With Samuel Anderson joining the show in Series 8 as Danny Pink, one of Clara’s fellow teachers at Coal Hill School, CultBox takes a look back at Doctor Who‘s sexiest male companions (in no particular order!)… Peter Purves as space pilot Steven Taylor (1965-1966) Michael Craze as Royal Navy seaman Ben Jackson (1966-1967) … >
HBO has released the first footage of Sherlock star and co-creator Mark Gatiss in Game Of Thrones. The Doctor Who writer will appear in next week’s episode as Tycho Nestoris. Watch the trailer for Season 4 Episode 6… Gatiss previously described the character as “a bit like John Major”. He joked: “I’m expecting an almost … >
Several videos featuring Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman filming the new series of Doctor Who on location have emerged online. The clips show Capaldi – armed with a spoon – shooting an action scene with guest star Tom Riley as Robin Hood in an episode written by Sherlock‘s Mark Gatiss, rumoured to be titled ‘Robots … >
Phil Collinson, Doctor Who‘s producer from 2005-2008, talks candidly to Dalek actor Barnaby Edwards about the challenges around resurrecting the show for Christopher Eccleston’s first series…
Matt Smith has been cast in the upcoming Terminator reboot. Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions revealed today that Smith will play “a new character with a strong connection to John Connor”. Deadline reports that Smith’s “major role” will grow in the second and third films of the new trilogy. Directed by Alan Taylor (Game of … >
We’ve seen the brow. We’ve witnessed the regeneration. We’ve been introduced to the costume and peeked at the on-set pictures. As the era of the 12th Doctor begins to take shape, what can we expect based on the evidence so far?
Steven Moffat has discussed why the regeneration of John Hurt’s Doctor into Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor in Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary special was cut short. The scene in ‘The Day of the Doctor’ ended before viewers could fully see the Ninth Doctor’s face. Speaking to Doctor Who Magazine in the latest issue, Moffat revealed: “It was one … >
Jamie Mathieson has been confirmed as one of the writers for the new series of Doctor Who. He has previously written episodes of Being Human and Dirk Gently, as well as Chris O’Dowd’s 2009 movie Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel, but is new to Doctor Who. Writing on his blog, Mathieson commented: “I am writing … >
Peter Harness has been confirmed as one of the writers for the new series of Doctor Who. Harness has previously written episodes of BBC One crime dramas Wallander and Case Histories, but is new to Doctor Who. The Sweden-based writer is also working on BBC One’s upcoming Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell adaptation. Harness commented on … >
Doctor Who‘s former showrunner Russell T Davies has responded to the criticisms that his era’s storylines featured more soap than sci-fi. Davies was lead writer on the show between 2005 and 2010. The writer commented on Toby Hadoke’s Who’s Round: “I absolutely think [fans with those criticisms] are wrong. I can understand where it is … >