The BBC has published the official synopsis for the eleventh episode of Doctor Who‘s new season, titled ‘Dark Water’. Written by Steven Moffat, the episode airs on Saturday 1 November on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “a proper scary one”. The synopsis reads: “In the mysterious world of the Nethersphere, plans have … >
Steven Moffat has discussed why he decided to bring back the Cybermen for Doctor Who‘s upcoming two-part finale. Season 8 will conclude next month with ‘Dark Water’ and ‘Death in Heaven’, guest starring comedians Sanjeev Bhaskar and Chris Addison, alongside Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart and Ingrid Oliver as Osgood. The finale is the first … >
The BBC has released a music video for Foxes’ rendition of ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, featuring brand new clips from the remining four episodes of Doctor Who‘s current season. Foxes’ cover of the classic Queen song featured in the most recent episode, ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’. Watch the full video… Still to come in … >
Question. If Doctor Who has such a flexible format, why does it revisit its own ideas so often? Conjecture. Because ideas breed ideas – just not necessarily new ones. For the bulk of its running time, ‘Time Heist’ plays – as it intends to – like a sassy, spacey variation on the heist thriller. However, … >
Bankers, eh? You know the drill. Boo, hiss, etc. Since the real-world economic crisis (now also canon in Doctor Who thanks to ‘The End of Time’) they’ve become besuited bogeyfolk. Like The Silence, but with champagne corks. Still, after ‘Listen’ it’s not like you can keep your savings under the bed. Callous, calculating, and ruthless, … >
Doctor Who‘s new series continues this weekend with ‘Time Heist’. Written by Sherlock‘s Stephen Thompson and Steven Moffat, the episode guest stars Keeley Hawes (Spooks), Jonathan Bailey (Broadchurch) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (The Smoke). The Doctor turns bank robber when he is given a task he cannot refuse – to steal from the most dangerous bank … >
A set of new official promotional images has been released for the next episode of Doctor Who, titled ‘Time Heist’. Written by Sherlock‘s Stephen Thompson and Steven Moffat, the episode airs at 7.30pm on Saturday 20 September on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “like a heist movie done with Doctor Who”. The … >
A brief new teaser has been released for the fifth episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Time Heist’. Written by Sherlock‘s Stephen Thompson and Steven Moffat, the episode airs at 7.30pm on Saturday 20 September on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “like a heist movie done with Doctor Who”. Watch the … >
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has discussed the problems with Clara’s introduction in Series 7 and how the character has changed in this year’s series. Jenna Coleman made her debut as regular companion Clara Oswald in ‘The Bells of Saint John’ in March 2013, following previous appearances in ‘Asylum of the Daleks’ and ‘The Snowmen’ … >
The BBC has released a trailer for the fifth episode of Doctor Who‘s new series, titled ‘Time Heist’. Written by Sherlock‘s Stephen Thompson and Steven Moffat, the episode airs at 7.30pm on Saturday 20 September on BBC One and is described by Moffat as “like a heist movie done with Doctor Who”. Watch the trailer… … >