You can click into the Tweet above to read about Davros’ backstory, which would’ve given new viewers much more information about the character. Ultimately, it was cut for budget reasons, but this scene is still fun to look back on now. And if you click into Davies’ Twitter thread, you’ll find even more nuggets of nerdy goodness.
Farewell, Sarah Jane
A real tear-jerker, this one. On the same day that the big rewatch of ‘The Stolen Earth/Journey’s End’ was going on, Davies engineered a touching tribute to the late, great Elisabeth Sladen and her unforgettable performance as Sarah Jane Smith that spanned both eras of Doctor Who and her own spinoff adventures.
‘Farewell, Sarah Jane’ is a short film that was shared on the official Doctor Who YouTube channel (see above), with Jacob Dudman reading Davies’ script with a few cameo appearances from actors/characters whose lives intersected with Sarah Jane’s space-faring antics.
Shared nine years on from Sladen’s sad passing, this tribute is genuinely touching and it is sure to hit all of her fans with an emotional wallop. Grab a Kleenex, clear the next 13 minutes of your schedule, give it a watch and have a good cry.
Neil Gaiman looks in on the Ponds
The YouTube video embedded above is something that Doctor Who may not have done if it wasn’t for these strange lockdown times: for the first time since Amy Pond and Rory were zapped back in time by a Weeping Angel (and the Doctor couldn’t go and save them because REASONS), fans have been given an official-ish glimpse at the Ponds’ new life in olden times New York.