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Month: December 2016

Coming Soon: The Diary Of River Song Series 2

Coming Soon: The Diary Of River Song Series 2

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The producers of the Doctor Who audio range, Big Finish, have announced details of a sequel to the hugely popular box set, The Diary Of River Song. Series 2, released in January 2017, will feature four stories and see Alex Kingston return as River Song and share adventures with The Sixth and Seventh Doctors (played by Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy respectively). Check out the synopsis and cover art below. The Diary Of River Song Series 2 Time travelling archaeologist…

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Steven Moffat discusses Doctor Who Series 10 writers

Steven Moffat discusses Doctor Who Series 10 writers

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The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, no. 507, is out tomorrow (Dec 15) and features showrunner Steven Moffat teasing the forthcoming Series 10. The regular DWM feature, Ask Steven Moffat, reveals a returning writer for the series and the Doctor Who boss’s thoughts on two more episodes from 2017. Writer Toby Whithouse is back with what Steven describes as a “BRILLIANT” episode. Whithouse has already written six episodes for Doctor Who, going back to 2006’s School Reunion and most…

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OUT NOW: Tales From The TARDIS issue 14

OUT NOW: Tales From The TARDIS issue 14

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The latest issue of the UK Doctor Who comics collection Tales From The TARDIS hits stores today and features comic strips with THREE Doctors. Check out the great cover art and what’s inside Tales From The TARDIS issue 14 below! Tales From the TARDIS #14 This time around, the Tenth Doctor faces a musical threat during the New Orleans jazz age! Meanwhile, Alice joins up with the War Doctor, the Squire and the Master to win the Time War! Then,…

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CLASS COMES TO BBC-1 THIS JANUARY!

CLASS COMES TO BBC-1 THIS JANUARY!

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The BBC has confirmed thet the Doctor Who spin-off series will be shown on BBC One this January The first episode can be seen on Monday 9th January at 10.45pm Class has previously only been available in the UK via the BBC Three channel, which, since the 16th February this year, has only been available online. No firm details are available for the number of viewers who have watched the series on BBC Three, but no episode has managed to…

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Peter Capaldi praises ‘lovely and talented’ Doctor Who co-star Matt Lucas

Peter Capaldi praises ‘lovely and talented’ Doctor Who co-star Matt Lucas

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Peter Capaldi has praised his Doctor Who colleague Matt Lucas as being “one of the biggest and most talented comedy stars” the UK has ever produced. Capaldi, who stars as the Doctor in the hit BBC series, will appear alongside Lucas as Nardole in the forthcoming Christmas special. Lucas is reprising his role as hapless Nardole after first appearing in last year’s Christmas episode The Husbands Of River Song. He has also been confirmed to be appearing in the tenth…

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Tonight 1915 GMT

Tonight 1915 GMT

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Peter Capaldi as Dr Who, new Star Wars, US poet Ben Lerner and E R Braithwaite will feature tonight on BBC Radio 4 Front Row and thereafter on the BBCi Player for 30 days. I love that Peter Capaldi modelled his signature on Peter Cushing's.. Talking Doctor Mysterio on @BBCFrontRow 715pm pic.twitter.com/C5OF6kUUeE — Samira Ahmed (@SamiraAhmedUK) December 14, 2016

TOBY WHITHOUSE WRITING FOR SERIES 10

TOBY WHITHOUSE WRITING FOR SERIES 10

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Issue #507 of Doctor Who Magazine confirms that Toby Whithouse is contributing an episode for Series 10. Whithouse has penned five stories since the show returned: School Reunion back in 2006, The Vampires of Venice in 2010, The God Complex in 2011, A Town Called Mercy in 2012 and last year’s spooky two-parter Under the Lake / Before the Flood. Outside of Doctor Who, Whithouse is perhaps best known as the creator of BBC’s Being Human. He also wrote Torchwood story Greeks Bearing…

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Did you spot the Doctor Who music used at the end of The Apprentice?

Did you spot the Doctor Who music used at the end of The Apprentice?

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If you were hit by sudden mental images of Peter Capaldi while watching The Apprentice: The Final Five, don’t worry. You were probably bamboozled by the Doctor Who music hidden in the soundtrack. As the music swelled at 56.30 for “next time on The Apprentice”, and as the remaining contestants competed to explain how badly they wanted to be Lord Sugar’s business partner (“My GOD I want it so bad” – Frances), a familiar tune kicked in. Wondering why our Doctor…

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The Return of Doctor Mysterio’ Blu-ray Announced

The Return of Doctor Mysterio’ Blu-ray Announced

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The 2016 holiday special is headed for a Blu-ray in January. In an early announcement to retailers, BBC is preparing ‘Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio’ for Blu-ray on January 23, 2017 In Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio, join the Time Lord (Peter Capaldi), as he teams up with an investigative journalist (Charity Wakefield) and a superhero to save New York from a deadly alien threat. Can the Doctor save Manhattan? And what will be revealed when…

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