Doctor Who has one of the most iconic theme tunes of all time – it’s just one of those tunes that everyone can hum at a moment’s notice. But now it’s been knocked off the top spot of Britain’s favourite TV tunes, as chosen by a new poll run by Classic FM, the BFI and Radio Times. So what song could have replaced such a famous piece of music? Yup, the Sherlock theme tune. We’ve got to admit that as…
Britain’s Got Talent aims to do what it says on the tin, really: celebrate the talented folk of Britain. But it appears the 13th series has gone intergalactic, with a visitor from the planet Skaro here to try their luck in front of Simon Cowell and co… Ron the Dalek takes to the stage of the London Palladium in the first episode of BGT 2019, showing off quite an unusual talent for a being that famously speaks in only one tone. Wearing a…
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Michelle Gomez says that though the Netflix series has developing a large and devoted fanbase in the months since its release, it still has a way to go before it measures up to the Doctor Who fandom. The actor, who starred as Missy in Doctor Who before appearing in the opening season of Sabrina, says that she loves being part of both fan groups – but that it’s impossible to compare the two. “I don’t think any…
https://www.facebook.com/BBCWiltshire/videos/1972095606252564/ Dozens of the most-feared baddies in Doctor Who, the Daleks, have assembled in a bid to break a world record. Although unsuccessful, the sixth Doctor, Colin Baker came to inspect Skaro’s scariest in Chippenham, Wiltshire. The record was set in Leicestershire in 2008 when 95 Daleks gathered. On Sunday, 87 assembled with proceeds from the event are going to Julia House in Devizes and to Great Ormond Street.
The Doctor Who Appreciation Society, DWAS is pleased to auction prints of three pieces of artwork by Alister Pearson. The artwork was originally drawn for the Titan Script Books range in the early 1990s. Only two prints of each picture will be available – one to be auctioned at the next DWAS event – The Capitol – in April 2019 and the other open for bids at the eBay site now. There are three pictures – The Talons of Weng-Chiang…
A family-run science fiction museum may be exterminated because a Dalek display does not comply with planning regulations. Neil Cole made the model with his art students in Allendale in Northumberland but Northumberland County Council wants it to be removed. In protest, residents have created their own homemade Daleks outside their homes and businesses in solidarity. With thanks to BBC News.
Doctor Who fans can now revel in being Doctor Who’s sidekick to help defeat the Cybermen and save the world – all from inside Oxford’s Westgate Centre. Crowds of fans have been rushing to Escape Hunt Oxford after it launched an official Doctor Who escape room where fans must solve cryptic clues against the clock. The escape game, Worlds Collide, transports Tardis travellers into the office of eccentric billionaire Alastair Montague. There, groups face a battle with of the Time Lord’s oldest…
Is there anything Time Lords can’t do? Democrat Stacey Abrams received widespread acclaim for her televised response to Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night and it turns out she calmed herself by watching several episodes of Doctor Who prior to going in front of the camera. “I watched about three episodes of Doctor Who and just kind of chilled out,” Abrams told the hosts of Buzzfeed’s AM to DM show, detailing her pre-speech prep. Pressed to elaborate on which era of Doctor Who she was watching, Abrams said,…
A DOCTOR Who-themed escape room has opened at Oxford’s Westgate Centre. Cybermen will feature in the game ‘Worlds Collide’, which is based on the Time Lord’s adventures through time and space. Players are given an hour to work out how to escape the room, with the ‘universe in their hands’. The game is a collaboration between BBC studios and Escape Hunt, which opened in Oxford last year. Here, eccentric billionaire Alastair Montague’s efforts to develop commercial time travel have caused a tear…
DOCTORWHO.TV: What went into making the theme tune? Can you talk us through how you got from your starting idea to the final track? SEGUN: A lot of experimentation! I got hold of the original theme from Mark Ayres and then I played around with it. I processed some of the original sounds, I added new sounds, I created some aggressive-sounding drums by sampling some bongos and heavily adapting them and continued experimenting until I had something I was happy with….