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Doctor Who spinoff Class gets premiere date, guest appearance from Peter Capaldi

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The BBC has announced that its upcoming Doctor Who spinoff Class will premiere on BBC Three online next month, with the first two episodes arriving on October 22nd. And that’s not all, as it’s also been announced that Peter Capaldi will make an appearance as the Twelfth Doctor in the opening episode, titled ‘For Tonight […]

Lost Doctor Who serial The Power of the Daleks to receive animated remake

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The BBC has announced that is has commissioned an animated remake of the “lost” Doctor Who serial  ‘The Power of the Daleks’, which featured the regeneration of William Hartnell’s First Doctor into Patrick Troughton’s Second, with the Time Lord then battling his arch-enemies across a six episode serial. The entire serial had been lost, with the […]

Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor – The One Vol. 5

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Tony Black reviews Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor – The One Vol. 5… The Doctor struggles to clear his name, and rediscovers more of what his War Doctor incarnation got up to during the Time War! Plus: the Squire uncovers her true past, and Alice cracks a temporal mystery. (While Abslom Daak uses his chainsword […]

Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor – Arena of Fear Vol. 5

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Tony Black reviews Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor – Arena of Fear Vol. 5… The Tenth Doctor’s star-crossed epic continues, as allies become enemies in an interstellar arena! Plus – the Doctor, Gabby and Cindy face off against the terror of the Wishing Well Witch: Gabby and Cindy’s first trip to the UK turns deadly in […]

Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Vol. 2 – Fractures

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Tony Black reviews Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Vol. 2 – Fractures… After their adventures in India, the Doctor and Clara return to her present – but danger is slipping through the cracks between universes, and London (and UNIT!) have no defence against the Fractures! Will the Doctor risk all of reality to reunite a […]

Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #2

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Tony Black reviews Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #2… Cyberships on fire in the Thames, as the Ninth Doctor battles for the soul of London! Dinosaur danger for the Eleventh Doctor, as the Cybermen attempt to conquer human prehistory! Caught in the middle of an ancient alien war, the Cybermen present a third side […]

Comic Book Review – Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #1

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Tony Black reviews Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen #1… For the Cybermen’s 50th-anniversary… YOU WILL BE DELETED! Exiled from Gallifrey at the very end of Time, Rassilon, fallen leader of the Time Lords, has been captured by the last of the Cybermen. Now the Cybermen have access to time travel. With it, every defeat […]

Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat says black actor was offered role but “it didn’t work out”

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During an interview in the latest issue of Doctor Who magazine, showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that the BBC has previously offered the role of the Doctor to a black actor, and while that particular casting never came together, he believes it should happen in the future. “I certainly don’t think there’s ever been a […]

Pearl Mackie joins Doctor Who as the Doctor’s new companion Bill

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The BBC has announced that Pearl Mackie (Doctors) has joined the cast of Doctor Who for the next series, taking over from Jenna Coleman’s Clara Oswald as Bill, the new companion to Peter Capaldi’s Doctor. “I’m incredibly excited to be joining the Doctor Who family,” she said. “It’s such an extraordinary British institution, I couldn’t […]