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Children's televisionThe Guardian1964-02-20
Family programmesTribune (London)1964-03-13
Children's television (The Guardian)The Guardian1964-07-03
TV's 'Dr Who' Gets A Dressing DownThe Mirror1964-07-03
Educators Blast British Kid Shows, Both BBC & Com'lVariety1964-07-08
The Children are WatchingContrast1964-10-01
Why can't they write for women?The Stage and Television Today1964-11-19
My young son never misses BBC television's "Dr. Who" on SaturdaysThe Mirror1964-11-26
A Viewpointer from WembleyThe Mirror1964-12-03
Children's 'horror' toys are worrying police chiefHerald Express1964-12-18
Some bad news for Dr. Who ... two Daleks are free in London!London Evening Standard1964-12-28
Out of this world (Daily Mail)Daily Mail1964-12-29
Daleks steal the show at OlympiaThe Daily Telegraph1964-12-29
Queue up, said the DaleksThe Mirror1964-12-29
Keeping the Children Happy and InformedThe Times1965-01-23
BB Operate The Daleks At Boys' And Girls' ExhibitionStedfast Mag1965-02-01
Dr. Who and Daleks at Bingley HallCoventry Evening Telegraph1965-04-10
Tarnished! The heroes of my childhoodBelfast Telegraph1965-09-16
Dr. Who and Co top the toy chartsThe Newcastle Journal1965-11-26
Face to faceThe Mirror1965-11-29
Why I have banned 'Dr. Who' in our homeThe Mirror1965-12-09
WarningThe Mirror1965-12-14
Now take your seats for a trip to the Moon, boys and girlsLondon Life1965-12-25
The older they are the more they tend to watch the BBCThe Stage and Television Today1966-01-27
Switched-on kidsThe Observer1966-02-06
Is Dr Who Too Cruel For 5.50 pm?The Mirror1966-04-16
Not a peep out of them thanks to ABC-TVThe Australian Women's Weekly1966-10-12
Saturday is cinema day for half a million childrenThe Times1966-10-29
A powerful influence in the lives of childrenThe Stage and Television Today1966-12-08
Pinky and Perky type TV programmes come under fireHerald Express1967-03-18
My grouse? It's Mr. ColemanDaily Express1967-09-27
TV monsters design contestThe Daily Telegraph1967-11-20
Censorship at homeThe Guardian1967-12-11
The Daily Mail Schoolboys' and Girls' Exhibition opens at the Empire Hall, Olympia, on WednesdayThe Field1967-12-21
The show that makes the holidayLondon Evening Standard1967-12-27
It's Monsters for the little horrors!London Evening Standard1967-12-27
The green monsterYorkshire Evening Post1967-12-27
The lost boysThe Guardian1967-12-28
Holiday Task for Tough UnclesThe Times1967-12-28
Tuning fantasy into realityThe Observer1968-01-21
Why we don't classify programmes--BBCThe Stage and Television Today1968-03-07
Le monstre de l'espace « Dr Who »Fejuille d'avis de Lausanne1968-06-07
DoctorReading Evening Post1968-10-15
A Strategy for BroadcastingThe Listener1969-12-11
Family viewingThe Daily Telegraph1970-02-23
How much violence will your child see next week?Daily Express1970-03-21
Mary Mary So ContraryReading Evening Post1970-04-07
Sight and soundThe Sunday Telegraph (England)1971-02-07
Violence too remote to harm childrenThe Stage and Television Today1971-03-25
Why My Monsters are MarvellousTit-bits1971-04-17
Great sponsor of the violence campaignThe Times1972-01-27
Points of ViewThe Times1972-01-27
BBC Study Claims TV Violence NeededAssociated Press
Albuquerque Journal
1972-01-27
BBC get new code on TV violenceLondon Evening Standard1972-01-27
B.B.C. Study Finds U.S. Fare Twice as Violent as British TVThe New York Times1972-01-27
TV violence 'discounted'The Guardian1972-01-27
Violence every half hourThe Guardian1972-01-27
News violence 'necessary'Press Association
The Irish Times
1972-01-27
Who is the world's most gentle doctor?Daily Express1972-01-29
Violence is not really Dr Who's cup of teaThe Times1972-01-29
Children of the violent boxLondon Evening Standard1972-02-02
The BBC's study on violence BBC makes important contributionThe Stage and Television Today1972-02-03
Warning of risk for children in 'Dr Who'The Guardian1973-04-09
