Here’s a thought for Doctor Who fans: Thirteenth Doctor favourite Kris Marshall may have missed out on taking control of the Tardis, but could the former Death in Paradise star become Jodie Whittaker’s companion on Doctor Who? Just maybe. An unnamed ‘source’ recently suggested to The Sun (so it must be true!) that Marshall is being lined up as the next assistant, saying: “Kris is a big fan of the show and the BBC are a big fan of his.”…
The world’s biggest event for sci-fi fans takes place this week, San Diego Comic-Con! Not only is there an exciting Doctor Who panel, featuring the stars of the show and a 2017 Christmas Special preview (full details here), fans can also purchase some fantastic merchandise. BBC America have a special shop for all your Whovian needs with Doctor Who exclusives and items not available elsewhere yet. Just visit Booth #4129 at SDCC 2017 and check out our guide below. BBC SHOP EXCLUSIVES Kawaii Mug…
Get ready for a Cybermen invasion this Saturday, July 22 at the Doctor Who Experience as we explore the world of the emotionless, deadly monsters. Throughout the day expert prosthetic artists Millennium FX will be hosting Cybermen workshops and talks about the creation of the Cybermen you see on your screens. Millennium FX will also be performing Cyber conversions for those who purchased the special Cyber upgrade. Relive the appearance of the Mondasian Cybermen in the Series 10 two-part finale in our special episode…
The BBC has responded to complaints made against its decision to cast a woman in the lead role of Doctor Who. Last Sunday (16 July), Jodie Whittaker was named as the 13th Time Lord – she’ll make her debut after Peter Capaldi and lead writer Steven Moffatt’s departure following the Christmas special. While the majority of reactions praised the BBC’s decision, excited to see what Broadchurch star Whittaker would bring to the role, there are those who viewed the move as a negative. “Some viewers contacted us…
Unless you’ve been trapped in the Love Island villa trying to work out why your beau LIED about loving you, then you’ll probably know that the BBC has revealed the salaries of all the lucky so-and-sos earning over £150k. One of those lucky ducks is departing Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi, who has been playing the intrepid Time Lord since 2013 and has earned somewhere between £200,000 and £249,999 in the last year. However, the actor has announced his exit…
With Jodie Whittaker now announced as the Thirteenth Doctor, you might be using the expression “Time Lady” a lot more now. Over the years. there have been a number of Time Ladies gracing our television screens, both in the ‘classic’ and ‘new’ eras. Fact fans will be delighted to learn that it wasn’t until 1979’s City of Death that the expression “Time Lady” was first used. On that occasion it was by the Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, in reference to…
The BBC has cast a woman as the next star of Doctor Who — more than three decades after the sci-fi show’s Canadian co-creator suggested they do exactly that. “At a later stage, Doctor Who should be metamorphosed into a woman,” Canadian TV producer Sydney Newman wrote to BBC Chairman Michael Grade in 1986. “This requires some considerable thought — mainly because I want to avoid a flashy, Hollywood Wonder Woman because this kind of heroine with no flaws is a bore. Given more time than I have now, I…
Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce its third free Lethbridge-Stewart short story of 2017. To accompany the just-released novel, The Daughters of Earth, comes a story by newcomer, Jonathan Macho: The Two Brigadiers! Cardiffian Jonathan Macho was a runner up of the South Wales Short Story Competition of 2015, run by Candy Jar Books. His first encounter with Candy Jar Books came in 2014 at their Summer Book Festival. Range Editor Andy Frankham-Allen explains: “I was doing a talk…
This Christmas, Twelve becomes Thirteen, as Peter Capaldi will regenerate in Doctor Who into Jodie Whittaker. Filming actually wrapped on the Christmas special last week, save for the moment of regeneration. But now Rachel Talalay, who’s directed the Yuletide episode, has confirmed that she’s returning to get one final scene in the proverbial can. She took to her Twitter account to announce that she would be directing Jodie Whittaker’s entrance into the world of Doctor Who (save for that clip that played during the…
Outgoing Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has been conducting a Q&A session on the BBC America Twitter feed, and he’s admitted something in particular about his time on the show he’d like to change. Firstly, lots of positive things though. He says that the friends he’s made are the best thing about his time on the show. Then, “not entirely screwing up the Day Of The Doctor was very special for me”, Moffat admitted, when asked about his achievements on the show. “There were…