Stories Sketches The Doctor’s New Invention (It’s a Square World) 1 image Overview Characters How to Complete Reviews 4 Statistics Quotes 1 Overview Released Tuesday, December 31, 1963 Written by Michael Bentine Directed by Joseph McGrath Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Doctor Who? Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth orbit, BBC Television Centre, Earth Synopsis Doctor Fotheringown is invited to be interviewed in a studio about his new invention, the first rocket set to be shot into space by British scientists. Soon, the clumsy, eccentric old man accidentally presses the launch button on the working model brought into the studio, sending him and his interviewer into orbit. Complete Completed Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters The Doctor How to find The Doctor’s New Invention (It’s a Square World): DVD The Aztecs: Special Edition Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Default Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 4 reviews 4 May 2025 · 125 words Review by ButterCashier 5 A frivolous fun feature! Clive Dunn is spectacular as this version of the Doctor, even going so far as to get his lines wrong, come in at the wrong time, all fitting the character flawlessly. The jokes are the sort as featured in Christmas crackers - absolutely lame to the point of amusement. For being so early on in Doctor Who's history, it's worth watching, as the first ever clear glimpse of anyone making fun of the programme, so it's interesting to see what they make of it, the Doctor (as he is) just being a rather ridiculous boffin. Overall, this is the kind of feature I love, it's comedic, much more enjoyable than many Doctor Who stories, and relevant to that, nice and short. ButterCashier View profile Like Liked 5 4 June 2025 · 69 words Review by sircarolyn 2 This is an utterly, utterly silly parody, and yet it's so interesting to watch as a piece of ephemera. It's fascinating to see the then contemporary references, as well as see how much Doctor Who must have already embedded itself as a staple of the TV landscape. It still holds up remarkably well as a silly piece of comedy, and at just seven minutes, is well worth a watch. sircarolyn View profile Like Liked 2 28 February 2025 · 17 words Review by Rock_Angel 3 Fun little extra I found on the Aztecs one day now I always come back to it Rock_Angel View profile Like Liked 3 9 June 2025 · 28 words Review by ClydeLangerRules Guys it's probably alright to take this one off the site, you know. He literally says that he's "Dr. Fotheringown", not "Dr. Who". God. It's not even funny. ClydeLangerRules View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating30 members 2.92 / 5 Member Statistics Completed 54 Favourited 1 Reviewed 4 Saved 3 Skipped 5 Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite BENTINE: Excuse me, but whom have I the honour of addressing? FOTHERINGOWN: Doctor Fotheringown. BENTINE: Doctor Who? FOTHERINGOWN: No, not Doctor Who, Doctor Fotheringown! — The Doctor’s New Invention (It’s a Square World)