Well, you might complain about the result, but you can’t criticise Doctor Who for attempting something new. Branching out, even. You’ve got to keep things fresh and green somehow. And while potentially dangerous plant-life is nothing new to Who, (the Krynoids, Meglos, and the genit-alien Vervoids have created a veritable garden centre of horror) the … >
Jean-Luc Godard once said: ‘It’s not where you take things from, it’s where you take them to.’ Recent episodes of Doctor Who have demonstrated a raft of originality but also embraced much from the show’s past – yet whatever has been appropriated from the old days is always successfully synthesised into something fresh. The gothic … >
The new Halloween trailer for next week’s EastEnders features the character of Lauren Branning chasing a Weeping Angel from Doctor Who! Watch the trailer…
Back in the 1960s it was not uncommon for one of Doctor Who‘s regular cast members to have a week off. With the show on for most of the year, characters were occasionally written out of an episode as part of the story. In the modern era, the hectic production schedule for Christopher Ecccleston’s season … >
The BBC has published the official synopsis for the final episode of Doctor Who‘s new season, titled ‘Death in Heaven’. Written by Steven Moffat, the episode airs on Saturday 8 November on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “a proper scary one”. The synopsis reads: “With Cybermen on the streets of London, old … >
Air New Zealand has unveiled a new safety video to coincide with the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, featuring members of the cast from all three films in the Hobbit trilogy. Shot over six days across a number of New Zealand’s Middle-earth locations, the four-minute video includes Elijah Wood (Frodo … >
BBC Worldwide has revealed details of an exclusive Doctor Who fan event featuring the show’s stars to celebrate launch of the new season on DVD and Blu-ray. The 5-disc Season 8 box set will be available from Monday 17 November, featuring all 12 episodes from Season 8. > Order Season 8 on DVD on Amazon. > … >
We are now very nearly at the end of this season of Doctor Who; a 12-episode run that has split viewers as divisively as a politically-motivated calypso number. It feels like we have hardly gotten to know Peter Capaldi’s Doctor yet, but soon we’ll be at the two-part finale, having hardly gotten past the waspish … >
YouTube user Herman Koerkenmeyer has compiled a video featuring every hello, goodbye and regeneration in Doctor Who. Watch the video…
Doctor Who‘s new season continues this weekend with ‘In the Forest of the Night’, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce. One morning, in every city and town in the world, the human race wakes up to face the most surprising invasion yet. Everywhere, in every land, a forest has grown overnight and taken back the Earth. … >