The Doctor Who Forum | Bobbingbird | Mentions https://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/members/bobbingbird/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Bobbingbird. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:56:27 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.9.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 73eb0dfba5f6b51f11f239b33fd3819d ScaryB replied to the topic The Rose & Crown in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-rose-and-crown/page/8/#post-20939 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 10:57:16 +0000 @JanetteB

We will certainly be including you in the toasts*, and your avatar will be standing proud. End of exams is well worth celebrating – good on you all. There again if they don’t do as well as hoped in the exams it sounds like your offspring could have great careeers in specialist cake making!

@Blenkinsopthebrave – A deep bow in your…[Read more]

]]> ccd78ba07e53acbebf50e43fd101a8e6 Juniperfish replied to the topic The Rose & Crown in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-rose-and-crown/page/8/#post-20895 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:56:11 +0000 Looking forward to Asylum of the Whovians 🙂

Thanks for organising @Shazzbot

Certainly looking forward to shouting our Emperor @Craig a drink for all his hard work setting up this site.

And pleased to see a decent number of the Fish Clan in attendance!

Comrades who can’t be there, especially those overseas, such as @JanetteB and @Blenkinsopthe…[Read more]

]]> 13b5f584a04ca51be2c289ea38a9937c blenkinsopthebrave replied to the topic The Next Doctor? in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/the-next-doctor/page/11/#post-15039 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 08:39:35 +0000 Hello @Juniperfish! Great to see you again (well, your avatar, anyway). If only we could entice @bobbingbird back from his rural idyll, and @WhoHar out of the bath. It seem somehow incomplete that they are not […]

]]> b6b64178d9c2e467e1c094d9666bd400 ScaryB replied to the topic Doctor Who news in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/doctor-who-news/page/14/#post-13579 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:06:21 +0000 @JimtheFish (and @janetteB @WhoHar @bobbingbird @Blenkinsopthebrave)

I remember you saying this (shoddy anniverary) way back in January – around the time they announced the 50th would be in 3D. I said give them […]

]]> 183453e5985354ac61c544a6fc825de0 PhaseShift replied to the topic On the Sofa (part 2) in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/on-the-sofa-part-2/page/2/#post-11682 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:06:00 +0000 Ahhhh – those Australians know how to throw an early party. This is some footage from the event @bobbingbird was hoping to go to. It certainly looks the part and works as a nice little tribute to Matt Smith.

I […]

]]> d55804cae6272ccbbdcbb82ee0763091 OsakaHatter replied to the topic S33 (7) 13 – Nightmare in Silver in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-13-nightmare-in-silver/page/5/#post-8935 Mon, 13 May 2013 16:10:07 +0000 @Bobbingbird, @JimTheFish, @PhaseShift – personally, I also found the S5/S6 approach better with a more solid arc to get our teeth into, but then have also thoroughly enjoyed each episode of 7b (I do however think […]

]]> c4677c662f880ec49a1cee63bcab9a88 Lula replied to the topic S33 (7) 13 – Nightmare in Silver in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-13-nightmare-in-silver/page/5/#post-8907 Mon, 13 May 2013 12:28:13 +0000 @bobbingbird  @JimTheFish   You both summed up my exact feelings about this series, with one exception–I rather enjoy Matt’s costume.  The waistcoat and fob watch are so old-fashioned that they’re in fashion, and […]

]]> 2d041f3d3ef9ef748291190d7b79ceae Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic S33 (7) 13 – Nightmare in Silver in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-13-nightmare-in-silver/page/5/#post-8891 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:28:41 +0000 @Bobbingbird and @janetteB – generally speaking, I’ve enjoyed 7b considerably more than 7a – barring the one bobble with Journey ttCotT, which was technically excellent but, for me fell flat emotionally.

I […]

]]> eb36978bead3608062f2d42eadc2a2f6 blenkinsopthebrave replied to the topic Spoilers in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/spoilers/page/4/#post-8874 Mon, 13 May 2013 06:05:16 +0000 Emerging from behind the sofa (nervously and only momentarily) I am relieved to see that the spoiler of the next episode remains far away from this site.

