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Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Steven Moffat will stay on for Series 37 / 11
Steven Moffat won't be leaving "Doctor Who" as showrunner quite yet at the end of the upcoming series 10.
"I’ve got so much more time left on ‘Doctor Who," he said at a press roundtable during New York Comic Con on Friday. — I'm not just doing this Christmas, I'm doing next Christmas as well.”
Moffat's
had a long run with the BBC series, where he began as a writer when it
was revived in 2005 then took over as showrunner from Russell T. Davies
in 2010. He'd previously been announced as handing over showrunning duties to Chris Chibnall ("Broadchurch") after the 10th season, which will start airing in April.
Full article here
Doctor Who gets the Mr Men makeover
BBC Worldwide and Sanrio Global Ltd have announced a new partnership with an amazing new mash-up.
Spring
2017 will see four books in a new range which sees the Doctor’s
regenerations imagined in the style of Roger Hargreaves, creator of the
Mr. Men.
These storybook mash-ups, written and illustrated by Adam
Hargreaves, combine the iconic storytelling of Doctor Who with the
whimsical humour and design made famous by his father, Roger Hargreaves.
The first four released will be: Dr. First, Dr. Fourth, Dr. Eleventh and Dr. Twelfth.
Check out the details and the four amazing covers below!
Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House is master publisher and will release twelve titles, one for each Doctor.
The first four titles are published in Spring 2017
Pre order here for
Dr First
Dr Fourth
Dr Eleventh
Dr Twelfth
Doctor Who Christmas Special title: The Return Of Doctor Mysterio
This Christmas, the Doctor teams up with a comic-book superhero in New York for a heroic special titled, The Return of Doctor Mysterio.
We also have a brand new image and a behind-the-scenes trailer to share.
The Return of Doctor Mysterio sees the Twelfth Doctor, as played by Peter Capaldi, teaming up with an investigative journalist, played by Charity Wakefield (Wolf Hall), and a superhero to save New York from a deadly alien threat.
Behind the scenes of the special
Behind the scenes of the special
Saturday, 23 April 2016
Introducing Pearl Mackie as Bill
Finally. The BBC revealed the new companion to Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor as Pearl Mackie. Her character is named Bill. WHO is Bill? We have a while to wait and see. Next year in fact. Unless this clip is from the Christmas episode this year?
What do we know about the new companion?
1. She's never encountere the Daleks before ....as you can see from the clip above.
2. The character is called Bill.
3. Pearl Mackie is an amazing young talent from Brixton, South
London and has most recently performed in the National Theatre's West
End production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.
4. Coincidentally, Pearl has appeared in another BBC programme featuring doctors – the medical drama series Doctors!
5. Pearl also performs as a singer, a passion for music shared with Peter Capaldi. Maybe we’ll see a Doctor and companion duet!
6. Not that she’ll need to use these with the TARDIS’ Translation
Circuit, but Pearl speaks French and Spanish – great skills for any
traveller.
7. We all know the Doctor likes a dance, so Pearl’s moves may come in
handy… She’s skilled in Ballet, Jazz, Period Dance and Tap!
8. Pearl honed her craft at Bristol's Old Vic Theatre School, the same school Samantha Bond trained at, aka Mrs Wormwood in Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.
9. Pearl is a big fan of afros!
Friday, 22 April 2016
New Doctor Who companion to be revealed this Saturday
It's official – the BBC will reveal the identity of Jenna Coleman's successor this Saturday.The new Doctor Who companion will be unveiled at half time during the Everton v Manchester United FA Cup semi-final on BBC1.
The live edition of Match of the Day starts at 4:50pm with the game
kicking off at 5:15pm, meaning fans should know who will be joining
Peter Capaldi's Doctor in the TARDIS some time between 6pm and 6:15pm.
Monday, 21 March 2016
New Doctor Who companion has been cast - and will be "along any minute" reveals Peter Capaldi
The new Doctor Who companion has been cast – and according to Peter
Capaldi, Jenna Coleman's replacement could be announced very soon...
"There will be a new companion, along any minute," said Capaldi,
"which I'm very excited about, 'cause obviously I know who that is and
we've been doing a bit of work together already and it's very exciting.
Because it's a very different sort of take on it."
"Clara had prior knowledge of the Doctor," Capaldi told Brazilian website Omelete.
