Two new reports this week appear to confirm that Doctor Who exec Steven Moffat and star Peter Capaldi will both be back next year. Peter Capaldi joined the show as the Twelfth Doctor in 2013 and his second season is currently airing on BBC One. Season 10 will be Steven Moffat’s sixth season as showrunner. … >
The ramifications of the Doctor’s decision to render Ashildr “functionally immortal” at the conclusion of ‘The Girl Who Died’ came home to roost as he found her again, robbing carriages as a Highwayman in 1651 in ‘The Woman Who Lived’. > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on Blu-ray on … >
Now, this is a Part 1! With many of the two-parters this season, the trick has been to tell a story that pivots at the halfway point, flipping and somersaulting over the viewer’s expectations. With ‘The Zygon Invasion’, however, the watchword is very much ‘scale’. Since the events of 2013’s ‘The Day of the Doctor’, … >
The BBC has released two trailers for the next episode of Doctor Who. Written by Peter Harness (‘Kill the Moon’), ‘The Zygon Invasion’ will air at 8.15pm on Saturday 31 October on BBC One. > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on Blu-ray on Amazon. Watch the trailers… The synopsis reads: … >
‘We all change…’ said The Doctor once upon a regeneration, ‘We’re all different people, all through our lives. And that’s okay…so long as you remember all the people that you used to be.’ Sound advice. Shame Ashildr’s forgotten who she was. Now she thinks she’s The Shadow from Blackadder. Hide your (clockwork) squirrel, Doctor! But … >
The new season of Doctor Who continues this weekend with ‘The Woman Who Lived’, written by Catherine Tregenna (Torchwood). England, 1651. The deadly Highwayman ‘The Nightmare’ and his sidekick stalk the dark streets of London. But when they find loot that’s not of this world, they come face to face with The Doctor. Who is … >
The BBC has released the official story details for the eighth episode of Doctor Who‘s new season. Written by Peter Harness (‘Kill the Moon’), ‘The Zygon Inversion’ will air at 8pm on Saturday 7 November on BBC One. The synopsis reads: “Shapeshifting Zygons are everywhere in the UK, and there is no way of knowing who … >
‘The Woman Who Lived’ is an unlikely episode of Doctor Who for at least three reasons. Firstly, it is written by a woman – something which shouldn’t be an oddity, but sadly is. Secondly, in taking us to Stuart England, in 1651, it explores unusual historical territory for a series which is typically content to … >
“I never know where the faces come from. They just pop up…” Now that we finally have an explanation for why the Twelfth Doctor chose the face of Peter Capaldi, following previous roles in Doctor Who and Torchwood, CultBox decided to take a look at the many actors who have played more than one character … >
The BBC has released two trailers for the next episode of Doctor Who. Written by Catherine Tregenna (Torchwood), ‘The Woman Who Lived’ will air at 8.20pm on Saturday 24 October on BBC One. > Buy Season 9 on DVD on Amazon. > Buy Season 9 on Blu-ray on Amazon. Watch the trailers… The synopsis reads: … >