Doctor Who: 365 Days of Memorable Moments and Impossible Things – a day-by-day collection of iconic characters and historic moments from the many worlds of Doctor Who – is out now from BBC Books, priced £12.99 in hardback. > Buy the book on Amazon. To celebrate the release, we’ve got copies of the book to … >
Chase Masterson (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) is back as the impossibly glamorous assassin turned bounty hunter Vienna Salvatori. Unlike previous seasons, this third box set has Vienna accompanied by Jexie Reagan (Samantha Beart, Random Dent in the fifth season of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy reprised on stage). Jexie was a jaded cop … >
Here we take a look at some of the British actors who’ve appeared in both Harry Potter and Doctor Who… Michael Gambon as Dumbledore and Kazran Sardick in ‘A Christmas Carol’ Zoe Wanamaker as Madam Hooch and Lady Cassandra in ‘The End of the World’ and ‘New Earth’ Toby Jones as Dobby … >
Doctor Who actor Matt Smith has discussed what attracted him to the role of avant-garde photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Written and directed by Ondi Timoner (Dig!, Brand: A Second Coming), Mapplethorpe begins filming this summer. The new biopic film will also star Girls actress Zosia Mamet as Patti Smith, Mapplethorpe’s one-time lover and best friend. Smith … >
Steven Moffat has discussed his reasons for quitting his role as Doctor Who showrunner. The BBC confirmed last month that Moffat will step down at the end of the next season. As rumoured for some time, Season 10 will not air in 2016. Instead there will be just a Christmas special this year, plus BBC … >
Although presented as an unknown by the press, the young Matt Smith had a fair track record our screens before taking the role of the Eleventh Doctor. Post-Doctor Who, he has already started to make waves in Hollywood. Following last year’s Terminator movie with Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) and Ryan Gosling’s Lost River, the 33-year-old … >
“I thought we might need a gang,” says the Doctor in ‘Dinosaurs on a Spaceship’. “Never really had a gang before. It’s new.” He’s totally lying, of course. Although it may feel that the enduring Doctor Who line-up is that of the Time Lord and a single, feisty female companion, there have actually been various … >
YouTube channel Dancakes has created some incredible Doctor Who pancakes. Dr. Dan and Hank from Dancakes.com recreated the TARDIS and every Doctor (yes, sir, ALL THIRTEEN!) in edible form. So if you ever wanted to eat Matt Smith’s face, now you can. Watch the videos… Which pancake is your favourite? Let us know below…
For a show as beloved as Doctor Who, its fans aren’t half critical of it. Several episodes during the modern era have being crucified for falling short of the expected level of quality. Every season has (hopefully only) one of them. Those episodes that, shall we say, underperform in the post-season polls. For Season 9, … >
Life On Mars co-creator Ashley Pharoah is adapting Deborah Harkness’s historical fantasy novel, A Discovery Of Witches for TV. Deadline reports that Bad Wolf, founded by former Doctor Who execs Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner, has acquired the TV rights to first installment in Harkness’s All Souls Trilogy, which has sold more than 3.5 million … >