Doctor Who News, Articles, Cast and Crew Interviews

[Blencathra]

Thanks for the heads up Blen.

Just wish that the 7th Doctor's umbrella was in stock at the moment...

...Or that question mark patterned boxer shorts existed. LOL

I'm sure it's only a matter of time.

[Alan]

I'm sure it's only a matter of time.

And time will tell. It always does.

[Blencathra]

Question mark boxers, as modelled by the Eighth Doctor

Spoiler:

Steven Moffat, Peter Capaldi & Jenna Coleman introduce Face the Raven.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p038b21h

[Alan]

Question mark boxers, as modelled by the Eighth Doctor

Spoiler:

Steven Moffat, Peter Capaldi & Jenna Coleman introduce Face the Raven.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p038b21h

And now actually canonised thanks to the Twelfth Doctor in The Zygon Invasion

[Blencathra]

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Code for the UK & rest of the world - NOV20
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http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/ic...campaign=Buyat

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http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who-ch...campaign=Buyat

Remember to use the code for 20% off today only.

[Blencathra]

BBC Confirms Extended Length Series 9 Finale

http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/bbc-con...nale-78109.htm

The BBC has confirmed that the Series 9 finale will have an extended run time.

Hell Bent, premiers in an hour-and-five-minute timeslot on Saturday 5 December at 8 pm to 9.05 pm

The preceding episode, Heaven Sent, will also run longer with the time confirmed for 8.05 pm to 9 pm on Saturday 28 November on BBC One.

[Teddybrown]

BBC Confirms Extended Length Series 9 Finale

http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/bbc-con...nale-78109.htm

The BBC has confirmed that the Series 9 finale will have an extended run time.

Hell Bent, premiers in an hour-and-five-minute timeslot on Saturday 5 December at 8 pm to 9.05 pm

The preceding episode, Heaven Sent, will also run longer with the time confirmed for 8.05 pm to 9 pm on Saturday 28 November on BBC One.

Brilliant news! Sounds like its going to need the extra time!

[Blencathra]

Keep calm – but we’ve got the exclusive first clip of David Tennant and Catherine Tate’s return to Doctor Who

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-...-to-doctor-who

Listen to an excerpt of the Tenth Doctor and Donna’s new audio adventure, where it sounds like they’re in a spot of bother...

https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/do...reaver-preview

Spoiler:

It’s time to get excited, because David Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning to Doctor Who – and we’ve got the very first clip of their new adventures.

The pair are reuniting as the Doctor and Donna – seven years after their on-screen partnership ended – in a trio of new Big Finish audio dramas which will see the Time Lord and his companion visit near-future London, discover an entirely mechanical planet and find fairytale romance, with a twist...

In this exclusive excerpt from the second of the new audio dramas, the Time Reaver, the duo seem to be having a bit of trouble with the TARDIS – not to mention Donna's wardrobe.

Have a listen – it’s like we’ve gone back in time to 2008...

Having listened ourselves, we've got a few queries. Wench costumes, Planet of the Boys – what’s going on?

The one thing we do know is that whatever’s happening to the Doctor and Donna, they’re not headed to a planet of dancing boys – according to the episode synopsis, they end up somewhere quite different:

Calibris. The spaceport planet where anything goes. Where anyone who doesn't want to be found can be lost, and where everything has its price. Where betentacled gangster Gully holds sway at the smugglers’ tavern, Vagabond’s Reach.

The alien Vacintians are trying to impose some order on the chaos. Soon the Doctor and Donna discover why. An illegal weapon is loose on the streets. A weapon that destroys lives… Slowly and agonisingly.

The Time Reaver.

Could the Time Reaver be what’s causing the trouble with the Tardis? Are the Doctor and Donna headed into a trap? And will Donna ever find an outfit that fits her? We’ll have to wait until May 2016 to find out…

[Teddybrown]

Im going dark on Doctor Who spoilers I've decided, I've teased myself for the next 3 episodes enough and want to know no more...

