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Are you a fan of popular BBC sci-fi drama Doctor Who and also like paying to be locked in a room? Then you’re in luck as the Worlds Collide game which originally opened in Bristol is coming to Manchester. The escape room is a partnership between BBC Studios and Escape Hunt and it will be in Manchester from February 22nd. Here’s how it works: the The players are given 60 minutes to work out how to close the tear before…

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“Use the sonic screwdriver,” somebody shouted enthusiastically in the office of an eccentric billionaire, whose efforts to develop commercial time travel have done some serious damage to the fabric of space and time. Worlds collide in Cabot Circus through a small door between Costa and Pizza Express, where Planet Earth’s first Doctor Who escape room is now open. ‘Worlds Collide’ is the name of the game at Escape Hunt, which has been developed alongside the BBC and gives players 60…

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Congratulations are in order for former Doctor Who star Billie Piper, who has given birth to her first daughter. The singer and actress has welcomed her first child with Tribes front-man boyfriend Johnny Lloyd, following the announcement earlier this year that she was expecting. A representative for Piper has confirmed the happy news. The Rose Tyler actress already has two sons – Winston and Eugene – with ex-husband Laurence Fox, from whom she split in 2016. Piper has been dating Lloyd for two…

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Doctor Who kicked off 2019 with a bang, thanks to the New Year’s Day special, Resolution. We saw an old and deadly enemy of the Doctor’s return with a vengeance – a Dalek! But this Dalek’s design was unlike anything we’d seen on-screen before… Having been buried on Earth for centuries and then resurrected thanks to two unsuspecting archaeologists and some UV light, the squid-like mutant creature was missing its all-important armour casing. So, it took over the body of archaeologist…

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Question Time, the Andrew Marr Show and Doctor Who were the most tweeted about BBC TV shows of 2018, figures show. Audiences took to Twitter to discuss news and current affairs programmes, with Newsnight, BBC Breakfast and Victoria Derbyshire all in the top 10.TV Licensing said the Apprentice, Eurovision, EastEnders, and Strictly Come Dancing were also popular topics. Other shows on the list included Top Of The Pops 2, Countryfile, Killing Eve, Casualty, Panorama and The One Show. TV Licensing’s…

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She’s just finished her first series starring in Doctor Who, but Jodie Whittaker isn’t putting her feet up before beginning filming for series 12.No, instead the actor posed for photos outside 10 Downing Street. Was the Thirteenth Doctor there to offer her services to help solve Brexit?Sadly not.Instead Whittaker was attending Downing Street as one of the special guests at the annual children’s Christmas party held by charity the Starlight Children’s Foundation.  As Prime Minister Theresa May fought the latest…

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A group of Cybermen have been spotted in two major cities in the UK, to mark tickets going on sale for Worlds Collide, the first official Doctor Who live escape game. The Cybermen were first spotted at Gas Street Basin in Birmingham, before travelling up through the UK, heading straight for Leeds City Centre, frightening local commuters in the process. Fans have been eagerly awaiting details of the BBC Studios and Escape Hunt Doctor Who-themed live escape game, which will be playable at Escape Hunt venues across the…

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Doctor Who memorabilia hiding in Yorkshire’s homes could be worth thousands of pounds according to expert research. Shopping specialists PromotionalCodes.org.uk have revealed the high price tags that could be attached to relics from previous series, to coincide with Jodie Whittaker’s triumph as the first female in the famous TV role. The research should alert fans of the sci-fi series to their potentially valuable Doctor Who collectibles stashed away – so it could be time to exterminate the clutter and make…

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Peter Jackson told Yahoo News that he is still interested in directing Doctor Who. “I haven’t had to chance because I’ve been so busy on these films. I just have to get invited, and asked, and if we can figure it out, I would love to do a Doctor Who.” Jackson has been busy directing and promoting Mortal Engines, which hits cinemas December 8. He offered to let the Doctor Who production team use the sets from his film. “We’ve got a…

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