Doctor Who: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Tenth Doctor

He's arguably Doctor Who's most popular lead, but did you know about some of the Tenth Doctor's strange fashion choices?
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[@WhoCulture]

ALLONS-Y

[@mrstardust8718]

This translates to LET’S GO

[@bazzer124]

...Alonso! Cheers....

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Just an FYI, a waistcoat is a sleeveless garment worn under the jacket. He did his jacket buttons up differently!

[@bazzer124]

@@y_fam_goeglyd and it's usually pronounced weskit in the UK. Cheers....

[@LCGSports]

ALLONS-Y

[@josephcooter5763]

Speaking of catch phrases. Would you like a jellybaby? Now that's a catch phrase.

[@julianaylor4351]

😁😋❤️

[@geoffroi-le-Hook]

Brave heart, Tegan

[@magckmn01]

Exactly. One of my favorites. Jellybabies.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

Interesting quiz question: What is the first story where the Doctor offers someone a jelly baby (by name)?

[@josephcooter5763]

@@DrWhoFanJ I think it was the Three Doctors where the second Doctor offers Benton one.

[@beatrixdobson4795]

David Tennant is my Doctor. Excited to see him return this year but not looking forward to having to say goodbye to him again

[@oneofmanyintheworld]

It's a lazy marketing scheme!

[@johannahyde-parker8422]

I feel sad knowing we'll be saying goodbye to him again

[@koralinawho]

It's going to be the worst Christmas ever after having to say goodbye to Tennant as the Doctor for a second time. The farewell to Ten still haunts me to this day and I can't watch the whole sequence of him saying goodbye to everyone and then regenerating without crying like a baby. So imagine what it will do to me to seeing him go AGAIN. I don't think I'd ever get over it.

[@johannahyde-parker8422]

@@koralinawho I won't get through it either

[@ashleyklotz3762]

Same my friend, same

[@StephenLeGresley]

My favourite pieces of 10th Doctor trivia are: 1) In The End of Time Part II when they are taking him down the stairs in the chair, he really was in pain because he had recently had surgery and his back was sore. I'm not happy he was in pain, just it's interesting that he's not acting at all in that scene. What a trooper. 2) He and John Barrowman choose to wear those long coats that they called their "Superhero coats" because when they ran, the back of them flapped like capes and in "Utopia" when they're running from the Future Kind they're actually racing each other for real. Great vid as always you wonderful lads and lasses. 😉

[@WhoCulture]

Great trivia. Thanks for sharing these!

[@nekolalia3389]

1a) His surgery is also why they had that, ahem, Auton body double in the wide shots.

[@el-nv1oh]

RISE!

[@planetmarsbars]

Kinda hoping that when 14 regenerates we get a line along of the lines of "I'm ready to go"

[@WhoCulture]

It’s too obvious… but it’s also too perfect.

[@marianneootjers4786]

And as we now know, that happened (even if he did not really go) with him saving his famous catchphrase Allonsy (French for let's go) :3

[@c0nvict_pleb174]

God I love ten. He’s basically David Tennant captured his inner fan boy 😂

[@BrazenBard]

Pretty sure Matt Smith did the impossibly deep pockets trick, too - as I recall, Rory pulled out a small flashlight, and Eleven hauled a HUGE MagLite from his inside pocket.

[@antoniacosta6221]

Yep, and then they made a dick joke 😂

[@HedeccaTamer]

And due to Moffat being a creep he needed to make it a dick joke lmao

[@galaxygirl1504]

Also, in Amy's choice, pretty sure 11 put a broom in his pocket

[@BrazenBard]

@@galaxygirl1504 I don't *recall* that scene, but it certainly sounds like something Eleven would do.

[@CharlotteSunshine94]

"Yours is bigger than mine" "let's not go there"

[@richardcharlwood9997]

I definitely knew the accent one. Interestingly, it shows how clever Moffat was too, because Amy Pond is the last voice the 11th Doctor hears, and who is the next Doctor after that? Scotland’s Peter Capaldi! (Also the last ‘companion’ accent the War Doctor hears are the Northern tones of Clara, and the next Doctor after him was… Northern!). Also knew the viewing figures one.

[@PabSungenis]

I liked the line Tennant gave at an interview before starting. When asked if he would use his Scottish accent, he said “Chris Eccleston said lots of planets have a north, but EVERY planet has a Scotland!”

[@DarthAverage]

Another point about the suits: if the episode took place in the future (ie, after 2010 CE in Earth's calendar), he wore the solid blue suit. If it took place in our past, he wore the brown pinstripes. 😎

[@koralinawho]

I've never realized this! Is it really always like that?! I have another reason for a rewatch, thank you 😂

[@peterratter6603]

An extra nod of appreciation for a top 10 list made up of 'new' nuggets of trivia - a lot of these I didn't know, and am grateful to you for unearthing.

