The new season of Doctor Who continues next weekend with ‘Under the Lake’, written by Being Human creator Toby Whithouse. The official synopsis reads: “When an Underwater Base comes under attack, the Doctor and Clara must save the frightened crew and defeat an impossible threat. But what is behind these terrifying events? And can they … >
How much you enjoy this weekend’s Doctor Who may depend on how prepared you are for old-school storytelling. It may also depend on how much you like very dim green lighting, because there’s a lot of it about. Say what you like about Steven Moffat’s hyperactive episodes, they are far from ordinary. Toby Whithouse’s ‘Under … >
Jenna Coleman has revealed that the sexuality of her Doctor Who character Clara is “open to interpretation”. Speaking at Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo in Canada at the weekend, Coleman was asked if Clara is bisexual. The audience member cited Clara’s line in ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ that Jane Austen is “a phenomenal kisser’” and Oswin’s … >
So, what did you think of Doctor Who Season 9’s epic opening story? > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on Blu-ray on Amazon. Following yesterday’s double-bill omnibus screening on BBC One, let’s take a look at the best, worst and middling bits of ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ and ‘The Witch’s … >
The BBC has released the first trailer for the next episode of Doctor Who. Written by Being Human creator Toby Whithouse, ‘Under the Lake’ will air at 8.25pm on Saturday 3 October on BBC One. > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on Blu-ray on Amazon. Watch the trailer… The … >
‘Consider The Doctor’, says Missy. Pause! We’ll consider The Doctor in a (Dalek) sec. But first we need to consider a more important question, which one day may be of universal importance to the show: Does Missy always carry thirty feet of sturdy rope around on her person? Or did she make it, like her … >
The BBC has released the official story synopsis details for the third and fourth episodes of Doctor Who‘s new season. Written by Being Human creator Toby Whithouse, ‘Under the Lake’ and ‘Before the Flood’ will air on Saturday 3 October and Saturday 10 October respectively on BBC One. The synopsis for ‘Under the Lake’ reads: … >
Fans of Steven Moffat’s Doctor Who are used to looking to his earlier work for signs of Who to come. But increasingly, it’s his 1999 Comic Relief skit, ‘The Curse of Fatal Death’, which looks less like a parody of the programme and more like a template for where it would head under his stewardship. … >
The new season of Doctor Who continues next weekend with ‘The Witch’s Familiar’, written by Steven Moffat. The official synopsis reads: “Trapped and alone in a terrifying Dalek city, the Doctor is at the heart of an evil Empire; no sonic, no TARDIS, nobody to help. With his greatest temptation before him, can the Doctor … >
So this is what Doctor Who looks like when the dial gets turned all the way up to 11. Or, in this case, 12. ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’s feels like Steven Moffat’s own ‘guitar solo on a tank’ moment: a surprising, swaggering return to our Saturday nights. When the man decides to show off, he really … >