Doctor Who

John Barrowman has been named as the host of a new competition series in the US.

The former Doctor Who and Torchwood actor will present ABC’s Sing Your Face Off, for which former Saturday Night Live cast member Darrell Hammond and singer Debbie Gibson are judges.

The format sees five celebrity contestants take on the identity of an iconic music performer each week.

The celebrities are former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach, comedian Jon Lovitz, NBA basketballer Landry Fields, Disney Channel actress-singer China Anne McClain and former soap actress Lisa Rinna. Continue reading »

Steven Moffat has said he was “gobsmacked” by the Doctor Who fans who kept the ending of the season under warps for seven days following the Blu-ray leak.

Moffat – who must have steered clear of Twitter during the week if he believes no spoilers were posted – says he was impressed and humbled that some fans actively tried to keep spoilers from the internet.

“My favourite fact is that they’re BLU RAYS,” he said. “Listen, we don’t just leak any old rubbish, we leak in high def. 1080p or nothing, that’s us. Every last pixel in beautifully rendered detail. It’s like getting caught extra naked. Continue reading »

Doctor Who will officially return or an eighth season, it has been confirmed.

The BBC announced the news over the weekend, stating that Brian Minchin will be joining Steven Moffat as executive producer of the series.

A blog post on the official website confirmed that Moffat was “already plotting a brand new run of adventures for the Doctor”.

The post read:

We’re delighted to confirm a new series of Doctor Who has been commissioned and the show’s lead writer and executive producer, Steven Moffat, has revealed he’s already plotting a brand new run of adventures for the Doctor. Continue reading »

Steven Moffat had promised a little something for Doctor Who fans following the season finale if they kept their mouths shut regarding spoilers and he has stuck to his word.

After last week’s accidental early release of the season finale in the US via Blu-ray, Moffat took to Twitter to ask fans to keep the spoiler to themselves and aid he would release a video as a thank you.

The video is that of Matt Smith and David Tennant discussing the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special.

Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat says that most things that have been reported about the 50th anniversary special are not true.

“Most things that have been said about the 50th [anniversary special] are not true,” Moffat told Radio Times.

“Normally I’m responsible for the disinformation and the rubbish rumours. I usually put them out myself, but I haven’t needed to for this one – people are spinning off the most amazing things, it’s absolutely mental!”

He added: “Some of them are actually quite good ideas – I might use them.”

The final episode of Doctor Who has been leaked early in the US after a DVD blunder.

The episode entitled ‘The Name of the Doctor’ – which is due to air in the UK next weekend – was accidentally released early as part of the ‘Series 7 Part 2’ Blu-ray that was dispatched ahead of schedule.

Fans who had pre-ordered the boxset received it before the final two episodes had been screened on TV.

The official Doctor Who Twitter feed urged fans not to ruin it for others: “Some US DVDs of this series have gone out early. The #DoctorWho team would be hugely grateful if fans helped keep spoilers off the net.” Continue reading »

A dedicated Doctor Who fan has donated 14,000 Doctor Who books to schools in order to help kids get interested in reading.

David Dovey of Gloucester purchased the books with two friends on eBay for just £656 after they were put up for sale by an Essex skip hire firm who found the books.

“Doctor Who changed my life,” Dovey told the Gloucester Echo, “before that, reading was boring. Having worked in schools I thought it would be amazing to get the books and hand them out to schools to inspire other youngsters. I never thought we’d actually be able to do it.” Continue reading »

It looks like David Tennant will remain the only past Time Lord seen in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special.

Doctor Who Magazine seems to have extinguished the last flicker of hope that we will see other Doctors make cameos in the celebratory episode.

The magazine reports: “Although David Tennant has returned to his role of the Tenth Doctor, the other old Doctors will not be taking part.”

It is understood that Christopher Ecclestone was approached to appear but he was unable to do so. Continue reading »

Matt Smith has opened up about how he managed to land a role in Ryan Gosling’s new film, How To Catch A Monster.

The Doctor Who actor will be joining Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks in the fantasy noir, which centres on a mother’s search for her missing child.

“I was in New York and I was about to fly back, and then I got a phone call saying Ryan wanted to meet me and come over. So I read his film and I thought it was brilliant.” Continue reading »

It’s every Doctor Who fans dream: living in a world where there’s a TARDIS on every street corner.

A report by the Policy Exchange believe that bringing back police boxes to the streets of Britain will reduce the amount of crime we see.

It’s been more than 40 years since the boxes – which allowed police officers and members of the public to make calls to the local police station – were taken off the streets. Continue reading »