Watch a ‘Doctor Who’ title sequence in the style of ‘House’

Following previous mash-ups presenting title sequences for Doctor Who in the style of American Horror Story, Red Dwarf and Sherlock, here’s one for fans of House. YouTube user José C has created a great Doctor Who tribute to Hugh Laurie’s long-running US medical drama series. Watch the title sequence… The new season of Doctor Who begins filming in July, with Pearl … >

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‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ review: Russell T Davies’ adaptation is life-affirming

Well, that was gloriously life-affirming, wasn’t it? Maybe it’s the fact that Shakespeare’s comedies, when done well, lead to a freeing of the human spirit.  (When done badly, they’re excruciating.)  Maybe it’s because there is little more delightful on television than hearing Bernard Cribbins sing.  Whatever, that was a more than convivial way of spending … >

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‘Doctor Who’ speech from ‘Zygon Inversion’ is even more emotional with flashbacks

A Doctor Who fan has edited their own version of the 12th Doctor’s anti-war speech in ‘The Zygon Inversion’, featuring flashbacks from previous episodes. YouTube’s The Majestic N’th Doctor said: “When the Doctor is making his speech about war and what he’s done in the past, I often wondered what he sees and thinks through flashbacks from past episodes.” … >

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Official ‘Doctor Who’ cookbook details announced

A new Doctor Who recipe book will be published by the BBC this summer. Written by food writer Joanna Farrow, Doctor Who: The Official Cookbook will be released on 11 August and is available to pre-order now. The book will feature easy-to-follow recipes with step-by-step instructions for Doctor Who-related meals, snacks, cakes and sweets. > Pre-order the book on Amazon. The official synopsis reads: “Whether you’re … >

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‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ interview: Bernard Cribbins on playing Snout

Bernard Cribbins (Doctor Who) is playing Snouth in BBC One’s new A Midsummer Night’s Dream adaptation. Adapted by former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies as part of the BBC’s Shakespeare season, the 90-minute TV adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic play stars Maxine Peake (Silk) as Titania, Matt Lucas (Little Britain) as Bottom, John Hannah (Atlantis) as Theseus, Eleanor Matsuura (Spooks) as … >

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New season of ‘Doctor Who’ still doesn’t begin filming until July

The new season of Doctor Who won’t begin filming until this summer. It was previously believed that Season 10 would start to film this month, but the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine confirms that the shoot isn’t due to commence until July. The delay is presumably to wait until filming on the new season of Sherlock is completed. Season 4’s … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Season 10 going ‘back to one-parters mostly’

Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that the new season will feature fewer two-part stories than last year. 2015’s season was made up almost entirely of multi-part stories and ‘paired’ episodes, with the exception of Mark Gatiss’s ‘Sleep No More’. > Buy the complete Doctor Who Season 9 box set on DVD on Amazon. > Buy the complete Doctor Who … >

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‘Doctor Who’ revisited: ‘The TV Movie’ (1996)

Today marks exactly 20 years since Paul McGann made his Doctor Who debut as the Eighth Doctor on UK screens in ‘The TV Movie’. The Doctor finds himself in San Francisco in 1999 whilst transporting the remains of the Master, now deceased, back to Gallifrey. But when the Master’s essence escapes and the Doctor is badly … >

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