Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has provided some teasing hints for each story in the show’s new season. The episodic preview features in the new issue of SFX magazine (out now). Do check out the magazine for their full exclusive Season 9 coverage. Episodes 1 & 2 “It features lots of Daleks and this … >
The new season of Doctor Who will feature the show’s first ever episode with only one actor. The first instalment of Season 9’s two-part finale will be a single-hander with just Peter Capaldi and no other cast members, the Daily Star reports. Executive producer Brian Minchin commented: “Doctor Who has always been about taking risks. … >
The new season of Doctor Who will reportedly feature a story told entirely using “old phone and camcorder footage”. Shot in the style of found-footage movies like Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project, the episode will apparently involve “the Time Lord’s followers filming their attempts to fight a monster”, the Daily Star says. Executive … >
Steven Moffat has described the two-part story which opens the new season of Doctor Who as “a blockbuster”. Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman return as the Doctor and Clara on Saturday 19 September on BBC One in ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’. The story’s concluding part, ‘The Witch’s Familiar’, will air the following weekend. Speaking to Doctor … >
The BBC has launched a new creative project online for Doctor Who fans. ‘Mission Dalek’ also gives UK residents the chance to win a trip to the Doctor Who set and meet Peter Capaldi next month. Watch the launch video… The official Doctor Who website says: “Lost in space and time without his TARDIS, the … >
Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has begun shooting at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden. Directed by David Yates, who helmed the last four Harry Potter movies, the all new adventure is set in the wizarding world created by JK Rowling, who has made her screenwriting debut. The script was inspired … >
Filming has started on the fourth season of Ripper Street in Dublin. Resurrected by Amazon last year after it was axed by BBC One, the period crime drama was recommissioned for two new seasons in May. Matthew MacFadyen, Jerome Flynn and Adam Rothenberg will all be back in Season 4, alongside MyAnna Buring and Charlene … >
Doctor Who star Tom Baker has apparently revealed that he’s going to feature in an upcoming Star Wars project. The 81-year-old actor, who played the Fourth Doctor between 1974 and 1981, was attending the recent Day of the Doctors convention in Slough. As he signed his autograph, Baker reportedly told fans: “I’m going to be … >
Downton Abbey star Maggie Smith has revealed that she plans to start watching the show now that it’s finished. A press launch for Season 6 took place today at the May Fair hotel in London, with cast members Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville and Joanne Froggatt in attendance. Smith has played the Dowager Countess, Violet, since … >
The executive producer of Downton Abbey has promised that the show’s final season is “very strong”. A press launch for Season 6 took place today at the May Fair hotel in London. Gareth Neame commented: “I think the final season is very strong and I believe the fans of the show around the world will … >