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Month: August 2016

DOCTOR WHO LEGACY: UPDATE

DOCTOR WHO LEGACY: UPDATE

August 29,2016 Weekly Patch is live!  1.Updated the level “Experimental Relative Dimension” in Fan Area.  – drops up to 5 Yellow and 5 Black  time fragments  – drops 1 time crystal on the first run and first run only  – drops “12th in Velvet Coat”, John Jones “Let’s Dance” and “Low2” costumes  – drop allies “Signature Peri”  and “Fan Area Sarah Jane Smith”  2. The EXP bonus rotation this week goes to Chapter 3  3. Husbands of River Song  sale…

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Lethbridge-Stewart: The Grandfather Infestation

Lethbridge-Stewart: The Grandfather Infestation

The first year of Lethbridge-Stewart books went through Yeti, Rutans and Dominators (presumably the Doctor Who monster/aliens that Candy Jar could get the rights to). This year the books seem to be working through some generalised traditional foes. Lethbridge-Stewart and team have recently faced aliens from the moon, Nazis and Zombies (in the short story release ‘The Playing Dead’). Now it is the turn of man eating plants. Inevitably they end up borrowing from Triffids and Krynoids, but as far…

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Class’ to explore ‘real consequences’ of Whoniverse

Class’ to explore ‘real consequences’ of Whoniverse

Class creator and YA author Patrick Ness has revealed that his new Doctor Who spin-off is not “necessarily a ‘young show’.” Set in contemporary London at Coal Hill Academy, the eight-part series will premiere on BBC Three and on BBC One in October. Ness told Empire: “Coal Hill has existed in Doctor Who since literally episode one. The Doctor’s granddaughter went there. So we thought, ‘All that time activity at the school, has that caused any problems?’ Well, what do you know, it has!” Discussing the show’s Buffy the…

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BBC iPlayer ‘loophole’ to close on 1 September 2016

BBC iPlayer ‘loophole’ to close on 1 September 2016

People who watch BBC programmes only on iPlayer will be required to buy a TV licence to view the content from 1 September. Previously a licence was only needed to watch live broadcasts, so catch-up content was technically exempt from the £145.50 annual fee. But due to a change in the law, a licence will be needed to download or watch BBC programmes on demand. Those who already have a TV licence will not be affected. The change comes after…

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Adric Returns To Big Finish!

Adric Returns To Big Finish!

The TARDIS returns to 1982 as three companions join the Doctor for new stories… As first revealed in this week’s brand new Doctor Who Magazine, Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) is back with the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa for three more main range Doctor Who adventures! It’s the first time since last year’s Scribe award-winning Doctor Who – The Fifth Doctor Boxed Set. As Matthew Waterhouse comments: ‘I took a long time to get around to the idea of doing the…

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Joivan Wade says he’d “love to” return to Doctor Who

Joivan Wade says he’d “love to” return to Doctor Who

He fought the Boneless and faced the raven – but will Rigsy (Joivan Wade) be back on Doctor Who any time soon? Joivan has stated that he’s not been approached about returning to the show (though he would say that – spoilers!) – but he’d “love to” come back. “I have no idea if Rigsy will return – I didn’t know I’d come back when I did the first one in series eight,” the actor said. “But I’d be up…

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Ingrid Oliver says she knows which Osgood is a Zygon

Ingrid Oliver says she knows which Osgood is a Zygon

Ingrid Oliver has hinted that there are “some very small tells” which reveal which version of herDoctor Who character Osgood is not human. Osgood first appeared in 2013’s ‘The Day of the Doctor’, where the UNIT scientist was duplicated by a Zygon, resulting in two Osgoods. One of the Osgoods was killed by Missy in ‘Death in Heaven’, but has been left deliberately unclear in which Osgood had survived. Discussing last year’s last year’s ‘The Zygon Invasion’ and ‘The Zygon Inversion’ episodes, Oliver told Doctor Who:…

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Steven Moffat: on why Matt Lucas is back

Steven Moffat: on why Matt Lucas is back

Matt Lucas’ keenness to return is why Steven Moffat wrote Nardole into Doctor Who series 10… Despite becoming one of King Hydroflax’s heads in The Husbands Of River Song, Nardole – as played by Matt Lucas – will return in Doctor Who series 10. By the looks of it, he’s in rather a lot of episodes. If you’re wondering why showrunner Steven Moffat made the decision to bring Nardole back, then here’s the answer, as Moffat spelled it out in the latest issue…

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Doctor Who stars pose for selfie as David Suchet joins cast to film in Cardiff

Doctor Who stars pose for selfie as David Suchet joins cast to film in Cardiff

The veteran actor was spotted filming with new companion Pearl Mackie in Wales. Poirot star David Suchet joined the cast of Doctor Who in Cardiff this week and was more than happy to pose for a selfie. The veteran actor is playing The Landlord in an episode written by Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett, which is due to air in 2017. It’s not yet known whether the character will be a friend or an enemy of the Doctor and his new…

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