[@sabrinatirabassi3529]

Do you remember Genesis of the Daleks, when the Kaled soldiers wanted to search the Fourth Doctor's pockets, and he said " It might take some time..."

[@hollymatton474]

Great video and loving river's sonic ellie! 😂😊 In the series 3 episode Smith and Jones, david struggled to say the alien name Judoon (specifically the 'oon' bit) because it was hard for him to say it in his put on estuary english accent, being that he's actually Scottish. So to make it more difficult for him, russell t davies gave him the line "judoon platoon upon the moon", just for fun. But being the professional that he is david tennant pulled it off flawlessly! 😂 Also when they broke the time rotor in the tardis set whilst filming the tenth doctor's regeneration, they had to partially fix it ready to film the sarah jane adventures episode the wedding of sarah jane which was filmed after david tennant had left the show and filming for series 5 had already started. That's why you don't see the time rotor moving up and down in that episode of the sarah jane adventures. 😊😊

[@OverWims]

The 11th Doctor also had bigger on the inside pockets when he got out the massive uv light bar thing in Vampires of Venice

[@Clownboy15]

Here’s one: his brown suit was made from trousers. While shopping for looks, Tennant found the brown trousers with blue pinstripes and said that’s it. The costume designer said they couldn’t match the fabric for a blazer. So they wound up buying the entire stock from the store and managed to make five suits for Tennant and stunt men to wear. Making the blue suit in season three was advantageous because it allowed the brown ones to last longer. Tennant was gifted his suit when he was done and wore it for the 50th special.

[@thethreekings9120]

Imagine if 9 was around for that scene where 10 snaps at 11... Oh man, 9 could get really aggressive too. Ahaha.

[@MaybeItsGas]

I know it's not what we're getting, but it would be awesome if 14 got Tennant's natural accent (for Capaldi), Smith's style, and Whitaker's personality so he's something of a bookend for an era

[@geoffroi-le-Hook]

4:54 Ellie: "Bigger on the inside" is one of the most famous quotes of the entire show ... Editor : shows Clara's "Smaller on the outside" scene

[@YeahNo]

Sgt Benton had the best comment. The Doctor: Well, Sergeant. Aren’t you going to say that it’s bigger on the inside than it is on the outside? Everybody else does. Sgt Benton: It’s pretty obvious, isn’t it?

[@bananasaregood8655]

I knew all these things about the 10th doctor, but i didn't know the 13th doctor's catchphrase was 'brilliant' shows how much of an impact jodie/chibnall era left on me haha

[@Perkygoth]

"Platoon of Judoon on the Moon" was a line written to test his ability to stay with an English accent and not slip back into his natural Scottish one!

[@Thorned_Rosey]

I started crying at that last scene shown with him really upset at the "I don't wanna go" line

[@SerathDarklands]

Great video! I only knew a handful of these. Hope you'll do this for all of the Doctors - I'd love to see a video like this for my favorite Doctor - 12.

[@TheExpandedWho]

my favourite bit of tenth doctor trivia is that between the waters of mars and the end of time not only did the day of the doctor take place, but also a whole adventure with the fourth doctor where he saw the Phosphorous Carousel of the Great Magellan Gestadt

[@the11yearoldyoutuber82]

I haven’t watched this channel in ages and forgot how much effort the videos have so thank you

[@themightybob]

For davids first series, he sounds more scottish than in his other two series, ive noticed the accent sometimes "bleeds" through when he talked Also the time rotor isnt the middle bit that goes up and down, thats called the time column, the time rotor is inside the console under the column

[@andrewcornwell4943]

Ellie, no one is surprised you have a River Song sonic. She’s your favorite character from what I can tell. I love the way you talk about her. ❤❤

[@bsteven885]

According to Russell T. Davies, the take used for David Tennant, "I don't want to go," was Take 3 (there were 4 takes total for that scene).

[@captainweekend5276]

You can actually see some of the alternate takes in BTS footage from Dr Who confidential, Tennant himself even suggested they go with take three over four since he felt it people may be less sympathetic if the doctor fully broke down when he delivered the line.

[@sarahglover3286]

Isn't it also 10 who pulls a collection of items out of his pocket while building something, his companion was holding everything he took out! Can't remember which episode though

[@michaeltortorice9876]

Good video. I have nothing to add, except I'm glad you included an example of a previous incarnation having voluminous pocket space. I had several examples in mind, but I understand that for the sake of brevity, one example was enough. And that scene from Robot was one of the main ones I considered. Nice work. Also, props cost money. If WhatCulture isn't going to spring for them, make do with what you have.

