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It appears that Matt Smith, who played the tenth incarnation of The Doctor is staying within the sf genre for an upcoming venture, possibly swapping a sonic screwdriver for a lightsaber? Smith has apparently been cast in the next Star Wars film (‘IX‘ in the franchise, but as yet...
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And here we go again – with some friends old and new… The main cast – excluding Bradley Walsh, who had filming commitments elsewhere – were all in attendance with new showrunner Chris Chibnall. It was the first real opportunity for the cast to openly talk about the feelings...
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Over the years there’s been many titles and certainly a fair degree of different fonts for the iconic titles featuring Doctor Who. Every new showrunner and actor has made their mark, often with a wash-and-brush-up to the show’s font. Given the world’s longest running science-fiction show now has quite...
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Years ago I watched the film Venus in which a young Jodie Whittaker holds her own against the likes of Peter O’Toole and Leslie Philips. If you’d shown a cast-list from the film at the time and asked a random person which actor was most likely to take residency...
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During a Doctor Who panel at a packed Hall H at the SDCC, the guests unveiled a look at this year’s Christmas special (still nearly six months away). With a tagline ‘Twice Upon a Time‘ (which also appears to be the episode’s title), we get to see lots of...
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“Nevertheless, she regenerated…” Jodie Whittaker has formally been announced as the next Doctor Who. The decision – bound to be seen as controversial by some because it’s the first female incarnation of the Time Lord – was seen for the first time in a specially-shot teaser which debuted after...
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The Doctor has lost his companion, Bill, to the conversion treatment that is making the first Cybermen. He is now a prisoner of not one but two incarnations of his nemesis, the Master/Missy. All hope seems lost but some quick thinking means that the Doctor quickly ensures they all...
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The only way for the Doctor to see if he can trust Missy is to give her a ‘field-test’ – setting her down in a compelling situation to see how she handles herself. To that end he’s recruited, somewhat reluctantly on their part, Bill and Nardole to accompany her...
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Bill is fascinated with the stories of the 9th Roman Legion – a company of soldiers who disappeared in Scotland in the 2nd Century and convinces the Doctor and Nardole to take her to see what really happened. The Doctor is convinced that it’s probably a very mundane mystery...