BBC One Doctor Who: Series 9 Official Trailer 2

Earlier this evening at 7pm, the official Doctor Who page released the second trailer for the new Series 35 (9) which will hit our screens on Saturday 19th September on BBC ONE.

A catchphrase that has carried over into the new series and just slightly different is

"I'm The Doctor, and I save people. Here, Now"

Watch it below. Looks to be fantastic. 

Reece Shearsmith in costume

Is Reece Shearsmith playing a Kaled scientist or soldier? Going by what he is wearing, it does resemble a Kaled uniform back in Genesis Of The Daleks. 

Images from the official Doctor Who Instagram 

 

 

And here is Reece with fellow League of Gentlemen and Doctor Who Series 9 episode 9 writer,  Mark Gatiss.

 

Doctor Who: The Sixth Doctor – The Last Adventure coming even sooner!

Big Finish have announce an early release date for The Sixth Doctor: The Last Adventure exclusive to Big Finish customers -17th August 2015!

 

The special four-story set provides an emotional ending for Colin Baker's Sixth Doctor, and it will now be released a week today, ahead of the original September release date. Big Finish customers will therefore hear Doctor Who: The Sixth Doctor- The Last Adventure a full six weeks before it's available elsewhere.

This eagerly awaited box-set chronicles the Doctor's ultimate battle against the Valeyard (Michael Jayston), the malevolent distillation of the Doctor's negative impulses. The four adventures involve a commuter train that has lost its way, a werewolf-infested town on an alien world, strange events on the stage of the New Regency theatre in Victorian London and the space station where their rivalry began in 1986's The Trial of a Time Lord.

Listen to the trailer here
Big Finish 

Big Finish: Strax meets Jago & Litefoot! - Coming November 2015!

Victorian investigators team up for a special audio spin-off from Doctor Who.

Strax, the Sontaran butler to Victorian investigator Vastra and her wife Jenny, will be swapping the Paternoster Gang for a short spell with Jago and Litefoot in a new audio special from Big Finish Productions: Jago & Litefoot & Strax! 

In this special double-disc release, the Sontaran suffers a disorienting attack, mistakes the two Victorian investigators for Jenny and Vastra and moves into Litefoot’s home. Together, they are on the trail of a creature that is stealing brains, which may or may not be linked to a haunted house in London.

The characters of Jago and Litefoot, played by Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter, were created by Robert Holmes and first appeared opposite Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor in The Talons of Weng-Chiang in 1977.

“It’s a testament to the great Robert Holmes and these two wonderful actors that Jago and Litefoot remain so eternally popular,” says producer David Richardson, “and it’s such a joy to have them set foot in the world of current TV Doctor Who as they join forces with Strax for a special investigation.

“Justin Richards’ script is superb, packed with excitement and wit, and it’s so fun to see the mis-matched duo of Jago and Litefoot become a mis-matched trio!”

 

Dan Starkey, who first played Strax on TV opposite Matt Smith in A Good Man Goes to War, says: ‘The Talons of Weng-Chiang was one of my favourite Doctor Who stories growing up, first in its form as a Target novelisation and then in the prized VHS I got for Christmas 1988. Spool forward nearly 30 years, and I've been lucky enough to encounter Jago and Litefoot in their audio incarnation already, with my turn as Mr. Tibbs in Series Nine.

‘Now it's a joy to bring Strax face to face with the characters who in many ways defined how Doctor Who "does" Victorian London. I hope the sonic thaumaturgy of those clever coves at Big Finish will excite the ears and invigorate the imagination, as Henry Gordon Jago might have put it!’

Jago & Litefoot & Strax will be released as a two-disc special in November 2015.

Jago & Litefoot: Series 10 will be available from October. The previous nine series of adventures are also available to buy, with Series 1 now permanently reduced to just £20 on CD and download.

Bethany Black & Reece Shearsmith cast in Series 35 (9)

Actor, comedian and award winning writer Reece Shearsmith joins Peter Capaldi (the Doctor) and Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald) as he takes-up a guest role in a special episode of Doctor Who, returning to BBC One this September.

 

Reece has previously played Patrick Troughton in a docu-drama about the conception and making of Doctor Who, An Adventure In Space And Time, and returns to Cardiff for a part in an adventure written by Mark Gatiss, directed by Justin Molotnikov and produced by Nikki Wilson.

 “I am absolutely thrilled to be filming Doctor Who, as Mark Gatiss has written a fantastic role for me in a very scary episode. It has been so exciting to be part of a very singular episode - which, I can say with authority will be unlike any previous episode of Doctor Who. It’s a joy to play a part in the show - certainly a badge of honour.”

 Publicity shot for An Adventure In Time And Space Reece as Patrick Troughton 

with David Bradley as William Hartnell & Mark Gatiss as Jon Pertwee

Mark Gatiss (fellow League Of Gentlemen) and writer of the episode, adds: “I’m delighted to be writing again for Peter and Jenna’s brilliant TARDIS team and very excited about this particular story. It’s been brewing in the dark recesses of my mind for a while now! I’m also chuffed to bits to finally welcome my old friend Reece Shearsmith onto the show. He’s been badgering me for ten years!”

Watch Reece Shearsmith talk about being cast in Doctor Who here

Another name added to the cast of Series 9 of Doctor Who is Channel 4's Cucumber and Banana actress Bethany Black. Both shows were written by former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies.

After the announcement, Bethany Black took to her  Facebook fan page to celebrate the news with her fans, posting an image of her beside the TARDIS, and even wrote:

‘Now to sit back and wait until the Daily Mail realises the BBC have cast an openly trans lesbian in a  family show.’

 So... Yeah... I got cast in Doctor Who

Doctor Who Rumours: new report says "no full series in 2016"

Private Eye is reporting that Steven Moffat's Sherlock commitments mean we won't get a full Doctor Who series 10 in 2016.

 

The new issue (which is on sale now), in its Media News section, is now reporting that BBC staff "have recently been informed that showrunner Steven Moffat's commitments to his other hit show Sherlock mean that there will be no full series of Doctor Who in 2016". The magazine does not say who has done the actual informing, though.

 Den Of Geek reached out to the BBC for an official word on this. A spokeperson confirmed that "it's too early to confirm the schedule for future series at this point. We're all excited for the new series that starts on the 19th of September".

It's known that a full fourth series of Sherlock is going into production in 2016, but Moffat has juggled his two shows before. That said, it's not without precedent that Doctor Who has a lighter year, with a few specials rather than a full 12 or 13 episode series.

Private Eye's website is here.

BBC Doctor Who Official release new Series 35 (9) image

Doctor Who returns to BBC One on Saturday, 19 September and this stunning new image gives us a sense of the action and adventure that series 9 will deliver.

It shows the world’s greatest heroes in explosive form, dashing from danger but - knowing those two – running headlong into more trouble!

You can watch the trailer for the new series or read everything you need to know about the Time Lord’s forthcoming adventures now!

Here is the Series 35 (9) trailer again.