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In an interview with Doctor Who: The Fan Show, outgoing showrunner Steven Moffat explained what happened to Bill in the Season 10 finale.

With Peter Capaldi's series finale on Doctor Who airing this weekend on BBC One and BBC America and his final turn as The Doctor happening during this year's Christmas Special, Who is bringing The Twelfth Doctor back for a final victory lap at this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego (SDCC 2017) Joining Who this[...]

What you're seeing is the beginning of the process" confirming that the end will only happen in the Christmas Special. Doctor Who: The Doctor Falls airs an hour-long episode on BBC 1 this Saturday at 6.30pm and on BBC America at 9pmET. Earlier this week, we linked to shots taken by one Doctor Who fan, George Baker,[...]

We have, to date, never been surprised by the identity of the new Doctor Who. In the classic days, it was announced in the newspapers. With New Who, David

The episode description from BBC America doesn't make things look any more rosy: The Doctor makes a final stand against an army of Cybermen, to protect a tiny band of humans from destruction.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28uc4L4Z30AVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Doctor Falls | Next Time Trailer | Doctor Who: Series 10 | BBC (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28uc4L4Z30A) [...]

The Rebel Alliance is a new play by John Finnemore for radio, part of his Double Acts series for BBC Radio 4, starring Tamzin Outhwaite and Una Stubbs (Sherlock). And while the play has many Star Wars references to justify the headline, one of the characters has never seen the film… The episode in question takes place[...]

Moffat served as a writer and executive producer over six seasons of the BBC's Doctor Who before stepping down from the sci-fi series and handing the reigns to Chris Chibnall Along with making his reputation as a screenwriter, Gatiss is also an actor who has starred in a number of series including Game of Thrones[...]

 Luther creator Neil Cross is on-board to oversee production of the four-part installment, which is scheduled to begin production in early 2018 for BBC and BBC America Though it may still be a bit early for plot details, fans are already speculating on if/when Alice Morgan (Ruth Wilson)…Luther's series-long nemesis/companion…will make her return (which…no spoiler…might be difficult). For[...]

When Peter Capaldi leaves Doctor Who at the end of the current season, a new actor will replace him in the role. The current favorite is Kris Marshall, as

It was back in 2015 during a Twitter Q&A that Peggy Carter actress Hayley Atwell chimed in on the question of what role she might like to take on and

BBC International is not the broadcasting company we know and love, but a footwear firm. Previously, they had run up against Marvel Comics over BBC's attempts to trademark the black silhouetted image of a spider for their footwear products and, after much to-and-froing, abandoned their claim. But as a result, they became a licensor to Marvel Comics, selling[...]

Another week, another Doctor Who. And on Free Comic Book Day too. We are so blessed to be living in such times. 1. Old Joke's Home It was the favourite

On BBC America later But as for next week… Oxygen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpUdUqs07YcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Doctor Who: Oxygen – Trailer | BBC One (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpUdUqs07Yc) 'Space – the final frontier Final because it wants to kill us.' Trapped on a space station with no oxygen, the Doctor, Bill and Nardole are horrified to discover the[...]

That's just what I need. A new episode of Doctor Who. I think. Okay, second episode in, Smile... what will we find? 1. Stating The Obvious For The Very

Sideshow Collectibles and Big Chief Studios are teaming up to offer a new 1/6th scale figure of the 10th Doctor. Taking over the lead role on Doctor Who

One of the big things when there is a new Doctor is how they're going to dress. Whether it's a super long scarf, a piece of celery or a bow tie, what the

We have quasi-companion Nardole (Matt Lucas) and a whole range of villains including Mondasian Cybermen to contend with starting tomorrow on BBC1 and BBC America. Bleeding Cool sat with Moffat, Capaldi and Mackie at New York Comic Con. How difficult will it be departing the show, knowing it will most likely take a different direction in the future? Note:[...]

Show runner Steven Moffat is heading into his final series of Doctor Who and he's bringing in lots of fun monsters and bad guys to confound Peter Capaldi

And now, after almost forty years away from them, Cleese is returning for a BBC Sitcom The legendary actor will co-start with Alison Steadman in a six-part comedy series called Edith which will appear on BBC One This reunites the pair who played a married couple in 1986's Clockwise. Edith is created and written by Charles[...]

Edward Russell is the Senior Brand Executive for BBC Wales productions Doctor Who and its spinoffs. DoctorsTrainers is the Twitter name for someone who claims to have all manner of Doctor Who scoops and spoilers, especially for the upcoming Series 10 and beyond. Of course, this means war… That big #doctorwho spoiler that they don't want you to[...]

Doctor Who returns April 15th. [Source: The BBC] Can season 10 of Doctor Who server two Masters? They want to give it a go it seems as John Simm, the Master who played opposite of David Tennant's Tenth Doctor will be returning to battle with Peter Capaldi's Twelfth And that's to go with the already announced[...]

Just last week, the BBC revealed that Pearl Mackie's character on Doctor Who, Bill, will be the Doctor's first official openly gay companion (though there's a semantic argument to be made for others, like Captain Jack) However, just one week laters, rumors claim that Mackie could be leaving the show after just one season The[...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbJqNa0_Oz0Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Series 10 Trailer #2 | Doctor Who (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbJqNa0_Oz0) "This is the gateway to everything that ever was, or can be…" The Doctor, Bill and Nardole's adventures together begin in Doctor Who series ten, Saturday, 15th April… And, yes, a dabbing Missy…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRt_LUm8kQIVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Doctor Who:[...]

According to an interview on BBC News, Pearl Mackie's character, Bill, the new companion for the tenth season of Doctor Who, will be openly gay While Bill won't be the first gay or bisexual character on the show, she is the first openly gay companion, the report confirms, and Bill's sexual orientation will be revealed[...]

The box will be the standard fare: bi-monthly, collectors will receive  exclusive and/or limited edition collectibles (remember when everything was exclusive to the box it came in?), wearables, utility items, and a T-shirt. "Doctor Who is one of the BBC's most successful brands, with a huge global fan base that continues to grow every year," says[...]

Thanks to Red Nose Actually, on BBC 1's Red Nose Day from Comic Relief tonight. Juliet and Peter are still together, they are happy. Mark has a beard, still communicates by cue cards… …and is married to Kate Moss. David has been made Prime Minister again, after five years out of office, still married to Natalie…, …still dancing in No 10,[...]

Because it's Red Nose Day, the BBC have put Steven Moffat's 1999 Doctor Who sketch The Curse Of Fatal Death online for free, starring Rowan Atkinson (and others) as The Doctor, Jonathan Pryce as The Master and Julia Sawalha as Emma… It is noted that he used a number of ideas here when he would take over[...]

Tonight, BBC 1 shows a new ten minute sequel to the Love Actually movie for Comic Relief's charity telethon, Red Nose Day, called Red Nose Day Actually with Hugh Grant, Liam Nielson, Colin Firth, Kiera Knightley, Bill Nighy, Andrew Lincoln, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Martine McCutcheon, Rowan Atkinson and more They will also be joined[...]

And we know you've already stopped reading during the first paragraph and skipped ahead to the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-UupmTMI6oVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: New Companion Trailer | Doctor Who Season 10 | Saturday April 15 @ 9/8c (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-UupmTMI6o) Here's another version, for you Brits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py5xXBREBRkVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: A Time for Heroes[...]

The report cites poor viewership as the reason the BBC is cutting off the show, with less than 700,000 iPlayer views for the first episode. While the rumor that the show could be canceled is believable, it's likely to be a while before we get official confirmation, as The Mirror will need to milk this for a[...]