New ‘Doctor Who’ season will continue to ‘reflect the modern world’

Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has revealed that the show’s next season will be exploring more real-world issues. Last year’s season looked at extremism in ‘The Zygon Invasion’ and ‘The Zygon Inversion’, while ‘Face the Raven’ featured an alien refugee camp. Season 10 is expected to begin filming in Cardiff next month. Capaldi told LaLata … >

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‘Doctor Who’ exec still keen to get Peter Jackson directing an ep

The makers of Doctor Who haven’t given up their hopes of persuading The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson to film an episode. Showrunner Steven Moffat had previously revealed: “I’ve spoken to [Peter Jackson] face to face, and he would like to do one. He accepts that there’s no money and that there’s no … >

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Win ‘Doctor Who’ complete Season 9 box sets!

The complete ninth season of Doctor Who is out now on DVD and Blu-ray from BBC Worldwide. > Buy the box set on DVD on Amazon. > Buy the box set on Blu-ray on Amazon. To celebrate the release, we’ve got box sets to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance … >

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5 best bits from the worst ‘Doctor Who’ episodes

For a show as beloved as Doctor Who, its fans aren’t half critical of it. Several episodes during the modern era have being crucified for falling short of the expected level of quality. Every season has (hopefully only) one of them. Those episodes that, shall we say, underperform in the post-season polls. For Season 9, … >

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Limited edition ‘Doctor Who’ Season 9 steelbook Blu-ray announced

BBC Worldwide has revealed details of a stunning limited edition steelbook for the latest season of Doctor Who . The steelbook Blu-ray will be released on Monday 7 March; the same day as the previously-announced complete Season 9 box set arrives on DVD and Blu-ray. > Pre-order the steelbook exclusively on Amazon. It features exclusive … >

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BBC One boss explains 2017 delay for new ‘Doctor Who’ season

The controller of BBC One has offered an explanation for why there won’t be a season of Doctor Who this year. The BBC has announced Steven Moffat will step down as Doctor Who showrunner at the end of the next season. As rumoured for some time, Season 10 will not air in 2016. Instead there … >

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Will there be two-parters again in ‘Doctor Who’ Season 10?

Doctor Who exec Steven Moffat has hinted that, following 2015’s run of two-part stories, the next season’s format will be “something else”. Season 9 featured four two-part stories – ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ / ‘The Witch’s Familiar’ by Steven Moffat, ‘Under the Lake’ / ‘Before The Flood’ by Toby Whithouse, ‘The Girl Who Died’ / ‘The … >

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Peter Capaldi wants the Doctor to appear in BBC Three’s ‘Class’

Peter Capaldi has revealed that he hasn’t yet been invited to be in BBC Three’s upcoming Doctor Who spin-off, Class. Set in contemporary London at the fictional Coal Hill School, the eight-part series by acclaimed YA author Patrick Ness is due to begin filming soon. Asked if he’ll be appearing in Class as the Doctor, … >

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