Doctor Who writer Simon Guerrier and Public Astronomer Dr Marek Kukula will explore the science of Doctor Who in Brighton next weekend. Part of Brighton Science Festival, the one-off Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who event will explore subjects as diverse as time travel, regeneration, artificial intelligence and how to operate a sonic screwdriver, in ways easy for all to understand, even parents. … >
Murray Gold has discussed the planned Queer as Folk musical and why it never happened. Gold, who has scored the music for Doctor Who since Russell T Davies brought the show back in 2005, wrote the music for Queer as Folk. Channel 4’s groundbreaking LGBT series ran for two seasons in 1999 and 2000, launching the careers of Aidan Gillen … >
Doctor Who fan Jeremy Lee has uploaded a video to YouTube in which he builds his own vortex manipulator. The miniature time machine device has been seen in many Doctor Who episodes, being used by Captain Jack Harkness, River Song and Clara Oswald. Okay, so it doesn’t actually let him travel in time, but he has made the … >
Doctor Who star Alex Kingston has revealed that she is playing a “very eccentric character” in the upcoming revival of The Gilmore Girls. The American comedy-drama television series originally ran for seven seasons from October 2000 to May 2007 and will return on Netflix later this year. > Buy the complete Season 1-7 box set on Amazon. Alex Kingston announced … >
A familiar face will return to the Doctor Who universe in the first episode of the new season. Twitter user @fandomfan99 spotted a cast list during location filming earlier this week, which reveals that Mina Anwar will appear as a character named ‘Goodthing’. Best known for her role in ’90s sitcom The Thin Blue Line, the actress will be recognisable to Doctor Who fans from her role … >
It’s now been five years since Torchwood was last seen on TV. With the team’s adventures having recently moved to the audio medium it looks like we shouldn’t expect the show to return to our screens anytime soon. But if Jack and his Woodies (Torchies? Jack-ettes?) aren’t coming back, that doesn’t mean their enemies shouldn’t. A … >
More guest stars for the opening episode of Doctor Who‘s new season have been revealed. Season 10’s first story began filming in Cardiff last month, directed by Lawrence Gough, with Pearl Mackie filming her first scenes as new companion Bill and comedian Matt Lucas returning as Nardole. Fan @fandomfan99 spotted a cast list during location filming earlier this week, which suggests that … >
It’s been confirmed that there won’t be a Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic-Con later this month. SDCC 2016 kicks off at the San Diego Convention Center with a preview night on 20 July and continues until 24 July. BBC America has announced: “There will not be a panel at SDCC for BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who this year, … >
The guys at Flight Through Entirety have released a new video summarising every story from the original fourth season of Doctor Who in just ten seconds. Following their previous recaps of Season 1, Season 2 and Season 3, Australian fan Brendan Jones dives in to Patrick Troughton’s debut season as the Doctor, in which sieges, moptops and debagging became the norm. … >
The director of Drive had told Metro that he’d love to make a film version of Doctor Who. Nicolas Winding Refn was chatting to the newspaper ahead of the release of his new movie, Neon Demon, in UK cinemas this Friday. The Danish filmmaker said: “I love Doctor Who. I like the imagination.” However, Refn admitted: “I guess … >