Dr Who Death Threat To BairnsAberdeen Evening Express1973-04-09
Is this the best they can do for young viewers?The Stage and Television Today1974-05-02
Colored employment neglected in British TVThe Daily Illini1975-01-18
BBC chief on 'too rich TV diet' for childrenThe Times1975-01-21
Now Mrs. Whitehouse takes on Dr. WhoDaily Express1975-01-21
Dr. Who under fireBelfast Telegraph1975-01-21
Dr Who Gets a BlastingThe Mirror1975-01-21
Who is afraid of Who?The Mirror1975-01-24
The doctor's dilemmaBelfast Telegraph1975-01-25
Are you a monster to the kids?The Sunday People1975-01-26
Curb Dr Who-MaryThe Mirror1975-03-27
ContraryThe Mirror1975-04-02
Dr Who is blamed over epidemic of spider fears among young childrenThe Times1975-04-28
Doctor Who gives kids the creepsThe Guardian1975-04-28
Dr Who Blasted For TV Tots' Web of FearDaily Express1975-04-28
Who's afraid ...?New Scientist1975-05-15
On a tuffetThe Listener1975-05-22
Time Lord has a timely attitudeThe Universe1975-11-14
Tardis time-slip urgedThe Guardian1976-01-26
Watch out Dr Who, Mary's fighting madDaily Express1976-01-26
Dr Who finds a championThe Guardian1976-01-28
When Daniel Fryer and Caroline Simpson express their views ... they are not to be brushed lightly asideThe Guardian1976-02-02
Dr Who's ValueThe Sunday Times1976-03-07
Who loves you Doctor?The Guardian1976-08-31
Dr. Who for kidsBurton Observer and Chronicle1976-11-05
Slecht?Leeuwarder Courant1976-11-26
BBC admits Dr Who was 'too realistic'Birmingham Post
The Guardian
The Newcastle Journal
1976-12-29
Mary Misses Out on Dr WhoThe Mirror1976-12-29
BBC sorry for sadism in Dr. WhoThe Daily Telegraph1976-12-29
The why of Dr WhoThe Scotsman1976-12-30
Violence for young audiencesThe Daily Telegraph1977-01-13
Switch it offThe Daily Telegraph1977-01-24
Who do you think you are, scaring my innocent child?Daily Express1977-02-11
TV violence under attackBelfast Telegraph1977-09-07
Meeste kinderen bang voor geweld in tv-programmaHet Vrije Volk1978-02-28
Many seven year olds watch TV until 9pmThe Guardian1978-05-10
Torture in Dr Who programme attackedThe Scotsman1978-05-23
But 'Dr Who' stole the showAlderley & Wilmslow Advertiser1979-09-06
Parents give 'Dr Who' a bitter pill to swallowThe Times1980-02-15
Now Dr Who Faces Parents' AttackLiverpool Echo1980-02-15
Doctor's dilemma (The Age)The Age1980-08-25
Tom Baker quits after seven yearsThe Mirror1980-10-25
And now for Miss Who?Daily Express1980-10-25
Tom Quits--now a woman Dr Who?The Sun1980-10-25
A female Dr. Who?The Stage and Television Today1980-10-30
TVOntario kills Dr. Who after 'racism' protestToronto Star1980-11-06
Buck Rogers and Dr Who have declared a truce for ChristmasReading Evening Post1980-12-20
Welcome, VillainyThe Boston Globe1980-12-25
Dr. Who strikes againThe Miami News1981-01-03
Children's Science Film Festival: The Three DoctorsThe Miami News1981-01-09
Children's Science Film Festival: RobotThe Miami News1981-01-16
Children's Science Film Festival: Whose Dr. Who?The Miami News1981-01-23
Black group tells CRTC racists using the mediaThe Globe and Mail1981-05-26
How good are the new Grange Hill and the new Dr. Who?Belfast Telegraph1982-01-30
Peter bows out and a woman may take overDaily Star1983-07-29
Peter to quit now--BBC hunt for lady DoctorDaily Express1983-07-29
So who's for Miss Who?Daily Express1983-08-04
After Davison's Doctor—Who's Next?Starlog1983-10-06
Time Lord Marches OnThe Sun (Sydney, NSW)1983-11-23
Save Dr Who!The Mirror1985-03-02
Who needs sick TV like this?Daily Express1985-03-07
Asians cite those who do the balancing actLos Angeles Times1985-03-16
Mary takes another swipe at TVLiverpool Echo1985-04-27
Mary blasts soap 'smut'The Mail on Sunday1985-04-28
Dr. Who vs. the BBC: The tale of a superhero's setback and its consequencesEdmonton Journal
Ottawa Citizen
Sun-Sentinel
Lakeland Ledger
Dayton Daily News
