The Force Awakens was the big winner at the 42nd Saturn Awards held on June 22nd. The seventh Star Wars movie won eight awards including Best SF Film and Best Actor (Harrison Ford). Outlander, Supergirl and Hannibal all received recognition in the TV categories. FILM AWARDS Best Science Fiction Film: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture: Ant-Man Best […]
Following his appearance in The Husbands of River Song, Matt Lucas returns to Doctor Who from the opening episode of series 10 which starts filming on Monday 20 June. Commenting […]
In the wake of the Orlando tragedy, Class showrunner Patrick Ness was repeatedly asked if the teen drama would feature a gay character. “Will a lead character with a boyfriend […]
Titan Comics are stretching even further back in the Doctor’s timeline with the announcement that Paul Cornell will be writing a five-part miniseries featuring the Third Doctor for release from […]
The BBC has extended Big Finish’s licence to produce Doctor Who and Torchwood audios until 30 June 2025. “We very much look forward to continuing to work with Big Finish over the coming years,” says Jan Paterson, Head of Audio Publishing at BBC Worldwide. “The high standards of their productions — quality scripts, impeccable sound design and music, and impressive […]
Doctor Who’s Heaven Sent – the penultimate episode of series 9 – is in competition with Marvel’s Jessica Jones for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form). This pits Peter Capaldi’s tour de force solo performance against his predecessor David Tennant, who played Kilgrave on the Netflix show. The other nominees in the category are episodes of Supernatural, […]
It’s all change in the TARDIS with the announcement that Pearl Mackie will be joining Peter Capaldi for Series 10. The BBC made a big fuss about the release, with videos […]
The BBC will be making a special announcement regarding the casting of the next Doctor Who companion this coming Saturday. It will take place at half time of the FA […]
The 10th annual Scribe Awards will be handed out at the San Diego Comic Con in July, given by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers to make excellence in […]
As part of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s 40th Anniversary celebrations, DWAS is presenting its first two day event in eight years. ‘The Capitol’ is a full scale weekend event that will take place […]
Young new talents Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins and Vivian Oparah will lead the cast of the Doctor Who spin-off Class. They will be joined by Katherine Kelly, as she […]
Doctor Who and Humans are among those representing genre television in this year’s BAFTA nominations, announced on March 30th. E4’s Humans is up for Best Drama, opposite Wolf Hall (which is nominated in most categories!), The Last Panthers and No Offence. Michelle Gomez’s performance as Missy in Doctor Who is listed in the Best Supporting Actress category – her competition is […]
Original artwork from the Target range of Doctor Who novelisations will be displayed at the Cartoon Museum in London later this year. Described as “an exhibition of original cover artwork […]
There’s been something of an assumption that Peter Capaldi’s reign as the Doctor will come to a close when Steven Moffat hands the keys of the production office over to Chris Chibnall for Series 11. However, the actor himself has told Radio Times that that may not be the case. “I’ve been asked to stay on,” Capaldi said, “but it’s […]
David Warner’s alternate version of the third Doctor is making a reappearance in the next Benny Summerfield box set. As revealed in DWM, Warner will guest star alongside Lisa Bowerman […]
Jon Rollason, who appeared opposite Patrick Macnee in early episodes of The Avengers, has died aged 84. Rollason stepped in to play Dr. Martin King in three stories in the […]
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