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DOCTOR WHO star Peter Capaldi appears to have confirmed that the next Doctor Who companion has been cast. Following the exit of Jenna Coleman, whose on-screen alter ego Clara Oswald departed the series late last year, it seems the replacement assistant for the Time Lord has been finalised. “We will have a new companion, and I’m excited because obviously I know who this person is,” Peter told Brazilian website Omlette. The former The Thick Of It actor is alleged to…

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The Doctor Who star was mobbed by fans ahead of a convention appearance. Peter Capaldi was mobbed by sci-fi fans on his arrival at Mexico City airport this week, but it wasn’t Doctor Who they were clamouring for but Doctor Misterio… That’s how the show is known in Spanish-speaking countries and Capaldi embraced the local tradition, holding aloft a fan-made poster, much to the crowd’s delight. Capaldi is in Mexico to attend La Mole Comic Con convention – where attendees…

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The BBC have made the following annoucment regarding its online BBC Shop, so grab your Doctor Who goodies here while stocks last! What is happening to BBC Shop.com? From the 30th March you will no longer be able to buy DVDs, Blu-ray discs, Toys, Games or other BBC related products direct from the BBC at BBC Shop.com in the UK, but you will be able to buy, download and keep digital copies of over 8000 hours of amazing BBC programmes…

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Series Nine materialises at the Doctor Who Experience with a new range of exhibits. To be revealed on Wednesday 2nd March 2016, the display will cover all 13 episodes from Series Nine, from ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ through to the Christmas Special ‘The Husbands of River Song’. The episodic collection will include Davros and his hospital room plus a line-up of the foes the Doctor has faced in his Series Nine adventures including; the Mire, the Sandmen, the Veil and Colony…

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… ‘OR HE MIGHT HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK’ The actor has some doctor’s advice for the showrunner. Peter Capaldi has spoken about Steven Moffat’s decision to leave Doctor Who, jokingly saying that he had to quit or he “might have had a heart attack”. It was previously announced that Chris Chibnall will take over Doctor Who in 2018, following Moffat’s swansong series next year. There will be no full series in 2016. Speaking to Newsweek, Capaldi said: “He’s an…

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