The First Question: Doctor Who?

The first question in the universe, hidden in plain sight... The question must never be answered, but how many times has it been asked?

Clips taken from: An Unearthly Child, The Time Meddler, The Gunfighters, The War Machines (sorry about that), The Highlanders, The Curse of Peladon, The Mutants, Logopolis, K9 & Company, Black Orchid, The Five Doctors, Silver Nemesis, The Doctor Dances, Boom Town, The Xmas Invasion, The Girl in the Fireplace, Blink, The Next Doctor, Series 5 3d Trailer, The Impossible Astronaut, Let's Kill Hitler and The Wedding of River Song.

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[JoelCornah]

There's an even older question. The Doctor's first on-screen line. "What are you doing here?"

[Calriec]

I love Matt Smith's little grin at the end. He knows the answer, but he'll never tell!

[AtarahDerek]

Go to an online concordance and enter "Abaddon." Then translate to Gallifreyan. Viola. The Doctor's real name.

At least that's my theory.

Some parents suck at names.

[docfan2009]

@MagicRobot12 Theta Sigma was the doctor's nick name in college(or what ever the time lord equivalent of that is) it's not his real name.

[MagicRobot12]

The doctors name is Theta Sigma

[JoelCornah]

@Dave01Rhodes Touché. XD

[Dave01Rhodes]

@JoelCornah but "Doctor Who" was on screen in the title sequence before any lines were said. "Doctor Who" were the first words ever in the entire series.

[kaizoisevil]

@evilduck666 no, it falls when his name is ASKED. His name is only spoken AFTER silence falls.

[TheLeo22701]

@Calriec No but he is a time traveller, not just that he's a time lord. Like he said about stars "I know how it began and I know how it ends and I was probably there both times." he could probably say the same about the universe.

[idiatico]

@Calriec he's a time traveller

[Calriec]

How can "Doctor Who?" be the oldest question in the universe? The Doctor isn't as old as the universe, at least I don't think so. 

[evilduck666]

So Silence will fall when Doctor who says his name....And his enemy is the silence.... And they want to kill him before he says it. So why not just go the place straight away and say it? River manages to survive knowing it and he out lives her. Job done?