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Almost seven years after the death of Ianto in Torchwood, his ‘shrine’ in Cardiff is still as strong as ever. Torchwood fans from all over the world come to post messages on the entrance to the Hub in Cardiff Bay in tribute to the beloved character – so it was only right that Captain Jack’s John Barrowman visited the hallowed spot during his recent visit Cardiff. “I decided to come down to the shrine, Ianto’s shrine, to see how everything…

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Britain’s Got Talent gets a very famous auditionee on tonight’s show – it’s only Davros off of Doctor Who. Yes, the inventor of the Daleks takes time out of his busy schedule to try to win a place at the Royal Variety Performance by impressing the judges with his audition (under the name of The Deep Space Deviants). “My name is Davros,” he informs the judges, with a policeman on stage for what we can only assume are security reasons….

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Who? Doctor Who? David Tennant took the piss out of his confusing name-making character on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and it certainly got us into a muddle. Before his appearance on Colbert’s show, the host could not resist a wordplay joke about the Doctor. It touched upon the BBC show, The Who and ended on Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange, Tennant quipping: “No s**t Sherlock!” On the show, Tennant discussed Shakespeare’s impact today and joked about Prince Charles’ recent…

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COUNCIL chiefs were stunned to spot Peter Capaldi’s doppelganger hanging about in Glasgow City Chambers. It seems the 12th Time Lord had hopped in the TARDIS and catapulted himself into the future after appearing in a painting from 1930. That may not exactly be true, but the Scots actor does bear an uncanny resemblance to a portrait of the city’s former Lord Provost, Sir Patrick Dollan. The artwork, which has been hanging in the gallery for more than 80 years,…

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50 years after rejecting the part, Brian Blessed has his eyes on the lead role in Doctor Who… Brian Blessed has been talking to Calibre magazine about Doctor Who, and how he’d like to take over in the TARDIS – 50 years after refusing the same role – once Peter Capaldi is finished playing the Doctor. Back in 1966, Blessed recalls being in “in talks with the producers, who said, ‘We’re very keen for you to be the Doctor, to…

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And you thought the Weeping Angels were bad… Just when we were getting over our fear of Weeping Angels, one talented Doctor Who fan made this terrifying bust: Of course, it’s not finished yet, with MrStevenRichter only about 12 hours into the process. “He’ll be getting all his crazy hair,” Richter promised, “but for now we’ll just have to accept Peter Ca-baldy.” We can’t wait to see the finished product. Unless, of course, this is all an elaborate prank…

Teenager Ianto Williams has amassed an astonishing array of items connected to the hit BBC sci-fi show. A schoolboy is up for an out-of-this-world record – by having the biggest Doctor Who collection in all of time and space. Timelord superfan Ianto Williams, 14, aims to exterminate other collectors with his 2,130-piece Doctor Who collection. The teenage collector beat the previous record of 2,021 themed items after becoming obsessed with the TV show aged six – and is due to…

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The Doctor has strange tastes… but everyone can agree that this cake looks delicious, no matter where you’re from in the universe. Not so, according to Reddit user Griffinburd, whose friend made the sweet time machine. Everything is edible (the Tardis itself is made from Rice Krispies) but apparently the “fondant tastes terrible,” forcing them to “treat it like we were peeling fruit to get to the cake.” Still, we bet it tastes better than fish fingers and custard.