Three trailers have been released for the eleventh episode of Doctor Who‘s new season, titled ‘Dark Water’. Written by Steven Moffat, the first half of Season 8’s two-part finale airs on Saturday 1 November on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “a proper scary one”. The synopsis reads: “In the mysterious world of … >
Doctor Who star Peter Davison has released some new cut scenes from last year’s 50th anniversary parody, ‘The Five(ish) Doctors’. Written and directed by Peter Davison (the Fifth Doctor), the half-hour film starred Davison alongside Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy (the Seventh Doctor) and Paul McGann (the Eighth Doctor). A sequel is rumoured to be in … >
When reviving the show in 2004, showrunner Russell T Davies drew together a group of writers already well acquainted with the worlds of Doctor Who. Mark Gatiss, Paul Cornell and Robert Shearman had written novels and scripts for Big Finish, while Steven Moffat was responsible for the well received and affectionate Comic Relief parody ‘The … >
The epic two-part finale of Doctor Who‘s current season begins next weekend and the first trailer has been revealed. Written by Steven Moffat, ‘Dark Water’ airs on Saturday 1 November on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “a proper scary one”. The official synopsis reads: “In the mysterious world of the Nethersphere, plans … >
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 … >