Doctor Who returns to BBC One this weekend with a new episode, ‘Extremis’, written by Steven Moffat himself. In the Haereticum – the Vatican’s secret library of blasphemy – there is an ancient book known only as The Veritas. Throughout history, anyone who has ever read it has immediately taken their own life. Now a new translation … >
This first instalment of a three-part Doctor Who adventure perfectly sets up the finale of Peter Capaldi’s time in the TARDIS. There’s a piece of text going round online and it makes all who read it want to kill themselves. But enough about my review for ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’, we’ve got a new Doctor … >
Michelle Gomez was too… When a certain tabloid – which shall remain nameless – decided to spoil the reveal of John Simm’s return to the role of The Master in series 10 of Doctor Who, it reduced some of the impact of the news. Apparently, Stephen Moffat had expressed a wish that the secret be kept … >
Though today’s Doctor Who news has been all about Missy, this short clip is sure to whet you appetite for Saturday. There’s not much to go on here, we’ll admit, but 10 seconds of Doctor Who is better than no Doctor Who, right? See, told you. Still, it’s enough to get us pumped for the … >
The female incarnation of The Master will depart with Capaldi and Moffat after series 10. I don’t think that many people would argue with our opinion that Michelle Gomez has been one of the highlights of Peter Capaldi’s reign as the Doctor. Watching the pair verbally joust across multiple episodes, and the sheer devilry she … >
If you thought the future of capitalism was bleak, this week’s episode of Doctor Who agrees! ‘Oxygen‘ sees a disconcertingly essential resource become monetised, with disastrous consequences. I sure hope any developing space companies are taking notes about why this is a bad idea. But here are some other interesting things about this week’s jaunty … >
Patrick Ness is a man with with a pretty stellar writing pedigree. Not only did the man behind Doctor Who spin-off series Class pen the book upon which the fantastic A Monster Calls is based, soon more of his novels – the Chaos Walking series – are to be made into a film starring Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley … >
After this week’s breathless events on the mining station Chasm Forge, we thought we might consider some of the other space station environments the Doctor has visited in his travels. And there have been plenty, from W3 (‘The Wheel in Space’), which suffered a nasty Cybermat infestation, to ‘Terminus’, final destination for those suffering from … >
On and on, and on, and on it goes. The world it just keeps spinning. Until I’m dizzy, time to breathe. So close my eyes and start again anew. No one here remembers Willy Mason do they? How about JJ72? Oh well, please yourselves. Ring up and press things as you wish… Press 1 … >
Space: the final frontier. Doctor Who has always had an interesting relationship with the darker parts of our universe. Given a chance to sketch out humanity’s future, it will likely come down on something that’s flawed, but ultimately optimistic, with many of the societal issues that plague us here on Earth in 2017 stamped out … >