Back in 2007’s Season 3, Steven Moffat submitted the script for ‘Blink’, an episode of Doctor Who directly inspired by a story he had written for the previous year’s Doctor Who annual, which sought to explore the creepy possibilities of monsters inspired by nightmares and neuroses. Now, seven years later, he’s crafted ‘Listen’, an episode … >
The BBC has published the official synopsis for the sixth episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘The Caretaker’. The synopsis reads: “The terrifying Skovox Blitzer is ready to destroy all humanity – but worse, and any second now, Danny Pink and the Doctor are going to meet. When terrifying events threaten Coal Hill school, … >
Clara Oswald’s on a first date with Danny Pink. It’s maybe the most important date in all of Time and Space. More important even than 26/06/10. Or maybe it’s not. Or maybe it’s simultaneously significant and inconsequential. Just like how the episode that it’s centred around is all at once a good story told well … >
Doctor Who‘s new series continues this weekend with ‘Listen’, written by Steven Moffat. When ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives, the Doctor and Clara are thrown into an adventure that takes them to the very end of the universe. What happens when the Doctor is alone? And what scares the grand old … >
The History Boys actor Samuel Anderson returns to Doctor Who next weekend in ‘Listen’. Anderson made his debut as Maths teachers and ex-soldier Danny Pink last month in ‘Into the Dalek’. ‘Listen’ airs at 7.30pm on Saturday 13 September on BBC One. When ghosts of past and future crowd into their lives, the Doctor and … >
The BBC has released a trailer for the fourth episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Listen’. Written by Steven Moffat, the episode airs at 7.30pm on Saturday 13 September on BBC One and is described by showrunner Steven Moffat as “a complete departure for me in terms of writing Doctor Who”. Watch the trailer… … >
Which stories are more real? Those where their authenticity is proven, or the ones we have retold in our heads, where literal truth has given way to poetic meaning? It’s the single big idea at the heart of ‘Robot of Sherwood’, and if it sounds pretentious, really it isn’t. It is, in fact, as comic … >
BBC Shop has revealed details of an exclusive Collector’s Edition of Doctor Who‘s eighth series. The limited edition boxset will be released on Monday 17 November and comes with a bright embossed TARDIS slipcase finished with silver foil and a ‘press here’ button, which plays the TARDIS sound effect when pressed. The set also contains … >
The BBC has published the official synopsis for the fifth episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Time Heist’. The synopsis reads: “The Doctor turns bank robber when he is given a task he cannot refuse – to steal from the most dangerous bank in the cosmos. “With the help of a beautiful shape-shifter and … >
Sometimes the ambition of a Doctor Who story utterly outstrips the production’s ability to deliver and 1977’s ‘The Invisible Enemy’ is a case in point. The story, involving a sentient space virus which infects the Doctor and prompts a Fantastic Voyage style adventure into the Time Lord’s head, is probably best remembered for the introduction … >