Liked ‘Under the Lake’? Watch these ‘Doctor Who’ stories

This week’s Doctor Who episode ‘Under the Lake’ hit all the notes of a traditional base-under-siege tale with plenty of running down corridors, as well as some terrific ghostly monsters. While we wait for the concluding part, ‘Before the Flood’, here are five Doctor Who stories we’d recommend checking out if you liked ‘Under the … >

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‘Doctor Who: Impossible Worlds’ book review

Since its return, Doctor Who fans have been granted rather generous access to the behind the scenes workings of the show. As an audience, we’ve been able to follow the many talented people responsible for Doctor Who’s production with shows like Doctor Who Confidential and numerous in depth books like Russell T Davies’ Writer’s Tale, … >

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John Hurt returns as The War Doctor in new Big Finish audios

Big Finish has announced twelve new full-cast Doctor Who audio plays featuring John Hurt as The War Doctor. Hurt’s Doctor was introduced in 2013’s ‘The Name of the Doctor’ and featured alongside the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors in the 50th anniversary special, ‘The Day of the Doctor’. Big Finish executive producer Jason Haigh-Ellery commented: “I … >

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5 unlikely style icons

You get used to everyone on TV looking as fashionable as possible, as if the screen’s a catwalk into your home. But occasionally you’ll get characters who turn heads and trends simply by virtue of not trying to following what’s in vogue. Characters like Timothy Olyphant’s Raylan Givens in Justified, who focus more on what … >

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‘Doctor Who’ behind the scenes videos: The making of ‘Under the Lake’

The BBC has released a number of clips looking at the production of the latest Doctor Who episode. Written by Being Human creator Toby Whithouse, ‘Under the Lake’ aired last night on BBC One. When an Underwater Base comes under attack, the Doctor and Clara must save the frightened crew and defeat an impossible threat. … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Season 9 Episode 3 review: ‘Under the Lake’

There’s a lot that’s familiar about ‘Under the Lake’. Apart from the transmission time of course. Remember when Doctor Who was on at teatime? But that’s a conversation for a time, when you (I) don’t have jim-jams on. And it’s nothing to do with this week’s writer, Toby Whithouse. In fact, the later start, with … >

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Michelle Gomez as Missy

Should Missy have her own ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off series?

Doctor Who star Michelle Gomez was engaging in an entertaining Q&A on Twitter last weekend. Almost inevitably, the possibility of a spin-off series for Missy was mooted, something that Gomez sounded enthusiastic about. There have of course been several spin-off series from Doctor Who before – two of them being led by the great Elisabeth … >

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Toby Whithouse’s best ‘Doctor Who’ episodes

Starting back in 2006 with the episode that reintroduced Sarah Jane Smith, and then returning under Steven Moffat, Toby Whithouse has become a regular fixture in the line-up of modern Doctor Who writers. Often touted by fans as a potential successor, much in the way that Moffat himself was during Russell T Davies’ tenure as … >

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