No advanced reviews (although I've found myself going off reading those anyway), teasers or spoilers for me...

[rushy]

Im going dark on Doctor Who spoilers I've decided, I've teased myself for the next 3 episodes enough and want to know no more...

No advanced reviews (although I've found myself going off reading those anyway), teasers or spoilers for me...

Yeaaaaah, let us know how that goes.

[Blencathra]

Heaven Sent Official TV trailer

[Blencathra]

Heaven Sent next time trailer

[Teddybrown]

If the last two episodes are as good as tonights, we are in for a real treat...

[rushy]

Hey, he's still wearing that burgundy coat!

[Blencathra]

Happy 52nd Birthday Doctor Who!

http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2015/11...ce=twitterfeed

In 1963 an unassuming science-fiction/fantasy series made its debut on the BBC. Capturing the imagination of some 4.4 million children and adults in the United Kingdom on that dark, late afternoon Saturday, in 2013 the show was officially acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records for the simultaneous broadcast in some 94 countries around the world of its fiftieth anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor.

With a single episode broadcast in one country back in 1963, we take a look at what is being shown on 23rd November 2015 (GMT) some fifty-two years later ...

It won't have escaped fans' notice, but we once again have a current series of Doctor Who airing over the anniversary, and whilst several countries broadcast the latest episode over the weekend, others are at different stages of the run: today it's the turn of YLE2 in Finland, which will be showing Vaikea valinta (aka The Zygon Inversion) this evening. Other channels are repeating episodes, with ABC2 in Australia and BBC Entertainment in Asia showing an encore of Face the Raven, the latter channel and BBC First in the Benelux countries showing Sleep No More, and FX India having an afternoon of Who broadcasting The Magician's Apprentice through to The Zygon Inversion.

In Europe, the Polish and Nordic variants of BBC Entertainment are currently stuck in a "chronic hysteresis", showing Series 6 and 7 episodes for a number of months now. Each episode is shown several times a day, with today's installments being The Almost People and A Good Man Goes to War. The main European channel (also broadcast in the Middle East) is currently showing series seven, with The Rings of Akhaten shown in the early hours of the morning. SyFy in Portugal are also in a "Series 7 loop", beginning again today with O Asilo dos Daleks (aka Asylum of the Daleks).

In the United States, Doctor Who's current "home", BBC America, shows older episodes during the week, with today's broadcasts from Matt Smith's first series, The Vampires of Venice and Amy's Choice. Meanwhile, PBS stations have been broadcasting the previous series over the last few months: for today, Louisiana Public Broadcasting reach the finale, Death in Heaven. Another PBS station, UNC (North Carolina) is currently working through Series 4, today reaching The Sontaran Stratagem and its associated Doctor Who Confidential, Send in the Clones.

TV Cultura in Brazil are also in Series 4, with their weekday broadcasts similarly at O Estratagema Sontaran (aka The Sontaran Stratagem), broadcast in Portuguese.

As well as ABC, Australia also has SyFy which shows a mix of classic and modern Who; today's servings are Kinda part one and Blink respectively (plus The Hand of Fear part one early morning of Tuesday in local time).

BBC Entertainment in Asia also have a regular run of episodes as well as the latest, with today seeing The End of Time: Part One being shown; the channel is also showing Torchwood Declassified, today's being the first episode, Jack's Back.

Jeem in the Middle East is showing Doctor Who Series 8 at the weekends, with The Sarah Jane Adventures on weekday evenings - for today it's the first episode of The Mark of the Berserker. Episodes are shown in Arabic.

Last but not least is the British stalwart of the classic series, Horror Channel, which today embarks upon either the Jon Pertwee swansong Planet of the Spiders or a 'repeat' of Planet of the Daleks from a couple of weeks ago depending on sources!

In summary, fifty-two years since a single episode was broadcast, there are 22 different episodes of Doctor Who on air today (including all ten of the current series starring Peter Capaldi), which are being shown in some 73 countries around the world (country count based on channels' availability listings).