First two episodes of ‘Doctor Who’ Season 10 have finished filming

Filming is now complete on the first block of filming for the new season of Doctor Who. Season 10 began production in Cardiff last month, with Pearl Mackie joining Peter Capaldi’s Doctor as new companion Bill and comedian Matt Lucas returning as Nardole. The show’s official Twitter account announced this morning: “That’s a wrap on block 1! … >

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‘Star Trek’ actor joins new season of ‘Doctor Who’?

Deep Roy is rumoured to be playing a role in the second episode of Doctor Who‘s new season. The Kenyan actor, stuntman, puppeteer and comedian was apparently spotted on location filming with the Doctor Who cast this week in Valencia, Spain. Reports on Twitter suggest that he is playing a robot in the episode, which is written … >

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‘Doctor Who’ audio review: Classic Doctors New Monsters Volume 1

Big Finish finally releases one of the most anticipated titles from its extended Doctor Who licence this month: Classic Doctors, New Monsters – Volume 1. The concept is simple; four single-disc stories, each with a classic Doctor and a monster from the post-2005 TV series. All you need to know is the idea works very well on … >

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‘Doctor Who’ director on shortlist for ‘Captain Marvel’ movie

Rachel Talalay is apparently on the shortlist to direct the upcoming Captain Marvel film. Oscar-winner Brie Larson (The Room) was officially announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 to play Carol Danvers in the first female-led movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Captain Marvel is set for release in cinemas on 8 March 2019. The shortlist of directors is now down to ten possible candidates, ScreenRant … >

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Big Finish’s ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories: July 2016 reviews round-up

Another busy month in the worlds of Doctor Who audio sees the release of Classic Doctors: New Monsters Volume 1, pairing Doctors Five, Six, Seven and Eight against new series foes including the Judoon, the Sycorax and the Weeping Angels. Meanwhile, Torchwood’s ‘Broken’ reunites fan favourite Ianto Jones with Captain Jack Harkness for a clever … >

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‘Doctor Who’ star David Tennant to appear in ‘Family Guy’ – watch clip!

Fox announced the latest celebrity names for the new season of Family Guy at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend. Among the guests are Doctor Who star David Tennant, who will appear as the Doctor in an episode titled ‘Doctor Who Farted’. Watch the trailer for Season 15, which features Tennant at 1:07… Family Guy returns to Fox on Sunday … >

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John Barrowman holding talks to bring ‘Torchwood’ back to TV

Torchwood star John Barrowman has revealed that he is working on new plans to get the show back on television. The Doctor Who spin-off launched on BBC Three in 2006, with a further three seasons airing on BBC Two, BBC One and then US cable channel Starz. Torchwood was last seen on TV in 2011 with the ten-part … >

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‘Doctor Who’ writers were hired for ‘Star Wars’ live-action TV series

It has emerged that a couple of Doctor Who writers were working on George Lucas’s planned live-action Star Wars television series. Lucas put together a team of writers to develop scripts for the TV show in around 2007, following his experience running writers’ rooms for animated series The Clone Wars. When he went on to sell Lucasfilm, the project was abandoned. Den of … >

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John Barrowman reveals who he thinks is the best ever Doctor

Doctor Who star John Barrowman has revealed which Doctor he believes is the best ever. The Scottish-American actor joined Doctor Who as Captain Jack Harkness in 2005 and appeared alongside both Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant in the show, before starring in spin-off series Torchwood. Chatting to The Big Issue as part of their regular ‘Letter To … >

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Watch the Doctor have a lightsaber fight with Robin Hood

Fancy a Doctor Who/Star Wars mash-up video to celebrate the end of the week? YouTube user SWL Pham has taken the Doctor’s brilliant confrontation with Robin Hood in 2014’s ‘Robot of Sherwood’ episode and added the only thing that could improve the scene: LIGHTSABERS. Watch the clip… The new season of Doctor Who began filming in Cardiff last month, with Pearl … >

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