Hello gang! I've identified all of the mobile phones used in every single episode of Doctor Who! This bonus post looks at a very special entry from s01e01 - but feel free to rummage in the archives. A Rose By Any Other Name... The very first episode of New-Who has some lovely zeitgeisty phones. But there was one I MISSED! I'm indebted to James Sutton for pointing out something which was hiding in plain sight. Yes! That chunk of C4 explosive is controlled by a mobile phone! Here are some…
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Hello fam! I've identified all of the mobile phones used in every single episode of Doctor Who! This post looks at S12 - but feel free to rummage in the archives. Spyfall - part 1 Straight out of the credits, and The Doctor is yapping away on this gorgeous retro flipper. It isn't the 2020 Moto Razr with folding screen - it's literally the original Razr V3i! Hello Moto! We haven't seen a Razr since Series 4's "The End Of Time". Vor CEO - and 7% alien - Daniel Barton has a SRS BZNS phone. …
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Welcome back, friends! I've identified all of the mobile phones used in every episode of Doctor Who! This post looks at S11 - starring Jodie Whittaker - but feel free to rummage in the archives. The Woman Who Fell to Earth A great crop of phones for the inaugural episode - and some mysteries. Ryan's phone looks like a Samsung of some flavour, but it is hard to say. Grace has a modern iPad - probably a mini. Ryan's phone seen from behind doesn't offer much more of a clue. He does have a…
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Oh ho! You thought we'd finished with the mobile phones of Doctor Who series? We've done all of New Who - but what about Classic Who? I wasn't able to find any episodes of Who where the Doctor uses a mobile - but I found the next best thing... adverts! Jon Pertwee New Zealand Telecom In 1985, Jon Pertwee was the face of New Zealand Telecom. In a series of adverts he explains fibre optics, multi-room phones, and mobiles! Blimey! They don't make them like that any more! What is that…
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To celebrate the upcoming series Doctor Who staring Jodie Whittaker, I'm attempting to chronicle all the mobile phones used in previous shows. If you think you've spotted something that's not listed here, or think I've made a mistake, drop it in the comments. You can follow along with all 10 series. Here we are at the close of the Capaldi years. This series aired in 2017, so we are very nearly up to date. What exciting new phones are in store for us? Let's dive straight in. The Pilot -…
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To celebrate the upcoming series Doctor Who staring Jodie Whittaker, I'm attempting to chronicle all the mobile phones used in previous shows. If you think you've spotted something that's not listed here, or think I've made a mistake, drop it in the comments. You can follow along with all 10 series. Before the Flood Not until episode 4 do we get a new phone for Clara. Nice clear shot of the iPhone 4S. A phone first released in 2011, although the episode was shot in 2015. Perhaps Clara is …
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To celebrate the upcoming series Doctor Who staring Jodie Whittaker, I'm attempting to chronicle all the mobile phones used in previous shows. If you think you've spotted something that's not listed here, or think I've made a mistake, drop it in the comments. You can follow along with all 10 series. Bye bye Matt Smith, hello Peter Capaldi. Deep Breath Clara is a bit unsure about this more aged incarnation of her favourite Time Lord. Until, that is, she receives an emotional phone call from …
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To celebrate the upcoming series Doctor Who staring Jodie Whittaker, I'm attempting to chronicle all the mobile phones used in previous shows. If you think you've spotted something that's not listed here, or think I've made a mistake, drop it in the comments. You can follow along with all 10 series. It's Doctor Who... in 3D!!!!! First up is an anonymous UNIT scientist tasked with photographing the Vortex Manipulator code etched onto a wall in the Tower of London. OMG! This is the very…
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To celebrate the upcoming series Doctor Who staring Jodie Whittaker, I'm attempting to chronicle all the mobile phones used in previous shows. If you think you've spotted something that's not listed here, or think I've made a mistake, drop it in the comments. You can follow along with all 10 series. Rory - Dinosaurs on a Spaceship New season, new phone! He's ditched his boring old BlackBerry, so what hardware is our favourite nurse packing? We only get a fleeting glimpse at this. And it's…
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To celebrate the upcoming series Doctor Who staring Jodie Whittaker, I'm attempting to chronicle all the mobile phones used in previous shows. If you think you've spotted something that's not listed here, or think I've made a mistake, drop it in the comments. You can follow along with all 10 series. Darkest Timeline Oh my friends and oh my foes, I have some tragic news! Series 6 of Doctor Who contains the least number of phones seen so far. Amy, bless her, is still rocking the same old…
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To celebrate the upcoming series Doctor Who staring Jodie Whittaker, I'm attempting to chronicle all the mobile phones used in previous shows. If you think you've spotted something that's not listed here, or think I've made a mistake, drop it in the comments. You can follow along with all 10 series. Rory / The Doctor - The Eleventh Hour Back when Matt Smith first joined the TARDIS, I wrote a whole blog post about his phone. It starts off belonging to Rory. And then The Doctor nabs it to…
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To celebrate the upcoming series Doctor Who staring Jodie Whittaker, I'm attempting to chronicle all the mobile phones used in previous shows. If you think you've spotted something that's not listed here, or think I've made a mistake, drop it in the comments. You can follow along with all 10 series. The Doctor - Planet of the Dead After being stuck on an interstellar bus, W'Kabi Barclay gives his phone to The Doctor to be upgraded. That patterned back! Obviously the Nokia Prism 7500. …
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