@bobbingbird. I started to have a strange conspiratorial […]

]]> 6c63036a6def1dd9c155eb9488ebe4d2 janetteB replied to the topic S33 (7) 13 – Nightmare in Silver in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-13-nightmare-in-silver/page/5/#post-8871 Mon, 13 May 2013 05:36:46 +0000 I agree @Bobbingbird re’ the two parters. I feel that this series has really suffered from rushed scripts. If episodes are to be 45 minutes then were need more two parters. I would much prefer the series to […]

]]> 6e04c5b5b4aa7123b7e0e6b7d3eaa476 WhoHar replied to the topic S33 (7) 13 – Nightmare in Silver in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-13-nightmare-in-silver/page/5/#post-8870 Mon, 13 May 2013 05:28:06 +0000 @bobbingbird.

I actually agree with all of 1., and the sentiment of 2. – particularly since Hide, we’ve had very little Clara arc to go on, and that’s frustrating for me.

Regarding 3. – I’m not at all […]

]]> 8776d7c7ac1c461af407350e56375003 HaveYouFedTheFish replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/11/#post-7551 Thu, 02 May 2013 08:10:50 +0000 @bobbingbird – look, you guys just behave yourselves when the our friends the pigs finally start showing up on here. We know what you are like … 😀

]]> 902ed7adb4298a532d2eac4ee1633178 Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/11/#post-7550 Thu, 02 May 2013 08:04:20 +0000

 I’m convinced that Omega is there somewhere…

@Bobbingbird Combine with the Dark Doctor theory and the finale title: suppose the Doctor drops the name of The Doctor and takes the name of Omega. His title is, […]

]]> 378626422ee8812ff757cb9462ae1ee0 blenkinsopthebrave replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/11/#post-7542 Thu, 02 May 2013 04:17:42 +0000 @bobbingbird. Your (double) post reminded me of @Juniperfish‘s continuing belief in the dark Doctor.

I do not dispute the words of Dorium, @Juniperfish, my fishy friend, but I am not at all sure that the […]

]]> 7a92799801f5ef988c91584cc67147e1 Bobbingbird replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/11/#post-7540 Thu, 02 May 2013 03:53:05 +0000 @haveyoufedthefish –

Some birds eat fish. So there!

@Juniperfish:

On a dark Doctor to come, I refer you to the words of Dorium Maldovar (whom @Bobbingbird once famously thought was “responsible for […]

]]> 3f800b4bf4d5f3a6ecf2614ede4bd4e0 Whisht replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/10/#post-7474 Wed, 01 May 2013 20:16:24 +0000 A(my) R(iver) C(lara) of Infinity?

Omega??!?

Although I’m reminded @Bobbingbird of the story that people (like us??!?) surmised that HAL from 2001 A Space Odyssey was one step ahead of IBM (H – A – […]

]]> c80f66bed9e712549195211fa503f8d0 HaveYouFedTheFish replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/10/#post-7461 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:58:58 +0000 @Bobbingbird – Amy + River + Clara = ARC. That. Is. Beautiful, my little, bobby, feathered friend. And @Juniperfish – that ARC = ARK – that is inspired; that the arc/ark is about how the doctor saved a little […]

]]> eaab18e88d99a2c936a60cde8435bc82 HaveYouFedTheFish replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/10/#post-7460 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:58:39 +0000 @Bobbingbird – ” the TARDIS not only takes the Doctor where he needs to go, but also creates what he needs to fight.” that’s an interesting idea! Maybe a bit too interventionist though. I was thinking this: in […]

]]> 63f75876c40753949925c4163ddda326 ScaryB replied to the topic General Music thread in the forum Music http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/general-music-thread/page/2/#post-7456 Wed, 01 May 2013 19:55:16 +0000 Nice one @juniperfish. What a lovely space this is – not had a chance to hang in here much… Like @bobbingbird‘s MES/Fall vid too.

That last link to Loopy Lou is dead – try this one (it’s had 2m+ views so […]

]]> adbd4502a3edec7463bcd9392b0419f0 Juniperfish replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/9/#post-7401 Wed, 01 May 2013 12:29:01 +0000 @ardaraith Aww sweet – I don’t think white is his colour tho’

@HTPBDET and @Blenkinsopthebrave

On a dark Doctor to come, I refer you to the words of Dorium Maldovar (whom @Bobbingbird once famously thought […]

]]> 7b7ece6e09121066635f546704f826c7 HTPBDET replied to the topic General Music thread in the forum Music http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/general-music-thread/page/2/#post-7369 Wed, 01 May 2013 11:21:58 +0000 @Bobbingbird         you could have stopped that last sentence after “out”….

