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So, another series of Doctor Who is over. Saturday’s (December 5) series 9 finale ‘Hell Bent’ certainly drew a range of opinions, though there was a lot of focus on Clara’s return (despite her presumed exit in ‘Face The Raven’). However, there were many general divisions among Whovians over the episode: https://twitter.com/Cthuluhulahoop/status/673273585063055362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/effiestardust/status/673273460550967296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The Series 9 finale was loads better than the Series 8 finale #DoctorWho — Charlie Schneider (@AwesomEmergency) December 5, 2015 https://twitter.com/MacMhicheil/status/673275541642977280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Frustrating finale. Great ideas but the…

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Next time on Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song, the 2015 Christmas special, written by Steven Moffat. Synopsis: 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. King Hydroflax (Greg Davies) is furious, and his giant Robot bodyguard is…

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BBC One will boast “more than 90%” of new programmes in peak time over Christmas, the acting director of television has announced. Speaking at a BBC TV Christmas Press Launch, Mark Linsey said there will be fewer repeats between 6pm and 10.30pm. ” Firstly, it’s important to reiterate that no one invests as much in original programming over Christmas as the BBC,” he stated. “We are still finalising our schedules, but I can promise you that in BBC One peak…

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Showrunner addresses concerns about BBC sci-fi drama’s lower overnight figures. Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has suggested that “loads of things” contributed to the dip in the show’s overnight ratings. Series nine premiere, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’, drew an initial audience of 4.6m – down over 2m on the previous year’s launch. “I don’t want to get on anyone’s case but that wasn’t our best-run launch,” Moffat told Radio Times. “This year is not a new Doctor year, it’s not an…

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Steven Moffat has spoken about his future on Doctor Who and indicates that the right person to take over has still not emerged. “That is an issue and one I’m actively engaged in but I can’t say much about that,” he told the Radio Times. “Everything is difficult in Doctor Who, including leaving, and I would never do anything to harm it. I would never leave it in the lurch because it means too much to me. Yes, it’s a…

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The BBC have locked down their Christmas TV schedules today and the premiere time for The Husbands of River Song has been confirmed. As expected, Doctor Who takes a prime spot in BBC One’s Christmas Day schedule, although it’s on a lot earlier than last year. The special begins at 5.15pm this year and will run for 60-minutes.

Having returned to Gallifrey the long way round, the Doctor seeks revenge against the Time Lords who trapped him in his own confession dial. But what is his ultimate objective? Just how far will he go to achieve it? And will the truth about the Hybrid finally be revealed? In keeping with the overall tone of this current series, Hell Bent is very much a character-driven piece that uses its extended run-time – the episode clocks in at bang on…

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Unleashed earlier today were striking new images of some of the characters involved in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Husbands of River Song. Some faces may be familiar and some not so (sorry, there’s definitely NO Jenna Coleman here!). To help you out, here’s a guide to who’s who on Christmas Day! THE DOCTOR Peter Capaldi is back for his second Christmas Day outing (three, if you count his brief role in Matt Smith’s 2013 finale) and the…

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