Doctor Who and Star Wars; Star Wars and Doctor Who. One’s a decades-old, globally popular sci-fi adventure featuring a wise old man, a feisty young woman, aliens, robots, spaceships, and interstellar villains with a thirst for destruction and conquest. And the other is… err, also that. No, of course they are very different! But that … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has commented on the attempts to get The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson to film an episode. Moffat had previously revealed: “I’ve spoken to [Peter Jackson] face to face, and he would like to do one. He accepts that there’s no money and that there’s no time, and … >
A lot was riding on this final instalment of Broadchurch Season 3, from resolving the particular storyline at hand – the assault on Trish Winterman, the investigation into which has dominated the series since its opening story – to giving a satisfying sense of finality to the overall arc of the programme as a whole, … >
This news summary on the tenth 21st Century season of Doctor Who will be updated regularly as more details are revealed. Pre-order the new season on DVD on Amazon here. Pre-order the new season on Blu-ray on Amazon here. Buy ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’ on DVD on Amazon here. Watch the trailers… Who is the … >
This will be someone’s first ever episode of Doctor Who. For some kid – or maybe even adult – out there on their sofa, this will be their introduction to fifty-four years of adventure. Bear that in mind when you’re watching ‘The Pilot’. Because it’s easy to remember the first time you encountered Doctor Who, … >
Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi will shoot his final moments as the Doctor this summer. It was announced in January that the Thick of It star would be leaving Doctor Who in this year’s Christmas special alongside departing showrunner Steven Moffat. Here’s everything we know so far about Season 10. Season 10 finished filming last week and the … >
This isn’t a particularly Trish-centric episode of Broadchurch, but she is still far and away the best thing about it; if Julie Hesmondhalgh isn’t showered with gongs come award season, it’ll be criminal. The opening quarter of this fourth instalment sees Trish returning to the scene of her assault at the Axehampton party. This detail … >
Writer Steven Moffat been discussing his post-Doctor Who plans. Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall will take over as Doctor Who showrunner from Steven Moffat following Peter Capaldi’s departure in this year’s Christmas special. Speaking to WorldScreen about what’s next for him after Doctor Who, Moffat commented: “I’ve got one thing I’m quite excited about. I can’t talk about it yet. He … >
If there’s a defining theme that seems to run through Broadchurch 3, but is particularly prominent in this third episode, it’s toxic masculinity. As Hardy says, “it makes me ashamed to be a man”. Chris Chibnall’s script dwells on the many ways the men of Broadchurch act suspiciously, defensively or even aggressively at the thought of … >
The second episode of Broadchurch 3 wastes no time in launching us into Hardy and Miller’s investigation into the brutal rape of Trish Winterman we saw reported to the police in last week’s premiere. Offering up a range of new characters and suspects to keep us – and the police – guessing, it’s an effective … >