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Doctor Who returns to San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, July 9. Following his record-breaking debut season as the Doctor, Peter Capaldi will make his first ever appearance at the event with Jenna Coleman (Clara), Michelle Gomez (Missy), lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat and executive producer Brian Minchin. Peter Capaldi commented, ‘Tales of San Diego Comic-Con are told in awe on every set around the known fantasy/sci-fi production world. It’s become a fabled kingdom. One I am thrilled to…

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Capaldi was seen rehearsing a scene for episode 7 of series 9 before he was joined by schoolchildren taking on the roles of extras during the early morning shoot. With filming well underway for the latest series, the 12th Doctor shows no signs of tiring. In between takes he was either rehearsing or checking footage of the scenes they had already filmed. He also greeted his adoring fans – some of whom had travelled through the night from Lancashire, just…

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Now we know that the Doctor loves to revisit old faces and places but twice in the space of 4 days?! Yes, Peter Capaldi and his friends were back filming for series 9 of the hit BBC show. But this time he had Clara (Jenna Coleman) and Osgood (Ingrid Oliver) with him, along with an Osgood lookalike. Capaldi, Coleman and Ingrid Oliver took time in-between takes to meet the fans who had gathered throughout the day.   News Source: Wales…

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The TARDIS, Daleks and the Time Lord himself are all synonymous with Doctor Who. But, for me, the true star of the show is undoubtedly the music. And this concert at the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena was the perfect showcase for the amazing score which accompanies the drama and brings the action to life. Hosted by former Doctor Who Peter Davison and the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales led by the beautiful sound of soprano Elin Manahan Thomas, it…

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Ahead of the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular series of concerts, the sci-fi series’ composer takes us behind the scoring. “I definitely was daunted taking on the theme,” Doctor Who composer Murray Gold tells me – and it’s not surprising he might have doubts when rearranging a classic. A lifelong fan of the series, Gold considers his current role on the series (which he has scored since its revival in 2005) his dream gig, with “no question he’d turn it down.”…

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“I haven’t really figured out what I’m going to do after this,” says the writer. “At some point the lure of doing something else will be too strong…” As a TV writer and fanboy working on Doctor Who and Sherlock, Steven Moffat is living the dream. Which is probably why he finds it so hard to leave the shows behind… “I keep signing on for another year all the time,” Moffat said. “I haven’t really figured out what I’m going…

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The showrunner suggests he may written himself and the Doctor into a tight space ahead of the series finale. The finale of Doctor Who series nine looks set to pose a serious challenge – not just for the Doctor but for writer Steven Moffat too. Moffat suggests he may have written himself – and presumably the Time Lord – into a tight space in the previous episode, admitting he’s currently “in a state of panic” over it. “I’ve got a…

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