"It was conceived as a human connected to your timeline, and so had
access to the cosmic nature of the Doctor. She understood a little about
how he was. And as she was already with [Eleventh Doctor] Matt [Smith],
she knew the Daleks and the TARDIS. Now we have someone who knows very
little about the Doctor."
Monday, 7 March 2016
Peter Capaldi: ‘I’ve been asked to stay on in Doctor Who after Steven Moffat leaves’
Now, RadioTimes.com can reveal that the BBC has asked Capaldi to stay on as the Doctor after Moffat’s departure – but the actor himself isn’t sure whether he’ll take up their offer.
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“I’ve been asked to stay on,” Capaldi told RadioTimes.com, “but it’s such a long time before I have to make that decision.
“Steven’s been absolutely wonderful, so I love working with him. Chris is fantastic, and I think he’s a hugely talented guy.
“I don’t know where the show’s gonna go then. I don’t know. I have to make up my mind, and I haven’t yet.”
He concluded: “As Steven will tell you, it’s very difficult to say goodbye.”
In summary, you shouldn’t be surprised to see a very familiar Time Lord at the Tardis controls for a few years yet to come.
Sunday, 21 February 2016
Harry Melling wants to be the Next Doctor
Former Harry Potter star Harry Melling wants to follow in his grandfather's footsteps and be the Doctor. His grandfather is the late Patrick Troughton who played the Second incarntaion of the Doctor.
Harry Melling, now 26, found fame in the Harry Potter
films as Dudley Dursley, Harry's (Daniel Radcliffe) cousin who made his life a
misery. But now he says he would love to become the 13th Doctor, 50 years after Troughton played the second Time Lord. Patrick Troughton died before he was born, but it seems Harry has inherited the family’s acting talent.
Melling is starring in acclaimed West End show Hand To God at The Vaudeville Theatre until mid-June. He played Dudley from the age of 10, making his final appearance in the
first part of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows in 2010.
“Harry Potter was a great experience and the cast have kept in touch,” he said.
As he grew older, he lost so much puppy fat that he ended up having to wear a fat suit to play the character of Dudley.
“Harry Potter was a great experience and the cast have kept in touch,” he said.
As he grew older, he lost so much puppy fat that he ended up having to wear a fat suit to play the character of Dudley.
Producers even considered recasting the role because of his new trim shape. But it turned out to be blessing in disguise.
“I was able to shed the whole child actor thing and start a new career, because no one sees me as Dudley. I was a chubby kid who went to drama school at 18 and lost weight. It was down to growing up, a new routine, a new environment, lots of movement and taking care of my body. “Harry Potter was a lifetime ago. I was 10 in the first film. So much has happened since then.”
“I was able to shed the whole child actor thing and start a new career, because no one sees me as Dudley. I was a chubby kid who went to drama school at 18 and lost weight. It was down to growing up, a new routine, a new environment, lots of movement and taking care of my body. “Harry Potter was a lifetime ago. I was 10 in the first film. So much has happened since then.”
“My parents came to watch and loved it. They all come from an acting family. I would love to be the next new Doctor. I am not the person in charge of that but I would love to keep it in the family. It probably won’t happen as I might need to be a bit older. I’ve really enjoyed doing theatre but getting Doctor Who in the family again would be great.”
Monday, 1 February 2016
The War Doctor Volume 02: Infernal Devices
Synopsis
Three new battles for the War Doctor.
2.1 Legion of the Lost by John Dorney
In a time of war, every means of victory must be explored. In the Time
War, the unthinkable must be thought, and neither side can afford to be
squeamish about their methods.
When the destruction of an obscene weapon leads to the Time Lord once
known as the Doctor uncovering a secret Gallifreyan initiative, he
cannot believe what is being considered. Should victory be sought at any cost? Or are there worse possibilities than losing to the Daleks..?
2.2 A Thing of Guile by Phil Mulryne
The Daleks are developing a secret weapon on Asteroid Theta 12. It is imperative that their plans are uncovered.
Cardinal Ollistra has her hands full studying the range of ancient and
mysterious armaments the universe has to offer, but she makes it a
personal mission to investigate the Dalek project. On this dangerous assignment, there is one particular Time Lord she
wants at her side - and he will be accompanying her whether he wants to
or not.
2.3 The Neverwhen by Matt Fitton
On an isolated world ravaged by battle, time itself has become a
weapon, laying waste to all who live and die there. Arms and technology
are in a state of flux – and it seems that everlasting war is their only
option.
