The Doctor’s friends at the United Nations Unified Intelligence Taskforce have been a part of the show on and off since they helped the Second Doctor see off the Cybermen in 1969’s ‘The Invasion’. Formed in response to the Yeti attack (‘The Web of Fear’), their remit covers “…the odd, the unexplained. Anything on Earth … >
Plans for the next season of Doctor Who continue to appear very vague. Rumours have circulated since August that a full season will not air in 2016, with feature-length specials or a split season over 2016-2017 looking possible. Since the show’s return in 2005, there has been a full season each year apart from 2009, … >
The first of a two-part thriller, ‘The Zygon Invasion’ brought Doctor Who’s most famous shape changers back to our screens. Despite their fearsome reputation, this is only their third proper appearance in the show, although they have been active in spin-off media, such as 2014’s audio tale ‘Zygon Hunt’ and the novel ‘Sting of the … >
As we approach the end of Downton Abbey, we decided to take a look at the stars of ITV’s period drama who’ve also been in Doctor Who… Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley and as Captain Henry Avery in ‘The Curse of the Black Spot’ Iain Glen as Sir Richard Carlisle and as Father … >
A new Special Collector’s Edition box set featuring all ten Doctor Who Christmas specials from 2005-2014, starring David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi as the Time Lord, is available to buy now. > Buy the box set on DVD on Amazon. > Buy the box set on Blu-ray on Amazon. To celebrate BBC Worldwide’s … >
The new season of Doctor Who continues this weekend with ‘The Zygon Inversion’, written by Peter Harness (‘Kill the Moon’). Shapeshifting Zygons are everywhere in the UK, and there is no way of knowing who to trust. With UNIT neutralised, only the Doctor stands in their way. But how do you stop a war? And … >
If you grew up in the 1970s, at the time of (or possibly earlier than) the last Zygon incursion, there was one thing you knew Doctor Who would deliver every week, and that was body horror. The post-2005 series has tended to shy away from this to the same extent (aside from Victor Meldrew growing … >
Peter Capaldi is back as the Doctor alongside Jenna Coleman as Clara in the new season of Doctor Who. > Buy Season 9 Part 1 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 Part 1 on Blu-ray on Amazon. To celebrate BBC Worldwide’s release of Season 9 Part 1 on Monday 2 November, we’ve got … >
Steven Moffat has confirmed that Doctor Who will run for “five more years” at least. Doctor Who first aired on 23 November 1963 and this year marked the tenth anniversary of the show’s 21st century revival. Moffat told Variety: “It is definitely going to last five more years, I’ve seen the business plan.” The showrunner … >
Steven Moffat has revealed that Clara will “never return” when Jenna Coleman departs Doctor Who on screen later this season. Coleman filmed her final scenes this summer but it has not been announced in which episode Clara will leave. Moffat told Italian fans: “Clara is gone and will never return. I will not reveal any … >