Doctor Who star Catherine Tate is bringing Britain’s best-loved OAP back to BBC One, following the success of last year’s one-off special. Two new half-hour episodes, written by Catherine Tate, Brett Goldstein and Dan Swimer, will be filmed later this year and will air on BBC One in 2016. The character originally appeared in BBC One’s … >
With Doctor Who-based content confirmed to be included in the new Lego Dimensions game in September, YouTube user BlobVanDam has created an incredible fan video imagining what the game might look like. Watch the video…
Being Human creator Toby Whithouse has revealed that he’d only bring back the show if he had a “stunning and revolutionary idea”. The supernatural comedy-drama launched on BBC Three in 2008 and the fifth season concluded in 2013. Whithouse told BBC Writersroom: “We all know shows that have outstayed their welcome, or been cynically resurrected. … >
Since Doctor Who’s return to our televisions in 2005, composer Murray Gold has brought a whole universe of new music to each season. Next weekend the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular – a live performance of music from the show – begins touring the UK, featuring over 100 performers including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales … >
Doctor Who stars David Tennant and Billie Piper made their first dual US public signing and photo op appearance at Wizard World Comic Con Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center earlier this month. Watch a clip from their Q&A session…
Sometimes it’s easier to tag Doctor Who as science-fantasy rather than science-fiction. After all, there’s not a lot of lab-coat methodology you can apply to ‘remembering’ someone back into the universe, or using lightning to transmit your DNA into hybrid Dalek-People. And we won’t mention the words ‘moon’ and ‘egg’. But it’s a show that … >
Since Doctor Who’s return to our televisions in 2005, composer Murray Gold has brought a whole universe of new music to each season. Next weekend the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular – a live performance of music from the show – begins touring the UK, featuring over 100 performers including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales … >
Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat will apparently remain as showrunner for at least another season. The co-creator of Sherlock joined as Doctor Who‘s executive producer for Matt Smith’s first season in 2010 and Wales Online reports that Moffat has “just signed up for another year” on the show. Season 10 will be his sixth season … >
‘Ghost Trap’ is the fourth in a series of new Doctor Who short stories read by an original cast member. This time Louise Jameson recreates Leela and the Fourth Doctor in a Nick Wallace story. The story is set early in Leela’s time with the Doctor, and as the title suggests is a creepy tale … >
From the Gothic clickety clockwork of Victorian London all the way to a John Carpenter-esque nightmarish Christmas, last year’s season of Doctor Who took us on a whirlwind journey with Murray Gold and The National Orchestra of Wales as our ever-reliable musical companions. The three-disc Season 8 soundtrack album is released on Monday 18 May … >