{"id":28774,"date":"2023-01-17T14:05:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T13:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1770219"},"modified":"2023-01-17T17:04:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T16:04:29","slug":"neil-gaiman-reveals-which-story-made-him-fall-in-love-with-doctor-who","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/neil-gaiman-reveals-which-story-made-him-fall-in-love-with-doctor-who\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Gaiman reveals which story made him fall in love with Doctor Who"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Neil Gaiman has long made it clear that he\u2019s a huge Doctor Who<\/a> fan \u2013 and now the Good Omens<\/a> and The Sandman<\/a> writer has revealed which episode made him fall in love with the sci-fi series in the first place.<\/p>\n

Gaiman \u2013 who penned the Who episodes The Doctor\u2019s Wife and Nightmare in Silver in 2011 and 2013 respectively \u2013 explained on Twitter that the final part of the season 6 serial The War Games<\/a> had captivated him as a child.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt unpeeled my mind and left me in love with the infinite possibilities inherent in the story,\u201d he wrote. \u201c21st of June 1969. I was 8.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doctor Who. The final part of The War Games. It unpeeled my mind and left me in love with the infinite possibilities inherent in the story. 21st of June 1969. I was 8. https:\/\/t.co\/FXcPEVj8PI<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) January 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>