Class Episode Five, Brave-ish Heart had an audience of 0.66 million viewers for its debut on BBC One, according the unofficial overnight figures, a share of 7% of the total TV audience. The rating is down on the overnight figures for last week’s episode and the programme was outrated by both Newsnight on BBC Two, which had 0.73 million watching, and by Through the Keyhole on ITV, which had 0.70 million. Episode Six, Detained, which followed at 11.35pm had an…
Peter Thomas – actor from missing William Hartnell story The Savages – dies. Peter Thomas, who played Captain Edal in The Savages, has died at the age of 80. He had worked with Christopher Barry prior to the making of the story and so was in the director’s mind when it came to casting the chief of the security forces on the unnamed planet where all is not what it seems. With Frederick Jaegar, ostensibly the story’s lead villain, spending much of…
Coming later this year are two fantastic new Doctor Who figures from Funko, the largest stylized vinyl collectibles company in the world, in the style of one of the most cherished names in collectibles history, Playmobil. Funko have been producing Doctor Who figures for some years and have now collaborated with Playmobil to produce classic articulated, 6-inch ABS figures for a collector-focused line. We have two images to share with you below, featuring their first two Doctor Who releases –…
You can tell Doctor Who is a Time Lord – because he knew about the “alternative facts” phenomenon exactly 40 years before it hit the headlines. A clip of classic episode The Face of Evil Part 4 featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor has surfaced, in which he warns about the “very powerful and the very stupid” who “alter the facts to fit their views.” That quote dates from 22nd January 1977. But fast-forward four decades and you’ll find…
She’s travelled through space on the star ship Enterprise with Captain Jean Luc Picard but Whoopi Goldberg is still eager to make a voyage through space and time in the Tardis with the Doctor “I always hope when I come to England the BBC will say, ‘Hey we want you to do something.’ I would love that”, she told The Sun, while speaking about her love of British TV. “You have a different quality now on television. The way you…
Philip Bond appeared in five episodes of the second Doctor Who story, The Daleks, first shown in 1963/4. He played the role of Ganatus, a member of the Thal expedition who traveled with Ian and Barbara on their expedition to enter the city via the mountains. During the journey, Ganatus witnessed the death of his brother, an experience which brought him closer to Barbara. Bond was second choice for the role, cast when the original choice Dinsdale Landen became unavailable….
Today’s planned Women’s March took place in cities around the world a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the United States’ 45th President on Friday (January 20). Among the men, women and children who turned out to show their support for women everywhere, there were more than a few famous faces. The main march took place in Washington DC, with protestors filling Independence Avenue, and among those in DC included Supergirl herself Melissa Benoist, who had a very…
Titan Comics have announced details of the print version of the digital release, Doctor Who: Ghost Stories. The title was released digitally on Boxing Day and follows on from the 2016 Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Return of Doctor Mysterio, you can find details of the first issue here and a writer’s commentary here. Issue one (of four) will be available from April – check out the details and variant artwork below. Ghost Stories An all-new adventure with the Ghost,…
Leicestershire will soon be able to delve into the world of everyone’s favourite Time Lord at a special event later this month. The National Space Centre is hosting a ‘Science of the Time Lords’ weekend on January 28 and 29. It will give fans of all ages the opportunity to discover the science behind the long-running TV series Dr Who, and includes a jam-packed schedule of workshops, competitions, challenges, talks, exhibitions as well as some terrifying Who foes to encounter….
Doctor Who fans are going to love the amazing range of highly-detailed figures and dioramas from Big Chief. Available now are figures of the Ninth and Twelfth Doctors and a fantastic TARDIS diorama, amongst many more products. Check out the details below and visit all the Doctor Who merchandise from Big Chief here. The Ninth Doctor Officially licensed by BBC Worlwide and produced in a limited worldwide edition, each figure features a fully realised likeness of Christopher Eccleston as the…