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Doctor Who actor and writer Victor Pemberton has died at the age of 85 The London native first connected with the BBC's enigmatic Time Lord when he played a non-speaking scientist in the four-episode series, The Moonbase, with the Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton This may be his only acting credit But it led to him[...]

Unfortunately, though the interview was broadcast on the airwaves, nobody could understand what Whittaker was saying through her thick Yorkshire accent. Luckily, BBC has released a video of the interview on the Doctor Who Facebook page, and they've added subtitles Yay! When asked previous Doctor Who stars had given her any advice, Whittaker said: "I've spoken to a[...]

Now as a member of Rifftrax, he's doing a live show in August, a comedy show built around the 1983 special episode of Doctor Who: "The Five Doctors." We chat about riffing, respect for Doctor Who, and being known as Tom Servo. "RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors" will be shown on Thursday, August 17th at 8:00 p.m[...]

Ellis has discussed this idea before, but as each arc has focused on a different member of the scientific group that created the Injection, the story has been essentially a take on classic examples of British fiction, from Quatermass, to Sherlock and now, Doctor Who. Injection #14 cover by Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire And this Doctor,[...]

We've long ago come to terms with the reality that Pearl Mackie's Bill Potts would be a one-season companion on Doctor Who But is there hope she could return in the future? In addition to dealing with the first Doctor's "casual male chauvinism," this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special will see off Peter Capaldi's twelfth Doctor,[...]

When the Doctor Who Christmas Special comes around this year, we'll be treated not only to a changing of the guard as Peter Capaldi's twelfth Doctor finally regenerates We'll also be treated to interaction between Capaldi and David Bradley, portraying William Hartnell's first Doctor. But that interaction might not go so smoothly, because while the Time[...]

You had a chance of getting either the Fourth or Twelfth Doctor from Doctor Who, and we got Peter Capaldi Nice chap, very intense, loved to arm-wrestle No, wait, that was Beethoven This is a version that's been around for a couple years, as you can see he's holding the Eleventh Doctor's sonic screwdriver This[...]

Richard Dinnick is the writer of the Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor comic book, published by Titan Comics Titan was on hand at San Diego Comic-Con to promote their line of comic books and get con-goers hyped about the news that the 13th Doctor will be played by Jodie Whittaker. The publisher is already planning a[...]

At San Diego Comic-Con, at the Doctor Who panel in Hall H, Steve Moffat is holding court in front of six thousand people and the world's media, accompanied by Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Lucas, Michelle Gomez and Mark Gatiss. And Steve Moffat gave all the assembled journalists a really decent headline quote[...]

Thanks to Erin Wilhelm, writing for Bleeding Cool from Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con. The Doctor Who production team finished making the Christmas special three days ago So they are going to show some off to San Diego Comic-Con And yes Pearl Mackie joins Mark Gatiss in it. Pearl Mackie just announced she will not be[...]

From Madeline Potts and Erin Wilhelm: Much like years past, BBC America held a Doctor Who Cosplay Show at SDCC this year However, this time, BBC America (BBCA) gave the reigns over to Moviepilot and Super News to host the event — which made things confusing from the start, with fans hearing about the event through[...]

Interview brought to you by Bleeding Cool's Madeline Potts: Longtime classic Doctor Who fans doubtless remember Ace, companion to Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy She was the feisty and headstrong companion who was never afraid to get into a scrap. The end of her tale was never told in the series itself[...]

And what does he have to talk about? Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor, and sharing a little input into the BBC, as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoI5F_QM7sUVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Colin Baker Talks About Jodie Whittaker, The Thirteenth Doctor Who, At San Diego Comic-Con (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoI5F_QM7sU) [...]

Thanks to Pinguino for her array of images from San Diego Comic-Con through Thursday from the crack of dawn to the dead of night. Can you spy…  Sean O'Reilly and Oscar Torres outside the Wired Cafe? And keep an eye out for Doctor Who contingent Peter Davison, Sophie Aldred and Colin Baker, Kevin Altieri, Felipe Smith, Bill and Kat Maus, Janet[...]

Adam Hart writes, While some people might have been watching a sneak preview of NetFlix's highly anticipated Death Note movie. Or perhaps they were

Trading card manufacturers have wasted no time in issuing a Topps NOW card featuring the announcement of Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor.

Peter Capaldi earned £200,000–£249,999 a year, or $260,000–$325,000, which is low compared to what any American is paid for a similar show.

Aside from the fact in the grand scheme of Doctor Who this is one person in the role out of 12 others, to suggest that the new person in the role spells doom for all that came before ever happening again is just ridiculous But then, this is the Daily Mail, so what do you[...]

With today's announcement from BBC 1 that actress Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch, Attack the Block) would be assuming the role of the 13th Doctor beginning with Doctor Who's 2017 Christmas Special and continuing full-time in 2018 with Series 11,  there's been no shortage of praise for (and some whining about) the glass ceiling-shattering decision Playing "Monday[...]

BBC America has thrown the Whovian fandom into a frenzy, with the casting reveal of their 13th actor to play Doctor Who's titular role of The Doctor – Jodie Whittaker, who was most recently one of the leads in BBC's Broadchurch. Whittaker said: I'm beyond excited to begin this epic journey – with Chris and with every Whovian[...]

Check out a few comic book creators (and some Doctor Who actors to boot) react to the news. The most common response? "Time to start watching Doctor Who again." I demand new Doctor Who fan art on my timeline now! — Gary Erskine (@garyerskine) July 16, 2017 https://twitter.com/RachaelAtWork/status/886613687997485056 Nevertheless, she regenerated #DoctorWho13 — Julie Benson (@TheJulieBenson) July 16, 2017 This is what[...]

Bleeding Cool gave you a little rundown of how Doctor Who had been preparing the way for a female incarnation of the character And indeed, new showrunner Chris Chibnall has stated that this was always going to be the way. Chibnall said: "I always knew I wanted the 13th Doctor to be a woman and we're thrilled[...]

It is worth noting that Broadchurch was made by the new Doctor Who showrunner, Chris Chibnall. Created in 1963, Doctor Who has outlived by far any expectations the original creators could have had for the show, with the central conceit of a time travelling alien getting mixed up in all sorts of stuff being key to its survival,[...]

Star of Broadchurch made by Chris Chibnall, the new showrunner of Doctor Who, she joins a long list of favourites And for the first time, most of the favourites seem to be women. It was Tom Baker who first publicly mooted that the actor who could replace him in the role of The Doctor would be an[...]

The official Doctor Who twitter account has released a short video teasing the upcoming thirteenth Doctor, who will replace Peter Capaldi on the show. The video promises that we will "meet the 13th Doctor after the Wimbledon Men's Final on Sunday, July 16th, and omg, that's two days from now! Exclusive News: It's Almost Time[...]

The following article contains spoilers for the finale of Doctor Who Season 10, The Doctor Falls. On last night's season 10 finale of Doctor Who, we saw what appeared to be a fitting end for both Michelle Gomez's Missy and John Simm's Master, with Missy stabbing The Master in the back and The Master shooting Missy[...]

This article contains spoilers for the finale of Doctor Who Season 10, The Doctor Falls. After the first half of the Doctor Who Season 10 finale aired last week, ending on a cliffhanger with Bill converted to a Cyberman, the joke in some circles of the show's fandom was that Bill would escape this conundrum somehow[...]

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[...]

Earlier this week, we linked to shots taken by one Doctor Who fan, George Baker, and posted to Twitter (before being deleted) that identified a figure filming the Doctor Who Christmas Special alongside Peter Capaldi. And one that seemed to confirm earlier rumours about the cliffhanger of this Saturday's series ten finale episode, The Doctor Falls. The rumour[...]

It is based on a series of novels by Diana Gabaldon, who had the idea for the series sparked by an episode of Doctor Who featuring Patrick Troughton and Frazer Hines The character of Jamie MacCrimmon lead Gabaldon to set her novel in 18th century Scotland with a male lead named Jamie. That's all the set[...]