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BBC America and Fathom Events have announced a one-night special theatrical screening event of Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks, a six-part animated series on Monday, November 14 at 7:00pm local time — 50 years after the original BBC broadcast! This cinema event will also feature exclusive bonus content, including interviews with members of the original cast. Can’t make it to a screening? Don’t fret, sweeties — The Power of the Daleks will premiere on BBC America on Saturday, November…

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Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi have been waiting to turn Doctor Who into a superhero movie all of their lives. Now they finally have their chance. Moffat has created a Superman-esque hero – played by Orphan Black’s Justin Chatwin – to go toe-to-toe with the Time Lord in this year’s festive special ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’, a clever play on Doctor Who’s Spanish title translation. At New York Comic-Con over the weekend, both Moffat and Capaldi drew parallels between…

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We already miss Jenna Coleman’s Doctor Who companion Clara, and we haven’t even had a proper episode without her yet. BUT we’re also very excited to welcome Pearl Mackie’s Bill to the fold next year as Peter Capaldi’s latest sidekick. And Jenna gave her some words of advice – thought mainly just where to get the best food nearby. “I can’t remember what I said on her card, but I think it was something like a couple of jokes about…

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A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it plaque and a mysterious Twitter account point towards EverUpwardReach Ltd being a name to look out for in the first series of Class… Yesterday saw not one, but two trailers for Doctor Who spin-off Class. But at the moment we’re only interested in the first one, which you can watch below. Why? Because although not much is known about Class’s over-arching plot, there might be a clue hidden in the very first shot. Do you see it? It’s…

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The trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas special features many exciting presents for fans. But there’s one particular treat that some may have missed. It comes at around 45 seconds, where you see the Doctor being across the floor. All very dramatic — but wait! What is that he’s holding in his hand? We could be mistaken, of course, but that looks suspiciously like a pimped up version of the Eleventh Doctor’s sonic screwdriver. Or, at the very least, a…

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LOOKING at his impressive list of roles anyone would think the patron saint of acting has always smiled kindly on Peter Davison. He is fondly remembered for playing Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great And Small while he was Doctor Who for three years. Peter has shown his versatility by appearing in musicals including Chicago and more recently Gypsy. While in a forthcoming film the 65-year-old will star alongside another former Time Lord, David Tennant, who also happens to be…

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Matt Smith says leaving Doctor Who is one of his ‘great regrets’ — because he didn’t get to work with the Doctor’s ‘girlfriend’ Clara very much. Speaking at New York Comic Con, the actor said he feels sad he didn’t get to do a full series with Jenna Coleman who played Clara Oswald. The 33-year-old actor only got to appear in 12 episodes with companion Clara following the departure of Karen Gillan’s alter-ego Amy Pond. And it seems Matt really didn’t want to tear…

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Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has criticised the Government’s decision to force the BBC to reveal the salaries of dozens of its stars. The Scottish actor said the clause in the BBC’s new royal charter, which requires the corporation to disclose the pay of talent earning more than £150,000 a year, was part of an attempt to “dismantle” the broadcaster. He was backed by Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat, who described the proposal as “intrusive, invasive nonsense”. Capaldi told the…

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