Genre
Doctor Who has been a pioneer and yet also a revolutionary when it has come to the genres it takes and absorbs. Being a science fiction show it has tried and tested to push the boundaries of its own logical universe.
· (2013, December 26th) Doctor Who: Old Vs. New Retrieved September 29, 2020 from https://observationdeck.kinja.com/doctor-who-old-vs-new-1489933579
In this article, both of the Doctor Who shows as formula and genre are compared to each other by several aspects/ From The Doctor's physical appearance to the breakdown of whether or not Doctor Who has changed the formula of how the show itself solves the issues within its episodes or series. While some differences are nitpicked, there are enough key differences between new and old Doctor Who that show its change in genre.
· Britt, Ryan (2014, October 28th) Fairy Tale No More: Doctor Who is a Science Fiction Show Again Retrieved September 30, 2020 from https://www.tor.com/2014/10/28/fairy-tale-no-more-doctor-who-is-a-science-fiction-show-again/
This was an article that was placed after Doctor Who was officially confirmed to be "Science Fiction" once more instead of the fantasy title it seemed to have adopted. This very briefly goes over what exactly makes Doctor Who science fiction and nods to the old series as a comparative example of what Doctor Who as science fiction is.
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HOBDEN, F. (2009). History Meets Fiction in
Doctor Who, ‘The Fires of Pompeii’: A BBC Reception of Ancient Rome on Screen
and Online. Greece and Rome, 56(2), 147-163. doi:10.1017/S0017383509990015
Retrieved September 30, 2020
This article goes over a specific episode of Doctor Who in which The Doctor comes to Rome before the fires of Pompeii that inevitably wipe out the entire population. While this isn't a detailed analysis of the show as a whole, the idea that Doctor Who combines History and Fiction together to try and weave out its own story is a good example of the type of material the New Doctor Who series tries to establish.
Social History
· Kennedy, Randy (2007, September 25th) When the Space Age Blasted Off, Pop Culture Followed retrieved September 29, 2020 from https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/25/science/space/25pop.html?auth=login-google
This article is an analysis of the times in which the Space Age had affected movie and TV culture, which is an era that Doctor Who had lived in. While this doesn't exactly center itself around Doctor Who, the article, similar to the article about The Moon is Blue we read, helps to give a brief understanding of the social history of the world at the time of the original Doctor Who's release and how the show was influenced by the times.
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Johnson, David (2016) Madman in a Box: The
Social History of Doctor Who
This is a licensed book going over the social history of Doctor Who. David Johnson, the author, takes a deep analytical look and breaks down the social history that surrounds Doctor Who during its 50-year existence, and how this social history may be influencing the series. He also compares the social history of the classic Doctor Who vs New Doctor Who and how the circumstances that differ between the two affect the shows.
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Harrisson, Juliette (2018, November 28th)
Doctor Who’s long history of political and social consciousness retrieved
September 29, 2020 from https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-whos-long-history-of-political-and-social-consciousness/
Juliette Harrisson tries to take a deep look within the political and social undertones within the world of Doctor Who and how these things take the form of various morals and monsters in the show and how these things may be metaphors for basic human concepts or for current and pressing issues happening at the time of the seasons within the show. Doctor Who is a vast and complicated world with hidden morals, and this article simply tries to point that out
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