“Doctor Who” has released its first completely African episode, and it’s incredible!

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You can't kill Doctor Who. That's the ultimate meta-lesson from "The Story & the Engine," episode 5 of Season 2 of the show's tenure on Disney+. Even if persistent online rumors about its renewal for a third season turn out to be true, this 61-year-old BBC show will simply emerge in a new form. As the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) says in his first ever six-word memoir: "I'm born. I die. I am reborn." "The Story & the Engine," which mostly takes place inside a barber shop in Lagos, Nigeria, exemplifies how Doctor Who can adapt to many different places, times, and cultures. Written by Nigerian-British playwright Inua Ellams, the script builds on his play "Barber Shop Chronicles" — for which Ellams visited 60 Black-owned barber shops in the UK and across Africa — adding a sci-fi twist to the stories traditionally told there. Ellams is the first Black man to write for Doctor Who, and this episode is notable for featuring a fully BIPOC cast, aside from a brief flashback scene where current companion Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) is working as a nurse in a UK hospital. However, Ellams himself is not new to Who; he’s been a fan since his childhood in Nigeria. Classic 1970s episodes were screened on a large projector in his living room, inspiring the magic screen in the Lagos barber shop where stories are projected ... and where, for the first time, the Doctor Who opening titles appear within the universe of the show itself. 

"As a kid, I was terrified of this show," Ellams told a magazine. "Hiding behind the sofa, peeking ... it was closer to a cinema in my living room."

When has the Doctor visited Africa? Technically, we've seen the Doctor in Africa twice before — but he barely knew he was there. In "The Chase" (1965), William Hartnell's first Doctor visits a haunted house exhibit set in Ghana in the far future year of 1996. In "The Pyramids of Mars" (1975), the Tom Baker Doctor is transported to Sutekh's tomb in Egypt. However, "The Story & the Engine" marks the first time the Doctor knowingly lands his TARDIS on the African continent. Lagos’ status as a communications hub helps the TARDIS navigate Belinda's way home, and the Doctor explains that since his current "Black body" is not fully accepted in many parts of the world, he enjoys the barber shop in Lagos formerly run by his friend Omo, where he can just be himself.

What's the original six-word story? The Doctor discovers a mysterious barber has taken Omo and his customers hostage. This barber uses stories to power a journey through story-space known as the Nexus, providing the Doctor with an opportunity to insert his own "never-ending story" into the barber's engine, using just six words. 

The six-word story concept isn't new; it’s often attributed to Ernest Hemingway, who had his own connections to Africa. The Doctor claims he inspired Hemingway's six-word stories because, "I wanted to see how good he was." The specific six-word story Hemingway created isn't mentioned in the show but is well-known in creative writing circles: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Regardless of the show's future in the U.S., its popularity in the UK and many countries around the world like Nigeria will ensure its continuity in the long run. Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor will regenerate, and the Doctor will be reborn. Doctor Who Season 2 premiered on April 12 and new episodes air weekly on Saturdays at 3 a.m. ET.

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