10 Doctor Who Bloopers You Need To See

Even Time Lords stumble on their words sometimes...

by Ellie Littlechild
Doctor Who The Idiot's Lantern Rose blooper
BBC Studios

It's easy to forget that every word spoken and every action made in TV and film has been planned out by a whole team of people. It's the job of the actors to make those words and actions seem natural and spontaneous, which, as you'd imagine, isn't always easy.

As a result, most productions won't make it to the finish line without a healthy selection of fluffs and blunders along the way.

Doctor Who has been on our screens for almost 60 years, and the show has seen its fair share of bloopers in that time - a lot more bloopers than almost every other show in history.

And because they're all a good laugh, we thought we'd share some of the best ones with you, from potty-mouthed Daleks, to Doctors unable to control their laughter...

11. Honourable Mentions

Doctor Who The Christmas Invasion Sycorax Bohemian Rhapsody
BBC Studios

Before we get into the main countdown, we wanted to mention two moments that technically don't count as bloopers, but certainly prove just how much fun the cast and crew have while creating Doctor Who.

Firstly, the Sycorax. Remember those skeletal masks and glowing red eyes? Well, maybe the creatures won't seem quite so menacing once you've seen four of them performing a beautiful rendition of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody between takes.

"Modern art!"

And the same goes for the Cybermen. They're usually quite terrifying, but not so much once you've seen a montage of them gleefully playing in a park, running around shouting "I'm freeeeeeeeeee. Free as a bird. A Cyberbird!"

Guess the conversion process doesn't always go to plan.

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Ellie has been part of the WhatCulture team since 2021 where she began as a freelance presenter for the WhoCulture channel. As a diehard Whovian with a BA (hons) degree in Drama and Acting, this role was the perfect opportunity for her to combine her screen presence training with her extensive Doctor Who knowledge. From there, she branched out to various other WhatCulture channels, including TrekCulture, and became a full time Content Producer/Video Presenter in 2023. Ellie is now a regular fixture on both WhoCulture and TrekCulture and has become a well respected public figure within both fandoms, building up a substantial following across her social media platforms and being given the opportunity to represent the channels and the wider communities at several industry events. Her favourite Doctor Who character is River Song and her favourite Star Trek character is Captain Janeway - which tells you everything you need to know about how she approaches her role within a generally male dominated field.

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Danny has been with WhatCulture for over ten years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. In 2022, he took charge of WhoCulture and has grown it into the biggest Doctor Who channel on YouTube, and one of the biggest Doctor Who communities on the web full-stop. He has been writing and video editing since his early teens, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers, off the back of a burning obsession with the Matt Smith era of the show. Like many his age, he first got into Doctor Who with the 2005 revival, but has since gone back and fallen in love with the classic years too. If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order, or to give you a random factoid about the making of Gridlock, Danny is the person to ask!