A survey to discover viewers’ favourite TV character of the 21st century so far was held by Digital Spy recently. Nearly quarter of a million fans took part and the results are now in. Coming in first place, with a huge 35,000 votes, is David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor. The Doctor Who actor just beat Castiel from Supernatural (Misha Collins), who had 32,000 … >
In another busy month from the Doctor Who audio producers, the main range brought the Seventh Doctor back to face the consequences of a previous adventure, while the third ‘Early Adventures’ season kicked off with a space-faring epic for the First Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara. The second volume of ‘Philip Hinchcliffe Presents’ tales saw … >
Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon has discussed the possibility of him writing an episode of Doctor Who. Asked if he was interested in the prospect during a Nerd Machine Q&A, the Avengers Assemble writer answered:“I’m not sure, and here’s why… Yeah, I’d have to do a lot of research – like, watch 40 years of television. I’ve seen some … >
Okay, when we saw the poster for this on Twitter we thought it was made up because, frankly, it just sounded too good to be true. Coming to Birmingham next month is the GCCF’s Supreme Cat Show, featuring Doctor Who actors Colin Baker (the Sixth Doctor), John Leeson (K9) and Peter Purves (’60s companion Steven Taylor). The … >
Joivan Wade has revealed he’s up for returning to Doctor Who as Rigsy. Rigsy first appeared in 2014’s ‘Flatline’ and was last seen in 2015’s ‘Face the Raven’. Wade told DS recently: “I have no idea if Rigsy will return – I didn’t know I’d come back when I did the first one in series eight. But … >
A mistake in Doctor Who‘s DVD subtitles has Peter Capaldi’s Doctor resembling his The Thick of It character Malcolm Tucker even more than usual. The error on the Region 1 DVD box set for the first half of last year’s Season 9 features on ‘The Woman Who Lived’. Rather brilliantly, the Doctor’s sweary reaction fits the scene absolutely perfectly. When Ashildr … >
It’s now been officially confirmed that Peter Capaldi will indeed be appearing as the Doctor in Class. The first two episodes of BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off will premiere online on Saturday 22 October, it was revealed this afternoon. The BBC has also now confirmed that Peter Capaldi will guest star in the eight-part YA sci-fi drama‘s opening … >
Character details and storyline teasers have been revealed for BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off. The first two episodes of BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off will premiere online on Saturday 22 October, it was announced today. Peter Capaldi will guest star as the Doctor in the eight-part YA sci-fi drama‘s opening instalment, titled ‘For Tonight We Might Die’. The latest official tagline for … >
BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off will launch next month, it has been officially announced this afternoon. The first two episodes of Class will be made available online on BBC Three from Saturday 22 October. The opening instalments of the eight-part YA sci-fi drama are titled ‘For Tonight We Might Die’ and ‘The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo’. BBC … >
Filming is underway on this year’s Doctor Who Christmas episode and the special’s director has been confirmed. The new issue of DWM reveals that Ed Bazalgette will helm 2016’s festive outing. Bazalgette has previously directed episodes of Poldark, Casualty and DCI Banks. He also directed two of last year’s Doctor Who episodes, ‘The Girl Who Died’ and ‘The Woman … >