Steven Moffat

‘Doctor Who’ exec Moffat on casting a female Doctor

Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that the casting of a female Doctor will not be “a political decision”. Speaking at a Q&A session at the Hay Festival, Moffat joked: “I don’t know why I’m the one who gets the grief for this. I’m the one who put the dialogue into the show to … >

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Horror Channel’s classic ‘Doctor Who’ companions trailer

Horror Channel has released a new trailer to promote the channel’s broadcast of classic Doctor Who episodes, currently airing every weeknight. The channel is available in the UK on Sky 319, Virgin 149 and Freesat 138. Who’s your favourite classic Doctor Who companion? Let us know below…

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‘Doctor Who’ nearly ended when David Tennant left

Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that the BBC considered ending the show following David Tennant’s departure. The Scottish actor first appeared as the Tenth Doctor in 2005 and left Doctor Who at the same time as Season 1-4 showrunner Russell T Davies in 2009. Speaking at the Hay Festival, Moffat commented: “I think there … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Series 8 first teaser trailer

The BBC has released the first trailer for the new series of Doctor Who. The brief 15-second clip shows Peter Capaldi’s Doctor as a silhouette in the TARDIS. It has also been confirmed this evening that Series 8 will begin in August. Watch the teaser… Series 8 is currently filming in Cardiff. > Here’s everything … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Series 8 confirmed for August start

The BBC has officially announced that the new series of Doctor Who will begin in August on BBC One. Doctor Who‘s official Twitter account revealed the news this evening. Series 8 is expected to start on the same day on BBC America in the US. A brief 15-second teaser trailer was also released this evening… … >

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‘Doctor Who: Celebrating 50 Years of Fandom’ DVD review

In addition to Doctor Who’s onscreen assault on the BBC schedule last November, a good deal of fan created content has appeared to mark the show’s golden year. One such piece is this crowd funded documentary which seeks to explore the show’s fandom in its various forms. From the academic who achieved a cameo in … >

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‘Gracepoint’ trailer: David Tennant in ‘Broadchurch’ US remake

The first trailer for the new American version of Broadchurch has been unveiled. Starring David Tennant (Doctor Who) as “a character similar to his role in the original”, but with an American accent, Gracepoint was filmed in British Columbia, Canada. Watch the 3-minute trailer… The original series’ character of Ellie Miller will be played by … >

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Time travel poll results

A new survey of UK sci-fi fans has revealed that if time travel was possible then the decade that most people (28.2%) would go back to is the 1960’s. The poll by Watchshop also found that Doctor Who‘s TARDIS is the UK’s favourite method of time travel, with 33.65% of the votes. In second place … >

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