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The New Series of Doctor Who
was a long time coming. 16 years to be precise... Over
those years, fans have speculated the who, what, when,
where and why's of a potential new series. It was then
announced in 2003 that a new series would be on our
screens in 2005. This is it - The Doctor is back...
What we didn't expect, was how
well it would be received. The stories were well-written,
the direction was notable, and the acting was sheer
class - not to mention the phenomenal ratings... But
within the first season of this new series was a sub-plot,
which to the untrained eye could be invisible. A plot
that carries over from episode to episode with subtle
references in the form of visual and verbal imagery.
It has commonly become known
as "Bad
Wolf"...
Below is a guide to the visual
and verbal references to Bad Wolf, in season one - so
far:
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Episode
One: "Rose" |
Episode
Two: "The End of the World" |
Episode
Three: The Unquiet Dead" |
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No
reported references... |
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The
Moxx of Balhoon is talking to
The Face of Boe, he is heard
saying: "this is the Bad
Wolf
scenario"... |
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Gwyneth
is talking to Rose, and talks
about the things Rose has seen
including "the big Bad
Wolf"... |
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Episode
Four: "Aliens of London" |
Episode
Five: "World War Three" |
Episode
Six: "Dalek" |
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The
words "Bad
Wolf" are spray-painted
on the side of the TARDIS...
There is also a subtle reference
to the three little Pigs story,
in the form of the Doctor chasing
after the Pig in the space-suit. |
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As
well as the words "Bad
Wolf"
spray-painted on the side of
the TARDIS, the American news-reporter
in this episode, was named as
Mal Loup on the whoisdoctorwho.co.uk
website. - Mal Loup being the
French for Bad
Wolf... |
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At
the very beginning of the episode,
Van Statten's helicopter descends
with a loudspeaker saying: "Bad
Wolf
One descending"... |
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Episode
Seven: "The Long Game" |
Episode
Eight: "Father's Day" |
Episode
Nine: "The Empty Child" |
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When
Cathica is introducing the TARDIS
crew to Satellite 5, there is
a TV screen with The Face of
Boe on it. At the top-left is
a station logo that says "Bad
Wolf TV"... |
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On
the wall littered with flyers,
is a smiley face with the words
"Bad
Wolf"
written on it... |
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Probably
the most subtle reference in
the series so far, we see Nancy
talking to The Doctor about
his "big ears" and
his "big nose", both
references to the Little Red
Riding Hood story. |
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Episode
Ten: "The Doctor Dances" |
Episode
Eleven: "Boom Town" |
Episode
Twelve: "Bad Wolf" |
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The
name of the German bomb, that
Captain Jack captures is called
"Schlecter Wolf",
which translated into English
means "Bad
Wolf"... |
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The
name of Blon "Margaret"
Slitheens project is called
the "Blaidd Drwg"
project, which translates from
Welsh to English as Bad
Wolf.
The Doctor then says to Rose
"Everywhere we go, two
words, following us - Bad
Wolf",
before quickly brushing it off
as nothing. |
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You've now seen the evidence...
So what do you think? Who or What is the Bad Wolf? In coming weeks, we will update this article
with more evidence, culminating in the final revelation
of the mystery...
» Article
by Sebastian
J. Brook,
Copyright 2005.
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