“All of time and space, everything that ever happened or ever will... Where do you want to start?"
Who Soc is the University of Warwick's official Doctor Who society. Whether you are new to the world of Doctor Who, an occasional viewer, a lifelong Whovian, or anywhere in between, everyone is welcome to join us as we celebrate over 60 years of time and space.
Who Soc meets every Friday of term from 6.30pm to 10pm in the Social Sciences building. At these Friday events, we order a takeaway and screen the episodes which have topped our weekly themed poll, meaning we watch what you want to watch. Typically, the votes fall so that we watch a Classic story and a NuWho story. Once a term, we dedicate one week to screening episodes from the spin-offs.
New for term 1 this year, we will also be screening the entirety of 2005’s series 1, featuring Christopher Eccleston as The Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose! This is a perfect way to start watching Doctor Who if you’re new to the show, or a great way to revisit this much-beloved era with others otherwise! Episodes will be screened from approximately 5:15pm every Friday.
As well as our Friday events, we offer additional events across the term. These events have typically taken place on Wednesday evenings and have included but are not limited to…
Our popular termly Quizzes where you get the chance to test your Doctor Who knowledge and have a good laugh. These non-serious, fun quizzes encapsulate both Classic and NuWho. Questions vary in difficulty but even the hardest questions are guessable. Previous quizzes have included questions on Doctor Who music, character anagrams, behind the scenes: true or false, spot the difference, name the episode from the image, and absurd detail questions such as, how many times is ‘Gilbert’ said in The Happiness Patrol and which hand does the Tenth Doctor lose in The Christmas Invasion?
Games Nights, including a variety of Doctor Who boardgames, and Doctor Who versions of trivial pursuit, UNO, Kahoot!, Skribbl.io and more.
Light-hearted Debate Nights where people argue for and against entertaining Doctor Who statements, like Amy didn’t deserve Rory, odd-numbered series are better than even-numbered, and the Fifth Doctor’s biggest personality trait was wearing a vegetable.
All-Dayers or All-Nighters where we come together for the ultimate Doctor Who marathon. We screen episodes of both Classic and NuWho from either 10am to 10pm (All-Dayers) or 6pm to 6am (All-Nighters). Can you make it all the way from the beginning to the end of the event?
PowerPoint Nights where you have the opportunity to present a PowerPoint on any area of Doctor Who you want. Past PowerPoints have been on the UNIT dating controversy, David Tennant’s hair, missing episodes, and why Jackie Tyler is the real hero of the show - to mention a few.
Doctor Who’s Birthday Party to celebrate the show’s anniversary, complete with Pin the Tail on the K9, Pass the Parcel, a mini quiz, Doctor Who music and party food.
We also endeavour to screen any new episodes that release in term-time live, usually in a room with as large a screen as we can book, when the show’s on air. While there might not be much of that for a while, we hope that the show will be back soon!
Who Soc is run by a friendly exec of six and overseen by our cardboard cutout mascot Terrance, the Supreme Dalek from The Stolen Earth/Journey’s End. The society is an inclusive, diverse, fun and safe space, filled with many laughs, where friends have been made and where future housemates have met. If you love Doctor Who or are wanting to take your first step into the Whoniverse, Who Soc is the place for you.
Your cosmic joyride awaits.
The Who Soc Exec:
President - Alfie
Vice President - Luc
Treasurer - Archie
Social Secretary - Mia
Welfare Officer - Rosie
Publicity Officer - Maeve
The Who Soc Discord: https://discord.gg/HYCRZrM