A letter to Doctor Who from his parish priest.<\/a><\/p>\nFantastic.<\/p>\n
May I take this moment to say, by the way, that Doctor Who is, perhaps, the single most consistently ingenious, creative, clever, and fun science fiction show on planet earth? Love it, love it, love it.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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