The Doctor takes Romana for a holiday in Paris – a city which, like a fine wine, has a bouquet all its own. Especially if you visit during one of the vintage years. But the TARDIS takes them to 1979, a table-wine year, a year whose vintage is soured by cracks – not in their wine glasses but in the very fabric of time itself. Soon the Time Lords are embroiled in an audacious alien scheme which encompasses home-made time…
As David Cameron appoints hardliner John Whittingdale as culture secretary in the crucial run-up to BBC charter renewal, Ben Dowell examines whether this could spell trouble for the Corporation… and even Channel 4 Before the election, former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies was in no doubt about what a Conservative election victory would mean for the BBC. “When the Conservatives got in, practically the first visitor David Cameron had was Rupert Murdoch, practically the first thing they did was…
Guess who’s back in Barry filming scenes for the up-coming Series 9 of Doctor Who? None other than Peter Capaldi and Ingrid Oliver, who have been spotted on the famous Knap. The crew of the hit TV show have been filming in Barry over the past couple of days and were spotted filming around the much-loved outdoor pool at Knap. These behind-the-scenes pictures show the crew and stars to be in a jovial mood in-between takes. News Source: Wales Online
The Cardiff Business Council will use a special screening of Dr Who to encourage more creative industry firms in the US to invest in Wales A special screening of Doctor Who in New York later today is being used as part of efforts this week to attract more creative industry investment from North America into Wales. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, will host a special Doctor Who screening event in New York to…
The BBC has confirmed the “global” version of its iPlayer on-demand service will close next month. The corporation had charged users subscription fees to watch programmes via the app in Western Europe, Australia and Canada. However, it never came to the US. Reports suggest American pay-TV operators had threatened to drop the BBC America channel if the app had launched locally because they believed it would cost them viewers. Both BBC America and the international edition of iPlayer screen some…
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, has today announced a special Doctor Who screening event in New York, USA, on Thursday 14 May to celebrate 10 years since Doctor Who was revived and went into production at BBC Wales. The event, hosted in partnership with BAFTA New York, Cardiff Business Council and BBC America, will offer 220 industry guests a big-screen showing of recent episode Listen, starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor. The…
Doctor Who will be broadcast in India for the first time later this week when Rose is shown on Friday. The Ninth Doctor’s first adventure will be followed by one episode per day, stretching up to and including the Twelfth Doctor’s era. The BBC are letting India know about the drama, action, humour, excitement and exhilaration that they have to look forward to and they need your help! The BBC would love you to share your favourite moments from the…
Weapons of Past Destruction’ concludes! • Did we really just read last issue’s staggering cliffhanger? Has one of the Doctor’s beloved companions flipped sides? • The final conflict between the Unon and the Lect – will one of them take the Time Lords’ place as the guardians of the universe? • One more outing with the Ninth Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack! If you want more – you have to let us know!!! ON SALE FROM 26TH AUGUST 2015
END OF YEAR ONE – SEASON FINALE! • Gabby, Cindy and the Doctor face their greatest challenge yet! The whole year has been building to this – what state will the Doctor and his companions be left in when the smoke clears?! • Ancient evil from the heart of the universe! • An impossible decision! • Shocks and surprises right down to the last page! • PLUS! Celebrate the pulse-pounding end of Year One with our commemorative covers by series artist…
George Mann – novelist behind the New York Times bestselling Doctor Who: Engines of War and the Newbury and Hobbes series – joins the ongoing Twelfth Doctor series for an extremely special issue! • Mariano Laclaustra joins him in his first solo outing! • Fresh from their adventures in Las Vegas, the Doctor and Clara are eager for a change of scenery, but their next destination aboard the TARDIS will prove a SHOCKING change of pace! • And coming up next issue: post-event, the…