Ben Miller has revealed that he was asked if he’d like to play the Doctor — and confirmed that he would’ve loved to! He appeared on The One Show alongside Jenna Coleman, so naturally, the subject of Doctor Who cropped up. Miller said: “I’d have loved to have been Doctor Who. I was once approached and asked if I would be interested in being Doctor Who – this is going back a few years – and I…

Despite all the rumours a few years ago, Kris Marshall has revealed that he’s never been approached to play the Doctor. In fact, he hasn’t even watched Doctor Who before — but says that of course he would put in considerable research if he’d have been asked to audition. Shortly after leaving the hit show, Death in Paradise, plenty of news outlets speculated that Marshall had been cast as the…

Comedian and actor, Ben Miller, has confirmed that of course he’d love to play the Fourteenth Doctor. Yes, it’s a tale as old as time: actor would like work. But Miller’s a good shout for the next Doctor, he’s been in Doctor Who before, and he seems an all-round decent chap, so yes, we pay attention when he says he’d like to play the Time Lord. Ben appeared on the chat show, Steph’s Packed…

I see you’re sitting there, twiddling your thumbs, waiting patiently for Doctor Who Series 13. So. What to watch while you wait for the next series? Let’s put some ingredients together: Lead character looks human but isn’t.They have a British accent.They shamelessly namedrop all the people in history they’ve met (including Attila the Hun, Oscar Wilde, and many more).They can escape from…

In a very real way, time is relative. But in an equally very real way, there are 28 days in February, which means we’ve completed two months of 2021 already. Yes, completed. We may now move onto Level 3, which many call “March”. Despite being the shortest month, Feb packed in a lot of news. Don’t just take my word for it; in this round-up, we’re looking back at those news items and more. Oh…

So, you’re looking for something to help take you mind away from the grim realities of lockdown. But you’re a Doctor Who fan and can’t decide between one of many sci fi series that only made one or two seasons on Netflix or something left field. Look no further, I have the perfect solution.

Based on a detailed scientific analysis of your requirements (yes, you personally – everyone else gets…

The BBC has released the official synopsis for Episode 5 of Doctor Who Series 10, the enigmatically-titled Oxygen. It’s fair to say that Jamie Mathieson was one of the best things to come out of Series 8, delivering two fantastic scripts in Mummy on the Orient Express and Flatline. He followed these up with The Girl Who Died in 2015, which was a fun little affair with an ending that plagued the…

Phoebe Waller-Bridge has emerged as the bookies favourite for the role of the Thirteenth Doctor. Coming in from odds that opened at 20/1 to as short as 2/1 (some firms have her at odds on at 10/11), Waller-Bridge, the creator of the excellent, hilarious BBC Three comedy Fleabag, for which she was nominated for a 2016 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, and, if rumours are…

Since the announcement that he’s quit Death in Paradise, Kris Marshall’s name has been linked to Doctor Who – and speculation has never been more rife, since bookmakers suspending betting on the actor playing the Thirteenth Doctor. This is despite claims that upcoming showrunner, Chris Chibnall hasn’t even started work on his era of the show. Mind you, a large section of fandom believes that to…

Say what you want about 2016, but it’s produced a startlingly brilliant array of television. The small screen is really shining brightly; for every cringe-worthy reality show, there are five more fantastic dramas. You won’t go far without spotting a few familiar faces, ones you’ll likely recognise from Doctor Who. Here are just a few TV shows from 2016 worth watching. The A Word An intimate…