Netflix has released the first trailer for The Crown. The four-minute sizzle reel features the first look at Doctor Who star Matt Smith as the Duke of Edinburgh alongside Claire Foy as his wife, Queen Elizabeth II. The Crown reveals the political rivalries and romance behind Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and the events that shaped … >
Making her debut (and exit) in 2008’s ‘Silence in the Library’ / ‘Forest of the Dead’ two-parter, it is fair to say that the character of River Song has made a dramatic impact on Doctor Who. Her personal timeline wraps around the Eleventh Doctor’s incarnation, whom she married (sort of), and spills into the regenerations … >
Doctor Who star Paul McGann is open the idea of returning as the Eighth Doctor “every now and again.” The actor made his debut as the Time Lord nearly 20 years ago in 1996’s ‘TV Movie’ and reprised the role in 2013’s minisode ‘The Night of the Doctor’, which earned 2.5 million views across YouTube, … >
Catch up on the latest season of Doctor Who with two new releases from BBC Worldwide this month. > Buy Season 9 Part 2 on Amazon. > Buy ‘The Husbands of River Song’ on Amazon. To celebrate the release of Season 9 Part 2 and Christmas special ‘The Husbands of River Song’ on DVD and … >
Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has hinted that the next season could be his final run of episodes as the Doctor. The actor joined the show in 2013 as the Twelfth Doctor, with a brief cameo in ‘The Day of the Doctor’ before making his first proper appearance in ‘The Time of the Doctor’. Capaldi … >
Doctor Who fans have recognised a familiar set in the new Sherlock special. ‘The Abominable Bride’ aired on New Year’s Day on BBC One. > Buy ‘The Abominable Bride’ on DVD on Amazon. SPOILERS FOR THE SHERLOCK SPECIAL AHEAD… ‘The Abominable Bride’ picks up where Season 3’s ‘His Last … >
2015 was a pivotal year for Doctor Who on audio. Big Finish, the audio drama company who hold the rights to make classic adventures on audio, had their remit widened to encompass New Series elements up to the end of Matt Smith’s tenure. During the year, the company celebrated the release of their 200th Doctor … >
While the Troughton-era Early Adventure, ‘The ISOS Network’, may have been bumped to January, there was still plenty going on in the world of Doctor Who audio this month, including the release of the first ‘War Doctor’ Box Set ‘Only the Monstrous’ and the return of Torchwood One’s Yvonne Hartman in ‘One Rule’. Very much … >
Unless you’ve really gone a bit over the top with your spoiler-avoidance, you’ll know that the most recent Doctor Who Christmas special featured the return of Professor River Song after an absence of more than two years. Now that you’ve *hopefully* seen the episode there’s undoubtedly still some questions left to answer. Such as, most … >
2015 is clutching its chest, leaning on the TARDIS console and starting to glow at its fingertips. Any minute now, 2016’s a-comin’. Or, if you’re reading this a few days in the future, it’s already here, shiny and vaguely bewildered and not quite fitting into its clothes. Just like most of us post-Christmas, then. Either … >