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Albuquerque Journal
Daily Press
The Daily Register
La Crosse Tribune
York Daily Record
Chicago Tribune
Wisconsin State Journal
The Kansas City Star
1985-11-29
Gratuitous violence for kids' TVThe Canberra Times1985-12-08
Cannibals for the kiddies is harmless fun, isn't it?Daily Express1985-12-31
Portraying violence in BBC's dramaThe Stage and Television Today1986-01-30
New-look Dr Who for autumnThe Herald1986-04-12
Who next? How about a Time Lady?Daily Mail1986-12-20
Is this the new face of Dr Who?Daily Express1986-12-20
Change Dr Who's sex!Daily Express
Daily Star
1986-12-20
Sex Change for Dr Who!The Mirror1986-12-20
Dr Who shuns sex changeToday1987-01-27
Who's Who next?Daily Express1987-05-05
My primeval monsters even turn up their snouts at the DaleksThe Herald1988-04-20
Back in time with Doctor WhoRadio Times1990-01-13
Sex Change Time for Doctor WhoNews of the World1990-08-26
Take a trip into times now pastThe Newcastle Journal1991-06-25
Who says a lady can't play the Doc?The Newcastle Journal1991-06-27
More violence? Dr Who should get back to the futureShropshire Star1993-03-19
These are our demands--Who has the answers?The Stage and Television Today1994-03-03
The time travel of their livesEdinburgh Evening News1996-11-26
Curse of Dr Who (or why do so many of the time traveller's mini-skirted assistants seem to have been lost in space?)Daily Mail1997-06-20
How time has travelled ... next Dr Who to be a womanLondon Evening Standard1998-05-19
Step forward in time for the new DrDaily Express1998-05-19
Dr Who's A Pretty Girl ThenThe Mirror1998-05-25
Lost Dr. Who Episode Deemed Not AcceptableNational Post1999-02-23
TV clean-up campaigner Mary Whitehouse diesThe Daily Telegraph2001-11-24
Mary WhitehouseThe Daily Telegraph2001-11-24
Mary Whitehouse obituaryThe Times2001-11-24
Why there really was something about MaryThe Times2001-11-24
Covering up the naughty bitsFinancial Times2001-12-05
Obituary of John Nathan-Turner Doctor Who's ninth producer who introduced a new look to the showThe Daily Telegraph2002-05-07
Time for a Timelady in Tardis says ex-Dr WhoDaily Star2003-09-29
Why it must be the Dawn of new era for Dr Who...Sunday Life2003-10-19
Dr. Who is on comeback trailBay Windows2003-11-20
Drop the dead Daleks, it's Dr Who the sex machineThe Sunday Times2004-03-07
Doctor Who: funny he never married ...Sunday Independent
Ottawa Citizen
National Post
The Daily Telegraph
2005-03-24
The prognosis for feminism is not goodThe Independent2005-03-26
Doctor Who is too scary for childrenDaily Express2005-04-14
Dr Who too scary for young childrenThe Times2005-04-14
BBC climbs down over Doctor Who fear factorThe Times2005-04-15
More outrage as Dr Who 'crucified'Daily Express2005-04-18
Who's Afraid?The Times2005-04-19
Dr Who gets politicalLondon Evening Standard2005-04-25
Shocker for DocThe Sun2005-04-26
An absurd ruling takes the fun out of Doctor WhoThe Times2005-05-16
Let's not be beastly to DaleksThe Times2005-05-16
Unsuitable for childrenThe Times2005-05-17
The censors ... will ... exterminateThe Times2005-05-17
Legislate! Legislate!The Times2005-05-19
Is the next driver of the Tardis set to be a womanThe Times2006-03-30
Who's That Girl (2006)Daily Star2006-03-31
One Final Question (Michelle Gomez)Radio Times2006-05-06
Billie to be first female Doctor Who?Daily Star2006-05-09
Who's that girl?The Times2006-07-05
The Master's class in power politicsThe Times2007-06-25
Christians protest as Doctor Who is portrayed as 'messiah'The Times2007-12-21
Time for a woman to be Dr Who?Your Shepway2008-04-30
Yes, we know he's not a real personThe Times2008-05-13
Am I too queer for Top Gear?London Lite2008-08-15
Look who's taking on the Time LordDaily Mail2008-12-20
New Doctor unveiled todayThe Guardian2009-01-03
Matt Smith, that's WhoScotland on Sunday2009-01-04
Kill the romance and bring on a real time lordThe Courier Mail2009-01-12
