Win a ‘Doctor Who’ novel featuring the War Doctor!

Engines of War, an epic new Doctor Who novel about the Great Time War featuring the War Doctor (as played by John Hurt), is published in paperback by BBC Books on Thursday 18 June, priced £7.99. > Read our 5-star review of the book. To celebrate the release, we’ve got copies of the book to … >

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‘Doctor Who’ video: Are the Silence in ‘The Lodger’?

We know that the other TARDIS seen in 2010’s Doctor Who episode ‘The Lodger’ was later revealed to belong to the Silence, but did the memory-wiping aliens appear in the episode too without us realising? Take a look at the evidence… What do you reckon? It certainly looks like Amy has seen something in the … >

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‘Doctor Who’ creator was keen for the Doctor to become female

The creator of Doctor Who suggested that the Doctor should regenerate as a woman in the mid-’80s. In a letter to BBC One controller Michael Grade in October 1986 detailing how he would reinvigorate the show, Sydney Newman wrote: “At a later stage, Dr Who would be metamorphosed into a woman.” He added: “This requires … >

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‘Doctor Who’ producer reveals when Season 9 will start

The new season of Doctor Who will apparently begin in September. Responding to a fan‘s enquiry on Twitter about when the show will return, producer Nikki Wilson commented earlier today: “We’ll be back in September.” Wilson also teased: “#DoctorWho is even bigger and better this year.” Season 9 will kick off with a two-parter written … >

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Official ‘Doctor Who’ fan event in Berlin announced for July

BBC Worldwide has confirmed details of a one-time-only live fan event in Germany next month. Taking place in Berlin on Friday 17 July, the event will offer fans the opportunity to see Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman for the first time in Germany. This visit follows on from last year’s world tour where the show’s … >

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