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Audio Drama Special?

Can anybody tell me why the edit about the Christmas special by an IP keeps being reverted? there have been 798 episodes so far. That makes the Christmas special the 800th. What isn't verifiable about that? Bestbaggiesfan (talk) 16:46, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No one's disputing that it's the 800th episode. The problem is that there's no proof of notability. If the BBC starts advertising the Christmas special as the 800th episode, or some prominent sources make the observation that it's the 800th episode, then it can be mentioned – until then it's trivia. —Flax5 17:31, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You say this but "The Crimson Horror" was the 100th episode of Doctor Who since it has been revived and that is noted on Wikipedia. Bestbaggiesfan (talk) 12:46, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If there's no reliable source that says that it's notable, then that should be removed as well. DonQuixote (talk) 04:30, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Colour of episode table

Is it just me or is anybody else struggling to see the letters 'AI' in the column between 'UK viewers' and 'Original air date'? I originally thought the column was completely empty! Bestbaggiesfan ✉ 11:35, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Addition of the War Doctor

Are we now not to count David Tennant as the Eleventh Doctor and Matt Smith as the Twelfth Doctor? In Defense of the Artist (talk) 03:25, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind "The War Doctor" is indeed the ninth incarnation of the Time Lord that we know as the doctor, but doesn't count as a "Doctor". David Tennant then is the Eleventh Incarnation, but still the Tenth Doctor, etc. ^[1] In Defense of the Artist (talk) 03:29, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

^ "Moffat: "The Doctor numbering stays exactly the same" | Doctor Who TV". 14 November 2013.

Image?

Can, for example, a boxset image be added? 75.156.69.71 (talk) 02:00, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There is no boxset for these specials - they were all released individually - maybe we can have a collage or something like that? Etron81 (talk) 16:46, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Moffat: "The Doctor numbering stays exactly the same" | Doctor Who TV". 14 November 2013.

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