BFI chooses the Doctor as the Best Sci-Fi Character of All Time
The Time Lord has been triumphant again, winning a poll carried out by the British Film Institute to find the Best Sci-Fi Character of All Time. Thousands of votes were […]
McMahon & Betts join Childhood’s End
Syfy’s epic adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End has added further stars to its cast. Former Fantastic Four foe Julian McMahon (he played Doctor Doom in the FF movies a few years back) and Daisy Betts will be appearing alongside Mike Vogel, Charles Dance, Ashley Zukerman, Osy Ikhile and Yael Stone. McMahon will play Rupert Boyce, an enigmatic American […]
New Adventures for Lethbridge-Stewart
We know what happened to the Brigadier after he died, as revealed in the recent Peter Capaldi episode Death in Heaven, but a new series of novels now charts his […]
Moffat confirms Master’s return for Series 9
In an interview promoting the new Doctor Who Christmas Special in the Radio Times for week of 13th December, now hitting shops, Doctor Who head writer Steven Moffat has confirmed […]
Early start for Capaldi’s Doctor Who Christmas Special
Peter Capaldi’s first full Christmas Special will be airing at the earliest time one of his episodes has been seen, by a considerable distance. According to the BBC One schedules, […]
Doctor Who Christmas title & series 9 writer revealed
In a triple hit of Doctor Who news, the BBC revealed on November 25th that the title of this year’s Christmas Special is Last Christmas, hinted at by those in the know the day before who were predicting a rise in George Michael’s sales as a result of the new special. They have also released another poster image, showing Jenna Coleman, […]
Matt Smith starring in Patient Zero
Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith’s Hollywood career is continuing to take off, with his casting as the lead in the new SF thriller Patient Zero, according to a report at Deadline. Smith will appear opposite Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer in the movie about an unprecedented global pandemic of a super strain of rabies which has resulted in the […]
Stephenson calls Doctor Who “one of the most secure shows”
Talking to the Hollywood Reporter on November 19 about the state of British television, Head of Drama Ben Stephenson confirmed that the BBC are very happy with the current state of Doctor Who. “I think it is one of the most secure shows we have ever had,” he noted. “And the U.S. ratings are up, and Peter Capaldi has done […]
RIP Lynda Bellingham
Actress Lynda Bellingham, best known to genre fans for her role as the Inquisitor in the season-long Doctor Who story The Trial of a Time Lord, has lost her battle […]
RIP Director Michael Hayes
British director Michael Hayes, whose genre work included A for Andromeda and the classic Doctor Who story City of Death, has died aged 85. Hayes initially performed as an actor […]
A past President returns for the new Doctor Who Experience?
BBC Worldwide has announced that the Doctor Who Experience will be reopening its doors on October 24th, with a completely new adventure featuring the 12th Doctor. As with the Matt […]
RIP Maggie Stables, Big Finish's Evelyn Smythe
Maggie Stables, who played Evelyn Smythe, Big Finish’s first original companion for their Doctor Who range, has died. Stables passed away on September 26 following a long battle with illness. […]
Guest stars confirmed for Who Christmas Special (updated)
The Doctor Who Christmas Special is currently filming and the BBC confirming the guest stars who will be appearing in the festive episode. The show’s official Facebook page has released […]
Matt Smith for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Matt Smith has signed up for a role in the long-gestating movie adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The former Doctor Who star will play Mr. Collins, a parson on the look-out for a wife, in the movie which starts shooting later this month, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He will be appearing alongside Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack […]
RIP Jane Baker
Jane Baker, who contributed four stories to the classic era of Doctor Who as well as many other shows from the 1960s to 1980s, has died. Working with her husband […]
Coleman won't be drawn on Doctor Who future
In a major interview in the new Radio Times, Doctor Who star Jenna Coleman repeatedly refuses to be drawn on the future of her character, Clara Oswald. Rumours have circulated […]
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