After the Weeping Angels made us terrified of blinking and the Vashta Nerada fearful of stepping into shadows, we Doctor Who fans have suddenly developed an acute fear of another apparently harmless action: popping bubble wrap.

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It’s all thanks to recent episode Kerblam!, which saw The Doctor and co investigate a futuristic uber-retailer (think Amazon in space), which saw an army of postman robots poised to deliver a mass of explosive bubble wrap to planet Kandoka.

Fortunately, Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor managed to foil the plot just in time, seeing the robots blow themselves up rather than explode any humans – well, except for one evil cleaner/industrial terrorist.

However, this turn hasn’t stopped fans from seeing bubble wrap as – like The Doctor said – “sheets of tiny little bombs”…

Of course, this wasn't the first time Doctor Who made fans look at bubble wrap in a whole new way...

Fortunately, it looks like The Doctor, Graham, Ryan and Yaz will be back to cross paths with King James I in next week's The Witchfinders story. Well, presuming they resist the urge to pop the sheet of explosive bubble wrap left on the Tardis floor at the end of the episode...

Doctor Who returns to BBC1 at 6:30pm on Sunday

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This article was originally published on 19 November 2018


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Thomas LingDigital editor, BBC Science Focus

Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

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