NEIL GAIMAN: My Favorite Doctor Who Moments

Watch an exclusive video with award-winning writer NEIL GAIMAN (Coraline, The Sandman, Doctor Who: The Doctor's Wife) behind-the-scenes on the set of BBC America's new original TV special WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME!: A Royal Pain in the News - and uncover his favorite moments from the 2011 season of Doctor Who.

Don't miss Neil on WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME! *** Premiering Friday Dec 23 at 8p/7c *** only on BBC America, where he'll be the featured guest for the classic multiple-choice quiz segment "Not My Job." Want more about Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! on BBC America? Go to http://bbca.me/WWDTMsite

Find out which "marvelous" episodes from 2011's season 6 rank as Neil's favorites. Which episode has "sheer barking-mad, screwball audacity"? Which one is "beautiful and heartbreaking"? Can you guess which he describes as "a giant Hollywood blockbuster" and "everything you could possibly want"? And which episode made him "jealous and grumpy" after they pursued a similar idea... until he saw it and realized "it's better than anything [Neil] would've done with that idea"?

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[TheAdamTowers]

Can I just say to the BBC America youtube team thanks! It's clear you guys really treat doctor who with respect and the constant clips, behind the scenes and trailers and of such high quality. Always uploaded at higher resolutions, faster upload, more regular content and better quality and quantity. Ironic how BBC Americas channel puts the actual BBC's to shame when it comes to doctor who.

Thanks!

[BBCAmericaTV]

@TheAdamTowers Much appreciated, TheAdamTowers.

Allons-y!

[fremioneandredvines]

@TimothyMably Well, it appears that he is only doing things from Series 6, but I think if he were to do Series 5 (which is the series that Vincent and the Doctor was in), then that would definitely be on there because Vincent and the Doctor is one of the best episodes of Doctor Who.

[TimothyMably]

Nothing about Vincent and the Doctor's episode? That was the most moving episode I've seen in the series.

[grkpektis]

I am only on season 3 but so far my favorite moment is when DW meets satan. I loved seeing him react something that is beyond his understanding for the first time and I love when any medium mixes sci-fi and fantasy so well

[maksuree]

@BBCAmericaTV

i was wandering why you never upload the episodes though... its there something stopping you from doing it, or piracy reasons, i mean im not trying to pressure you or anything, it would just be great to have an idea why. thanks for all the awesome behind-the-scenes trailers though.

[frozenpiper2]

@thelivingsteel I think Capt. Jack being the Face of Bo is the most shocking development but I love River. Her identity though, has to be second.

[redbaronorcrowley]

Huh. Doctor's Wife was supposed to be in season 5. THAT'S why it didn't suck, it carried over both the awesomeness of season 5 and the awesomeness of Neil Gaiman, allowing it to hold it's own.

[SkinnerCanThink]

@thelivingsteel Lol <3 I dno, I always felt a dislike for River, mainly because of the way she carried herself and catch phrases like "Hello, Sweetie",

[thelivingsteel]

Love love Neil Gaiman!! His episode was pretty good, but I agree with him here, "The Girl Who Waited" was definitely the highlight of the season. ^_^

(and one of the few times I was actually fond of Amy)

[thelivingsteel]

@SkinnerCanThink --that she seems to get more convoluted the more we see of her.

[thelivingsteel]

@SkinnerCanThink I agree, the Captain Jack reveal was absolutely THE most shocking moment in the world of modern Who. Even my friend who didn't care one whit about Jack's character was blown away by it. Which is really crazy because it was just a sort of throwaway line, but still managed to be incredibly epic. After that, River's reveal didn't stand a chance. I don't dislike the character, thought she was awesome in Silence in the Library, but I agree--