‘Doctor Who’ star Jenna Coleman hints at new Clara setup in Season 9

Jenna Coleman has been chatting about the new season of Doctor Who at Comic-Con in San Diego. Discussing the relationship between Clara and the Doctor in the upcoming episodes, Coleman told DS: “I’d say it’s less bumpy. They’ve reached a pleasant place of understanding.” She also suggested that Clara might be living onboard the TARDIS … >

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The Egyprian style mask of the Osiran villain Sutekh from Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars

‘Doctor Who’ spin-off audio boxset review: Volume 2 of ‘The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield’

Professor Bernice Summerfield was created in Virgin’s 1990’s New Adventures book range.  Starting as a companion, the 26th century archaeologist survived as the star after the BBC took the Doctor Who book rights back in house. Later she gained her own audio adventures, where actress Lisa Bowerman brought the character to life at Big Finish. … >

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‘Luther’ writer is bringing back ‘Sapphire and Steel’

Neil Cross, the creator of BBC One’s Luther, has revealed that he is planning to revive Sapphire and Steel. Starring David McCallum (NCIS) as Steel and Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) as Sapphire, the British sci-fi fantasy series originally ran for 34 episodes between 1979 between 1982. Speaking to Nerdist, he announced: “I am planning – … >

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Win a new ‘Doctor Who’ book featuring the Fourth Doctor!

‘The Drosten’s Curse’ is published by BBC Books on Thursday 16 July (priced £18.99). The thrilling new Doctor Who adventure by A.L. Kennedy features the Fourth Doctor, as played by Tom Baker. To celebrate, we’ve got copies of the book to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just … >

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‘Doctor Who’ director teases Season 9’s ‘completely different’ finale

Rachel Talalay has been chatting about this year’s two-part Doctor Who finale in a new official interview clip. The Tank Girl director is currently filming Episodes 11 and 12 of the new season, both written by showrunner Steven Moffat. Talalay previously directed Season 8’s finale, ‘Dark Water’ and ‘Death in Heaven’, last year. She told … >

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‘Terminator Genisys’ review (contains spoilers): A confused lump of a movie

The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day are two of cinema’s seminal blockbusters. The two further sequels were of a lesser calibre; serviceable, throwaway action/sci-fi films, but the first two genuinely changed cinema, creating iconic characters and memorable lines, and boasting revolutionary action sequences and game-changing special effects. Over thirty years after the original film, … >

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Book review: ‘Unofficial Doctor Who: The Big Book of Lists’

The world of Doctor Who publishing is chock full of reference books. In order to stand out, you need to be offering something unique to make an impact. With his personal brand of accessible and enthusiastic fandom, Cameron K. McEwan – better known as the creator of the Blogtor Who website (and occasional CultBox contributor) … >

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