Doctor Who aired for the first time on this day, November 23rd, 49 years ago. That means that we are now counting down the final year to the 50th anniversary! Here is where it all began:
Happy Anniversary, Star Trek!
September 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
I wasn’t about to let the day end without wishing Star Trek a happy 46th anniversary. Presumably everyone saw the Google doodle for the occasion. In other news, the next Star Trek movie is going to be called Star Trek Into Darkness.
Remembering Rudolf Bultmann
July 30, 2012 By 5 Comments
Two bloggers I read regularly posted about Rudolf Bultmann today, the anniversary of his death on July 30th, 1976. One offered appreciations, the other posted a rather ridiculous denigration that made me suspect the person writing it has never read Bultmann for himself. Bultmann is famous – and in some circles infamous – for his [...]
Happy 175th Anniversary, Crooked Creek Baptist Church!
June 11, 2012 By 2 Comments
Yesterday my church, Crooked Creek Baptist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States, celebrated its 175th anniversary. There was a special program book about the church’s history, including drawings of the early log cabin building, and a bookmark insert with a list of the pastors that have served the congregation. The service incorporated guest [...]
Call for Papers: Religion and Doctor Who: Time, Space, and Faith
January 18, 2012 By 80 Comments
Doctor Who is a cultural phenomenon in both the UK and the United States, continuing to go from strength-to-strength as it approaches its 50th anniversary in 2013. Over the show’s long history on television—and in various spin-off TV shows, audio adventures, novels and comic books—religion and religious themes have consistently been a subject of interest. In [...]
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
December 26, 2011 By 5 Comments
This classic episode of Doctor Who, “The Dalek Invasion of Earth,” featured (as the title indicates) the return of the Daleks. When Ian said he thought they had destroyed the Daleks on Skaro, the Doctor pointed out that that was at a different time, presumably in the future, while the Daleks clearly had spread elsewhere [...]
Happy Birthday to Who
November 23, 2011 By 9 Comments
On this day, November 23rd, back in 1963, the first episode of Doctor Who aired. Happy 48th birthday, Doctor Who! That was, of course, also the day after president John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I wonder how and whether the convergence of the two affected the memories of anyone who saw the show when it [...]
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