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“With his greatest temptation before him, can the Doctor resist?” When Doctor Who returns for a new series later this month, so will his oldest and deadliest enemies the Daleks… Last week we got a rather vague – if intriguing – synopsis for the first half of the opening two-parter, The Magician’s Apprentice / The Witch’s Familiar… “Where is the Doctor? When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, Clara needs her friend. But where is…

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Jenna, who plays Clara Oswald, has done a lot of her own stunts for the new series. Jenna, 29, who plays Clara Oswald, said: “I’ve done a lot of hanging upside down this series – upside down on a cliff in Tenerife was new, but surprising, it looks so easy but it’s not at all.. “It was tricky. I also had a scene where I was hanging outside of the Tardis, so it seems to be one of my specialities…

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The actor says his autograph has changed as he writes faster for waiting fans – and he also has some stirring words in support of the BBC. Peter Capaldi got into bother with his bank over his new quicker signature. The Doctor Who star has speeded up his writing so he can give more fans autographs. But his bank reckoned it was a forgery when officials spotted it on a cheque. The star, 57, said: “The signature has changed so…

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The Graham Norton Show has an out-of-this-world lineup for its series premiere… literally. On the couch with Graham Norton on Friday, September 25 will be Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi as well as The Martian cast members Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain. The science fiction trio will likely have a lot to discuss – since Peter Capaldi travels in space and time on a regular basis. If such a cosmic convergence isn’t quite enough for you, The Weeknd will be performing…

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Doctor Who will tackle what’s being billed as its “most experimental episode” ever as part of the new series. Confirming recent rumours, Steven Moffat has announced that Peter Capaldi will star in a special ‘one hander’ episode – featuring no characters other than the Doctor. But don’t blame recent BBC budget cuts – it’s actually a bold intentional move by the show’s creators. “We always like a new challenge on the show,” Moffat said. “I can’t tell you too much…

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No matter which type of Dalek is your favourite, you should be satisfied by Doctor Who series 9’s two-part premiere. ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ and ‘The Witch’s Familiar’ will see the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) battle Daleks from across the decades. “The opening episode of the new series is fabulous,” Capaldi promised. “The story is going to take us across the Universe in to all types of dark, terrifying and funny places. “It’s a particularly epic one to start, with lots of…

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Expect more laughs alongside the scares in the new series of Doctor Who. Steven Moffat has promised that fans will be “grinning a lot more” this year – and so will the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Clara (Jenna Coleman). “They’ve been through the angst, the Doctor has been through his fear of not being a good man, and Clara has been through her fear that this might not be the Doctor,” Moffat said. “They’re on equal footing with a new…

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‘Where is the Doctor? Doctor Who returns Saturday 19 September. It’s only 19 seconds long, but the trailer for the first episode of series nine, The Magician’s Apprentice, raises plenty of questions – and opens with some seriously creepy hands. No, we’re not talking about the Doctor’s gesticulating this time. Just what are those mud-slick hands with eyeballs embedded in their palms? Who is that mysterious boy screaming “help me”? And for that matter, who is the snarling, hooded chap…

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The Official Doctor Who Festival has announced more details about the three-day event, with Mark Gatiss the latest name added to the lineup. The writer has penned seven episodes of the revived series – and also played Professor Lazarus in 2007’s ‘The Lazarus Experiment’. He will join the previously announced Peter Capaldi and showrunner Steven Moffat as well as Michelle Gomez and Ingrid Oliver, who will be available for pictures at the event. There will be a full series nine…

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Greetings from the Doctor Who: Legacy team! We hope everyone is loving 3.0 of the game and enjoying the Sonic Adventures and the Kids area of the game. It was a big undertaking for us, especially nearly two years after the initial release of the game. We never like having to directly charge for content but we hope our player community understands how much work it is to release these big updates. The alternative would be to release a new,…

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