November in the United States means a few things to those of us enthralled with all things Doctor Who: conventions like L.I. Who and Chicago TARDIS, anticipation of the upcoming Christmas episode, and the Thanksgiving holiday that often leads to us gushing about the program to relatives who may or may not have any clue what we’re saying. At the intersection of this Venn diagram, however, are the ways in which we, as loyal and devoted admirers and advocates of the many Gallifreyan-goings-on, are thankful to the program itself, for all it has given us as viewers, and done for us as fans. Pass the cranberry sauce, and give your uncle a gentle elbow if he brings up anything inappropriate (like comments about Turlough’s bathing trunks).
This week, we take time to thank the Doctor Who franchise for the many gifts it has given us as fans over 54 years. From the stories, to the characters, to the conventions, to you as podcast listeners, we have so many reasons to appreciate this program and its fandom. It’s only fitting that we spend a while celebrating this rather family-like conglomeration of people, and the odd little science fiction program that brought us all together.
EXTRA: Our interview with the always entertaining Seventh Doctor himself, Sylvester McCoy, from the floor of the fifth Long Island Doctor Who Convention.
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