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Month: October 2017

Matt Smith went incognito to a massive Doctor Who promo – and no-one recognised him

Matt Smith went incognito to a massive Doctor Who promo – and no-one recognised him

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It’s fair to say that Matt Smith is pretty well-known for his time on Doctor Who, with the former Time Lord still enjoying fan attention and convention appearances four years after he hung up his Tardis keys in 2013. But it turns out this isn’t always the case, with First Doctor actor David Bradley (set to play William Hartnell’s original role in this year’s Christmas special) recently telling a story at MCM Comic-con London about how he once witnessed Smith go incognito…

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River Song will team up with Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor for new Doctor Who adventures

River Song will team up with Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor for new Doctor Who adventures

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It’s fair to say that Alex Kingston’s River Song has hung out with an impressive array of Doctors in her time, adventuring with Matt Smith, David Tennant and Peter Capaldi in the Doctor Who TV series and teaming up with Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker and Peter Davison for a series of Big Finish Audio Adventures (the episodes with Davison and Kingston will be released next year). But now the time-travelling Doctor’s wife is set to team up with…

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The Doctor Who Christmas special sees both Doctors in a “personal crisis” says David Bradley

The Doctor Who Christmas special sees both Doctors in a “personal crisis” says David Bradley

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In all the excitement about Jodie Whittaker’s upcoming debut as the Thirteenth Doctor this Christmas it’s easy to forget that we have so much to enjoy before her first scene, with a whole hour-long episode written by departing showrunner Steven Moffat set to unite Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor with his very first incarnation (played by David Bradley in imitation of William Hartnell’s original 1960s performance). And now Bradley has shed some new light on what fans can expect from the…

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Matt Lucas is switching on the Christmas lights in a Welsh market town

Matt Lucas is switching on the Christmas lights in a Welsh market town

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Comedy star Matt Lucas will be injecting some Christmas spirit into Hay-on-Wye when he switches on the festive lights in the market town. The Doctor Who actor will be carrying out the duties as part of the Hay Festival Winter Weekend on Friday, November 24. The free switch-on event will take place between 5pm and 7.30pm in The Cheese Market when there will also be carol singing, readings and evening entertainment. And once he’s carried out the all-important task he…

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Bernard Cribbins wants to travel with Jodie Whittaker’s new Doctor

Bernard Cribbins wants to travel with Jodie Whittaker’s new Doctor

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The news that Jodie Whittaker had been cast as Doctor Who’s next lead swept round the world this summer, with the first female Doctor making headlines and charging conversations across the globe. However, one fairly important figure from the sci-fi series’ past had actually missed the news entirely, with former Who star Bernard Cribbins (who played Wilfred Mott, grandfather to Catherine Tate’s Donna Noble from 2007-2010) revealing at an MCM London comic-con panel earlier today that he was none the…

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REMINDER: OLIVE HAWTHORNE AND THE DAEMONS OF DEVIL’S END

REMINDER: OLIVE HAWTHORNE AND THE DAEMONS OF DEVIL’S END

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OLIVE HAWTHORNE AND THE DAEMONS OF DEVIL’S END Written by Suzanne Barbieri, Debbie Bennett, Raven Dane, Jan Edwards, David J Howe and Sam Stone, and edited by Sam Stone. Olive Hawthorne is the sole guardian of the sleepy village of Devil’s End. She protects the world from the incursion of demons, vampires, aliens and all manner of otherworldly creatures. But she is getting old … and they keep coming … This is the story of Olive’s life. From her earliest…

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Doctor Who’s David Bradley salutes “brilliant, fun” new Doctor Jodie Whittaker

Doctor Who’s David Bradley salutes “brilliant, fun” new Doctor Jodie Whittaker

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This December’s Doctor Who Christmas Special is set to be just that – special – with all sorts of massive landmark moments set to turn up in Twice Upon a Time. Featuring the return of Pearl Mackie’s companion Bill Potts, the return of the very first incarnation of time-travelling alien the Doctor (originally played by William Hartnell), star Peter Capaldi’s exit from the series AND sneaky cameos from writers of the series, the episode will also serve as the introduction to Jodie…

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David Bradley says he’d “bite their hand off” if the BBC asked him to do more Doctor Who

David Bradley says he’d “bite their hand off” if the BBC asked him to do more Doctor Who

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Doctor Who fans around the world where delighted when it was revealed this summer that David Bradley was returning to the sci-fi franchise, the veteran actor stepping back into the costume of the First Doctor (having previously played the character’s original actor William Hartnell in 2013) for upcoming Christmas special Twice Upon a Time. And now it turns out that Bradley is keen to keep on coming back to the Whoniverse, with the Game of Thrones and Harry Potter star…

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Doctor Who series 11: first director revealed

Doctor Who series 11: first director revealed

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Doctor Who series 11 starts filming in the next few weeks, with Jodie Whittaker’s first stories as the new Doctor going  before the camera. And now we know who’s going to be directing them. Jamie Childs, who has helmed episodes of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man, Vera, Poldark and Next Of Kin, is the man set to direct block one of episodes on the new Doctor Who. That’s likely to involve two stories, although just because they’re filmed in block one,…

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Doctor Who fans in Australia will be able to see ‘lost’ episode Shada on the big screen

Doctor Who fans in Australia will be able to see ‘lost’ episode Shada on the big screen

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Australia’s Doctor Who fans are in for a treat, because newly-completed 1979 story Shada is heading Down Under to the big screen. The adventure, penned by Hitchhiker’s Guide author Douglas Adams, has become legendary among fans in the 38 years since it was abandoned. Starring Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor, it was intended to be the finale to the 17th series – then disaster struck: industrial action at the BBC meant filming was never completed and it had to be abandoned….

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