Cheese was a type of dairy product that was made mostly from milk. Cheese could come in many different shapes and flavours and was used as an ingredient in many foods.
During Rassilon's lifetime, the Lower City of Gallifrey had a cheese-making quarter. (COMIC: The Lost Dimension [+]George Mann, et al., Titan summer events (Titan Comics, 2017).)
Cheese apparently existed on Alzarius, but not on the nearby "vampire planet" also in E-Space. (TV: State of Decay [+]Terrance Dicks, Doctor Who season 18 (BBC1, 1980).)
Cheese was the currency on Dryra, inhabited by Dryrth, a species which strongly resembled Earth cows. (COMIC: The Lunar Strangers [+]Gareth Roberts, DWM Comics (Marvel Comics UK, 1994).)
While hiding in the Doctor's TARDIS, Klov Dreb Fotch Passameer Day Slitheen III stole, among other food, cheese sandwiches. (COMIC: Who Ate All The Biscuits? [+]Error: Code 2 - no data stored in variables, cache or SMW.)
Rats were associated with cheese. While using a newsreader as a mouthpiece, Rosemary Kizlet remarked that her human prey homed in on Wi-Fi like rats sniffing cheese. (TV: The Bells of Saint John [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 7 (BBC One, 2013).)
During the Feast of Omega, a Fortean Flicker turned all the candles into soft cheese. There was a smell of burning dairy products everywhere. (PROSE: Happy Endings [+]Paul Cornell, Virgin New Adventures (Virgin Books, 1996).)
Lake 2 was allergic to cheese, unlike his previous incarnation. (AUDIO: The Lady in the Lake [+]Nev Fountain, The Diary of River Song: Series Three (The Diary of River Song, Big Finish Productions, 2018).)
Cheese and onion was a flavour of crisps. (PROSE: Citation Needed [+]Jacqueline Rayner, The Target Storybook (2019).)
A bus in Montgomery in 1955 had advertisements for cottage cheese. (TV: Rosa [+]Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, Doctor Who series 11 (BBC One, 2018).)
Cheese types[]
There were various types of cheese. These included blue, (TV: The God Complex [+]Toby Whithouse, Doctor Who series 6 (BBC One, 2011).) Brie, (PROSE: Slow Decay [+]Andy Lane, BBC Torchwood novels (BBC Books, 2007).) Camembert, (AUDIO: Love Rat [+]Christopher Cooper, Aliens Among Us 2 (Aliens Among Us, Big Finish Productions, 2017).) Cheddar, (PROSE: Bay of the Dead [+]Mark Morris, BBC Torchwood novels (BBC Books, 2009).) Cheshire, (PROSE: Slow Decay [+]Andy Lane, BBC Torchwood novels (BBC Books, 2007).) Cottage, (TV: Rosa [+]Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, Doctor Who series 11 (BBC One, 2018).) Gruyère, (TV: The Space Pirates [+]Robert Holmes, Doctor Who season 6 (BBC1, 1969).) Gorgonzola, (TV: Day of the Daleks [+]Louis Marks, Doctor Who season 9 (BBC1, 1972).) Parmesan, (AUDIO: Wild Animals [+]John Dorney, Stranded 1 (The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Stranded, Big Finish Productions, 2020).) Stilton, (PROSE: For the Man Who Has Everything [+]Dan Abnett, Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas (Short Trips short stories, 2007).) Swiss, (TV: End of the Road [+]Ryan Scott and Jane Espenson, Torchwood series 4 (Starz, 2011).) and Wensleydale. (PROSE: Slow Decay [+]Andy Lane, BBC Torchwood novels (BBC Books, 2007).)
Cheese dishes[]
Cheese could be eaten alone, (TV: Day of the Daleks [+]Louis Marks, Doctor Who season 9 (BBC1, 1972).) or used as an ingredient, such as in lasagne. (PROSE: Stop, Thief! [+]Error: Code 2 - no data stored in variables, cache or SMW.)
