The BBC has released two new trailers for the next episode of Doctor Who. Written by Jamie Mathieson (‘Flatline’) with showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘The Girl Who Died’ will air at 8.20pm on Saturday 17 October on BBC One. > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on Blu-ray on Amazon. Watch … >
Your Only Connect style question this week, fellow Whovians, is this: What do Christmas, The Proms, BBC’s Children in Need and the short film before the cinematic showing of ‘Day of the Doctor’ all have in common? Yes, absolutely, they’re all times when it’s acceptable to wear a fez in public. But you only get … >
Lily James (Downton Abbey) and Matt Smith (Doctor Who) star in the UK teaser trailer for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. A fresh twist on Jane Austen’s widely celebrated novel, based on Seth Grahame-Smith’s 2009 novel, the movie arrives in UK cinemas on Friday 12 February next year. > Buy the book on Amazon. The official … >
Doctor Who Season 9’s opening two-parter was stuffed full of vintage Dalek goodness, as well as having both Davros and Missy in play. It also threw back links to various previous adventures for the Doctor. Here are five classic tales that we recommend you Seek-Locate-Exterminate… ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ (1975) The Fourth Doctor’s first … >
A new trailer has been unveiled for Marvel’s Jessica Jones, featuring Doctor Who star David Tennant as Kilgrave. Netflix’s upcoming original series is the second of four live action adventure series, following Marvel’s Daredevil, which launched in April. Starring Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, the first season will premiere in all territories where Netflix is … >
The BBC has released the official story details for the sixth episode of Doctor Who‘s new season, which features Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams in a guest role. Written by Catherine Tregenna (Torchwood), ‘The Woman Who Lived’ will air at 8.20pm on Saturday 24 October on BBC One. The synopsis reads: “England, 1651. The … >
Doctor Who fan Jay Tyson has started a new online mini-series featuring Tom Baker’s Doctor as a puppet. The first ep of ‘A Leak in Time’ sees The Doctor meet Betsy and the leak in time begins. Can The Doctor stop it in time? Watch the episode… > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. … >
Doctor Who, in recent years, has been obsessed with prequels: most of them online and most of them very entertaining – although actually prologues. Here, however, we get the real deal: a partner episode to last week’s ghostly opener that deliberately spools back in time to explain how its events came about. This much you’ll … >
The new season of Doctor Who continues next weekend with ‘Before The Flood’, written by Being Human creator Toby Whithouse. On a remote Army outpost, a fearsome alien warlord – the Fisher King – sets in motion a twisted plan to ensure his own survival. The ripples will be felt around the universe. Is this … >
BBC Worldwide has confirmed the extras for this month’s DVD release of classic Doctor Who ‘The Underwater Menace’. Starring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor and packed with wealth of un-missable extras, the DVD is available to buy from Monday 26 October. > Order ‘The Underwater Menace’ on DVD on Amazon. The fifth serial from … >