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Month: July 2016

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 502

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 502

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE LOOKS AHEAD TO THE NEW SERIES IN ISSUE 502! As Matt Lucas and Pearl Mackie join Peter Capaldi in the TARDIS, we ask showrunner Steven Moffat how it feels to be working on his final series… “When I agreed to do one more run, I thought, ‘Sod it, I’m not doing the march to the scaffold,’” says Steven. “I want it to feel like a brand new show. I want it to feel like Episode 1 of a new series. I want to leave like…

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HIGH STREET RE-RELEASE OF DAEMOS RISING

HIGH STREET RE-RELEASE OF DAEMOS RISING

DAEMOS RISING, the sequel to DOWNTIME and the DOCTOR WHO story THE DAEMONS, is being re-released by KOCH MEDIA on July 18th 2016 across major high street outlets including AMAZON and HMV. This new version is a 2 Disc DVD collectors edition with, for the first time, a widescreen 16 x 9 version of the film, plus a choice of Stereo or 5:1 Surround Sound. Including the original SPECIAL FEATURES, there are also two new ones – a RETROSPECTIVE and a PHOTO GALLERY….

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JULY Myth Makers RELEASE ANNOUNCED!

JULY Myth Makers RELEASE ANNOUNCED!

Next month’s release will be MYTH MAKERS 126 – JESSICA MARTIN! Jessica was interviewed for MYTH MAKERS at the DWAS The Capitol event by SOPHIE ALDRED. A really great interview about JESSICA’s career and working together on THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE GALAXY.

MATTHEW WATERHOUSE MYTH MAKERS “IN THE CAN”!

MATTHEW WATERHOUSE MYTH MAKERS “IN THE CAN”!

Matthew Waterhouse filming his Myth Makers at Buckhurst Park – location for the exterior shots in the Doctor Who story Black Orchid. I’ve been wanting to film this “one” for a long time – so it was a personal “box ticked”! Many thanks to Matthew for being such a great “sport” and for a splendid interview! Congratulations and thanks also to Robert Dick for his first Myth Makers as one of our “pool” of presenters. A real natural and marvellous…

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Joss Whedon says he’ll write for Doctor Who – when the Doctor is a woman

Joss Whedon says he’ll write for Doctor Who – when the Doctor is a woman

Buffy creator reckons it would be “daunting” to write for the BBC series. Joss Whedon writing an episode of Doctor Who sounds like a match made in Heaven – but he’s got a few ground rules. Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con’s Nerd HQ, the Buffy creator was asked if he’d consider writing for the BBC series. “Check back with me when the Doctor is a she…” he hinted, “…or Idris Elba!” Whedon’s the latest big name to throw his support behind the notion of…

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Moffat Doesn’t Think He’ll Be Writing Capaldi’s Regeneration

Moffat Doesn’t Think He’ll Be Writing Capaldi’s Regeneration

Steven Moffat has said he believes he will not be writing the Twelfth Doctor’s exit when he departs as Doctor Who showrunner with the 2017 Christmas special. Speaking in the latest Doctor Who Magazine (#502) Moffat says: “I have no reason to suppose that I’m writing out a Doctor! Peter is loving the role, and long may he do so.” This does align with previous Capaldi comments stating he had been invited to stay on for Chris Chibnall’s Series 11,…

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You’ll never guess which soap matriarch this Doctor Who character grew up to be…

You’ll never guess which soap matriarch this Doctor Who character grew up to be…

SHE is a firm fixture on Coronation Street but in this throwback photo from an old episode of Doctor Who she is literally worlds away from Weatherfield. Helen Worth, better known to audiences as soap matriarch Gail Platt, has come along away since her role as Mary Ashe in the 1974 serial, Colony in Space. She portrayed a young colonist living with her family on the desert planet of Uxarieus in the year 2472, whose world is under threat from…

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DOCTOR WHO EXPERIENCE MONSTER COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED

DOCTOR WHO EXPERIENCE MONSTER COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Earlier this month we ran a competition where you could decide what classic Doctor Who monsters would receive some much-needed renovation and be unveiled at the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff. Book tickets for the Doctor Who Experience here. Fans were given the chance to vote for a collection of 8 monsters, with the winning 2 becoming a part of the Doctor Who Experience later this year. Over 8,000 of you voted – here are the hotly contested results! In fourth…

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David Tennant will play the Tenth Doctor again… on Family Guy

David Tennant will play the Tenth Doctor again… on Family Guy

Tennant starred in Doctor Who as the tenth doctor between 2005 and 2010. The actor also spoofed his time on Doctor Who on The Late Show with Stephen Colbertearlier this year. Tennant starred in Doctor Who as the tenth doctor between 2005 and 2010. The actor also spoofed his time on Doctor Who on The Late Show with Stephen Colbertearlier this year. He’ll star in cut away section ‘Doctor Who Farted’ – yes, really. Doctor Who fans, this is the David Tennant news you’ve all been waiting for! Well, not quite… It’s been revealed that the actor will reprise…

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