Just over a year after he made an unexpected comeback as the Fourth Doctor in a Doctor Who DVD project, iconic star Tom Baker has made another surprise return to the world of the BBC sci-fi series by penning a new novel starring the Time Lord. Called Scratchman, the book began life in the 1970s during Baker’s tenure as the beloved Fourth Doctor, when between scenes he kicked around ideas for a new story for the series alongside Ian Marter (who…
Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce the official release of The Lucy Wilson Mysteries novel Curse of the Mirror Clowns. Curse of the Mirror Clowns is written by Cardiff-based film and comic writer Chris Lynch. He feels that this book gives him the opportunity to tackle a personal fear. The book launch takes place on Saturday the 24th November from 11 until 3 o’clock exclusively at Heroes, Aliens and Monsters Comics in Tonypandy, where a meet and greet with…
Amazon Prime users who bought the season pass for Doctor Who Series 11 and who attempted to stream the seventh episode of the series, Kerblam! were surprised to find that they were instead given a preview of the eighth episode, The Witchfinders. The Witchfinders is not due to air until Sunday, November 25th. So I managed to successfully watch the next episode of Doctor Who, “The Witchfinders”, which Amazon Prime accidentally leaked early, and it’s really good! I recommend checking…
On Friday, November 23rd, at 2:00 p.m., Jodie Whittaker will take part in a Doctor Who Live Lesson in schools across the UK: Calling all Super Movers! We need your pupils to get active and help the Doctor save Earth. We’ll explore the planets and discover why light is important to life on Earth. As we tackle this ginormous Doctor Who style challenge, space expert and medical doctor, Dr Kevin Fong, will guide our interstellar ship! Designed for Key Stage…
Big Finish is recasting a major Doctor Who villain for a new series of spin-off plays… and they’ve hired an actor best known for terrifying ’90s kids! Terrence Hardiman, best known for playing the title role in The Demon Headmaster series (1996-98), will play Rassilon, first Lord High President of the Time Lords. Hardiman will join Lalla Ward (Romana) and Seán Carlsen (Narvin) for the latest entries in the Gallifrey: Time War series. Following the events of Gallifrey: Time War…
Synopsis: Episode Eight – The Witchfinders The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz arrive in 17th century Lancashire and become embroiled in a witch trial, run by the local landowner. As fear stalks the land, the arrival of King James I only serves to intensify the witch hunt. But is there something even more dangerous at work? Can the Doctor and friends keep the people of Bilehurst Cragg safe from all the forces that are massing in the land? Guest starring…
Tom Spilsbury has reported that episode 6 of Doctor Who’s new series: Demons of the Punjab had a consolidated rating of 7.48 million viewers after one week of catch-up was included (7.23m on televisions, and 0.25m on computers and other devices). It was the eighth-most-watched TV programme of the week. https://twitter.com/TomSpilsbury/status/1064526631459532801
A trailer was released for the eighth episode of Doctor Who Series 11, The Witchfinders. Some stills from the trailer with the actors identified: Stavros Demetraki, who is not featured in the trailer, is cast playing a character named Alfonso. One more cast member who also didn’t appear in the the trailer is Julian Kay as Smithy. Kay is listed in the credits as Arthur Kay. There is as yet no explanation for this discrepancy. Julian Kay was spotted in a photograph from Gosport location filming…
Speaking to the Evening Standard at the Regent Street Christmas lighting, Jodie Whittaker defended Chris Chibnall’s choice of subject matter for Doctor Who Series 11 stories. “What’s the point of making a show if it doesn’t reflect society today? We have the opportunity with this show like no other to dip to future, to past, to present, to new worlds and time zones. There is never going to be a drought in the stories you can tell. It’s always topical. Chris is a very…
Doctor Who: Kerblam! was watched by 5.93 million viewers, a share of 28.5% of the total TV audience, according to unofficial overnight figures. The rating makes Doctor Who the fourth highest rated programme for the Sunday and the 10th for the week ending 18th November. Highest for the day was ITV’s celebrity show, I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here which had 11.03 million watching. Strictly Come Dancing – Results Show had 8.99 million viewers, while Dynasties, the David…