice hit harder than the last and cumulatively harder than they have in previous viewings I did of this episode. Big feelings coming back to these reactions for this episode. There's a lot of the end of Season 2 and most of Season 3 that I haven't actually seen; I'll have to come back to this series of reactions after I've watched them.
Total nightmare on set apparently
Congratulations hun he's a lucky man. Love your videos and sharing in your who travels 😊* also welcome to the 1st of many great doctor quotes *😊
Fun fact, Darth Maul actually has a brother. It was a cool story