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Month: December 2015

REMEMBER WHEN THE DOCTOR PROPOSED TO HIS COMPANION, AND SHE SAID YES?

REMEMBER WHEN THE DOCTOR PROPOSED TO HIS COMPANION, AND SHE SAID YES?

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The Doctor has got more flirtatious over the years, and Doctor Who merchandise is now all pervasive, but he went much, much further back in the 1980s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYYHgIepS5c Yes, that really is Tom Baker’s Doctor waxing lyrical about Prime Computers, praising their ‘responsiveness’ and claiming to have seen them on Gallifrey. Meaning the Time Lords were packing less computing power than the phone in your pocket. The adverts for the (now defunct) Massachusetts based computer house will seem strange to…

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DOCTOR WHO’S OPENING CREDITS MAKE ALL SNOOKER TABLES MORE INTERESTING

DOCTOR WHO’S OPENING CREDITS MAKE ALL SNOOKER TABLES MORE INTERESTING

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It’ll at least hypnotise you enough to look like you’re mildly interested. https://twitter.com/GavinWorby/status/673145904359165953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw If snooker’s not really your thing, there’s something new that might make it a little more interesting to watch. Rather clever Doctor Who fan Gavin Worby has added Doctor Who opening credits to a snooker table to brighten it up a bit. Rather than merely leaning over the table to take a shot, the players look like they’re diving into a black hole or falling alongside the…

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DALEK INVASION OF EARTH ACTOR NICHOLAS SMITH DIES AGED 81

DALEK INVASION OF EARTH ACTOR NICHOLAS SMITH DIES AGED 81

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The star passed away over the weekend after a career including appearances in the likes of Doctor Who and The Saint. Actor Nicholas Smith , best known for playing Mr Cuthbert Rumbold in BBC comedy Are You Being Served?, has died aged 81. “It is with great sadness we can confirm that our client, the actor Nicholas Smith, passed away yesterday,” said a statement from his agent, Michelle Braidman Associates. It continued: “He was a lovely man and a terrific…

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THE HUSBANDS OF RIVER SONG DVD & BLU-RAY

THE HUSBANDS OF RIVER SONG DVD & BLU-RAY

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Details have emerged on the DVD and Blu-ray of this year’s festive special, The Husbands of River Song. It is set to be released in the UK on 25 January 2016. It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song’s squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy….

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PETER CAPALDI VISITS HOSPITAL AS THE DOCTOR TO SURPRISE A SICK FAN

PETER CAPALDI VISITS HOSPITAL AS THE DOCTOR TO SURPRISE A SICK FAN

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Peter Capaldi took time out from his schedule to visit a young Doctor Who fan who missed the opportunity to meet his hero at the recent Doctor Who Festival. 14-year old Daniel loves the show and like many other fans was due to attend the Doctor Who Festival in London last month. Sadly, Daniel’s poor health meant he couldn’t attend. Daniel suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) (a genetic condition which affects the connective tissue in the body) and Postural tachycardia…

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PETER CAPALDI HINTS HE WILL SOON BE LEAVING DOCTOR WHO

PETER CAPALDI HINTS HE WILL SOON BE LEAVING DOCTOR WHO

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The BBC may need to search for a new Doctor already as Peter Capaldi has hinted that his tenure as the Time Lord will be short as opposed to long. With the ninth series of the popular sci-fi hit due to start next month, Capaldi has addressed the annual rumours of cast leaving. Speaking to The Daily Mirror newspaper, he said: ‘I sort of enjoy this position I am in with a kind of deep Scottish melancholy because I know…

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DOCTOR WHO: THE LEGENDS OF ASHILDR

DOCTOR WHO: THE LEGENDS OF ASHILDR

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Synopsis Ashildr, a young Viking girl, died helping the Doctor and Clara to save the village she loved. And for her heroism, the Doctor used alien technology to bring her back to life. Ashildr is now immortal – The Woman Who Lived. Since that day, Ashildr has kept journals to chronicle her extraordinary life. The Legends of Ashildr is a glimpse of some of those stories: the terrors she has faced, the battles she has won, and the treasures she…

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STEVEN MOFFAT THOUGHT DOCTOR WHO’S 2015 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL COULD BE HIS LAST

STEVEN MOFFAT THOUGHT DOCTOR WHO’S 2015 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL COULD BE HIS LAST

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“I thought it might be the last one, so to get River in – that was bringing me full-circle.” Steven Moffat hadn’t signed for a 10th series of Doctor Who when he wrote this year’s Christmas special. The showrunner told press that he thought the festive episode could be his last ever for the show. “I hadn’t signed for next year at that point,” he confirmed. “I have now – unless they fire me, which would be quite sensible! “I…

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ALEX KINGSTON ISN’T KEEN ON THE IDEA OF A FEMALE DOCTOR

ALEX KINGSTON ISN’T KEEN ON THE IDEA OF A FEMALE DOCTOR

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“I just think that too many men have played that role.” Alex Kingston has admitted she would struggle with the idea of a female Doctor on Doctor Who. River Song’s alter-ego told press including Digital Spy that she can’t imagine our Time Lord becoming a Time Lady. “It’s difficult – I would imagine that, if anything, the [next] Doctor might be of a different race than gender,” she said. “I can’t imagine, myself personally, the Doctor being a different gender….

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‘RIVER SONG WON’T BE DOCTOR WHO’S NEXT COMPANION’

‘RIVER SONG WON’T BE DOCTOR WHO’S NEXT COMPANION’

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“If she were a constant companion, I’m not sure the fans would enjoy that so much.” River Song is returning to Doctor Who this Christmas – but Alex Kingston doesn’t expect to stick around as a full-time companion. Kingston told press that she won’t be jumping aboard the TARDIS as Jenna Coleman’s replacement. “I think the beauty of a character like River Song is that she’ll come in for an adventure and then she goes off again, and I think…

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