New ‘Marvel’s Jessica Jones’ trailer teases David Tennant’s villain

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 … >

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‘Doctor Who’ story synopsis revealed for ‘The Woman Who Lived’

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 … >

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‘Doctor Who’ spoiler-free review: ‘Before the Flood’

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 … >

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‘Doctor Who’ teasers: 10 hints for ‘Before The Flood’

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 … >

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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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