“It’s very well-behaved, this place… “I thought there would be happy slapping hoodies. Happy slapping hoodies with ASBOs. Happy slapping hoodies with ASBOs and ringtones. Yeah? Yeah? “Oh yeah! Don’t tell me I don’t fit in.” Coal Hill School Top of our list is a location hardwired into the DNA of Doctor Who. The … >
BBC Worldwide has announced the launch of BBC Player, a new authenticated multi-genre video-on-demand service that will allow viewers to watch BBC programmes anytime anywhere. The service will be available in Singapore to StarHub TV customers later this year and users will be able to watch online or via an app (available in android and iOS) on their smartphones … >
Filming on BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off has been continuing in Cardiff this week, with last night’s shoot featuring the appearance of a familiar prop. Created by YA author Patrick Ness, Class stars Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins and Vivian Oparah as four Sixth Formers at Coal Hill School, with Katherine Kelly (Coronation Street) playing a teacher. SPOILERS BELOW … >
Before the days of minisodes and prequels, fans were provided with rather more obscure introductions to Doctor Who episodes. For no discernible reason, science fiction writer and political activist Judith Merril introduced classic Doctor Who story ‘Revenge of the Cybermen’ for the publicly funded Canadian educational television station TVOntario in the 1980s. While pretending to be a fortune teller … >
A new TV ad has been released for the upcoming movie adaptation of Jojo Moyes’ hit novel Me Before You. Due in UK cinemas on Thursday 2 June, the romantic drama stars Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) and Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games) in the lead roles, alongside Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who), Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter) and Charles … >
New photos from the filming of BBC Three’s Class reveal a lovely tribute to one of the original companions in Doctor Who. Created by YA author Patrick Ness, the latest Doctor Who spin-off began filming in Cardiff earlier this month. Set in contemporary London, the eight-part series follows four students with “hidden secrets and desires” and has been described by executive … >
Big Finish has announced details of a brand new Doctor Who spin-off audio box set, featuring Kate Stewart and the UNIT team facing the Silence. Written by Matt Fitton and John Dorney, UNIT: Silenced is available to pre-order today for just £20 from the Big Finish website and will be released through other retailers from 31 January 2017. Created by current … >
Several former Doctor Who cast members have sent messages to the show’s new star Pearl Mackie welcoming her to the Whoniverse. The actress was officially revealed on Saturday as the Doctor’s latest companion, Bill. Here are some of the tweets sent over the weekend… @Pearlie_mack ✨✨Have fun!! Xx — Freema Agyeman (@FreemaOfficial) April 24, 2016 So excited to see The Doctor has a new … >
Can someone please tell us why John Barrowman and Alex Kingston haven’t yet appeared on Doctor Who together? Here’s a video of Barrowman serenading Kingston with a performance of ‘Easy to Love’ at Emerald City Comicon last year, in case you needed any convincing that watching these two with each other is just pure gold… Steven Moffat revealed in 2014 … >
The guys at Flight Through Entirety have released a new video summarising every story from the original second season of Doctor Who in just ten seconds. Following last week’s Season 1 recap, Australian fan Brendan Jones continues his breakneck journey through the Hartnell era, from ‘Planet of Giants’ to ‘The Time Meddler’. Watch the video… What’s your favourite … >