They used to say that playing the title role in Doctor Who was the best job in television. If such a remark is ever repeated nowadays, it’s always qualified with reference to the incredibly long hours, the arduous hanging around waiting for shots to be ready, the stress of carrying the heavy burden of the … >
The appetite of YouTubers for homemade Doctor Who trailers is insatiable, and although there are as many KFC buckets as gourmet feasts (and, to be fair, a lot of indigestible horrors, too), some of the very best have an enduring appeal. True, this 50th anniversary promo does go on as long as an eighteen-course banquet, … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that “something with Weeping Angels in New York seemed to make sense”, discussing Amy and Rory’s departure story.
Despite what we’ve seen in CultBoxed previously, the true nadir of Doctor Who-related pop songs didn’t come in the Sixties or Seventies; it was in 1985 – during the programme’s first cancellation crisis – that the worst came to the worst. Along with such luminaries as David Van Day, Hazell Dean, Jona Lewie and the … >
Launching this week on Sky Arts 1 is a new series of one-off drama and comedy plays (there’s even some science-fiction in there too), under the umbrella of Playhouse Presents…
Sometimes, a video turns up online that is just so joyously perfect that the moment it finishes, you want to watch it again. This is just such a clip – the adventures of the Tenth Doctor and his companions turned into a Super Nintendo game. From his first appearance – ‘DOCTOR used FISH FINGERS and … >
New Doctor Who companion Jenna-Louise Coleman has hinted that her character’s story arc will feature “lots of secrets and intrigue”.
It’s a fact of life that even the biggest names in acting sometimes sully themselves in the murky world of advertising. These days, it’s no surprise to see Uma Thurman flogging cars or Kate Winslet demonstrating her breathiest dramatic pauses to encourage viewers to tune into Sky Movies, but you wouldn’t expect to find them … >
The zenith – or possibly nadir – of Dalekmania during the 1960s saw the production of a pop record so extraordinary that it still bewilders the brain and affronts the ears almost fifty years on. Recorded by the Go-Gos – sadly not the American group featuring Belinda Carlisle and Jane Weidlin, although it is vaguely … >
With the rumours of a Doctor Who movie still rumbling on, current showrunner Steven Moffat has stated that he believes fans would rather just have the TV show.