Michelle Gomez as Missy

Should Missy have her own ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off series?

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 … >

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River Song is back for ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special!

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 … >

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5 previous found-footage moments in ‘Doctor Who’

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 … >

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Alex Kingston returns as River Song in new ‘Doctor Who’ audio stories

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 … >

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5 classic ‘Doctor Who’ monsters and villains who should return

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 … >

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5 of the most boring ‘Doctor Who’ stories

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 … >

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Peter Davison

Exclusive ‘Doctor Who’ interview: Peter Davison chats about the ‘Symphonic Spectacular’ concerts

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 … >

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5 missing ‘Doctor Who’ stories that we would love to see returned

When missing episodes from Patrick Troughton’s ‘The Enemy of the World’ and ‘The Web of Fear’ were found by Philip Morris at a relay station in Nigeria and returned to the BBC’s archive in 2013 after more than 45 years, hopeful Doctor Who fans realised that anything is possible. As rumours continue to circulate, we … >

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