One of the keys to Doctor Who’s longevity is surely its versatile format, which allows it take risks and be something different with each adventure. As well as altering its supporting cast and location on any given week, it also enjoys the luxury of swapping genre. From pure historical to space opera, Victorian melodrama to … >
The BBC has released a trailer for the sixth episode of Doctor Who‘s new season, titled ‘The Caretaker’. Written by Gareth Roberts and Steven Moffat, the episode airs at 8.30pm on Saturday 27 September on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “an absolute hoot of an episode with some surprisingly serious bits in … >
Question. If Doctor Who has such a flexible format, why does it revisit its own ideas so often? Conjecture. Because ideas breed ideas – just not necessarily new ones. For the bulk of its running time, ‘Time Heist’ plays – as it intends to – like a sassy, spacey variation on the heist thriller. However, … >
A new 16-disc Doctor Who box set, featuring every episode starring Matt Smith, is going to be released on Blu-ray in the US later this year. Doctor Who: The Complete Matt Smith Years will be available to own from Tuesday 4 November, featuring Season 5, Season 6 and Season 7, plus ‘The Day of the … >
The BBC has confirmed the main guest stars for this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. The episode’s cast will include Spaced actor Nick Frost, Misfits actor Nathan McMullen, and Michael Troughton, the son of actor Patrick Troughton, who played the Second Doctor. They will be joined by Natalie Gumede (Coronation Street) and Faye Marsay (Pride). … >
The BBC has published the official synopsis for the seventh episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Kill the Moon’. The synopsis reads: “In the near future, the Doctor and Clara find themselves on a space shuttle making a suicide mission to the Moon. “Crash-landing on the lunar surface, they find a mining base full … >
BBC Shop has announced the release of a new limited edition Doctor Who box set featuring all of David Tennant’s episodes from 2005-2010. Doctor Who: The Complete David Tennant Years will be available to buy exclusively from Monday 24 November from BBC Shop, priced £99.99. The 26-disc set will also include the animated stories ‘Dreamland’ … >
Bankers, eh? You know the drill. Boo, hiss, etc. Since the real-world economic crisis (now also canon in Doctor Who thanks to ‘The End of Time’) they’ve become besuited bogeyfolk. Like The Silence, but with champagne corks. Still, after ‘Listen’ it’s not like you can keep your savings under the bed. Callous, calculating, and ruthless, … >
Doctor Who‘s new series continues this weekend with ‘Time Heist’. Written by Sherlock‘s Stephen Thompson and Steven Moffat, the episode guest stars Keeley Hawes (Spooks), Jonathan Bailey (Broadchurch) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (The Smoke). The Doctor turns bank robber when he is given a task he cannot refuse – to steal from the most dangerous bank … >
A set of new official promotional images has been released for the next episode of Doctor Who, titled ‘Time Heist’. Written by Sherlock‘s Stephen Thompson and Steven Moffat, the episode airs at 7.30pm on Saturday 20 September on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “like a heist movie done with Doctor Who”. The … >