Doctor Who: 10 Historical Figures That Need To Be Explored

Leonardo Da Vinci is by far the most frequently suggested historical figure for the Doctor to visit. As an acclaimed artist, sculptor, engineer, scientist, architect and some would even argue philosopher, Da Vinci is perhaps the single most remarkable mind to have ever lived.

He was years ahead of his time, designing flying machines, tanks, solar panels, parachutes and even the helicopter centuries before the engineering world had caught up enough to construct such things. Put simply, he was a man out of his time, born 500 years too early.

Perhaps the show could work a story around providing a timey-wimey explanation for this, or take the Vincent Van Gogh route of taking him to the present day, where many of his ideas and concepts have been made a reality. Either way, this is one of those episodes where the monster-of-the-week takes a back seat to the guest star.

The renaissance period of history is very under-visited in Doctor Who, considering its rich potential and intrigue, and Florence was at the epicentre of this remarkable artistic and cultural explosion. There were plenty of other historically significant individuals alive at this time - in fact, Michelangelo reportedly detested Da Vinci and the two had somewhat of a rivalry, despite only meeting eachother in passing. This could be explored in show also, playing similarly to the Tesla/Edison conflict in Nikola Tesla's Night Of Terror.

BBC, just do it already. Pretty please.