The Doctor In Popular Culture
You don't reach a half-century without a nod here and there. Doctor Who has its famous Whovians, and they're determined to instil as much of the show into the real world: and wouldn't it be good if one day, there was no line between our world and the Doctor's? 40. In The Vicar of Dibley, the titular vicar Geraldine has the bridemaids at her wedding dress as Daleks. 39. Megastar directors Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are huge Doctor Who fans. Spielberg once claimed "the world would be a poorer place" without the show. 38. The Daleks are referenced in The Clash's song, 'Remote Control'. 37. Chat show host Craig Ferguson has a miniature TARDIS on his desk.
36. The Fourth Doctor has appeared in the Simpsons a fair few times, but consulting producer Don Payne was once credited as "Don 'He Will Knock 4 Times' Payne". 35. British electronica/jazz project Cinematic Orchestra's song 'All Things to All Men' featuring rapper Roots Manuva features a line "Just say when and I'll take you to my TARDIS". The song is used as the closing credits to the film Kidulthood, written by and starring Noel Clarke, AKA Mickey Smith of Who. 34. An issue of The Spectacular Spiderman comic features the words "Bad Wolf" written on an alleyway wall. 33. Sylvester McCoy appeared in BBC's Doctors as an actor who'd previously played a time-travelling alien-fighter. 32. The TARDIS noise was heard in the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. 31. In Cars 2, a British spy ends up trapped in Big Ben and attempts to "reverse the polarity..."