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If John Simm’s brief appearance in the Doctor Who episode 11 trailer wasn’t enough Master for you, then we have good news – because there’s a new teaser making the rounds that shows off even more of World Enough and Time with new evil Time Lord action. The new footage (which comes from a special BBC America teaser) features Pearl Mackie’s Bill lost in a terrifying hospital where the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) may be no more than a hallucination, the…

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For weeks fans have been excited to see the much-heralded return of the Mondasian Cybermen to Doctor Who, with the oldest version of the series regular villains set to appear in all their cloth-faced glory for the first time since 1966 in this Saturday’s episode. However, it’s now emerged that they won’t be the only Cyber-kids on the block for the epic two-part finale, with new preview pictures revealing that both generations of modern Cybermen (introduced in 2006 and 2013…

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  This Saturday’s Doctor Who will see the return of John Simm’s evil Time Lord The Master, and perhaps to keep up with his younger successor (Michelle Gomez’s Missy, who plays a later incarnation of the character) the villain seems to have completely updated his sartorial style. In a new picture that gives us our best look at him yet, we get a decent impression of his new goatee (which seems to pay homage to classic series Masters Roger Delgado…

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Doctor Who – The Eaters of Light had an Audience Appreciation or AI figure of 81 The Appreciation Index in an indication of how much viewers enjoyed the episode. It is based to the reactions of a selected panel of viewers, who rate the episode shortly after transmission. The highest score for the evening on the two main channels was for Casualty, which scored 85

This week’s Doctor Who: The Fan Show – The Aftershow takes a look at the latest episode of Series 10, The Eaters Of Light, with its guest star Rebecca Benson. Rebecca, who plays the strong-willed Kar, was asked by The Fan Show host Christel Dee on the importance of positive female role models in Doctor Who, the actress replied: “Oh, it’s so important. It’s really important to have representation for little girls to feel like they can do something better…

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Children’s presenter Brian Cant has died at the age of 83. He was best known for presenting BBC’s Play School for 21 years from 1964, and Play Away from 1971 to 1984. His agent said he had been living with Parkinson’s disease and died at Denville Hall, a retirement home often used by those in the entertainment industry. A statement from the family said: “He lived courageously with Parkinson’s disease for a long time.” Cant was also a guest presenter…

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It looks like this series of Doctor Who is set to end with a bang, with the sci-fi drama’s upcoming final episode The Doctor Falls now announced to be a specially extended hour-long episode. This is in keeping with showrunner Steven Moffat’s last two series finales (2014’s Death in Heaven and 2015’s Hell Bent) which were both similarly extended, and means that fans will be treated with even more action and adventure for Moffat and star Peter Capaldi’s penultimate adventure…

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