Back in the 1960s it was not uncommon for one of Doctor Who‘s regular cast members to have a week off. With the show on for most of the year, characters were occasionally written out of an episode as part of the story. In the modern era, the hectic production schedule for Christopher Ecccleston’s season … >
The BBC has published the official synopsis for the final episode of Doctor Who‘s new season, titled ‘Death in Heaven’. Written by Steven Moffat, the episode airs on Saturday 8 November on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “a proper scary one”. The synopsis reads: “With Cybermen on the streets of London, old … >
Air New Zealand has unveiled a new safety video to coincide with the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, featuring members of the cast from all three films in the Hobbit trilogy. Shot over six days across a number of New Zealand’s Middle-earth locations, the four-minute video includes Elijah Wood (Frodo … >
BBC Worldwide has revealed details of an exclusive Doctor Who fan event featuring the show’s stars to celebrate launch of the new season on DVD and Blu-ray. The 5-disc Season 8 box set will be available from Monday 17 November, featuring all 12 episodes from Season 8. > Order Season 8 on DVD on Amazon. > … >
We are now very nearly at the end of this season of Doctor Who; a 12-episode run that has split viewers as divisively as a politically-motivated calypso number. It feels like we have hardly gotten to know Peter Capaldi’s Doctor yet, but soon we’ll be at the two-part finale, having hardly gotten past the waspish … >
YouTube user Herman Koerkenmeyer has compiled a video featuring every hello, goodbye and regeneration in Doctor Who. Watch the video…
Doctor Who‘s new season continues this weekend with ‘In the Forest of the Night’, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce. One morning, in every city and town in the world, the human race wakes up to face the most surprising invasion yet. Everywhere, in every land, a forest has grown overnight and taken back the Earth. … >
The BBC has released a set of photos from the next episode of Doctor Who. Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, ‘In the Forest of the Night’ airs at 8.20pm on Saturday 25 October on BBC One. The episode is described by Steven Moffat as “a fairytale, but not in the sense that I’ve tended to … >
Now that it’s been revealed that Missy’s agenda involves Clara (“I have chosen well”), and with the growing collection of people gathered into her Promised Land (aka The Nethersphere), we cannot help but begin to speculate on the possible destination of the Owsald/Pink romance. Danny and Clara’s relationship has blossomed since their first awkward foot-in-mouth … >
Intruders, BBC America’s new conspiracy thriller series, will begin in the UK later this month. Starring John Simm (Doctor Who, Life on Mars), Mira Sorvino (Mimic) and James Frain (The White Queen), Intruders is about about a secret society devoted to chasing immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others. The show will launch … >