Barb have released their TV Player Report for the four weeks covering the release of episodes one and two of Class. The report, which is still in the beta stage, aims to give an estimation of the numbers of people who watch a given programme via a TV Player such as iPlayer. Class is only available in the UK on BBC Three, which is only available online. The series has failed make the list of Top 50 on-demand programmes for…
He became a national icon thanks to his portrayal of the heartless, manipulative and bombastic spin-doctor, Malcolm Tucker. But Peter Capaldi’s most recent role has seen his star rise to a global level, playing the enigmatic Time Lord, Doctor Who, whom he has brought a new maturity to. And while some have railed against this more adult interpretation of the charismatic hero, the actor, 58, argues that it has helped to capture the imagination of the show’s wide-ranging audience. Speaking…
23 November 1963. It’s a date forever etched into the memories of Doctor Who aficionados. That Saturday teatime – 5:15pm to be precise – BBC1 aired the first ever episode of a show which was to become a global phenomenon that is still going over half a century later. Of course, Radio Times was there from the start, as proved by the original listing (below) and preview (above), which introduces readers to the “mysterious exile from another world and a distant future”…
The latest issue of Tales From The TARDIS is on sale now in the UK. Check out all the details and artwork below. In this issue, the Tenth Doctor must rescue Cindy from a pocket dimension inside his own TARDIS! Then, the Eleventh Doctor’s plans have gone awry and Alice is left alone in the Time War! Meanwhile, the Twelfth Doctor tackles the mystery of the TARDIS house! Tales From The TARDIS #13 is on sale now
The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, no. 506, is on sale now and, as always, it brings with it the regular feature Ask Steven Moffat – where fans ask the Doctor Who show runner the burning questions of the day. One Whovian asks Steven: do you think a young female companion is always the best choice for the Doctor’s best friend? The show runner replies: “Science-fiction is notoriously male. You can tell that because everyone wears uniforms and marches…
The latest edition of the Radio Times, out today, features an interview with Peter Capaldi in the lead up to this year’s Christmas Special, The Return of Doctor Mysterio. The interview covers a variety of his views, including on being an older Doctor and how he sees the character. Commenting about how some feel that the show has now become too complicated for younger viewers, he said: The thing about Doctor Who is the constitution of the audience. It covers…
A Belfast screenwriter has used his creative talent – and his autistic son’s love of Dr Who – to help raise funds for a children’s charity. Declan May, who is also an author, has conceived, edited and contributed to the popular book Seasons Of War – The War Doctor Anthology (Dr Who), to raise money for Caudwell Children, the national charity that provides practical and emotional support to disabled children and their families. Declan’s nine-year-old son Zachary has autism and…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miZVEkic89I Enjoy the preview of the 2016 Doctor Who Christmas Special: “The Return of Doctor Mysterio”, which was exclusively shown as part of the BBC Children In Need Appeal on BBC1, Friday 18th November 2016 at 20.12.
Finally, a proper trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas special! Not a sneak peek behind the scenes, or a talking heads featurette (as interesting as those are) but an actual, real trailer with almost three minutes of footage, revealing brains in jars, a high-security research facility and some rather intriguing new morsels of information… 1. It looks like we’ve been introduced to the new not-quite-companion We were told back in September that there would be “no interim companion” for the…
ISSUE 506 OF DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF THE SECOND DOCTOR, PATRICK TROUGHTON ALSO INSIDE THIS ISSUE… WE WILL GET OUR POWER! DWM meets the team that brought the Second Doctor’s début adventure The Power of the Daleks back to life as a brand-new animation! ASK STEVEN Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat answers readers’ questions. THE MAN WHO BUILT THE TARDIS DWM reveals the story of the man who designed the original TARDIS set back in 1963 – Peter Brachacki. THE ART OF…