‘Doctor Who’ revisited: 40 years since ‘The Talons of Weng-Chiang’

‘The Talons of Weng-Chiang’ was the final serial of Doctor Who‘s fourteenth season. The six-part story originally aired from 26 February to 2 April 1977. Buy ‘The Talons of Weng-Chiang’ on DVD on Amazon here.   The story The Doctor and Leela arrive in Victorian London, whereupon they stumble upon an investigation into a series of strange … >

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Watch haunting trailer for ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ in style of ‘Alien Covenant’

A Doctor Who fan has edited together a haunting tribute to ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ in the style of the recent Alien Covenant trailer. Arriving in cinemas this summer, Alien Covenant is director Ridley Scott’s sequel to 2013’s Prometheus and the sixth movie in the Alien franchise. The trailer features a cover of Nat King Cole’s 1948 track ‘Nature … >

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Watch ’80s cigar-smoking Canadian fortune teller introduce classic ‘Doctor Who’

Before the days of minisodes and prequels, fans were provided with rather more obscure introductions to Doctor Who episodes. For no discernible reason, science fiction writer and political activist Judith Merril introduced classic Doctor Who story ‘Revenge of the Cybermen’ for the publicly funded Canadian educational television station TVOntario in the 1980s. While pretending to be a fortune teller … >

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10 of the Doctor’s best disguises: ‘Doctor Who’ pics gallery

It’s not just the Doctor’s face that changes; the Time Lord has also embarked on a number of disguises and costume changes over the years, with varying degrees of success.   The First Doctor as a Dalek in ‘The Space Museum’   The Third Doctor as a milkman in ‘The Green Death’   The Eleventh … >

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Tom Baker says he’s joining new ‘Star Wars’ cast

Doctor Who star Tom Baker has apparently revealed that he’s going to feature in an upcoming Star Wars project. The 81-year-old actor, who played the Fourth Doctor between 1974 and 1981, was attending the recent Day of the Doctors convention in Slough. As he signed his autograph, Baker reportedly told fans: “I’m going to be … >

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