Whatever the reason they made them do it, the good news is that the aliens are now out of luck (at least until December's amnesty!) -- the Aliens Made Them Do It Challenge has come to an end. As always, you can find August's entries under the "challenge: amtdi" tag, or just click here.

New challenge coming up in a moment!

It's September - the month of going back to school, starting a new term, getting in gear for more learning, and for a new season of Who. :D With all that influx of new information, we figured it was a great opportunity to resurrect one of our favorite challenges:

We all know that the original idea of Doctor Who was to teach children about history and science in a fun and easy way. Now why not write fanfics in the same spirit? Stories that provide information on something - perhaps not useful, or impressive, but true. Whether it's Owen ranting about details concerning a new epedemic, or the plague in Cardiff, of just the Doctor spilling some random information about the time/place they've landed in.

Doctor Who is so very much about learning, and growth, and lessons. This month, use your story to teach! After all, Jack and the Doctor have so much to teach us -- and often, so much to learn. Whether they're filling us in, or being taught themselves, it's your call. Whatever the lesson, we're looking forward to it.

As a gentle reminder, please don't crosspost stories for this challenge elsewhere until the challenge closes about one month from now. And don't forget - leave a comment in THIS post and tell us what you think the next challenge should be!