Doctor Who returns for its eleventh Christmas special this festive season. This news summary will be updated regularly as more details are revealed, with the latest updates at the top of each section. Rumours and unconfirmed reports will be marked with a *. > Order ‘The Husbands of River Song’ on DVD on Amazon. > … >
The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson received an unexpected visit at the weekend. In a hilarious video uploaded to Jackson’s Facebook profile this morning, Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi appears in character as the Doctor in Peter Jackon’s kitchen, with a very important letter to deliver. Watch the clip… Home InvasionThis was an … >
‘I don’t know if you’ll ever hear this Clara, I don’t even know if you’re still alive out there. But you were good! And you made a mighty fine Doctor…’ That’s not from ‘Face the Raven’, but you, loyal Who fan, knew that. Just as you know it’s from ‘Flatline’ – coincidentally the last time … >
Trying to persuade a non-fan to start watching Star Wars before The Force Awakens comes out? Just show them this classic clip from the fourth season of BBC Two’s political comedy series The Thick of It and you’ll have them on board in no time. > Buy the complete The Thick of It box set … >
Well, would you look at that, we’re nearing the end of Season 9. Whoosh. Don’t feel blue. We’ve got some exciting stuff to come: something involving Rigsy and a raven, an episode solely featuring Peter Capaldi, and (hopefully) the resolution of this season’s main story arc: the ‘Hybrid’. The Hybrid isn’t the only arc this … >
The BBC has released two trailers for the next episode of Doctor Who. Penned by Australian writer Sarah Dollard (Being Human, The Game), ‘Face the Raven’ will air at 8.10pm on Saturday 21 November on BBC One. > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on Blu-ray on Amazon. Watch the trailers… … >
Guaranteed to infuriate anyone who likes to refer to Doctor Who stories with acronyms, this week’s ‘The Zygon Inversion’ was the conclusion of the two-part tale which began with ‘The Zygon Invasion’. With the Doctor granted a pivotal speech on the futility of war, Clara was also busy; first entrapped and then manipulating “Bonnie”, her … >
The BBC has released the official story details for the eleventh and twelfth episodes of Doctor Who‘s new season. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘Heaven Sent’ and ‘Hell Bent’ will air on Saturday 28 November and Saturday 5 December respectively on BBC One. Warning: Even though this is official synopsis information from the BBC, it … >
To accompany the current season, BBC Books have provided another trio of adventures for the Twelfth Doctor. Loosely themed ‘The Glamour Chronicles’, each of the adventures deals involves an encounter with the Glamour, a mysterious and bewitching element which can take many forms. > Buy ‘Royal Blood’ on Amazon. > Buy ‘Deep Time’ on Amazon. … >
Doctor Who will return for a new season this autumn. This news summary will be updated regularly as more details are revealed, with the latest updates at the top of each section. Rumours and unconfirmed reports will be marked with a *. > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on … >