Two brilliant new Doctor Who books are available to buy this autumn from BBC Books. > Buy Doctor Who: Impossible Worlds on Amazon. > Buy Doctor Who: The Time Lord Letters on Amazon. To celebrate the release of Impossible Worlds (out 29 October) and The Time Lord Letters (out now), we’ve got copies of both … >
‘The Woman Who Lived’ is an unlikely episode of Doctor Who for at least three reasons. Firstly, it is written by a woman – something which shouldn’t be an oddity, but sadly is. Secondly, in taking us to Stuart England, in 1651, it explores unusual historical territory for a series which is typically content to … >
Doctor Who star Karen Gillan has made a new horror short this Halloween as part of the Fun Size Horror collective. Gillan has written, directed and also stars in Conventional, a 9-minute film which sees a horror actress deals with her fall from stardom. Conventional will be shown as part of the Fun Size Horror: … >
Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi’s Doctor finally got a chance to “reverse the polarity of the neutron flow” in ‘The Girl Who Died’. First uttered by Jon Pertwee’s Doctor in the 1970s, the catchphrase has been repeated many times over the years, although perhaps not as often as you might expect. Fortunately, YouTube user DW … >
As soon as O’Donnell (Morven Christie) travelled through time in ‘Before the Flood’ and showed her fan-girl credentials (yelping excitedly about the TARDIS being bigger on the inside, giving a roll call of The Doctor’s greatest hits) it was pretty clear that she was being presented as Potential Companion Who’s Not Going To Make It … >
Vikings! We all love those warrior Norsemen, don’t we? Except when the Doctor is not in the mood for them, with or without their historically inaccurate but amusing horned helmets. ‘The Girl Who Died’ was one of this season’s most anticipated episodes, primary for the much trumpeted casting announcement of Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams and the … >
“I never know where the faces come from. They just pop up…” Now that we finally have an explanation for why the Twelfth Doctor chose the face of Peter Capaldi, following previous roles in Doctor Who and Torchwood, CultBox decided to take a look at the many actors who have played more than one character … >
The BBC has released two trailers for the next episode of Doctor Who. Written by Catherine Tregenna (Torchwood), ‘The Woman Who Lived’ will air at 8.20pm on Saturday 24 October on BBC One. > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on Blu-ray on Amazon. Watch the trailers… The synopsis reads: … >
The Vikings gave us a lot of words that we use in common English. I saw it on a Horrible Histories once so it’s true. One of them was ‘happy’. That’s fortunate, because it’s a great word to apply to ‘The Girl Who Waited Died’ – 45 minutes of Saturday-morning style fun that should make … >
Gugu Mbatha-Raw has reportedly signed up for a role in an upcoming Star Wars movie. The actress played Martha’s sister Tish Jones in the 2007 season of Doctor Who and is now best known for her roles in the 2013 movie Belle. Directed by Rian Johnson (Looper), Episode VIII will begin filming next year and is … >