RIP Barry Newbery
Barry Newbery, whose designs were so important to the early years of Doctor Who, has died. Telos Publishing announced the news on their Facebook page, after hearing from Newbery’s daughter; […]
A familiar face returns for Doctor Who Series 9
Peter Capaldi will be facing off against Michelle Gomez’s Missy once more in Series 9, it has been confirmed. Michelle Gomez arrives in Cardiff this week to re-join the Doctor […]
LEGO Doctor Who set materialising soon!
A LEGO Doctor Who set is going to be materialising in toyshops later this year. The concept for a Doctor Who set came from the LEGO® IDEAS website where fans […]
“Lost” William Hartnell Desert Island Discs found (updated)
The episode of the long running radio series Desert Island Discs, in which Roy Plomley interviewed the first Doctor, William Hartnell, has been located – at least in part. Lucky listeners to the BBC’s iPlayer service were treated to the 16 minutes of the recording from August 23, 1965, earlier today (January 29) until the broadcast was pulled, pending an […]
RIP Barrie Ingham
Barrie Ingham, who starred in Doctor Who and the Daleks, has died aged 83. Ingham had a long career as a stage and screen actor, working with the RSC and […]
Who Beyond 50: a new book from Sci-Fi Bulletin’s editors
We don’t often push our own material here on Sci-Fi Bulletin, but this is a bit of an exception: Who Beyond 50, a series of essays by Brian J. Robb […]
Guest stars confirmed for Whithouse’s two-part Who story
With filming now underway on the ninth series of Doctor Who, the BBC has confirmed that Paul Kaye will be leading the guest cast for a two part story by […]
RIP director Fiona Cumming
Fiona Cumming, who helmed four of Peter Davison’s stories during his tenure as the Doctor, has died aged 77, according to a report posted by the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. […]
RIP Bernard Kay
Prolific British character actor Bernard Kay has died, aged 86. Initially a reporter, Kay turned to acting after the Second World War, and appeared in many genre productions. He was […]
Matt Smith’s Lost River going straight to video in US
Lost River, the movie previously known as How to Catch a Monster, is not going to get a cinema release in the US, according to a report at Variety. The […]
Jenna Coleman confirmed for Doctor Who Series 9
Following the events of the Doctor Who Christmas Special, broadcast worldwide on Christmas Day, Jenna Coleman will be back in the TARDIS for a further complete series of adventures alongside Peter […]
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, […]
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