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Who’ll be the next star of Doctor Who? Could a woman play the Doctor? How will the new Doctor differ from Peter Capaldi’s incarnation? How much longer do we have to go round and round these same old questions? We can’t tell you – but former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies might. The former Who showrunner dropped quite the bombshell recently during an interview, implying that the role has finally been cast. Speaking about Capaldi’s replacement, Davies teased, “I do know…

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This week’s episode of Doctor Who contained a special treat for fans of the classic series, with 1970s alien character Alpha Centauri (a hermaphroditic hexapod ambassador with one big eye) returning for a surprise cameo at the end of the episode. And now in a new video series showrunner Steven Moffat, episode writer Mark Gatiss and star Peter Capaldi have revealed the thought process behind Alpha Centauri’s return, as well as their decision to bring back original voice actress Ysanne…

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Doctor Who – Empress Of Mars had an Audience Appreciation or AI figure of 83 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. 83 is considered a good score, roughly similar to the scores achieved by the last series of the show, The highest score for the evening on the two main channels was for Casualty,…

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The writer of Doctor Who has revealed how he protested against the “colour blind” casting of a black actor as a Victorian soldier in the BBC show. Mark Gatiss said he was uneasy about a “brilliant young black actor” being cast as one of the soldiers, because “there weren’t any black soldiers in Victoria’s army”. He put the decision down to the BBC’s drive to become “more representational and make everything less homogeneously white”. Gatiss described the “very difficult” email…

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🚨 SPOILER ALERT! In this preview clip from The Eaters of Light Bill runs for her life but the strange and terrifying monster is relentless!

Doctor Who series 10 will have seen a lot of comebacks, from monsters like the Ice Warriors, the Daleks and the Mondasian Cybermen to John Simm’s returning Master, last seen in 2010 episode The End of Time part 2. However, series writer Mark Gatiss has revealed one familiar face wasn’t able to come back for one last hurrah – despite the actor who played the character requesting that Gatiss and series showrunner Steven Moffat give him another shot at an…

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Whatever happened to the Ninth Roman Legion? Historians have long speculated about the fate of this fearsome force, which vanished almost two thousand years ago. But perhaps they should consult Doctor Who to find out the truth… In the next episode, The Eaters of Light, the Time Lord and Bill will visit ancient Aberdeenshire to solve this ancient mystery. The Ninth Legion of the Imperial Roman army vanished from records after they marched beyond Hadrian’s Wall and deep into the…

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It’s safe to say that frequent Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss is a big fan of classic series monsters the Ice Warriors. “Oh I’ve always loved them,” Gatiss told RadioTimes.com and other journalists ahead of the aliens’ return in his Doctor Who episode Empress of Mars. “I mean, it’s a funny thing – it’s early impressions. Because Jon Pertwee was my Doctor, and the Curse of Peladon is one of my favourite stories, so seeing them being very green and…

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‘The Ice Warriors, they build a city out of Mars’ sand then drench the skies with its blood. They could slaughter a whole civilisation then weep at the destruction of a flower.’ Who’d have thunk it, this of all weeks – a “bloody difficult woman” with statement hair faces off against a tribe of men in red with guns they don’t like having to use, and after an epic battle, nobody actually wins. Doctor Who, as ever, proves a mirror…

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