The arrival of one battered Type Forty TARDIS inside this nightmare offers hope to the combatants trapped within. But when he discovers the truth, the horrors of the Neverwhen will shock even the War Doctor…
Written By: John Dorney, Phil Mulryne, Matt Fitton
Directed By: Nicholas Briggs
Directed By: Nicholas Briggs
Cast
John Hurt (The War Doctor), Jacqueline Pearce (Cardinal Ollistra), David Warner (Shadovar), Jamie Newall (Co-ordinator Jarad), Zoë Tapper (Collis), Robert Hands (Captain Solex), Oliver Dimsdale (Commander Trelon), Laura Harding (Navigator Valis), Barnaby Kay (Commander Thrakken), Jaye Griffiths (Daylin), Tim Bentinck (General Kallix), Tracy Wiles (Commander Barnac), and Nicholas Briggs as the Daleks. Other parts played by the cast.
Producer David Richardson
Script Editor Matt Fitton
Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
Price £20
Available February 2016
Wednesday, 27 January 2016
Peter Capaldi's verdict on new showrunner
Since RadioTimes.com revealed that Steven Moffat will be stepping down as Doctor Who showrunner, fans have been clamouring to know what the Doctor himself makes of this regime change.
Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com at the Radio Times Covers
Party, Peter Capaldi said it would be "very exciting" to see what
Moffat's replacement, Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall, does with the show.
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"I think Chris is a wonderful writer, so that’s the exciting thing
about Doctor Who — I don’t really know what he’s going to do with it.
It’s going to be different and he’ll take it in a direction that is his…
and that’ll be very exciting. That’s the lovely thing about Doctor Who, it keeps changing.
Steven's been fabulous but it will be very exciting to see what Chris
does."
And whichever new direction the series does go in, Capaldi says that playing the Time Lord will always keep him on his toes.
"It's always a challenge. I don't take it lightly, it's always hard
trying to figure out how to do it. But that's a delightful challenge."
Peter Capaldi to leave Doctor Who in 2017?
BBC bosses expect Peter Capaldi to leave Doctor Who after the next series – when writer Steven Moffat also steps down.
The 57-year-old’s tenure as the 12th Doctor is likely to end in 2017. When
new chief Chris Chibnall, who created Broadchurch, begins a new era in
series 11, it is thought he will also get to choose his own Time Lord. A source on the BBC show said: “Bosses are already discussing a fresh start when Steven leaves."
“They’ve
been happy with what Peter has brought to the role but some think it
might make sense to give Chris his own choice of actor to play the
Doctor. They hope he will be able to find someone who can have the same impact
as Matt Smith did when Steven Moffat kicked off his run as executive
producer.”
(Full article here)
Friday, 22 January 2016
Steven Moffat QUITS as Doctor Who showrunner
Steven Moffat has decided that his “timey wimey” as
showrunner of Doctor Who has come to an end and he will step down as the
show’s lead writer and executive producer after six series at the helm,
RadioTimes.com can reveal.
Moffatt will hand over the keys to the TARDIS at the end of the next series in 2017 to Broadchurch writer and Doctor Who fan Chris Chibnall.
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BBC1 has decided to air Moffat’s final 12-part series - the 10th of
the modern era - in spring 2017. Chibnall’s debut series as head writer
and executive producer will launch in 2018.
A Christmas special WILL air this year overseen by Moffat, though it
is unclear whether Peter Capaldi’s new companion will feature. The
companion, who will replace Jenna Coleman's Clara Oswald, will
definitely be in place for the spring 2017 series, say BBC sources.
Explaining the decision to hold Moffat’s last series until next year,
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore said: “I have decided to schedule
Steven’s big finale series in Spring 2017 to bring the nation together
for what will be a huge event on the channel. 2016 is spoilt with
national moments including the Euros and Olympics and I want to hold
something big back for 2017 - I promise it will be worth the wait!”
It is unclear if the plan is now to make Doctor Who a series which
regularly begins its runs in the spring when Chibnall becomes
showrunner. “That is all to be decided,” said a BBC source, who pointed
out that it began airing in the spring when it was relaunched by Russell
T Davies in 2005.
