For almost as long as there has been television, its programmes have been making the leap on to the big screen. Film producers are always keen to capitalise on a TV show’s success, aiming to carry a ready made audience with them, and British programmes such as Quatermass, Doctor Who, Porridge, On the Buses and … >
The BBC has released another brief teaser trailer for the new series of Doctor Who. The 19-second clip set in the TARDIS features a sinister voice (sounding suspiciously like Davros) warning: “I see into your soul, Doctor… I see beauty, divinity… hatred!” Watch the teaser… Series 8 will begin on BBC One on Saturday 23 … >
The BBC has annouced that children’s novelist Frank Cottrell Boyce is the final writer for the new series of Doctor Who. As rumoured earlier this week, the writer for the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony has written Episode 10 of Series 8. The episode will feature a cast of child actors including Harley Bird (voice of … >
With a temporal twist worthy of the Doctor himself, the story which was planned to introduce Nicholas Briggs’ new villain to the Big Finish canon has actually turned out to be the third to employ them. ‘The Eminence’, a malevolent gaseous entity with which humanity has endured a lengthy conflict, troubled both the Sixth Doctor … >
Torchwood star John Barrowman has hinted that the show could still return. Starring the Scottish-American actor as Captain Jack Harkness, the Doctor Who spin-off launched on BBC Three in 2006 and was last seen on BBC One with 2011’s US co-production Miracle Day. Barrowman told Terry Wogan on his BBC Radio 2 show: “[Torchwood] ran … >
Frank Cottrell Boyce appears to be the final writer to be confirmed for Doctor Who‘s new series. The British screenwriter has previously written 24 Hour Party People and Danny Boyle’s 2004 movie Millions. Most recently he co-wrote the script for The Railway Man, starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. The writer told the Liverpool Echo: … >
Watch another impressive fan-made trailer for the new series of Doctor Who…
Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor’s Last Stand, a brand new Doctor Who book featuring never-before-told exploits from the Doctor’s 900 years protecting the town of Christmas, is published by BBC Books on Thursday 3 July (£6.99). > Read our review of the book. To celebrate the release, we’ve got copies of the book to … >
Filming on the finale to Doctor Who‘s new series in Cardiff this morning has revealed two returning guest stars, as well as an army of classic villains. The photos contain spoilers that some viewers might want to avoid. Scroll down to see the pics… The photos show UNIT … >
Comedy actress Michelle Gomez (Bad Education, Green Wing) will guest star in the new series of Doctor Who, the BBC announced today. Gomez will play “the Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere” in Series 8’s finale, which is currently filming in Cardiff. She commented: “Well of course Peter Capaldi is our next Doctor, which makes complete sense. … >