Want to know how to watch Doctor Who online? We’ve done the research and can help you find the best options to enjoy all seasons of the modern era and settle down to stream Doctor Who. That includes the New Year’s special, ‘Eve of the Daleks’. Basically, this is a …
Read More »Christopher Eccleston returns to Doctor Who for the first time in 15 years for new Big Finish series
Fifteen years is a long time – even for someone with a blue box that can time-travel. But now, for the first time since 2005, Christopher Eccleston is finally set to return as the Ninth Doctor in a new Doctor Who audio series. Titled The Ninth Doctor Adventures, Eccleston will …
Read More »The new Doctor Who costume for Jodie Whittakers Doctor looks unique
We first got a glimpse of Jodie Whittaker (opens in new tab) as Doctor Who’s 13th Doctor back in July, when she was announced as the next star to take up the role of the beloved Time Lord. But now the BBC has shared a proper look at her costume, …
Read More »Doctor Whos Steven Moffat, Matt Smith, and Billie Piper chime in with their thoughts on Jodie Whittaker
We’ll have to wait until 2018 for a full season of Doctor Who with Jodie Whittaker in the lead (opens in new tab), but Whovians should be excited if alumni praises are anything to go by. Showrunner Steven Moffat, the 11th Doctor Matt Smith, and former companion Billie Piper all …
Read More »Doctor Who S10.09: “A stoic and dependable episode”
Despite an awkward start that had cuts flash past my eyes quickly enough to give me a confused feeling halfway between motion sickness and bewilderment, Empress of Mars turns out to be a stoic and dependable episode – yet one that missed the chance to add an extra dimension to …
Read More »Doctor Who S10.02 review: “A quirky idea that never reaches its full potential”
Smile should have been a really good episode. Honestly, the potential was there. Here’s why: the Doctor and Bill are transported to a distant future (a normal scenario, granted) where they discover caretaker robots of a not-so-mysteriously empty colony (more on that in a bit) have gone haywire, instructing nano-robot …
Read More »Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi opens up on why he’s leaving, and how he wants to go: “Fighting”
Doctor Who is unique in that it’s an iconic character who changes every few years. It keeps things fresh. But that hasn’t stopped fans, and the Time Lord himself Peter Capaldi, reflecting on the Thirteenth Doctor’s time in the TARDIS – and whether the time was right for Capaldi to …
Read More »Doctor Who Christmas Special review
The twelfth – twelfth! – Doctor Who Christmas special goes easy on the festive decoration. No flesh-eating snowflakes, no sentient alien tinsel, no Weeping Angel plonked on top of the tree. The Return Of Doctor Mysterio riffs on an altogether more recent tradition: the comic book blockbuster, those shiny, mega-budget …
Read More »Doctor Who S9.12 Hell Bent review
After the formally innovative genius of “Heaven Sent”, “Hell Bent” is a slightly disappointing conclusion to the series. Though it has many great moments, it’s a little on the talky side, and feels like it could have done with a bit more blood and thunder. Plus not for the first …
Read More »12 movies and shows about miniaturisation
MICROSCOPIC MOVIES! You’ve all seen Ant-Man by now, right? If not, change that immediately it’s brilliant. And it got us thinking about some of the other films and TV shows that have had fun with miniaturisation. It’s a common trope in everything from ’50s b-movies to the most recent season …
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