Doctor Who

An archive of blog entries about British science-fiction programme Doctor Who.

Doctor Who: An Adventure in Space and Time

15 November 2013 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

There will probably come a day when everything that happens in the world, big or small, gets dramatised on TV – remember that time you took the cat out and it pulled a funny face? Britain’s top actor will be playing you, doing that, in 754 years’ time. So have a care how you do things.

One thing that definitely does warrant a biopic, though, is the creation of Doctor Who, a TV show that might well still be airing in 754 years’ time, too. Coming to BBC2 on 21st November, actors playing the likes of Verity Lambert, William Hartnell and Sydney Newman will be in An Adventure in Space and Time by long-time fan and Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss, demonstrating (with some licence) how those people made the show the TV titan that it still is. I wonder if they could have guessed this was going to happen and if they had, would they have done things differently?

Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor now showing

14 November 2013 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

What was that sound? Why, yes, it was a million Doctor Who fans having an orgasm, thanks to a prequel to the The Day of the Doctor having just popped up on the iPlayer and YouTube. And isn’t it fun, laden with a gazillion continuity references and more. Without wishing to give the game away, not only do you get not one but two Doctors (and maybe not the ones you were expecting), there are references to the Time War, Brain of Morbius as well as the Big Finish audio plays.

What do you think of it?

Today’s Joanna Page: Doctor Who – The Day of the Doctor

7 November 2013 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

It’s only a few weeks now until the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who arrives on our screens (and our 3D cinema screens, too). Although we know very little about it in terms of plot, we do know Steven Moffat’s written it and it will feature Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna Louise Coleman, Billie Piper, John Hurt and, of course, our Joanna Page.

And here they all are talking about it. Well, apart from Hurt and Pipes. Apologies to everyone who doesn’t live in these fair isles if it turns out that these are only viewable in the UK.

When the Professor met the Doctor

7 November 2013 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Apparently one of the things you do if you’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of the world’s oldest science-fiction TV show is to get one of your most popular science TV presenters – Professor Brian Cox – and get him to discuss whether the whole show is a load of bobbins or not.

Be prepared for BBC2’s The Science of Doctor Who. Here’s a trailer featuring Coxy and Matt Smith. Enjoy!