[@Neil070]

10 Things Everyone Knows..... Yeah, I thought it was Genesis where Four was ordered to empty his pockets....but this actually is not an original concept. It's a homage to Mary Poppins and her magical carpet bag

[@pearljoymilnes]

I love the the Tenth Doctor so lighthearted and fun to watch

[@emilygilbeyful]

It's a jacket not a waistcoat, and his most iconic look was the brown pinstripes!

[@charlesharrison4531]

10:46 Personally I would have thought having David's doctor fully break down during his regeneration would have been so good, for a couple reasons: 1. Regeneration as the doctor said is basically death. He dies and a "new man goes sauntering away, while I'm dead" 2. His doctor was known for being a bit emotional, so it wouldn't be out of place to see him cry whilst on the brink of death And finally 3. His doctor did the most morally questionable stuff in the show's history (Aside from Collin Baker, that doctor was fucked up at the time). He played with Martha Jones's emotions on many occasions in season three, slaughtered the Racnosses children, and turned into a bit of a monster during the "Time lord victorious" arc. When on death's doorstep, it's not difficult to imagine he'd regret all those decisions, and weep over them. Maybe Russel T Davis will release this alternate ending at a later point, maybe he won't. If he does I'll have a box of tissues at the ready 🔵❤❤

[@chrisandersen5635]

Yay! Ellie. Well done. As usual. I had a tenth’s sonic, and I, the fool, let someone ‘borrow’ it , which of course, they promptly ‘lost’. Or some nonsense. If only I had a TARDIS.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Hey, you did miss one for #10's accent: they wrote the Judoon's speech patterns and "words" to eff with him and his Scottish mouth, which had a TERRIBLE time trying to talk back to them, LOL! I'm very glad you noted that it's NOT just the 10th with bigger-on-the-inside pockets! I mean, did you see the size of the bomb #9 used in the shop with the Autons?? And way back in Classic Who's run, the Doctor would ALWAYS have much more in their pockets than they would be physically able to hold, and that wasn't always just #4 that did that! I knew all of the others, too, except the comic book version of _The Lodger._ I'll have to see if I can locate it at something less than an insane price. 😄 But you REALLY should change these titles, because I always come to see if I can actually LEARN more about my beloved show, but I seldom do, and that makes me sad. 😔

[@whitnale018]

12 also had pockets that were bigger on the inside. That's how he got his tea in "The Witch's Familiar".

[@dssouthern]

The 10th doctor is also known for his sad stares

[@WhoCulture]

…in the rain.

[@dssouthern]

@@WhoCulture and after river sacrifices herself

[@VictorSwindell]

The 4th Doctor were also bigger on the inside...there was one episode where he was told to empty his pocket...and he pulled out all sorts of thing...I may be remembering wrong

[@SailorAllan]

very good video---where does " Blink " show up in favorites lists I wonder ?

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Best line from 10 to 11: "What you do in the privacy of your regeneration is your business..." ;-)

[@Enigmanaut]

When you were giving the Outro, I was like "Zap us again, Ellie!" You didn't disappoint.

[@torbenyj]

great episode - thank you

[@UltraPokeZ]

I got into doctor who watching a episode and I was hooked from there. I try to watch older seasons but David Tennant was the one that got me hooked. I've always enjoyed everytime I watched a episode then I was upset when he regenerated. But I really enjoyed Matt Smiths run as well.

[@leann848]

David Tennant should be on everyone's lips all the time because he's AMAZING!

[@DanBen07]

Alex Kingston as River Song is one of my favourite characters because she's one of my favourite actresses I had watched before she was in Doctor Who.

[@Demont]

The 10th Doctor is still my favorite.

[@michaeltortorice9876]

I don't understand Instagram, but it ordered me to watch this again, so here we are. I think my initial comment covered my thoughts pretty well, except... 1) If you mention that you lack a certain thing (say, a screwdriver prop), and you are a much-loved , dare I say adored, personality (c'mon, look at the comments), you may be surprised and delighted by what shows up in the mail (if I could afford it, it would already be done). 2) Those ratings numbers don't take into account DVD/Bluray viewing (yeah, I know, how could they?). If they did, A Christmas Carol would be number 1 by a longshot just based off my own viewings (every Christmas Eve, occasionally just because). Now that that's out of the way, stop ordering me around! I was gonna do it anyway.

