Happy golden fiftieth anniversary, Cybermen! Almost as old as Doctor Who itself, those silver nemeses have grown from just another monster of the week to become the only other creatures to rival the Daleks in longevity and iconography. Over the years, they have featured as the primary villains of 16 Doctor Who stories (with a … >
Just in time for Halloween, YouTube user GeorgeCMusic explores how the Doctor Who theme might sound if legendary horror director and composer John Carpenter took a shot at it. He commented: “Continuing my loose series of “What If”s, here’s how I imagine John Carpenter (in association with Alan Howarth, circa 1981) might have done a Doctor Who theme. Synths … >
After a busy series opener and a slightly less frenetic, if rather gory follow-up, Class settles in to its weekly pattern with ‘Nightvisiting’, which draws its beautifully macabre premise from the notion of the dead returning to visit those left behind. Despite seeing a fair amount of death on the show already, the episode focused … >
In another busy month from the Doctor Who audio producers, we celebrate Torchwood’s Tenth Anniversary with the special release ‘The Torchwood Archive’ and John Hurt returns in another trio of adventures for the ‘The War Doctor Volume 3: Agents of Chaos’. Also, those stalwart Victorian investigators of the infernal, Jago & Litefoot notch up their … >
Doctor Who actress Sophie Aldred stars in the Mindgame Saga, out on DVD next month. From the show’s classic series writer and script editor Terrance Dicks, Mindgame and Mindgame Trilogy feature actors and characters from Doctor Who. Sophie Aldred played companion Ace in Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989. A new Mindgame Saga set will be released on DVD on Monday 14 … >
We cannot tell a lie – the long wait for the next season of Doctor Who has been excruciating. But as these last ten months or so have passed ever so slowly, with barely a TARDIS dematerialisation sound to be heard, here at Cultbox we’ve used the time wisely and revisited the Peter Capaldi era thus far. From … >
In a world as diverse as the one of Doctor Who, there are so many changes, it is understandable to think that the only thing the same in Doctor Who is the name. But actually it’s surprising to think just how many aspects of the show are constant. Over time, Josh Steer is going to look … >
From the pen of YA author Patrick Ness, and the current Doctor Who production team, BBC Three’s Class feels like a far more confident programme than either of its Whonivese spin-off forebears. Set at the Coal Hill School, the parent show’s earthbound launch pad and latterly Clara Oswald’s place of work, it centres on a group of Sixth … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has officially announced that Michelle Gomez will return as Missy in the new season. 12 new episodes of Doctor Who are currently filming in Cardiff and will premiere on BBC One in April 2017. Here’s everything we know so far about Season 10. Moffat told the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine: “Oh, of course Missy will be … >
Another returning Doctor Who writer has apparently been revealed for next year’s season. 12 new episodes are currently filming in Cardiff and will premiere on BBC One in April 2017. Here’s everything we know so far about Season 10. Little Britain actor Matt Lucas – who will be reprising his role as Nardole in this year’s Christmas special followed by a number of episodes in … >