Since its return, Doctor Who fans have been granted rather generous access to the behind the scenes workings of the show. As an audience, we’ve been able to follow the many talented people responsible for Doctor Who’s production with shows like Doctor Who Confidential and numerous in depth books like Russell T Davies’ Writer’s Tale, … >
Doctor Who star Michelle Gomez was engaging in an entertaining Q&A on Twitter last weekend. Almost inevitably, the possibility of a spin-off series for Missy was mooted, something that Gomez sounded enthusiastic about. There have of course been several spin-off series from Doctor Who before – two of them being led by the great Elisabeth … >
The BBC has officially announced this morning that Alex Kingston is returning to Doctor Who for this year’s Christmas special. The actress will reprise her role as Professor River Song in the show’s eleventh Christmas episode, which begins filming this week. The special is written by Steven Moffat and directed by Douglas Mackinnon (Sherlock). River … >
So, Episode 9 of the new Doctor Who season is going to be a ‘found-footage’ story. Perhaps you’re sceptical and/or excited. It’s okay to feel both. For every Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield or Chronicle, there’s a hundred imitations that spawn grainy mind-tripe like Apollo 18, Paranormal Activity 4 and Project X. Whatever the outcome for … >
Doctor Who writer Peter Harness has revealed which classic monsters he’d like to bring back in a future story. The Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell writer has penned a two-part story for the new season of Doctor Who, featuring the return of the Zygons. Speaking exclusively to CultBox to promote the release of Jonathan Strange … >
Big Finish has announced a new range of Doctor Who boxsets for 2016, featuring heroes and monsters from the show’s modern era. The releases will include the return of Alex Kingston as River Song for brand new adventures. Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 2 will see River encounter the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann), alongside Liv Chenka … >
The Zygons are making another comeback with a two-part adventure in the new season of Doctor Who, written by Peter Harness (‘Kill the Moon’). To celebrate their return, following their brief reappearance in 2013’s ‘The Day of the Doctor’, we decided to take a look at which other classic monsters and villains are overdue a … >
We know that as fans we’re not supposed to say it, but Doctor Who can be boring. Over 52 years and more than 250 stories, how can the odd snoozeathon not slip in? There’s a whole sub-genre of exhausting plots, forgettable characters and tedious dialogue (no shouting ‘Hartnell historicals’ at the back). Of course, boring … >
The Doctor has a habit of bumping into old enemies. With an Ice Warrior back for this weekend’s ‘Cold War’, CultBox looks back at our favourite foes from the classic years, all of which have been given the BBC Wales 21st century polish.
Since Doctor Who’s return to our televisions in 2005, composer Murray Gold has brought a whole universe of new music to each season. Next weekend the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular – a live performance of music from the show – begins touring the UK, featuring over 100 performers including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales … >