The Gallifreyan Newsroom

Could we have found Missy’s Tardis – and will we be seeing a return for Amy Pond? Of the many mysteries surrounding Michelle Gomez’s Missy in series eight of Doctor Who, the question of where she chose to hang out seemed pretty unimportant – but now it’s looking like the villainous Time Lady’s fancy garden hideout might prove to be a lot more significant than we had realised… First appearing in Peter Capaldi’s debut episode Deep Breath, the garden in…

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If you thought you’d seen the last of those attack eyebrows, think again… In November 2013, Doctor Who special The Day of the Doctor gave us our very first look at Peter Capaldi in the title role, and although it was only a glimpse of attack eyebrows and a hand it was enough to have us all super excited about what to expect from the next incarnation of the Time Lord. However, if you think Capaldi’s Day of the Doctor…

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Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin on the monsters – old and new – that feature in S9…  

Intriguing insights into the new series of Doctor Who plus a fave Clara scene from S8…

The Gallifreyan Newsroom is sad to report the passing of actor Robin Phillips. Robin Phillips, who played Altos in 1964’s The Key’s Of Marinus, has died at the age of 73. A friend of the director, John Gorrie, he was brought aboard to assist the TARDIS crew as they struggled to complete a task (discovering the whereabouts of s series of hidden micro-keys) which they had to compete without being able to rely on the presence of the Doctor (as actor…

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Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner This evening The Gallifreyan Newsroom received some very exciting news which will be of great interest to all fans of Doctor Who! Two people behind Doctor Who’s revival are setting up a high-end production company in south Wales and Los Angeles. Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter’s company “Bad Wolf” will produce big-budget TV series and films for the global television market. Ms Gardner, originally from Neath Port Talbot, will stay in LA and Ms Tranter will run…

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The Gallifreyan Newsroom today heard about the sad passing of Joyce Gibbs, who our readers will know from her association with Big Finish. Among other roles, Joyce (mother of Doctor Who Radiophonic Workshop composer Jonathan Gibbs) played the part of what appeared to be the ‘narrator’ of the first series of Dalek Empire. It was later revealed that she was the Seer of Yaldos. Nick Briggs: ‘Joyce was a real joy to work with, bringing a very special quality to…

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Get Capaldi started on Doctor Who and it’s hard to get him to stop – and why would you want to? In this new video interview a few simple questions turn into a comprehensive journey around the Whoniverse… Any Doctor Who fan knows that Peter Capaldi is not just an actor who happened to take on the role of the Time Lord – his love of the show from an early age has been well documented – but sometimes it’s…

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Peter Capaldi took a wrong turn and then got very, very wet. Peter Capaldi accidentally stumbled into a shower and got soaked while filming Doctor Who at a power station. The 57-year-old actor took a wrong turn when he wandered off to look for something to eat during filming of the upcoming sixth series and got soaked by a shower he believed was for people who had been contaminated by uranium. Explaining that on his way back to the set…

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