Maybe it’s joke fatigue – the audience’s funnybones worn down by a lathe of relentless puns – but it tends to be the case with A Touch of Cloth that the second half feels a little less punchy and fresh than the first. It happened in Series 1, it happened more so in Series 2 … >
The opening episode of Doctor Who‘s new series premiered in Cardiff and London yesterday and the first reviews have been appearing in the media. > Order ‘Deep Breath’ on DVD on Amazon. > Order ‘Deep Breath’ on Blu-ray on Amazon. ‘Deep Breath’ airs on Saturday 23 August on BBC One. Here are some of the … >
Peter Capaldi has confirmed that shooting on the new series of Doctor Who was completed on Wednesday this week. Capaldi appeared alongside co-star Jenna Coleman and writer Steven Moffat at the BFI in London last night for the screening of Series 8’s first episode, attended by CultBox. > Here’s our round-up of the first reviews … >
Peter Capaldi’s feature-length debut episode of Doctor Who will be released on DVD and Blu-ray next month, with exclusive added content. Directed by Ben Wheatley (Sightseers), ‘Deep Breath’ is the first episode of Series 8 and sees the Doctor arrive in Victorian London to find a dinosaur rampant in the Thames and a spate of … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has confirmed that more Doctor Who mini episodes are planned, following the success of Paul McGann’s return in last year’s ‘The Night of the Doctor’. Moffat told SFX: “I think we now have to accept that online stuff isn’t a spin-off anymore. We used to treat it as a spin-off … >
Well if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, and no one’s taken the tool-kit to A Touch of Cloth. Charlie Brooker and Daniel Maier’s police procedural parody once more turns your television into a Naked Gun of puns and fires relentlessly at your face until you bleed laughter or your sense of humour is shot … >
BBC America’s new conspiracy thriller series Intruders will air in the UK this autumn on BBC Two. Created by The X-Files writer Glen Morgan, the eight-part series stars John Simm (Doctor Who, Life on Mars), Mira Sorvino (Mimic) and James Frain (The White Queen). Intruders tells the story of a secret society devoted to chasing immortality … >
Doctor Who fans are invited to take part in a global Doctor Who Cosplayers Day later this month to raise money for Wishing Well House. Organised by The Doctor Who Hub Facebook page and doctorwhohub.tv, fans will be wearing Doctor Who cosplay all day on Saturday 30 August. Wishing Well House (Charity Registration No. 1118663) … >
Wondered what the music was in the recent launch trailer for Doctor Who‘s new series? It’s a track called ‘Submerged’ by Russell A. McKamey at West One Music group… > Listen to more tracks by Russell A. McKamey here.
Paul Smith at Wonderful Books has produced a stunning Doctor Who infographic showing the tenure of each incarnation of the Doctor based on the total duration of their episodes to date. Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor has notched up the most adventures, with 71 hours and 37 minutes. Time & Space Visualiser: The Story and History … >