It could also be used in sandwiches, including cheese sandwiches (TV: The Sea Devils [+]Malcolm Hulke, Doctor Who season 9 (BBC1, 1972).) cheese and pickle sandwiches (TV: Meat [+]Catherine Tregenna, Torchwood series 2 (BBC Two, 2008).) and cheese and tomato sandwiches. (TV: End of the Road [+]Ryan Scott and Jane Espenson, Torchwood series 4 (Starz, 2011).) It could also be used to make cheese on toast. (PROSE: Bay of the Dead [+]Mark Morris, BBC Torchwood novels (BBC Books, 2009).) It could be used in burgers, such as cheeseburgers, (PROSE: The Ruins of Heaven [+]Marc Platt, Short Trips: Steel Skies (Short Trips, Big Finish Productions, 2003).) and a Kronkburger could sometimes be served with cheese. (TV: The Long Game [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 1 (BBC One, 2005).)
Cheese was a common topping on a pizza. (TV: The Parting of the Ways [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 1 (BBC One, 2005)., Love & Monsters [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006)., Meat [+]Catherine Tregenna, Torchwood series 2 (BBC Two, 2008).)
A cheese dip could be served alongside other dishes, including hazzlefrip plebemas. (COMIC: Midnight Feast [+]George Mann, Free Comic Book Day 2018 (Titan Publishing Group, 2018).)
The Doctor[]
The Third Doctor helps himself to some gorgonzola. (TV: Day of the Daleks [+]Louis Marks, Doctor Who season 9 (BBC1, 1972).)
The Eleventh Doctor claimed to have a doctorate in cheesemaking, albeit "only the stinky, blue kind". (TV: The God Complex [+]Toby Whithouse, Doctor Who series 6 (BBC One, 2011)., PROSE: Shroud of Sorrow [+]Tommy Donbavand, BBC New Series Adventures (BBC Books, 2013).)
The Third Doctor ate a plate full of cheese sandwiches intended for Jo Grant, leaving her with only the lettuce garnish. (TV: The Sea Devils [+]Malcolm Hulke, Doctor Who season 9 (BBC1, 1972).)
The Third Doctor ate gorgonzola while at Auderly House and encouraged Jo Grant to do likewise. (TV: Day of the Daleks [+]Louis Marks, Doctor Who season 9 (BBC1, 1972).)
The Eleventh Doctor used cheese when making himself and Craig Owens an omelette. Craig remarked that it was the most enjoyable thing he had ever tasted. (TV: The Lodger [+]Gareth Roberts, adapted from The Lodger (Gareth Roberts), Doctor Who series 5 (BBC One, 2010).)
The Doctor's TARDIS contained a cheese factory. (COMIC: The Adventures of Strax & the Time Shark [+]Grant Perkins, Panini UK (2016-2017).)
Other references[]
Jack Harkness was often described as "cheesy". (TV: Boom Town [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 1 (BBC One, 2005).' et al.) According to Jack, "cheesy" was early 21st century slang. When asked, Mickey Smith reaffirmed that it was bad. (TV: Boom Town [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 1 (BBC One, 2005).) Nina Rogers decribed Jack as having a "cheesy grin" and gave him the nickname Captain Cheese. (PROSE: Risk Assessment [+]James Goss, BBC Torchwood novels (BBC Books, 2009).) Ryan Sinclair later described Jack as being "kind of cheesy", with Yasmin Khan adding that it was a "good cheesy". (TV: Fugitive of the Judoon [+]Vinay Patel and Chris Chibnall, Doctor Who series 12 (BBC One, 2020).)
Luke Smith often used "milky" instead, much to Clyde Langer's annoyance. (TV: Secrets of the Stars [+]Gareth Roberts, The Sarah Jane Adventures series 2 (CBBC, 2008).)
Behind the scenes[]
In non-valid sources[]
A plate of cheesy nachos. (TV: Untitled [+]Disney XD promotional videos Disney XD promotional video (Disney XD, 2015).)
Marco Diaz was holding a plate of cheesy nachos when he looked out of the Diaz Household and saw the TARDIS, causing him to scream and faint. (TV: Untitled [+]Disney XD promotional videos Disney XD promotional video (Disney XD, 2015).)