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Stop Doomscrolling and Watch Every Use of Psychic Paper in Doctor Who
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Stop Doomscrolling and Watch Every Use of Psychic Paper in Doctor Who
The paper is slightly psychic, and often cheeky.
By Vanessa Armstrong
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Published on August 25, 2025
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One of the many delights of watching Doctor Who is the ongoing gag where The Doctor befuddles and/or fools various lifeforms via the use of “psychic paper,” a paper that is, as its name suggests, slightly psychic, convincing whomever reads it that The Doctor is a very important person and they should do whatever the Gallifreyan says.
What the psychic paper appears to say has more often than not been funny for us viewers. And thanks to the folks over at the official Doctor Who YouTube channel, we now have a 21-minute video of every use of psychic paper in the series, all the way through Ncuti Gatwa’s last season.
It is, in a word, enjoyable. The paper conjures up identifiers like “King of Belguim,” “Mature and Responsible Adult,” and “Marble Inspector.” A more recent one occurs in the 2024 episode, “Rogue,” where Gatwa’s Doctor shows the paper to Jonathan Groff’s character, who reads the words, “You’re hot.” Who thinks who’s hot, exactly? Groff? Gatwa? The answer is yes.
The video is worth the watch if you’re seeking some joy, and gives us a new way to appreciate all things Doctor Who as we wait for news on when we’ll get another season—something that is definitely happening, though it’s unclear if the BBC’s partnership with Disney+ will continue.
You can check out the clip below. [end-mark]
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