‘Doctor Who’ filming in Tenerife next week

The makers of Doctor Who will apparently head to Tenerife tomorrow to film scenes for the new season. Block 2 of Season 9, the two-part opener, started filming earlier this month. Michelle Gomez will be back as Missy in the story, with Jemma Redgrave also returning as UNIT’s Kate Stewart. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat and … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Season 9’s two-part opener guest stars revealed

The guest cast has been announced for the two-part opening story of Doctor Who‘s new season. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat and directed by Hettie Macdonald (‘Blink’), the story’s episodes are titled ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ and ‘The Witch’s Familiar’. Kelly Hunter, Clare Higgins (Hellraiser) and Jaye Griffiths (Casualty) will all appear in the story. Hunter … >

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Missy returns in ‘Doctor Who’ Season 9 opener

The BBC has announced that Michelle Gomez will be back as Missy in the first episode of Doctor Who‘s new season. The episode, titled ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’, is directed by Hettie Macdonald (‘Blink’) and is currently filming in Cardiff. Jemma Redgrave also returns as UNIT’s Kate Stewart in Season 9’s opening story. Gomez commented: “Things have … >

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Big announcement about ‘Doctor Who’ due today

The official Doctor Who Twitter account has announced that some “big news” about Season 9 will be revealed later today. Season 9 began filming in Cardiff last month and will air on BBC One this autumn. > Here’s everything we know about Season 9 so far. What do you think the announcement will be? Let … >

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‘Critical’ interview: Neve McIntosh chats about Sky1’s new medical drama

Best known to Doctor Who fans as Madame Vastra, Scottish actress Neve McIntosh stars as head nurse Nicola Hicklin in Sky1’s Critical. An ultra-realistic real-time medical drama from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio, the 13-part series begins at 9pm on Tuesday 24 February on Sky1. Set in a state-of-the-art Major Trauma Centre, each episode scrubs … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Season 9 filming returns to a familiar location

Jenna Coleman has been shooting scenes for the new season of Doctor Who at a familiar location near Cardiff. The episode is directed by Hettie Macdonald (‘Blink’) and is believed to be Season 9’s opener, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’. SPOILERS BELOW…             Coleman was spotted filming earlier this week at Tonyrefail … >

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‘Doctor Who’ audio story review: ‘The Fourth Doctor – Big Finish Novel Adaptations Vol. 1’

Best known for his contributions for the modern Doctors on screen, Doctor Who writer Gareth Roberts contributed this pair of ‘Missing Adventures’ to the Virgin book range in the mid-nineties. Adapted for audio by John Dorney, both stories both pair Tom Baker’s Doctor with Lalla Ward’s Romana II and K-9, the first time this line-up … >

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13 actors from ‘Broadchurch’ who’ve been in ‘Doctor Who’

As we approach the end of Broadchurch‘s second season, here we take a look at some the show’s many familiar faces from the Doctor Who universe…   Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams and as Reverend Paul Coates   Adjoa Andoh as Martha’s mum and as psychologist Julie   Jonathan Bailey as Psi in ‘Time Heist’ … >

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Returning ‘Doctor Who’ guest star spotted on set

A recurring guest star has been shooting scenes for the new season of Doctor Who in Cardiff. The episode is directed by Hettie Macdonald (‘Blink’) and is believed to be Season 9’s opener, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’. SPOILERS BELOW…                 Jemma Redgrave, who has played Kate Stewart since 2012, … >

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