Hurrah!! It's back!! Doctor Who is back! OK so it may not be Formula 1, but Doctor Who is pretty fabulous and as ever with a new series starting today it just had to be covered and watched live within the comments. We're now onto Series 6 (Six! Already!) of the modern Who, back with the Eleventh Doctor played by Matt Smith, and his companion Amy Pond, as well as Rory who seems to have tagged along but that's OK because Rory is awesome. Or Ror-some, depending on how much you like puns. So, what are we in for tonight?

The series is kicking off with the ominously-named episode of 'The Impossible Astronaut', possibly suggesting there is an Astronaut who is perhaps impossible. How I have reached those conclusions I have no idea. Perhaps the name suggests that the Doctor, who is kind of an astronaut, is impossibly impossible. As ever Doctor Who brings up much speculation, but we last saw the gang in Series 5 trying to save the TARDIS from going kaboom and helping the Doctor escape from a giant stone Rubiks Cube. Since then they've also gotten Rory and Amy into trouble on their honeymoon and had a singalong with Katherine Jenkins, as well as duplicating themselves in a Comic Relief special but now it's time for the return of the proper series. Woohoo!!

If you're planning to join us here in the comments for The Impossible Astronaut, the episode is being shown on BBC1 at 6pm so please do join us here and comment along. I'm not sure if it's at 6pm or 15 minutes before that, but there will be an introducing tribute to the wonderful Elisabeth Sladen, known to many within the Whoniverse as Sarah Jane Smith and one of the most famous and much loved companions of the Doctor, who sadly passed away this past week. But as a Dr Who fan and vital member of it's history she would have wanted every single fan of the show to enjoy every minute of Doctor Who and that's what we shall be doing tonight so please do join us!

57 responses

  • Alianora La Canta23/04/2011 at 16:09

    River Song has called the Doctor "that impossible man" before, so I can well imagine him being the astronaut. I won't be watching from the live comments but I will be watching from the TV downstairs.

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 16:18

    I am very much looking forward to this, so much so my brother and I have ordered a pizza! Yum :)

  • Sandy23/04/2011 at 16:27

    I wish I could join you in the live comments, but I've only just 2 minutes ago been told that we're having dinner at 7 o'clock (which is 6 o'clock in the UK) because my mother has decided to run off again without telling anyone where she's going or when she'll be back. Needless to say I'll kill her when she gets eventually does get back... *not happy*

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 16:28

    It is completely unacceptable that I have been outside and won't be back in front of a TV in time for the start. I can only conclude that we will need a thread for every episode to make up for it :)

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:00

    Finally time for Dr Who, phew.

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:15

    Back! Missed far too much. Boo.

  • Mr C23/04/2011 at 17:16

    fill us in lukeh!

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:16

    Back! Missed far too much. Boo.

    I have no idea what's going on and I've been watching from the start, hehe.

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:16

    I have no idea what's going on and I've been watching from the start, hehe.

    Phew :)

  • lou23/04/2011 at 17:16

    i promise you you've not missed anything understandable.

  • Mr C23/04/2011 at 17:16

    ooh, yay. forgot i liked amy.

  • lou23/04/2011 at 17:17

    so Rory is actually more intelligent than Amy, that's what i've learnt.

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:17

    fill us in lukeh!

    The doctor met an astronaut in the lake and got shot and died and re appeared a year older later on in the day and it's all been a bit depressing

    If that makes sense

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:17

    Heheheh! He's being clever and there's no one there to see it.

  • lou23/04/2011 at 17:18

    The doctor met an astronaut in the lake and got shot and died and re appeared a year older later on in the day and it's all been a bit depressing

    he came back younger?.. not older?..

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:19

    he came back younger?.. not older?..

    Possibly, I have no idea. I'm so confused :(

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:19

    Possibly, I have no idea. I'm so confused :(

    It's always good to have a reason to watch twice though :)

  • Mr C23/04/2011 at 17:20

    amelia?

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:20

    amelia?

    If you didn't pick and chose what you watched...

