Plot hole: Jo is surprisingly skeptical about the TARDIS being able to move, considering she saw it dematerialise in the last episode.
Josman
1st Apr 2010
Doctor Who (1963)
23rd Mar 2010
Doctor Who (1963)
Question: Why does this serial only survive in black and white. If it was made in colour, why did the BBC have black and white copies in the first place?
19th Mar 2010
Top Gear (2002)
Continuity mistake: During Jeremy's timed lap in his police car, Richard and James watch him go from the start/finish line. But, when James comments about Jeremy having unbalanced the wheels, they are standing in a completely different part of the track. They then return to the line as Jeremy finishes.
19th Mar 2010
Doctor Who (1963)
Revealing mistake: When the resistance are storming the landing bay, one of them punches at least a foot to the right of a guard's face, but he still collapses.
9th Mar 2010
Doctor Who (2005)
Time Crash - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: At the end of "Last of the Time Lords", the Doctor flicks two switches on the console just before the Titanic hits. In the same scene in "Time Crash", the last control he hits is a large button.
18th Feb 2010
Doctor Who (1963)
Other mistake: In part one, one of the gunmen shoots at a bottle behind the bar and it takes several seconds for the bullet to travel only a few feet.
3rd Feb 2010
Doctor Who (2005)
Continuity mistake: Pete Tyler holds the sonic screwdriver against a section of rope next to his leg, but it breaks below his feet.
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Suggested correction: After the ladder breaks, and before we see Pete's feet again, we see him climbing a bit up the ladder. When his feet are next shown, he has them on the new bottom rung of the ladder. It would seem that the rope broke exactly where Pete was holding the screwdriver - right by his ankle.
9th Jan 2010
Doctor Who (2005)
Question: Exactly what part did The Doctor play in the great fire of Rome?
Chosen answer: He burned Nero's original plans for his New Rome, inspiring Nero to burn down Rome to rebuild.
9th Jan 2010
Doctor Who (1963)
Question: Out of all the robotic arms The Daleks could have equipped themselves with, why did they select toilet plungers?
Chosen answer: Because Dalek toilet technology is the only area where they are inferior to the rest of the universe. Approximately 1960's. You'd have to ask the designer of The Daleks. It is shown in the new series to be a very nasty weapon indeed, some sort of point singularity projection device, like a mini-black hole launcher.
There are lots of documentaries and DVD special features about The Daleks and how they made. It was due to budget costs that they use the plunger the idea was that it was able to suck or stick to anything push and pull.
7th Jan 2010
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Question: Anyone who's read the seventh book will know that Harry misses something very important in the room of requirement (I'm being vague here to avoid spoilers.) Is said item ever shown in this film?
Chosen answer: I have watched the film several times and specifically looked for the item you are mentioning (The bust of a warlock with an ugly wig, and the object you're referring to). I have not seen it. There ARE several Easter Eggs from previous movies, however, such as the harp and chess pieces from HP1.
4th Jan 2010
Red Dwarf (1988)
Gunmen of the Apocalypse - S6-E3
Continuity mistake: The Cat brings down the town sign by shooting the right hand side of it. Seconds later, when they pick Kryten up, the sign is hanging in front of the Livery building, which would only have been possible if he'd shot the left hand side.
20th Dec 2009
Doctor Who (2005)
Revealing mistake: When Torchwood is transmitting a signal to the Doctor, there is an overhead shot of Cardiff in which several shoppers are idly walking through apparently deserted streets. (00:31:55)
29th Nov 2009
Back to the Future (1985)
Audio problem: When Marty is playing the intro to "Johnny B. Goode" you can hear some cymbals in the background. But you can see behind him that the drummer isn't hitting any. (01:27:30)
28th Oct 2009
Top Gear (2002)
Continuity mistake: At the end of series 13, after Richard uses a cherry picker to stick a cool wall picture out of Jeremy's reach, Jeremy jams the controls and goes to interview Jay Leno. But throughout the interview, the cool wall is visible in the background and the cherry picker has gone. Afterwards, Richard is back in the same place without having had time to move.
25th Oct 2009
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
1st Oct 2009
Troy (2004)
Other mistake: During the first shot of the 1000 ships, oarsmen can be seen rowing, but their oars are not disturbing the water. Yet as they approach the beach, the shot is from the same distance and now splashes can be seen.
19th Sep 2009
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
Trivia: The chase scene through Paris broke The Blues Brothers record for most cars smashed up on screen.
12th Sep 2009
Red Dwarf (1988)
12th Sep 2009
Red Dwarf (1988)
Continuity mistake: Starbug 1 is abandoned on backwards Earth. But it still appears twice more in this series.
1st Sep 2009
Help! (1965)
Deliberate mistake: When Ringo sprays his assassin with orange juice, it doesn't reach as far as the sofa. But it still splashes over the inch-high Paul. Even if it had flown that far, Paul is on the far side of the sofa and the angle is impossible.
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Chosen answer: The reason this serial only exsists in black and white when it was recorded in colour is because in the 60's and 70's the BBC wiped and reused video tapes, some of which were Doctor Who. Luckily copies were made and sent to other countries, most of which didnt have colour TV's. These copies were later found and returned to the BBC archive.