[@twigbranch4556]

youtube: oh your watching a doctor who video about his big pockets here have an add about a doctor who themed bag 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@triplejazzmusicisall1883]

Voyage of the Damned should have an asterixis just as much as City of Death regarding ratings. Why fandom doesn't want to admit it was primarily the 'Kylie factor'. She was plugged to death including front page with a dalek on DWM. Poor old Clive Swift never got the same attention. Do we really believe the same ratings would have been in that episode if she had not be the central guest star of that story? As for her character Astrid - nah, did little for me. The episode was a nice joy ride but little more. Some nice joviality and festive fun.

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

I'll be honest, Tennant's 'English accent' that he puts on in Dr Who COMPLETELY passed me by in the series or whenever I see him playing the Doctor. He doesn't sound English AT ALL to me - still Scottish and then when he speaks IRL, he doesn't sound TOO different for me. I saw this as someone from the south of England who can hear his Scottish twang in part of the Doctor's accent.

[@danthemeegs8751]

Yeah it's difficult to separate the Scottishness from him, especially when you're so used to hearing him speak in real life!

[@sylarbadass09]

I loved him as the 10th doctor but he plays Crowley amazing!! ❤ that’s one of his best rolls in my eyes.

[@michaelhyde-parker6344]

the gadget that went ding was no doubt taken from Monty Python with the machine that goes "ping" from the meaning of life

[@cszmax]

I heard he’d ask the crew members “how many buttons?” Before he’d fasten them

[@marzettik]

David Tennant is my favourite Doctor to date. ❤ My first doctor was Christopher Eccleston.

[@dpchase84]

Let's not forget Allons-y Alonso!

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

David tennant he's pretty much everywhere, actors, voice actors, heroes villains, you name it

[@francesfarmer262]

8:00 I first started watch Doctor Who when I was about six and I really couldn't watch ten because I was more scared of him than the monsters themselves. Like The Flood on Mars where he is screaming and yelling. That fucking terrified me! Now I love him!

[@null_verdict]

The title is wrong - I already knew 3 or 4 of these 😝 Also for #2 it was his suit jacket he kept buttoning different, as his usual outfit never had a waistcoat ("vest" as they call it in America)

[@michellejackson5011]

Wish they did more on John hurt dr. Like David and Matt but I grow up with John. Rip John hurt😢

[@lox3607]

10:19 no im not crying i just got a david tennant in my eye😭

[@Vobatho]

Ten could have been in tears when he said “I don’t wanna go”??? Yes. That surely would’ve shattered me. Because I already didn’t want him to go either. 🥹🥲

[@eml05]

David Tennant buttoning his jacket differently every time must have really pissed off costuming and continoutey (can't spell that) people 😆

[@auronapi]

River's screwdriver is perfect!

[@Croftice1]

When did 13th say "brilliant", other than after regeneration? I've seen all her episodes and can't remember her repeating the catchphrase. You know a catchphrase is something the character says a lot, like 9th "fantastic", 10th "allons-y" and "molto bene", 11th "geronimo", 12th "pudding brains", it doesn't have to be the first thing the Doctor ever said onscreen.

[@ShovelingJedi]

Thank you @WhatCulture & Ellie Littlechild for making my day!😊

[@lippyausletzeburg1455]

@WhoCulture POCKETS You miss the big Light in S5E06 The Vampires of Venice

[@byronkennedy7203]

When I was watching Infinity War and Tom Holland said "I don't want to go" I said to myself "That's a Doctor Who line." They say the line was improvised by Tom Holland. He must be a fan.

[@andidklein]

What is the TARDIS made of? Torchwood

[@RaggedyDoctor11]

7:56 He attacked me I say! He’s a monster!

[@dinogoldie9716]

4:34 Could've sworn a recent WhoCulture vid claimed that the TARDIS's central column was not the "time rotor."

[@Flytrap]

Thanks Ellie -- you rock!

[@jeffryallred2174]

The ninth Doctor in Big Finish episodes also has BIG pockets!!

[@andrewtuley5824]

Just watched 10 Actors WHO won't play the Doctor.... A name left out that I think should deserve consideration are: 1. Sanjeev BHASKAR Someone who could completely play the comedy side but after roles inThe Indian Doctor and as DI Sunny KHAN on Unforgotten he could nail the straighter story lines. I never see his name mentioned

[@gamewithadam7235]

Time lord victorious here we come. I want him to do something so bad he wants to go.

[@Pille22]

As a (german) cosplayer I wouldn't say easier to get the converses, for me it's more about..... comfortable-ness. I like my costume and the at least 13 pockets. :D 3:53

[@zacharybrazier5852]

This is cool, but I want: "Doctor Who: 1 Things You Didn't Know About The First Doctor"

[@weezercollector]

Neither of the 10th Doctor's brown or blue suits feature a waistcoat - they're always full jackets including sleeves - a waistcoat doesn't have sleeves. 🤦 Tennant DOES wear one as part of his 14th Doctor costume though.