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:20

    amelia?

    when he met her as a kid her mum called her amelia

  • Mr C23/04/2011 at 17:21

    If you didn't pick and chose what you watched...

    i watch the non-scary ones, thank you very much.

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:21

    Man or woman?

    Neither.

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:23

    Hehehe.

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:23

    Hehehehe!

  • Amy23/04/2011 at 17:23

    so Rory is actually more intelligent than Amy, that's what i've learnt.

    I demand they kill off this character, every time I read something Dr Who related it confuses me #bringbackbillie

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:24

    I don't like that he has 3 companions. Too many people!

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:25

    I don't like that he has 3 companions. Too many people!

    They have good nicknames though :)

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:25

    They have good nicknames though :)

    :)

  • Mr C23/04/2011 at 17:26

    #bringbackbillie

    ♥

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:26

    Nasa's where the space men live.

  • lou23/04/2011 at 17:28

    The dr tells Amy she's put on a few pounds and now she's feeling ill.. hmmmmm...

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:28

    The dr tells Amy she's put on a few pounds and now she's feeling ill.. hmmmmm...

    Uh oh

  • Amy23/04/2011 at 17:28

    The dr tells Amy she's put on a few pounds and now she's feeling ill.. hmmmmm...

    go have a baby off screen, other confusing Amy!

  • lou23/04/2011 at 17:28

    Uh oh

    baby Amy and Rory! lol

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:29

    Woah.

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:37

    Ooh those things are sneaky. Maybe that is what is wrong with my memory.

  • Mr C23/04/2011 at 17:37

    Ooh those things are sneaky. Maybe that is what is wrong with my memory.

    oooh, and mine!

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:37

    Now she is feeling sick too? Do these people not have Rennies?

  • lou23/04/2011 at 17:38

    ah there goes my pregnancy theory..

  • lou23/04/2011 at 17:39

    hehehehe Rory 'Is this sensible?!' hehe!!

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:40

    Awww. First time I ever felt sorry for River.

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:41

    Tricksy!

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:42

    Uh oh.

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:43

    Well Lou got it spot on

  • lou23/04/2011 at 17:43

    I knew it!

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:43

    Boooo.

  • Mr C23/04/2011 at 17:44

    *confused face*

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 17:44

    Well that... was underwhelming. Will have to watch it again...

  • Christine23/04/2011 at 17:44

    Well that... was underwhelming. Will have to watch it again...

    They made that Amy shoots someone thing really massive in the trailer.

  • Bassano23/04/2011 at 17:46

    They made that Amy shoots someone thing really massive in the trailer.

    Trailer editors can be buggers like that

    Many a crap film has a promising trailer

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 18:18

    Here's the Elisabeth Sladen tribute that aired on the CBBC channel following Dr Who

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0112hzr/My_Sarah_Jane_A_Tribute_to_Elisabeth_Sladen/

  • MalteseFalconX23/04/2011 at 18:19

    Bloody brilliant is all I can say... Can't wait till next week!

  • Rachel23/04/2011 at 18:26

    That...was complicated. I need to watch it again!. A DW 200 years in the future invited them all to a picnic,including an earlier version of himself...but gave himself a later time to meet. that's as much as I got. Loved mark Shepherd though, he's brilliant

  • Amy23/04/2011 at 18:50

    damn you sidepodcast and your travels, you've got me wanting an eye-fi card, even though the times I'm taking photos and instantly want them on my iPad is about 5 minutes per year.

  • Lukeh23/04/2011 at 20:40

    doctor Who PING - http://toata.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/182-doctor-who-watch-the-impossible-astronaut/

  • MalteseFalconX27/04/2011 at 22:54

    I see (via Russell Howard) that the Chinese have banned ALL 'time travel' - What to do!!!

    http://youtu.be/TGeoqG5mKBM

  • Steve01/05/2011 at 17:29

    One thing which no one spotted (as far as I am aware) is that the new 'mini-lord' aka the girl could have major spin off material to replace Sarah Jane for CBBC