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STEVEN MOFFAT STEPS DOWN AS SHOWRUNNER
The BBC has confirmed that Steven Moffat will be stepping down as Doctor Who showrunner after the tenth season of the new series. The news was announced on the BBC’s official Doctor Who twitter feed, announcing that Chris Chibnall will be … Continue reading
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WILLIAM HARTNELL RADIO INTERVIEW RECOVERED
An excerpt from a long lost interview with actor William Hartnell has been recovered by the BBC. In August 1965 Hartnell, who was at the height of his fame as The Doctor, was interviewed by Roy Plomley on the Home … Continue reading
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DOCTOR WHO RETURNS IN AUGUST
The BBC have confirmed that the new series of Doctor Who will begin in August 2014. BREAKING NEWS! The new series of #DoctorWho starts August, 2014! pic.twitter.com/OZN1NxGp4w — Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) May 23, 2014
THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR WINS BAFTA AWARD
The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary story The Day of the Doctor has won the Radio Times Audience Award at the 2014 BAFTA Television Awards. The adventure, starring Matt Smith, David Tennant, John Hurt and Billie Piper, won the award based … Continue reading
THE TWELFTH DOCTOR’S RADIO TIMES COVER DEBUT
[singlepic id=827 w=330 h=279 float=left]The new Doctor, Peter Capaldi, makes his debut on the front cover of this week’s Radio Times ahead of the BAFTA Television Awards, taking place this Saturday 18th May at 8pm. The Doctor Who 50th anniversary … Continue reading
STATEMENT FROM PHILIP MORRIS
Television International Enterprises Archives Ltd have issued a statement on their Facebook page regarding the recovery of missing Doctor Who episodes. The company, owned by Philip Morris, was responsible for the recovery of nine missing Troughton episodes last year, discovered … Continue reading
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PLANET 55 THREATEN TO LEAVE AUSTRALIA
[singlepic id=805 w=340 h=260 float=right]The Australian animation company which has animated some of the missing episodes of Doctor Who including The Reign of Terror and The Tenth Planet has told the Australian parliament it may need to relocate to the UK due … Continue reading
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SAMUEL ANDERSON JOINS DOCTOR WHO
[singlepic id=791 w=350 h=277 float=right]The BBC has announced that Samuel Anderson (The History Boys, Gavin & Stacey, Emmerdale) is set to join the cast of Doctor Who as a recurring character in series 8, which will also introduce Peter Capaldi … Continue reading
DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE SALES CONTINUE TO SOAR!
Doctor Who Magazine and Doctor Who Adventures have both seen huge rises in circulation over the past six months, with DWM recording it’s best-ever figure and DWA reversing a slump in readership. The latest figures for Jul to December 2013 were published … Continue reading
CINEMA SCREENING FOR ENEMY AND WEB
BBC Worldwide have announced that the two recently recovered stories The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear will be given a cinema screening later this month. Both stories will be shown together at the Prince Charles Cinema in London on Saturday … Continue reading
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CHRISTOPHER BARRY 1925 – 2014
Doctor Who director Christopher Barry has died at the age of 88. Christopher Barry was the show’s longest serving director, working on 43 episodes from The Daleks with William Hartnell in 1963 to The Creature from the Pit with Tom Baker in … Continue reading
PETER CAPALDI’S COSTUME REVEALED
[singlepic id=737 w=608 h=342 float=center] The BBC has released the first picture of Peter Capaldi wearing the new Doctor’s costume along with a press release that reads: The Doctor has a new look as Peter Capaldi’s era officially begins. In a … Continue reading
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BIG FINISH WIN BBC DRAMA AWARD
Big Finish Productions have won the award for Best Online or Non-Broadcast Audio drama at the 2014 BBC Audio Drama Awards. The award is for Dark Eyes, a four part audio adventure, written and directed by Nicholas Briggs. The story … Continue reading
DOCTOR WHO TRIUMPHS AT THE NTA’S
Doctor Who has triumphed at this year’s National Television Awards, winning Best Drama and Best Drama Performance for Matt Smith. Matt Smith was unable to collect his award as he is currently appearing in American Psycho at the Almeida Theatre … Continue reading
VOTE FOR THE DOCTOR!
Voting for the National Television Awards 2014 closes at midday today – so if you haven’t already voted you need to get your skates on! Doctor Who is nominated in the Drama category and Matt Smith is nominated in the Drama … Continue reading
THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR – CINEMA PRE-SCREENING INTRO
For those fans that didn’t see The Day of the Doctor at the cinema here is the full pre-cinema screening introduction, provided here with and without the audience reaction. Thanks to The Whovian Order
NATIONAL TELEVISION AWARDS 2014 – VOTING OPEN
Voting has opened for the National Television Awards 2014 with Doctor Who nominated in the Drama category and Matt Smith nominated in the Drama Performance category. David Tennant is also nominated in the TV Detective category. Voting ends at midday on … Continue reading