The past year or two has seen some pretty major examples of mainstream media producers publicly patting themselves on the back for being diversity champions. Meanwhile, their actual idea of LGBT representation reads onscreen a lot more like throwing breadcrumbs at best, and quite possibly being bizarrely surprised that we’re not lapping them up as … >
Hello. This article contains spoilers for ‘The Pilot’. Indeed, it won’t make any sense unless you’ve watched and listened and paid attention during ‘The Pilot’. It may still not make sense. I don’t know all of you, I’m in no position to judge. Basically, if you have any stress or important, fannish questions about ‘The … >
A brand new Doctor Who trailer has given fans their first glimpse of John Simm’s return as the Master. The latest season of Doctor Who began on BBC One last night with ‘The Pilot’ and a Coming Soon trailer previewing upcoming episodes was featured at the end. Pre-order the new season on DVD on Amazon here. Pre-order the new season on … >
As a life-long Doctor Who fan, the hardest and most annoying question to answer is, “Who’s your favourite Doctor?” Here Liam South provides five reasons why the Fourth Doctor should be your answer… That scarf. That hair. That voice. Tom Baker’s performance is truly mad, constantly walking the line between childishly silly, … >
Tonight’s Doctor Who season opener might have stripped the show back to basics, but that doesn’t mean to say writer Steven Moffat didn’t seed a number of new mysteries in the story. Here are some big questions we have following ‘The Pilot’ that need to be answered during the next eleven episodes of Season 10… Pre-order the new season on … >
“It means… what the hell.” One of the joys about Doctor Who is that it has an infinite capacity to reinvent itself, beyond even the sea change of bringing new lead actors in. In its time, the show has been a domestic drama with genre elements, an Earth-bound spy thriller, or an intricate puzzle box … >
The BBC has released a new clip from tonight’s season opener of Doctor Who – although, to be honest, we’d really recommend you wait until the episode to watch this scene. Introducing Pearl Mackie as new companion Bill, ‘The Pilot’ airs at 7.20pm this evening on BBC One. The official synopsis reads: “A chance encounter with a girl with … >
Inspired by the ongoing debate as to whether or not the new Doctor Who lead will be a woman, Casual Violence (‘the UK’s most physically attractive, triple award winning sketch comedy group’) have imagined this press release from the BBC, saying that fan’s ‘smart, incisive arguments’ have been listened to – and a new show … >
As a life-long Doctor Who fan, the hardest and most annoying question to answer is, “Who’s your favourite Doctor?” Here Liam South provides five reasons why the Third Doctor should be your answer… Pertwee’s era is set predominantly on Earth, meaning that the alien invasions happen around familiar locations. Pertwee’s Doctor, like Hartnell’s, demands … >
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, … >