Truly, I think the saddest thing about the BBC is that they allowed Troughton’s era to be almost entirely erased. Honestly, when […]

]]> ee76928c363aec3f1e4a24c4bddc4269 Bluesqueakpip replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/9/#post-7366 Wed, 01 May 2013 11:12:48 +0000 @bobbingbird and @scaryB

JLC is too young

Year older than Matt Smith was, in fact. She’s 27. I had a look at her CV and while – at the moment – I’m running more along the lines of ‘she’s playing it like the […]

]]> cc725769100d6635b79c6eb3ef660815 HTPBDET replied to the topic General Music thread in the forum Music http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/general-music-thread/page/2/#post-7353 Wed, 01 May 2013 10:13:19 +0000 @bobbingbird      Ha! Are you suggesting I am not the voice of reason when he/she pushes me too far??  🙂

Mind you, if asgill ever starts telling me about what was good or bad about either Troughton or […]

]]> a38e77f909b27f050a39048b8a760f9f HTPBDET replied to the topic General Music thread in the forum Music http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/general-music-thread/page/2/#post-7350 Wed, 01 May 2013 09:57:48 +0000 @bobbingbird     I am wounded!

I would never wield an axe (Alexander Sheep though) and I would never wear orange (asgill though).

I see you in a different light now…

]]> b8b69c7459b4f7ab0d0c6684427aaf1c Juniperfish replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/9/#post-7349 Wed, 01 May 2013 09:52:59 +0000 @Bobbingbird You started it 🙂

Now imagine a Murray Gold score in the background!

(I know, I know, some folk don’t like his work, but I really do…)

]]> ac524d2ada7fbca346f69069acc61dec Juniperfish replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/9/#post-7347 Wed, 01 May 2013 09:30:48 +0000 @Bobbingbird Nice spot on ARC and also <sobs a little> Noah’s arc/ ark which saved some of the creatures when the great flood came. So by analogy, Amy, River and Clara are the Doctor’s litle ARC/ Ark of salvaged […]

]]> 277415578893c989a292804ed3e9b1fe Zaphod replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/8/#post-7342 Wed, 01 May 2013 09:15:11 +0000 @bobbingbird @thebadfairyprincess I’m quite sure those are the doctors feet and they are visible (on the 11th viewing) even before Tricky points them out. Tricky refers to the TARDIS as being alive and suffering […]

]]> 0a048d64cbb8aefb36e839b402273f69 thebadfairyprincess replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/8/#post-7336 Wed, 01 May 2013 08:24:26 +0000 @Bobbingbird I don’t think it’s Clara under the Tardis as it’s mentioned by Tricky that someone’s UNDER there and we see a pair of boots sticking out from under the Tardis and a pile of thick wires. Tricky is then […]

]]> 7f085d13c298908882df6fa5cbfef2c6 HaveYouFedTheFish replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/8/#post-7332 Wed, 01 May 2013 07:28:05 +0000 @thebadfairyprincess @bobbingbird

Good call on River writing the History of the Time war! That makes sense of why its written in English. It means that her chosen profession is now meaningful – a plot point, […]

]]> 516907c16d929eb9e3c49d7496672839 HaveYouFedTheFish replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/8/#post-7331 Wed, 01 May 2013 07:07:58 +0000 @Bobbingbird @janetteB – surely Junior Ents Officer just implies Alaska was a cruise ship (so lots of humans for conversion) and Clara was – surprise surprise – basically a nanny?

]]> 5651adbc11bfb791f02d3bec95ad2707 HaveYouFedTheFish replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/8/#post-7330 Wed, 01 May 2013 07:05:49 +0000 @bobbingbird @blenkinsopthebrave “an idyllic, small seaside town surrounded by sea, a gloriously big river with dolphins and turtles” – sounds great. Where’s that?

]]> 864e794723f6496cda9caa7a52b624cc HaveYouFedTheFish replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/8/#post-7329 Wed, 01 May 2013 07:03:58 +0000 @Bobbingbird @janetteB – “change the course of who forever” not “change who forever”. Quite a qualified turn of phrase. What “course” does it have now – “Man wanders randomly getting into scapes and fixing […]

]]> 6d60ef5d06e14556c15c559a199e1505 blenkinsopthebrave replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/8/#post-7327 Wed, 01 May 2013 05:16:05 +0000 @bobbingbird – Well, it all depends on your perspective. As I recall, you reside  in an idyllic, small seaside town surrounded by sea, a gloriously big river with dolphins and turtles.

