Doctor Who Remembers…
Toby Hadoke has produced his annual tribute to all those from the world of Doctor Who whose death we heard about 2017
Doctor Who’s New Year video is the final goodbye to the Peter Capaldi era
Doctor Who is beginning 2018 with one final farewell to the dearly departed Twelfth Doctor. A video shared by the official Doctor Who account on New Year’s Eve (December 31) marks the end of an era in perhaps the most poignant way possible — by physically dismantling Peter Capaldi’s TARDIS. It’s okay to feel wistful at the sight of the dutiful Doctor Who production team pulling down Capaldi’s TARDIS control room one piece at a time in the time-lapsed video below, but don’t fret too…
Regenerate with the Doctor this Christmas with Facebook App
Now YOU can regenerate with the Doctor this Christmas! Doctor Who has released a new effect for the Facebook Cameras Effects Platform giving fans around the world the ability to experience regeneration for the first time using augmented reality. Users can access the effect, created by VFX studio The Mill, through the Facebook app’s camera feature now – just days before the historic on-screen regeneration of Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi into Thirteenth Doctor Jodie Whittaker during the 2017 Christmas Special,…
Doctor Who fans pilot the TARDIS in new virtual reality game
Doctor Who fans can step inside a virtual reality version of the show’s title sequence in a new game from the BBC. Doctor Who Time Vortex VR gives players the chance to pilot the TARDIS through the depths of the space-time vortex in a new VR game. The game is a VR reboot of the successful Time Vortex 360 mobile game released earlier this year. As they speed through time, players will tackle hazards and obstacles emerging from the future…
Season’s Greetings from BBC Worldwide
Season’s Greetings from everyone at BBC Worldwide for 2017. Join Duggee and the Squirrels to explore the adventures of the year including from Blue Planet II, Hey Duggee to Call the Midwife, Top Gear, Dancing with the Stars, The Great South African Bake-off, Peaky Blinders, Sarah & Duck and the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas special.
David Bradley has enjoyed a lifetime of Doctor Who – now he’s bringing the classic series back to life
“I don’t think it’s too scary for a three-year-old, is it?” David Bradley asks, worried that having watched his appearance in the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special, his granddaughter might spend the rest of the day hiding behind the sofa. He pauses, concerned. “It’s the Cybermen… I mean, they freak me out!” Bradley’s own Doctor Who journey began at a more mature age, when as a 21-year-old he watched William Hartnell emerge from the Tardis for the first time back in 1963….
Doctor Who: all the full episode scripts available to download
Courtesy of the BBC Writers Room website, more and more scripts from Doctor Who are being made available for download. The latest to be added is the series 10 story, Thin Ice, by Sarah Dollard. You can directly download it in PDF format here: Also available are: SERIES 3 Smith & Jones, by Russell T Davies: SERIES 9 The Magician’s Apprentice, by Steven Moffat: The Witch’s Familiar, by Steven Moffat: Face The Raven, by Sarah Dollard: Heaven Sent, by Steven…
UK Doctor Who fans panic as rumours circulate that Christmas special will air days early in the US
Doctor Who fans in the United Kingdom were alarmed by rumours that this year’s Christmas day special – Peter Capaldi’s last episode as the Twelfth Doctor – was to be shown a week earlier in the US on 18th December. Alarmed, and none too happy… “Why, Oh, Why, Oh Why”….. https://twitter.com/S_Alice_C/status/937992018416070656 Dear @bbcdoctorwho Why oh why oh why are you giving out the #DoctorWho Christmas Special out 1 week early on @amazon ? I hope this is a mistake, regards Disgruntled of…
A life-size replica of Doctor Who’s Tardis has been sold for £3,200 at auction in Canterbury
A life-size replica of Doctor Who’s Tardis has been sold for £3,200 at auction in Canterbury. The fictional time-travelling machine was recreated by lifelong fan of the series Jason Onion, who is also a friend of the family of the show’s co-creator, the late Anthony Coburn. He has raised at least £4,000 for Children in Need taking the model to conventions around the country and intends to donate the proceeds of the sale to the charity. Constructed of reclaimed oak and weighing…
Doctor Who and hours of BBC classics to stream for free on BBC iPlayer this Christmas!
The BBC is finally opening up its archive of TV treats this Christmas, making Doctor Who, Sherlock, Call the Midwife and classic David Attenborough series available to watch for free on BBC iPlayer. From 16th December the BBC will make hours of box sets and classic Christmas episodes available to watch throughout the festive period, some of which are not available to watch anywhere else online. To mark Peter Capaldi’s departure as the Doctor, iPlayer will stream every Doctor Who…