Sophie Aldred, who played ’80s companion Ace in Doctor Who, stars alongside Carol Cleveland (Monty Python), Tom Price (Torchwood) and Chase Masterson (Star Trek: Deep Space 9) in new sci-fi comedy, The Search for Simon. Out on DVD this week, The Search for Simon follows 39 year David’s search for his younger brother Simon, who, … >
The BBC has released a set of promotional photos from the next episode of Doctor Who. Written by Jamie Mathieson, ‘Flatline’ airs on Saturday 18 October on BBC One. The episode is described by Steven Moffat as “a horror story” and “a proper scary one”. The official synopsis reads: “Separated from the Doctor, Clara discovers … >
While the TARDIS is quite naturally the Doctor’s favourite form of transport, he occasionally finds himself using other methods during his adventures in space and time. Ranging from exclusive to public transport, with some designed for the purpose and some disguised to conceal their true nature, this is our CultBox guide to some of the … >
The award-winning I Need A Doctor: The Whosical arrives in London later this month. A hit at Edinburgh Fringe 2013 and winner of the Musical Theatre Network’s award for Best Newcomer, the unauthorised Doctor Who musical comedy is being performed at Leicester Square Theatre in London from Tuesday 28 October until Sunday 2 November. Doctor-loving … >
The BBC has released a music video for Foxes’ rendition of ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, featuring brand new clips from the remining four episodes of Doctor Who‘s current season. Foxes’ cover of the classic Queen song featured in the most recent episode, ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’. Watch the full video… Still to come in … >
The BBC has released two trailers for the ninth episode of Doctor Who‘s new season, titled ‘Flatline’. Written by Jamie Mathieson, the episode airs on Saturday 18 October on BBC One and is described by Steven Moffat as “a horror story” and “a proper scary one”. Watch the trailers… The official synopsis reads: “Separated from … >
Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan and Battlestar Gallactica’s Katee Sackhoff come together as mother and daughter in this horror movie from Absentia director Mike Flanagan. Oculus sees Kaylie Russell (Gillan) try to help herself and her brother Tim, played by Australian actor Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent), come to terms with their shared childhood trauma – where Tim … >
At the beginning, she was The Impossible Girl who appeared throughout the Doctor’s lives, splintered into multiple incarnations to save him a dozen times over. They travelled together as flirty friends in the days when the Doctor was fresh-faced, floppy-haired and full of sparkling youthful exuberance and cheeky good humour. That was then. Now, Clara … >
Okay, hands up anyone who knew that this episode would crack an ‘Are you my Mummy?’ joke! Yep, that’ll be just about everyone then… With a title this brazen, we’d have been disappointed if ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’ had eschewed predictability. The latest in a sub-genre of Doctor Who stories that have given us … >
The BBC has released two new previews clips for the next episode of Doctor Who. ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’ airs at 8.35pm on Saturday 11 October on BBC One. Written by Jamie Mathieson and guest starring Frank Skinner and singer Foxes, the episode is described by Steven Moffat as “stunning in a very glamorous … >