[@mikebrown293]

In Day of the Doctor, the amnesia device would make him forget.

[@bretwalker]

No but it does make a nerds head explode....ive seen it happen. Poor jeff.

[@varimkadas6068]

I has a stupid question ... In D & D, if you put a portable hole in a bog of holding, it causes an explosion and dumps everything into the Astral plane. Do you suppose anything special would happen with these items if they are in the TARDIS? ( ... we get a comic book crossover JUST to answer this question? lol! They have Chronomancer in D & D 1995, 2nd edition. Its obscure, but was a thing ... )

[@AiRsTrIkExXzZ]

Whenever I watch the end of time 2-parter I always get sadder and sadder until 10s regeneration where I then go like NOOOO DON’T GO!!! Then I see Matt smith and hear the different music and I get really happy and am just like 😱it’s Matt smith :)

[@RagingMoon1987]

What I've always wanted to know is why Number Ten's regeneration was so hard on the TARDIS to begin with. None of the others were that hard on the ship.

[@JoviTheVA]

I think it was because of the massive amount of radiation in his body, the regeneration process was removing all the radiation while also healing him. Couple that with the long time he took to actually regenerate, as he actually went and said goodbye to ALL of his companions, New and Classic. TLDR: He waited too long to regenerate (same as the 12th), and the radiation was blowing out of his body, being a walking nuclear bomb, thus creating a very destructive effect. I hope that helps

[@mrq.1236]

In the canon of the show, Ten had one of the shortest runs as an incarnation. That’s why it was so emotionally charged, Ten really didn’t wanna go. That may be a reason why. Almost like a refusal to regenerate

[@robynwolph3836]

You forgot David Tennant meeting his future wife as the actress of his daughter in the episode The Doctor's Daughter

[@dssouthern]

Everyone knows that one

[@Stotz42]

Great vibe Ellie! Such a wonderful voice too. Sending ❤️❤️ from Canada

[@abigailguessis1218]

You missed the fact he owned a cat called rose

[@RicPendragon]

Question...what do your writers think a waistcoat is?

[@bsteven885]

I know what they were getting at -- it's what Americans call a "vest."

[@bretwalker]

As an american.. yes, we more commonly call it a vest...or even more commonly we call it a " I'm not wearing that."

[@draggo69]

Nice!

[@TheQueenBees_Official]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how Ellie's amazing endless knowledge has led us to an amazing new era of who culture 😊 funny thing is I am a HUGE mega fan of doctor who and am also an Ellie, I guess it just runs in our blood 😅

[@bobbybobstar1496]

She's reading a script you dork

[@jb888888888]

Um Actually "I don't want to go" was said by the ELEVENTH Doctor who was actually the twelfth Doctor, and we don't even know what the numbering is anymore so there's no point in numbering them.

[@Lord_No-brainer]

I love how it’s 10 things about 10

[@bretwalker]

Yes it's very....Zen

[@erinwood4968]

I still don’t want him to go 😢

[@Bunny1sAw3somesauce]

"They're not sand shoes!"

[@Popcorncedar]

10 was the best.

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Novelizations don't count for me. Like a Paramount rep said about Star Trek, "If it's not on-screen, it's NOT canon.". The novelization of "Wrath Of Khan" had Saavik as Spock's half-Vulcan, half-Romulan daughter, a product of Sock's tryst with that Romulan commander, but that is officially denied as canon.

[@bazzer124]

Ah, yes - Doctor Sand Shoes. Cheers....

[@aeray3581]

The sneakers were selected for fan cosplay

[@alecstronach]

I swear #10 says brilliant quite a lot..? I always saw #13 using brilliant as a catch phrase as a copy of #10. Obviously Allons y is the real catchphrase but #10 always had 2 in my mind. Am I just being stupid?

[@francesdinn9435]

I thought that too, and yes - there's a whole 36-second compilation video of David's "Brilliant"s

[@geraldstiling3735]

As a long time fan of Dr Who , I'm 65, I feel that bringing back David Tennant as Dr Who is a mistake. Regeneration, was means of avoiding the Darrin trope.

[@mrq.1236]

How have you not got the 10th’s sonic when they released like 100 of them but only released River’s sonic like twice

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

May I be the tenth person to point our that waistcoat doesn't have sleeves whilst a jacket does. Tennent never wore a waistcoat.

[@gavinsawyers1542]

Goes ding when there's stuff

[@user-ob5mj1wl8v]

Favorite man Favorite doctor forever