Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has announced that he will be departing the show. The Scottish actor took over from Matt Smith in 2013 and the Twelfth Doctor will regenerate in this year’s Christmas special. 2017’s festive episode also marks the departure of writer Steven Moffat as showrunner after seven years. The announcement was made on Jo Whiley’s … >
The BBC has officially confirmed when this year’s season of Doctor Who will begin. 12 new Doctor Who episodes have been filming in Cardiff since June 2016, with Pearl Mackie and Matt Lucas joining Peter Capaldi as the Doctor’s latest companions, Bill Potts and Nardole. Here’s everything we know so far about Season 10. Season 10’s opening … >
Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has admitted that he initially thought the idea of the Doctor’s entrance on a tank in Season 9 was “terrible.” The scene featured in 2015’s ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ and marked the first appearance of the Twelfth Doctor’s guitar. Buy the Season 9 box set on Amazon here. Capaldi told Syfy Brasil: … >
Class received its long-awaited first airing on BBC One this week, following its debut on iPlayer last year. Created by YA author Patrick Ness, the new Doctor Who spin-off launched last October on BBC Three, which is now only available to watch online. The first two episodes of Class were shown on BBC One in a late … >
Created by YA author Patrick Ness, Class is BBC Three’s new eight-part Doctor Who spin-off series. Coal Hill School holds some very dark and deadly secrets in its shadows….but who will survive? Order Season 1 on DVD on Amazon here. Order Season 1 on Blu-ray on Amazon here. Episode 1: ‘For Tonight We Might Die’ Saturday … >
Ring out the old, ring in the new. It’s not just the anthem of Christmas; it’s the mantra that Doctor Who has to follow every season, every episode. Balancing reverence for the past with constant, relentless looking forward has always been Doctor Who‘s bag. And yet, this Christmas, more than ever, there’s a feeling that the … >
Look! There, up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a TARDIS? Actually yes, it is. Much missed from our screens this year, the big blue box is back, and bringing with it Steven Moffat’s homage to the superhero movies of old. And as an homage it hits all … >
I don’t know about you, but when this first aired I was still reeling from the loss of Clara Oswald. The prospect of a light-hearted adventure co-starring the vivacious River Song had me concerned about the state of my neck after enduring that level of emotional whiplash. The good news is that ‘The Husbands of … >
CultBox was lucky enough to be invited to the premiere of this year’s Doctor Who festive special, ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’, in London earlier this week. This Christmas sees The Doctor join forces with a masked Superhero for an epic New York adventure. With brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up … >
It’s been a long old year since we left the Doctor at the Singing Towers of Darillium with River Song, and he’s remained unseen on our television screens – save only for a brief appearance in the opener of BBC Three’s Doctor Who spin-off Class. CultBox was lucky enough to be invited to the premiere … >