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In glorious black and white, we have the young Patrick Troughton from the BBC's Robin Hood of 1953. And wasn't there a William Hartnelly line about one day returning home? Yes, one day… and a Jon Pertwee miniscope to boot… 7 Gallimaufry? Let's check on that one. And, yes, it sounds a bit like "Gallifrey"[...]

First, the Spike Milliganish storyboards from Doctor Who: Into The Dalek director Ben Wheatley. And in comparison, the more polished storyboards of James

Photo by Marcia Allass... outside an old cotton mill engine house. Evidence of an attempted invasion from over a hundred years ago?  

Yesterday, as part of a series of Facebook posts in which Doctor Who Missing Episode recoverer Philip Morris talked trash about Steven Moffat's run on the

For a few more weeks. We reported that, The rumour stands that whoever hold the films wants the films to be properly treated, with full restoration, the use of vidFIRE and the like, while BBC Worldwide wanted to release them quickly in the format they arrived in And that has caused the delay, in negotiation and release. Caroline[...]

Adi Tantimedh writes, We’re just two weeks into the new season of Doctor Who and there are already interesting things happening under the hood. By the

Last night on the second Peter Capaldi episode of Doctor Who, we got to meet Danny Pink (Samuel Anderson). A former soldier with an obvious case of guilt

Another week, another episode of Doctor Who. How did we get to be so lucky? 1. Coffee. But No Chips. That's the kind of Doctor we have now. Leave the

By Erik Grove Welcome back to another edition of Erik’s Weekly Watch! Next week I’m going to start diving into the Fall TV season with some picks and

The BBC television series Doctor Who, now the longest running sci-fi show in existence at 50+ years and counting, has always been smart, though it's a mixed bag of whether audiences acknowledge that And granted some episodes and seasons have been smarter than others in its long history The British have long known it was[...]

Not only that, but it is a spoiler derived from the workprints of the first episodes of Doctor Who that leaked, courtesy of BBC Hawaii. I have not watched the episodes in question or read the scripts and, watching this weekend's episode, am glad of it. But one reader sent in a flash frame of a scene[...]

BBC Worldwide, the commercial wing of the BBC, announced a world tour to promote the show Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and showrunner Steven Moffat travelled across the world, stopping in Australia, South Korea, Mexico, the US, and Brazil to push the premiere of the show and introduce Capaldi to fans. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cexjLym_Ckg&list=UUcOkA2Xmk1valTOWSyKyp4g[/youtube] This struck me as interesting on[...]

Another Scot In Paradise The appearance of Michelle Gomez as Missy – or according to the BBC – Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere, will cause much commotion Another Scot, obsessed with the Doctor and likely the cause of much mischief to come Did she place the ad, work in the phone shop? It seems likely[...]

With the new season of Doctor Who kicking off this Saturday and folks getting their first real chance to see just what a Peter Capaldi Doctor will be like, the BBC has released a list of episode titles, writer, directors and guest stars You'll see on the list that Steven Moffat is writing or co-writing[...]

By Ray Flook As part of a new twelve-day, seven-city international promotional tour (including stops in Cardiff, Wales; London, England; Seoul, South Korea; Sydney, Australia; Mexico City, Mexico; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) for the upcoming season premiere on August 23rd, BBC Worldwide brought the Doctor Who: The World Tour to New York City's Ziegfeld Theater[...]

This is a Lalique Midnight Blue Mossi vase, being advertised on the back of a glossy magazine. But it does look rather familiar doesn't it? Let's make a

This is what Frazer Hines looked like when he played 18th century Highlander Jamie McCrimmon, companion to the Second Doctor, in Doctor Who in 1966. This

Though the source is indicating that it's a change in plot and tone for the series, one less appropriate to flirtation, it's hard not to speculate that the dynamic has become less conducive to a young companion. The BBC have not made an official statement on the subject, but the quotes provided by the Mirror seem[...]

Nerd Block announced that there us a surprise Doctor Who package in this month's subscription box, and used it to increase subscribers for the month. We

By Ray Flook by Ray Flook --> Heading into Season 8 with a new direction, a new tone and…most importantly…a new "Doctor," BBC Worldwide brought their new Doctor Who: The World Tour to New York City's Ziegfeld Theater last night Hosted by Chris Hardwick (Nerdist, Talking Dead, @Midnight), the event began with a special screening of the first[...]

And if so, what was it? A Nerd Box/Loot Crate/Geek Box deal or something else? BBC America were selling, and then in the last moments giving away copies at the Show… but 60,000? I asked Titan, and they told me: We printed and shipped circa 70K firm sale copies for each title – these included our incentive covers and retailer-exclusive[...]

Here is the BBC trailer for the premier episode Deep Breath for the new season of Doctor Who starring Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman The episode airs August 23rd. [youtube]http://youtu.be/KjQ2x2-kxNQ[/youtube] Here is the BBC trailer for the premier episode Deep Breath for the new season of Doctor Who starring Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman[...]

Here is the list of the hundred top selling comic books in the North American comic stores for July 2014, as ordered by direct market accounts. Rocket

How is this not a thing... artist and animator Stephen Byrne made up this video showing what he thinks the opening credits to The Animated Adventures of

As most Doctor Who fans know, the clothing makes the man. Or in this case, the Time Lord. From Tom Baker's scarf, Peter Davison's celery or Sylvester

These were published on the BBC America site while I believe Comic-Con was going on I don't believe we shared them, so here you go The Doctor (Peter Capaldi), Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) and Alaya (Neve McIntosh). These were published on the BBC America site while I believe Comic-Con was going on[...]

Rich would write something very insightful about the upcoming season of Doctor Who here, if he weren't off Comiconning. But instead you have me, so...

A statement on the recent leaks from the eighth series of Doctor Who has been released by BBC Worldwide. It reads, We would like to thank Doctor Who fans everywhere for their amazing efforts in helping us contain the recent leaks. The mistake was damaging and resulted in the exposure of five scripts and the first six unfinished[...]

Former Doctor Who star, David Tennant was interviewed recently by the entertainment talk show Innerspace and asked a few simple questions like what its

BBC just posted the full official trailer for Season 8 of Doctor Who and we get a few better looks a Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and some of the upcoming bad guys The new series kicks off Saturday August 23rd. [youtube]http://youtu.be/TivqZTq5u6Y[/youtube] BBC just posted the full official trailer for Season 8 of Doctor Who and[...]