Doctor Who‘s ‘Deep Breath’ episode has been nominated at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards for its inclusion of Madame Vastra and Jenny. Season 8’s opener is up for ‘Best Individual Episode’ at the annual ceremony, which aims to recognise and honour representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the media. BBC One’s … >
Another directed has been confirmed for the new season of Doctor Who. Hettie Macdonald, who previously directed Steven Moffat’s ‘Blink’ in 2007, will return for what is thought to be the second block of filming for Season 9. Part of Block 2’s shoot is rumoured to taking place in Spain. The news was revealed on … >
The beautifully illustrated Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary Expanded and Updated (£14.99, out now from DK) includes the latest Doctor Who facts including the Twelfth Doctor and Season 8’s storylines. > Buy the book on Amazon. To celebrate the release, we’ve got books to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance … >
The third release in the Early Adventures range slides slightly further down the programme’s timeline to reunite the TARDIS team of Steven and Vicki. Set around the start of the third season, with Vicki name-checking Chumblies from ‘Galaxy 4’, ‘The Bounty of Ceres’ finds them arriving in humanity’s near future. The story begins on board … >
Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies is working on a new Channel 4 drama series about the effect of the AIDS epidemic on young gay men in Britain. Set in the 1980s, The Boys will focus on the lives and deaths of young men from AIDS, Davies revealed at a recent Broadcasting Press Guild … >
Outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage from 1993’s recording of Doctor Who‘s 30th anniversary special, ‘Dimensions in Time’, have been uploaded to YouTube. Watch the video…
With filming on Doctor Who‘s new season underway in Cardiff, news of upcoming guest stars is now starting to emerge. Considering that the show has atttracted such dramatic heavyweights as Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, Ian McKellen, Timothy Dalton, Penelope Wilton, Simon Callow, Richard E. Grant, Anne Reid, Bill Nighy and John Hurt in … >
In March 2015, Doctor Who will have been back on our screens for ten years. During the past decade, four/five Doctors and countless companions have battled a galactic carnival of monsters, including new creations and a number of big-name returns from the classic series. However, here are four that CultBox would prefer to see less … >
IDW’s Doctor Who/Star Trek: The Next Generation crossover is a delight. However, I can’t help but wonder which other comic-book crossovers which would blow my mind? Ironically, Scanners is not anywhere amongst the answers… Godzilla meets Doctor Who’s Third Doctor in ‘Godzilla vs UNIT’ “You are just a man dressed for the opera driving … >
In the vein of the early Who’s more serious historical adventures, this full-bloodied tale brings the First Doctor, with Ian, Barbara and Vicki, to a dangerous England at the turn of the 15th Century. Only months prior to their arrival, the throne was snatched by Henry Bolingbroke, now crowned Henry IV, and his predecessor Richard … >