“Past or future?” The question asked of Bill Potts in ‘Smile’ as she is offered her first proper trip in the TARDIS, is one that the Doctor often poses of his new travelling companions these days. Pre-order the new season on DVD on Amazon here. Pre-order the new season on Blu-ray on Amazon here. With Bill enjoying her … >
Hello. This article contains spoilers for ‘Smile’. It also contains spoilers for ‘The Ark in Space’. If you haven’t seen ‘The Ark in Space’ you should find it and watch it right now. I will wait. Good isn’t it? ‘The Beast Below’ is also better than I remembered, last time I watched it, if you … >
The second episode is often the hardest. Many seasons of Doctor Who have come racing out of the blocks with a strong opening episode that have emphatically put forward a change in approach, before a second instalment that slipped back into the familiar formula for very standard results. Look at ‘The Eleventh Hour’ into ‘The … >
Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has been hinting about Nardole’s involvement in the new season. Matt Lucas first appeared as Nardole in 2015’s Christmas special and has been a regular since last year’s festive episode, ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’. Season 10 began on BBC One last weekend with ‘The Pilot’. Capaldi revealed: “Matt plays quite a crucial … >
New details have been revealed about the fourth episode of the new season of Doctor Who. Written by Doctor Foster creator Mike Bartlett, ‘Knock Knock’ features Poirot star David Suchet at the Landlord. A “special binaural audio edition” of the episode will be available on BBC iPlayer following its broadcast on BBC One on Saturday 6 May. … >
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 Seventh Doctor should be your answer… Sylvester McCoy manages to bring some mystery back to the Doctor. A conscious move on the part of Script Editor Andrew Cartmel. … >
Doctor Who returns to BBC One this weekend – and in the far future, at the edge of the galaxy, there is a gleaming, perfect city. This brand new human settlement is said to hold the secret of human happiness – but the only smiles the Doctor and Bill can find are on a pile of … >
An Emoji-themed episode of Doctor Who. That’s a gamble. Why write 500 words of review when you could just use a poop with eyes and call it an early night? Hell, let the rest of Twitter do all the work for you. Fortunately there should be no turds in sight from the critics after ‘Smile’ … >
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 Sixth Doctor should be your answer… If Troughton’s look is definitive 60’s and Pertwee’s is definitive 70’s, Colin Baker’s is definitive 80’s. It has all the colours and … >
Tabloid newspaper The Mirror are today reporting that a major classic series character will appear in this year’s Christmas special. Written by Steven Moffat, 2017’s festive episode will be the departing showrunner’s swansong and also features Peter Capaldi’s exit from the show. If the story is true – and it doesn’t sound totally implausible – … >