Question: In Season 5, the Doctor states his age as nine hundred and six years old. In a voice-over for Season 8, he states that he's lived for over two thousand years. Granted, he's a Time Lord, but how could he make such a grievous error in his own age?
Movie Nut
15th Sep 2014
Doctor Who (2005)
Answer: He can't actually remember his precise age. He's almost certainly over a millennium older than he claims, but even he doesn't remember the real number.
26th Aug 2014
Doctor Who (2005)
The Sontaran Stratagem (1) - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: In the TARDIS as Donna navigates, the Doctor uses a hammer to help correct the trajectory, then rests it on his neck and shoulder. A second later, when the phone rings, his hand, holding the hammer, is suddenly much lower, below his waist level. (00:03:15)
20th Aug 2014
Doctor Who (2005)
Continuity mistake: The cab Donna's in passes a red vehicle on the bridge. A second later, it's nowhere to be seen looking back. (00:12:15)
18th Aug 2014
Doctor Who (2005)
Rise of the Cybermen (1) - S2-E8
Other mistake: When the Doctor finds the crystal and blows on it, it glows brightly. While it lights up his face as it should, the backs of his hands light up, apparently from the crystal. This is not possible, as the light comes from in front when the crystal is inside the Doctor's hands. (00:14:55)
18th Aug 2014
Doctor Who (2005)
18th Aug 2014
Doctor Who (2005)
18th Aug 2014
Doctor Who (2005)
18th Aug 2014
Doctor Who (2005)
13th Aug 2014
Doctor Who (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Suki goes to leave the lift on floor 500, her arms are by her sides, then suddenly both hands are gripping the strap on her bag. (00:14:00)
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Chosen answer: He has not made an error, he probably is 2000 years old. He may have been 906 in season 5, but remember, at the end of season 6, he is 200 years older, 1107 years old and in season 7 episode 3, the Doctor stated he was 1200 years old. Plus, he also in "The Time of the Doctor", he lived at that village for several hundred years. It may have been only 4 years for the audience, but it has in fact been over a millennia for The Doctor.
Casual Person
Sometimes when the doctor says things about himself people say that he is known for lying.
Dan23