Mark Gatiss to appear on ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’

Who Do You Think You Are? returns to BBC One this summer, with Sherlock writer/actor Mark Gatiss amongst the line-up. The genealogy show’s 12th season will also see Last Tango In Halifax stars Sir Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid delving in to their family trees, alongside Great British Bake off presenter Paul Hollywood, modelling legend … >

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BBC America airs first teaser for ‘Doctor Who’ Season 9

The first teaser for the new season of Doctor Who was shown on BBC America last night. The brief clip aired during the finale of Orphan Black‘s third season. Season 9 will begin airing on BBC America in the US and on BBC One in the UK this September. Watch the teaser… > Buy Season … >

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Why can’t modern ‘Doctor Who’ get male companions right?

When Doctor Who made its triumphant re-materialisation onto our television screens in 2005 it did so with a confident swagger, an accent on more rounded characters and a whole litany of strong female characters. While the classic series was forced to bat away regular cries of sexism, the likes of Rose Tyler, Martha Jones, Donna … >

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The Doctor vs the Dinosaurs: 5 of the best dino adventures in ‘Doctor Who’

Conspicuous by their absence for the first six seasons of Doctor Who, but given their enduring popularity, it was inevitable that the Earth’s former inhabitants would menace the Doctor on screen eventually. Over the years, the prehistoric monsters have been seeing flying over London, albeit in an alternate, broken timeline in ‘The Wedding of River … >

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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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