So, in the event, it was as many had predicted: the Master is now a woman. Let’s look at that sentence again. Steven Moffat has brought the Master back – as a woman. The man who regenerated the Doctor into Joanna Lumley in ‘The Curse of Fatal Death’ has now done something similar for the … >
You know the rules. Some days in Doctor Who, nobody dies at all. Some days, everybody lives. But today is not that day, and certainly not for poor Danny Pink, knocked down and killed by a car – an unfortunate ordinary death for an ordinary bloke. Very un-Rory. Probably registering only 0.2 Adrics on the … >
Doctor Who writer Gareth Roberts has revealed that he doesn’t think a return for Craig Owens is likely now that Matt Smith has left. James Corden played Craig alongside Smith’s Doctor in 2010’s ‘The Lodger’ and 2011’s ‘Closing Time’, both written by Roberts. Speaking exclusively to CultBox, he explained: “I’m not sure if it would … >
Doctor Who star Karen Gillan is reportedly joining the cast of the new Jumanji remake. The original Jumanji movie was released in 1995 and starred the late Robin Williams. Writer Zach Helm (Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, Stranger Than Fiction) will be scripting the remake, according to Venture Capital Post. Gillan previously posted a cryptic tweet … >
As we arrive at the finale of Doctor Who‘s new season, we are still no closer to discovering the identity of Missy, the tea-drinking Scary Poppins lady who first put in a surprise appearance at the end of the ‘Deep Breath’. Aping the casting trick perfected with Clara, Missy (Michelle Gomez) appeared in promotional images … >
The BBC has confirmed that the final episode of Doctor Who’s current season is 60 minutes long. Written by Steven Moffat, ‘Death in Heaven’ will air from 8pm until 9pm on Saturday 8 November on BBC One. The synopsis reads: “With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies and the … >
“I am the spirit of dark and lonely water,” the spooky, black-robed ghoul in a notorious public information film of the 1970s once intoned. “Ready to trap the unwary, the show-off, the fool…” The Twelfth Doctor should have listened. In his short life so far, he’s been careless, conceited and crass. Yes, there’s been heroism, … >
The BBC has released an epic one-minute clip from the next episode of Doctor Who. Written by Steven Moffat, the first half of Season 8’s two-part finale airs on Saturday 1 November on BBC One. The exclusive clip was unveiled as part of the BBC’s new interactive Original British Drama trailer, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch. Watch … >
We’re hurtling towards Doctor Who’s two-part finale and the truth behind Missy, with Steven Moffat promising to make returning villains the Cybermen scary again. In many ways, the silver giants are perfect Moffat era monsters – he’s fascinated by things that look, but are not, human (the Spoonheads, the Dalek drones from ‘Asylum…’, the Flesh, … >
Neil Gaiman has discussed the lack of female writers on Doctor Who. The author wrote 2011’s ‘The Doctor’s Wife’ and 2013’s ‘Nightmare in Silver’. Gaiman wrote on Tumblr: “In the six years I’ve been working with the Doctor Who team, the producers and script editors I’ve directly worked with (four out of six of whom … >