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Christopher Eccleston has become the latest Doctor Who star to send best wishes to a sick young fan. Eccleston recorded a special video message for 14-year-old Daniel, who suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), and is bed-bound. Beginning the clip in character, Eccleston identifies himself as “number nine” and explains that he has “had word from 12” about Daniel. Doctor Who’s current lead Peter Capaldi previously visited Daniel in hospital, following a campaign by fan sites…

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There is more than just the annual festive Doctor Who Christmas special this year.  BBC4 is showing some classic fourth Doctor action on the 28th/29th December as the channel broadcasts The Face of Evil! As Patrick Mulkern observes in the Radio Times:  The Face of Evil seems like a random selection from the archive, but BBC4 wanted a serial that aired in festive days of yore and this four-parter began on New Year’s Day 1977.

Doctor Who: Hell Bent had an official consolidated rating of 6.17 million viewers. The rating issued by the Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board, or BARB, includes all those who watched the programme within one week of transmission. It does not include those watching online via iPlayer. Doctor Who was the 10th most watched programme on BBC Television, and 4th overall on Saturday, again overtaking Pointless Celebrities. The episode finished at 29th in the weekly chart. Strictly Come Dancing topped the ratings…

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Steven Moffat has teased two new “brilliant, prominent and amazing writers” for Doctor Who Series 10. Speaking at last night’s screening of the Christmas special, he said [via]: “We’re already moving [on Series 10] – we’ve had meetings today with two writers who’ve never written Doctor Who before.” He added: “If I told you their names, your brain would explode.” When exactly Series 10 will commence filming still remains unconfirmed, although production designer Michael Pickwoad last indicated it would be…

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Interview with Peter Capaldi: I have lots of favourite scenes from the Christmas episode, but I think being met by Matt Lucas on a wonderful wintery Dickensian street with the TARDIS covered in snow was delightful, because it was like a Doctor Who Christmas card. Peter Capaldi Date: 10.12.2015 Last updated: 10.12.2015 at 17.03 Category: BBC One; Drama What can you tell us about the Doctor Who Christmas special this year? Well the Christmas special is very Christmassy, which I’m…

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Doctor Who: Heaven Sent had an official consolidated rating of 6.19 million viewers. The rating issued by the Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board, or BARB, includes all those who watched the programme within one week of transmission. It does not include those watching online via iPlayer Doctor Who was the 7th most watched programme on BBC Television, and 4th overall on Saturday, overtaking Pointless Celebrities which was ahead in the overnight reports. The episode finished at 27th in the chart. Strictly…

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…DECIDING WHAT TO WEAR Lorraine Heggessey said biggest challenge as BBC One boss was clothing She said deciding what to wear to be taken seriously was a real problem The 59-year-old was the first woman to run prime time television channel Commissioned Strictly Come Dancing, Spooks and re-launched Dr Who. As one of the most influential women in television, you might have thought her time would be spent solving pressingly important dilemmas. But Lorraine Heggessey has revealed that her biggest…

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