I am currently occupying […]

]]> b7b63079c9139bb355a993e5b0d24893 janetteB replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/8/#post-7326 Wed, 01 May 2013 04:58:03 +0000 @blenkinsopthebrave and @Bobbingbird I am hoping that you are both right and River isn’t Clara, things just seem to be pointing that way. I agree the indications currently are that she is an ordinary girl, and […]

]]> 54d3397e986cec4a03773973745b2a4d Juniperfish replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/5/#post-7146 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:06:05 +0000 Very nice work @WhoHar

And some enjoyable physics from the nightshift @Bobbingbird and @Blenkinsopthebrave @Shazzbot and a grumbly @HaveyouFedtheFish

You’ve missed, under Clara:

1m Clara is a regeneration […]

]]> 6642a0924b9349e62f6c2a4d84fdcefa Juniperfish replied to the topic S33 (7) 11 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-11-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-tardis/page/3/#post-7005 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:10:14 +0000 @Bobbingbird – aargh sorry about the frustrating time-lag. Good to have a decent night-shift on here now tho’, so we’ll look out for your reactions when you get there!

Morning all (evening all, for those […]

]]> 1bfe3f8eb77cca9b61c965e67b532c32 HTPBDET replied to the topic Spoilers in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/spoilers/page/2/#post-6609 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:18:33 +0000 @bobbingbird

Memories.  The TARDIS will be full of memories.

]]> 5f8d4e9550e9d54121d90e230987f356 ardaraith replied to the topic Spoilers in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/spoilers/page/2/#post-6581 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:36:35 +0000 Spoiler space, discussing spoilers, do not read, we are discussing spoilers

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@Bobbingbird !!!! all the numbers!!! “she” died, and it was his fault???? the Eye sees!!!! Holy […]

]]> b32f09e592811973d15ce3499cb4566e ardaraith replied to the topic Spoilers in the forum General http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/spoilers/page/2/#post-6576 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:30:15 +0000 @Bobbingbird – I have not heard this about the voice! I wonder who’s voice it will be??

]]> 3c563d5464d20ef92e814464f6494f1e Bobbyfat replied to the topic S33 (7) 10 – Hide in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-10-hide/page/6/#post-6573 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:19:50 +0000 @Bobbingbird

Claranet – he he – very good 🙂

]]> 11c71d851d93ceff5d08c6bae6d42b0d ScaryB replied to the topic S33 (7) 10 – Hide in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-10-hide/page/6/#post-6565 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:36:29 +0000 <waves @blenkinsopthebrave @bobbingbird @janetteB @Whohar>

Good to see the night shift have been working hard :-)

Couple of early morning thoughts –

Clara as Mary Poppins – there have been 2 very […]

]]> a1007b1efcf24ccb871f089488f9f990 WhoHar replied to the topic S33 (7) 9 – Cold War in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-9-cold-war/page/4/#post-5991 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:21:23 +0000 Night shift signing in (where’s @Blenkinsopthebrave and @Bobbingbird when you need them).

I had a similar thought to @HTPBDET re the two Tardis’s only I wondered if Ten had collided with Eleven’s Tardis on the […]

]]> 0c6d36b9d53a85b361c23fc5f7ab7ec6 Miapatrick replied to the topic S33 (7) 8 - The Rings of Akhaten in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-8-the-rings-of-akhaten/page/3/#post-4605 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:55:37 +0000 @Bobbingbird – right there. That’s why I love this site. Collective theorising is so much more fun, especially when you get the benefit of other peoples admirable knowledge of Doctor Who history. 😉

]]> 55814b0b2f2c5a0948ecd36947e7d0be WhoHar replied to the topic S33 (7) 8 - The Rings of Akhaten in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-8-the-rings-of-akhaten/page/3/#post-4603 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:55:17 +0000 Ah… just noticed @HTPBDET is on here.  And @bobbingbird. Excellent.

 No-one’s mentioned this (I think) but Clara’s book  is “101 Places to Visit”  (may have misremembered the title). The 101 immediately […]

]]> 15836e693f539461bdd17e0d9113e491 Juniperfish replied to the topic S33 (7) 8 - The Rings of Akhaten in the forum The Eleventh Doctor http://www.thedoctorwhoforum.com/forums/topic/s33-7-8-the-rings-of-akhaten/page/3/#post-4601 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:51:56 +0000 @Bobbingbird – Oh – nice solve on the 27! Someone needs to make a master-post of all the numerology references (please?) as I am lost already. Still impressed, lost. I can’t keep it straight in my head 🙂 Time […]

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