Last night, Doctor Who – Absent Friends was a winner for Big Finish in the 2017 BBC Audio Drama Awards… The opening story of last year’s Doctor Who – Doom Coalition Series 3, Doctor Who – Absent Friends by John Dorney, starring Paul McGann, Hattie Morahan and Nicola Walker, directed by Ken Bentley – was the winner last night in the Best Online Only Audio Drama category at the 2017 BBC Audio Drama Awards. Says producer David Richardson: “I’ve always…
Dr Who star Peter Capaldi follows in the footsteps of Ricky Gervais, Sting and Ellie Goulding by joining Jo for “An Evening In“. He’ll be picking his favourite tracks and filling us in on all the latest news from the Doctor Who set. In addition, Tuesday’s show will be dedicated to “Music from Doctor Who“, including groups such as The Beatles, The Streets and The Chordettes. Both shows transmit at 20:00 on BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom and…
Fans of Doctor Who are currently gearing up for the long-awaited new series to debut this April, complete with a new companion in Pearl Mackie’s Bill and all sorts of new adventures. Exciting! However, many viewers may still be holding out hope for a comeback for some more familiar faces, with some fans in particular keen for a return for Maisie Williams’ immortal Ashildr/Me, who jetted off in a TARDIS with Jenna Coleman’s Clara at the end of the last…
Technically, you’re not even supposed to call John Hurt’s character the Doctor. The ‘War Doctor’, perhaps, at a stretch. Doctor 8.5 was the Doctor Who incarnation we never knew existed until that jaw-dropping moment in 2013 when he was introduced. It messed with the history – but who cared, seeing as he was played by John Hurt? Following Hurt’s death from pancreatic cancer at the age of 77, we look back in tribute of his fantastic cameo and examine exactly why the…
Veteran actor Sir John Hurt has died aged 77, his agent has said. The Bafta-winning star, known for his roles in Alien and The Elephant Man, continued working despite being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015. He recently starred as Father Richard McSorley in Jackie, the biopic of President John F. Kennedy’s wife. US director Mel Brooks described Sir John as “cinematic immortality”, as tributes poured in for the star. He was given the all-clear in October 2015 but last…
Peter Capaldi was in fine spirits as he filmed scenes for series 10 of Doctor Who in Cardiff alongside Pearl Mackie. The actor, 58, smiled brightly in between takes outside Cardiff University’s main building on Thursday. However, once in character as the extraterrestrial Time Lord, his mood changed. He wore a concerned expression as he snuck around with Pearl, 29, who plays his new companion Bill Potts. Peter’s thick grey hair was wildly styled, before he put on a black…
Doctor Who fans are going to love the amazing range of highly-detailed figures and dioramas from Big Chief. Available now are figures of the Ninth and Twelfth Doctors and a fantastic TARDIS diorama, amongst many more products. Check out the details below and visit all the Doctor Who merchandise from Big Chief here. Rose Tyler (Series 4) Featuring a fully realised likeness of Billie Piper, the figure comes outfitted in her Series 4 (2008) costume and is armed with the…
Yesterday, the nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were announced revealing yet another Doctor Who star up for the famous Oscar statue. Andrew Garfield, who played Frank in the 2007 two-parter Daleks In Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks, has been nominated for Actor in a Leading Role for his role in the film, Hacksaw Ridge. In the film, he portrays a conscientious objector whose commitment to serving on the front-lines as a medic takes him to the Battle of…
By now, you probably know that the Doctor Who Experience (DWE) in Cardiff Bay is closing, probably in early summer. While that is bad enough for us fans, its loss to Cardiff’s tourist trade should make it of concern to us all. For the past few years visitors have been able to explore the TARDIS, and see costumes and props from various series stretching back since the programme first hit (small, black and white) screens in 1963. It’s nothing less…
Stefan Ulrich, a modder from Germany is back with his most ambitious custom build yet. Look on his work, ye mighty, and despair, because this damn Dalek is excellent. If you’re unfamiliar, Daleks are a hyper aggressive alien species and some of the longest running antagonists on the classic British sci-fi series, Doctor Who. It’s not just a physical replica of a Dalek either. Ulrich made sure this build could work as a stand-in on the show, if necessary. The…