Nick Frost teases his ‘gangster’ Santa in ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas ep

Shaun of the Dead star Nick Frost has hinted at what to expect from his role in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. ‘Last Christmas’ will feature Frost as Father Christmas, following his brief cameo appearance at the end of last month’s finale, ‘Death in Heaven’. The actor told TV & Satellite Week magazine: “I … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special story synopsis

The BBC has revealed the short synopsis for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, ‘Last Christmas’. The official synopsis reads: “The Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrifying creatures, who are you going to call? Santa Claus!” Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘Last Christmas’ guest stars Spaced … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special title and promo pic revealed

The BBC has revealed the title for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special and unveiled new promotional artwork featuring the cast. Written by showrunner Steven Moffat, ‘Last Christmas’ guest stars Spaced actor Nick Frost as Father Christmas, alongside Misfits actor Nathan McMullen and Michael Troughton, the son of actor Patrick Troughton, who played the Second Doctor. … >

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Catherine Tregenna writing ‘Doctor Who’ ep for Season 9

The first female writer for Doctor Who since 2008 has been revealed. Catherine Tregenna has previously written four episodes of Torchwood, as well as DCI Banks, The Fixer, Lewis and Law & Order: UK. Neil Gaiman recently commented that finding female writers for the show was “a priority” for the production team. The only female … >

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Win new ‘Doctor Who’ soundtrack albums!

A new Doctor Who soundtrack album featuring 2 CDs of Murray Gold’s music from ‘The Day of the Doctor’ and ‘The Time of the Doctor’ is out now from Silva Screen. > Buy the album on Amazon now. To celebrate the release, we’ve got copies of the album to give away to five of our … >

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Matt Smith joins ‘Patient Zero’ movie

Doctor Who star Matt Smith has joined the cast of Patient Zero, a new action-thriller about the fight against a global pandemic. Smith appear star alongide Game of Thrones actress Natalie Dormer in the movie. Deadline reports that the movie follows an unprecedented global pandemic of a super strain of rabies that has resulted in the … >

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Video: Karen Gillan in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ deleted scene

Marvel has released a new deleted scene from Guardians of the Galaxy ahead of the movie’s release on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 24 November. > Order Guardians of the Galaxy on DVD on Amazon. The clip sees Nebula (Karen Gillan) and Gamora (Zoe Saldana) share a “sisterly” moment…

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Win ‘Doctor Who’ Season 8 on Blu-ray!

Out on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 24 November, the new season of Doctor Who finds Peter Capaldi at the controls of the TARDIS as the Twelfth Doctor takes the famous blue box on a brand new set of amazing adventures through space and time. > Order Season 8 on DVD on Amazon. > Order … >

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