‘Doctor Who’ composer Murray Gold chats about ‘Queer as Folk’ musical

Murray Gold has discussed the planned Queer as Folk musical and why it never happened. Gold, who has scored the music for Doctor Who since Russell T Davies brought the show back in 2005, wrote the music for Queer as Folk. Channel 4’s groundbreaking LGBT series ran for two seasons in 1999 and 2000, launching the careers of Aidan Gillen … >

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‘Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular’ review (Cardiff)

Showcasing the best of Murray Gold’s music from Season 8, plus a few well-known fan favourites, the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular has finally reached the UK. The tour started in Wembley at the weekend before crossing the country to Cardiff, or as Peter Davison described it, ‘the beating heart of Doctor Who.’ Finally the orchestra … >

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Exclusive ‘Doctor Who’ interview: Peter Davison chats about the ‘Symphonic Spectacular’ concerts

Since Doctor Who’s return to our televisions in 2005, composer Murray Gold has brought a whole universe of new music to each season. Next weekend the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular – a live performance of music from the show – begins touring the UK, featuring over 100 performers including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales … >

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Top 10 tracks on the ‘Doctor Who’ Season 8 soundtrack

From the Gothic clickety clockwork of Victorian London all the way to a John Carpenter-esque nightmarish Christmas, last year’s season of Doctor Who took us on a whirlwind journey with Murray Gold and The National Orchestra of Wales as our ever-reliable musical companions. The three-disc Season 8 soundtrack album is released on Monday 18 May … >

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Win ‘Doctor Who’ Season 8 soundtrack albums!

The official soundtrack album for Season 8 of Doctor Who is released by Silva Screen Records on Monday 18 May. > Order the album on Amazon. To celebrate, we’ve got albums to give away to five of our Twitter followers! > Read our review of the album. For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV … >

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The music of ‘Doctor Who’ 2005-2015: A decade of Gold

Last month marked a decade since we were all sent cowering back behind our sofas when Doctor Who returned to our screens with Christopher Eccleston’s Doctor. One of the biggest components of that scare factor, however, is of course the music, and what with it being the 10th anniversary of ‘nu-Who’, it is also the … >

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‘Doctor Who’ Season 8 soundtrack album review

Listen! Question: Why do we talk to ourselves when we know we’re alone? Answer: Because we haven’t had the Doctor Who Season 8 soundtrack to keep our pudding-brains busy. That, and there may be a race of unseeable entities watching our ever move. But mostly, y’know, the soundtrack thing. Always a treat for a Whovian’s … >

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Win ‘Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular’ tickets!

Coming to six UK cities in May, the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular is a musical celebration of Doctor Who, featuring Murray Gold’s captivating music accompanied by specially edited video sequences of the Doctors in action, on the big screen. > Take a look at the tour dates. To celebrate, we’ve got a pair of tickets … >

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