Moffat said of his decision to quit: “Feels odd to be talking about
leaving when I’m just starting work on the scripts for season 10, but
the fact is my timey-wimey is running out. While Chris is doing his last
run of Broadchurch, I’ll be finishing up on the best job in the
universe and keeping the TARDIS warm for him. It took a lot of gin and
tonic to talk him into this, but I am beyond delighted that one of the
true stars of British Television drama will be taking the Time Lord even
further into the future. At the start of season 11, Chris Chibnall will
become the new showrunner of Doctor Who. And I will be thrown in a
skip.”
Moore, who next month takes over a super controller’s job at the BBC,
paid tribute to Moffat and welcomed Chibnall into the Doctor Who fold.
“I want to thank Steven Moffat for everything he has given Doctor Who
– I’ve loved working with him, he is an absolute genius and has brought
fans all over the world such joy,” she added. “I will be very sad to
see him leave the show but I can’t wait to see what he will deliver in
his last ever series next year with a brand new companion. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Chris
Chibnall, a wonderfully talented writer who I know will bring something
very special to the hit series.”
Like Moffat, Chibnall is also a lifelong Doctor Who fan and a
multi-award winning writer and executive producer. He has most recently
achieved success with the triple BAFTA winning hit ITV series
Broadchurch. His other credits include BAFTA nominated The Great Train
Robbery, United, Law & Order: UK, Life on Mars and Torchwood.
He said: "Doctor Who is the ultimate BBC programme: bold, unique,
vastly entertaining, and adored all around the world. So it's a
privilege and a joy to be the next curator of this funny, scary and
emotional family drama. I’ve loved Doctor Who since I
was four years old, and I’m relishing the thought of working with the
exceptional team at BBC Wales to create new characters, creatures and
worlds for the Doctor to explore. Steven’s achieved the impossible by
continually expanding Doctor Who's creative ambition, while growing its
global popularity. He’s been a dazzling and daring showrunner, and
hearing his plans and stories for 2017, it’s clear he’ll be going out
with a bang. Just to make my life difficult."
Polly Hill, BBC controller of drama commissioning, added: “Like
Charlotte I would like to thank Steven for his brilliance, which has
made Doctor Who a global hit under his tenure. Chris Chibnall is the
perfect successor to take over the reins of this incredible show, so I
am delighted that his love for Doctor Who has made it impossible for him
to resist ! Chris is an incredible writer and his vision and passion
for Doctor Who gives it an exciting future and promises to be a real
treat for Doctor Who fans across the world.”
(Source Radio Times)
Monday, 18 January 2016
Steven Moffat Finally Confirms The Doctor Can And Should Be A Woman
Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has finally admitted out loud, that the Doctor not only can be a woman, but that
the character's next reincarnation may finally see this monumental (and
long overdue) change.
Photo: Jacklyn Black Cosplay.
Moffat confirmed that "gender itself is fluid for the residents of Gallifrey,
something effectively proven by this past season, when the Master's new
form was revealed to have had switched genders, and the Doctor was not
shocked by the change (he was shocked by the fact the Master had
survived and had weaponized the dead and pretty much everything else
she'd done, but not the gender swap). As Moffat told Wales Online: "He
doesn't seem to register the fact that his old friend is now a woman.
So obviously, he doesn't think it's a remarkable thing to happen. We
must assume that gender is quite fluid on Gallifrey."
Moffat told SFX:
"There easily could be a female Doctor. I think the next time might be a female Doctor. I don't see why not. I think it's good to do that."Moffat went on to say that he didn't want to do any more speculation about the next Doctor, because Peter Capaldi is doing a tremendous in the role.
(Source Doctor Who TV)
Saturday, 16 January 2016
Leela Returns!
The War Doctor encounters Leela in the heart of the Time War...
Louise Jameson will reprise her role as Leela of the Seveteem, alongside John Hurt's War Doctor in the story Casualties Of War. She was last see in in the Fourth Doctor story The Invasion Of Time, where she opted to stay on Gallifrey after falling in love with a native Gallifreyan called Andred.
In the middle of the Time War, the War Doctor comes across a very old
friend; a woman he trained not to be the kill-first-ask-questions-later
fighter. Producer, David Richardson says:
“I’d often wondered what became of Leela during the Time War, and
working on these War Doctor tales has given us a wonderful opportunity
to explore that. And it’s irresistible territory – the Warrior of the
Sevateem reunited with an old friend, who has become a Warrior in the
Time War.”