Should children's TV programmes have cinema-style ratings?Children & Young People Now2009-11-26
A different sort of heroPeace News2011-07-01
Time Lord casting newsThe Independent2012-03-22
Dr Sue, No Thank YouDaily Star2013-02-16
Who You Calling A Racist?The Sun2013-05-27
Sexterminate! Doctor Who may come back as a womanThe Sunday Times2013-06-02
Time LadyThe Times2013-06-03
Who's that girl? (Daily Star)Daily Star2013-06-03
Who's next - is it time for a Time Lady?The Times2013-06-03
A male Doctor Who is an outdated idea. Exterminate itThe Times2013-06-04
OMG...I wannabe Dr Who!Daily Star2013-06-05
A new Dr Who? We'll never have Paris...Daily Star2013-06-06
Send for the Time LadyThe Times2013-06-10
Make the next Doctor Who a womanRegina Leader-Post
Postmedia News
2013-06-13
Doctor Who can change the world with a sidekick and a satsuma. Why can't he become a she?New Statesman2013-06-21
Raise The LordWestern Mail2013-08-04
Watch out Daleks! Tucker is new Time LordThe Guardian2013-08-05
After All The Hype, Mr Potty Mouth Had Better Be GoodDaily Mail2013-08-05
Diversity And 'Doctor Who'The New York Times2013-08-07
I was really hoping for a new female heroThe Daily Telegraph2013-08-07
The FameNew Statesman2013-08-09
More than a Companion: "The Doctor's Wife" and Representations of Women in Doctor WhoStudies in Popular Culture2013-09-12
Could Doctor Who be a woman one day?The Province2013-09-29
Doctor Who can NEVER be a woman ... says the ex-Doctor whose own daughter is a Time Lord!The Mail on Sunday2013-11-03
Now Doctor Who is lording it... all across the worldWestern Mail2013-11-25
Dr Who: an anniversary treatPeace News2014-02-01
Doctor Who and RaceSight & Sound2014-03-01
Female time lord? Moffat says he'll know when time is right Female time lordWestern Mail2014-05-27
The Girls Who Waited? Female Companions and Gender in Doctor WhoCritical Studies in Television2014-06-06
Case Study 2 - Nottinghamshire - Education - Parents' and children's skills boosted by Dr WhoChildren Now2014-07-22
Lesbian Silurian character returns to Dr. Who as 12th season arrives Aug. 23The Empty Closet2014-08-01
Who's that girl? 18 ways to tell if you're a genuine Doctor Who superfanWestern Mail2014-08-02
The Doctor Is In (He's Aged)The New York Times2014-08-22
Will I quit Doctor Who? You'll have to wait and see...Sunday Express2014-08-24
Is new Doctor too scary for kids?Daily Mail
Scottish Daily Mail
2014-08-25
Homophobia row as BBC censors Doctor Who's lizard woman kissThe Mail on Sunday
The Scottish Mail on Sunday
2014-08-31
Doctor Who editThe Guardian2014-09-05
Doctor Who helps teach children codingEducation Journal2014-12-08
Next Doctor Who has to be a woman, Harman tells BBCDaily Mail2017-01-31
Regeneration: will the 13th Doctor be black or female?The Guardian2017-02-01
Stark mad to be DocThe Sun2017-02-02
Don't fret about a female Time Lord. The inequality is in the real worldThe Guardian2017-02-03
A Distaff DoctorRadio Times2017-02-11
A sex change for James Bond and Doctor Who? Give me a breakThe Irish Times2017-02-21
Dr Who regenderationThe Mirror2017-03-30
Doctor Who gets his first gay companion: A woman called BillDaily Mail2017-04-01
A female Doctor Who?Ottawa Citizen
Regina Leader-Post
2017-04-25
Doctor Who? (Sunday People)The Sunday People2017-05-14
I think a female Doctor would be really thrillingEvening Chronicle2017-06-10
Tennant Trades the BBC for Scrooge McDuckUSA Today
Chicago Sun-Times
2017-07-01
Doctor Who as a woman? Yes pleaseThe Irish Times2017-07-08
Debating DiversityRegina Leader-Post2017-07-22
About Time LordThe Mirror2017-12-15
Remade: Film posters with black people in lead rolesThe Guardian2018-03-03
Doctor Who stars deny stories in show are too politically correctThe Guardian2018-12-03
New Master's prideEvening Chronicle2020-01-04
Is it wrong to enjoy outdated, unwoke TV shows? No. Don't write off the culture of the past — context is keyThe Sunday Times2020-03-15