Jameson has worked extensively for Big Finish before, notably
alongside Tom Baker in the Fourth Doctor Adventures and in the
incredible Gallifrey saga. Nick Briggs, voice of the Daleks and Executive Producer, adds:
“Over the many years of working with us, Louise has brought so much extra depth to the character of Leela, and given the nature of her backstory and involvement in the affairs of Gallifrey it was a natural choice to have her involved in the Time War. And like John Hurt, she’s a genuinely uplifting person to work with.”Casualties of War is released in February 2017 and is available for pre-order priced £20. In the meantime, listen to the 35-second teaser
Only The Monstrous is availbel to purchase now and The War Doctor Volume 02: Infernal Devices is availale in February 2016 from Big Finish.
Friday, 15 January 2016
Classic Doctor Who writer Robert Banks Stwert has died
Robert Banks Stewart, creator of the Zygons, has sadly passed away.
Aside from writing two Fourth Doctor adventures – Terror of the Zygons and The Seeds of Doom
– he co-created the well-remembered Shoestring (1979–80) starring
Trevor Eve as a detective on the edge, and created the enormously
popular Jersey-based cop show, Bergerac (1981–89). He also scripted
episodes of the most iconic series of the 60s and 70s including Danger
Man, The Avengers, Callan and The Sweeney and served as a producer on
huge hits such as Hannay, The Darling Buds of May and Lovejoy.
But Doctor Who fans will remember Robert for his two fantastic
stories from the 70s. The first, Terror of the Zygons, introduced the
shapeshifting Zygons, a popular foe who returned in the 50th anniversary
special and more recently, in a series 9 two-parter.
His second adventure, The Seeds of Doom, is a cracking six-parter
full of wit, energy, terrific dialogue and superb characters. The alien
menace of the story – the Krynoids – only made a single television
appearance but they remain one of the best-loved monsters from the
show’s early years.
Friday, 8 January 2016
The Diary Of River Song Trailer
You can purchase the CD / Download now priced £20
Paul McGann: "I don't mind doing a little bit every now and again, and stealing all the glory!"
Paul McGann is open the idea of returning as the Eighth Doctor every now and again.
The actor made his debut as the Time Lord nearly 20 years ago in 1996’s ‘TV Movie’ and reprised the role in 2013’s minisode ‘The Night of the Doctor’, which earned 2.5 million views across YouTube, iPlayer and the BBC Red Button in its first week alone.
Fans have petitioned since then for McGann to return.
McGann told DS:
“I don’t mind doing a little bit every now and again and stealing all
the glory! It’s quite fun. You’re coming in at the 89th minute and
scoring the winning penalty – yeah, I’ll do that.”
He joked: “Whereas poor old [Peter] Capaldi’s gotta do nine months
and 16-hour days. Yeah, OK, let him do that. Let someone else do the
heavy lifting!”
McGann admitted that his Doctor Who debut - a co-production between the BBC and Fox in the US - "feels like a bit of a dream now".
"Back
in '96 / '97, when the pilot failed to go to a series, sure you're
disappointed for a day but only 'cos maybe you saw pound signs," he
admitted. "My kids were little and that might've taken care of them - it
was a nice big contract."
"But
that's what living in the arts is like. One minute it's there, the next
it's gone and you're doing something else - and suddenly your kids don't
have to be Canadians, and you can stay home, and three weeks later
you're doing something else."
Friday, 1 January 2016
Peter Capaldi wants original companion to return
The actress played the Doctor’s granddaughter from the show’s first episode in November 1963 until 1964’s ‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’. She later returned in 1983’s ‘The Five Doctors’ and 1993 charity special ‘Dimensions in Time’.
Speaking to Doctor Who Magazine in the new issue, Ford recalled: “…they invited us to the studios in Cardiff [during the filming of ‘Last Christmas’]. It was great. It was lovely to meet Peter [Capaldi]. A lovely man.
“…I had seen some of the performances he’d done as Doctor Who and I
didn’t like the way they wrote him at the beginning. I thought, ‘What’s
going on here? Give him a chance!’ They portrayed him as someone who was
so prickly.
“…he started saying, ‘Oh, you should come back!’ I said, ‘Yeah, I’d
love to come back!’ He was running around the TARDIS saying, ‘She’s got to come back! She’s got to come back!’”
Asked if she’d be interested in returning, she confirmed: “Yeah, of course! Are you kidding?”
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