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Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth #DoctorWho Was a Teacher
As Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi created the persona of the Twelfth Doctor, something interesting emerged. In Deep Breath, while still recovering from Gallifreyan man-flu, he locates an errant piece of chalk and starts writing down equations, formulas and the like. From the very beginning, it appears that this incarnation had an affinity for working things out in front of the class. In Series…
Why I Love: The Twelfth #DoctorWho (Peter Capaldi) Era
When the new, 2005 era of Doctor Who arrived, ushered in by old/new showrunner Russell T Davies, I enjoyed Christopher Eccleston’s portrayal of a very damaged and vulnerable Time Lord. No. 9 was not your typical incarnation, but before we could even settle in, he was gone, replaced by some bloke with new teeth. Very quickly, I found I preferred this Tenth incarnation though, as David Tennant…
Out Now: #DoctorWho's Magic -- The Gathering Card Sets and Decks
The new Magic: The Gathering sets putting Doctor Who front and centre are available now. These cards feature the Doctors, their companions, their foes, and more to you across four Commander decks. These all feature new-to-Magic cards, as well as reprints with new Doctor Who–themed art, allowing you to immerse your deck in the world of the Doctor. Each Commander deck includes new cards that will…
A Look at the Upcoming #DoctorWho Magic: The Gathering Villainous Choice Card Sets
Ahead of the game’s release in October 2023, more details have been revealed about the decks available to buy for the Doctor Who Universes Beyond card game. Alongside the other four revealed decks of cards, Blast from the Past, Timey-Wimey, Masters of Evil, and Paradox Power, now we’ve had Villainous Choice announced, a series of cards which force your opponents to make decisions rather than…
Reviewed: Big Finish’s #DoctorWho, Once and Future – The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50
Entering the latter half of Big Finish’s Doctor Who 60th anniversary event, the fifth chapter of Once and Future sees the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) encounter some fan favourites, Missy (Michelle Gomez) and the Paternoster Gang – Madame Vastra (Neve McIntosh), Jenny Flint (Catrin Stewart) and Strax (Dan Starkey). Oh yes! Before I resume, I would like to share a personal anecdote. On 28th July,…
Michelle Gomez Recalls How She Got the Part of Missy in #DoctorWho
Missy was one of the best things in the Peter Capaldi era for me. The pairing of Capaldi and Michelle Gomez was inspiring and the production team struck gold with the two. But Gomez has revealed that she was originally down for a different role altogether. Attending a convention in Dublin, Gomez described how she was cast as someone else and sent a letter to showrunner, Steven Moffat, that would…
What Is Doom's Day? Your Complete Guide to the Multi-Platform #DoctorWho Event
More details have appeared on the merchandise soon to be released as part of this year’s multi-platform story Doom’s Day. Said to be ‘the universe’s greatest assassin’, new character Doom has to embark on a 24 hour quest to find the Doctor, in the hope the Time Lord can save her from ‘the ever-approaching Death’. It’s fair to say that the initial response to Doom’s Day back in March was less…
Out Now: #DoctorWho Charity Anthology, Master Switches from @AltrixBooks
Altrix Books has released an anthology volume, Master Switches, focusing on the Doctor’s main (fr)enemy. And it’s all in aid of The Stroke Association. These short stories cover numerous incarnations of the evil Time Lord, and act as a follow-up to the popular Master Pieces, released in 2019. Here’s what Master Switches is about: After a series of adventures without the Doctor (Master Pieces),…
The Madness Is There for a Reason: Mulling Over the Master's Mental State #DoctorWho
I stumbled into a time eddy this morning, which brought me back to 2016 and an early, quite lovely article by Jonathan Appleton about what might have happened to the Master after The End of Time. In it, he reminds us of how the drums in the John Simm Master’s head were the impetus for his madness, being put there by Rassilon, he of the excess saliva. And this was not only a salient point, but…
Missy Meets the Thirteenth Doctor in New Novel, #DoctorWho The Wonderful Doctor of Oz
It appears that Missy, the female incarnation of the Master, will meet the Thirteenth Doctor and her companions in a new book, The Wonderful Doctor of Oz. Probably. Missy isn’t mentioned in the synopsis but does appear on the cover, so… It’s one of two new adventures for the Doctor, written by Jacqueline Rayner, and available to buy now. While The Wonderful Doctor of Oz features Jodie…
Missy Teams Up with the Meddling Monk! #DoctorWho @bigfinish
Michelle Gomez is back playing Missy, the female incarnation of the Master, in an upcoming boxset for Big Finish — and this time, she’s teaming up with the Meddling Monk. The Monk is played by Rufus Hound, taking on the role which was first played by Peter Butterworth. Due for release in September 2021, Missy and the Monk finds Gomez’s character running amok in three brand new stories, with a…
Celebrating 5 years of the #DoctorWho Companion, here are the best @bigfinish stories since 2016!
To celebrate five years of The Doctor Who Companion, and hundreds of hours spent listening to Doctor Who and its spin-offs through the work of Big Finish Productions, we’ve had a go at picking out the best Doctor Who-related release from the company in each of the years we’ve been about. Agree with our picks? 2016: Forever Fallen Joshua Wanisko’s winning entry in the inaugural running of the…
#DoctorWho Series 8 to be Released on Steelbook Next Month!
Doctor Who Series 8, the debut season of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, will be released next month as a special steelbook Blu-ray! This follows previous sets dedicated to the first seven seasons of 21st Century Who, plus the 2009 Specials and, most recently, the 50th anniversary celebrations including The Day of the Doctor, An Adventure in Space and Time, and The Time of the…
The Order of the Master: Why Can't The Doctor's Arch-Enemy (and Best Friend) Actually Die? #DoctorWho
During the heart of the Third Doctor era, Roger Delgado’s Master was everywhere. He made so many appearances through Seasons 8, 9, and 10, that Delgado had to seriously consider stepping away from the show. Other producers just assumed he was always unavailable because of Doctor Who and it probably cost the actor some work. So there was a tentative plan in the works for a big confrontation that…
New #DoctorWho Comic to Chronicle the Lost Stories of Missy
A few years ago, there were loads of Doctor Who comics from Titan – so many that some had real trouble keeping up if you collected the ranges in single issue format. Then, when Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor was announced, Titan wrapped up all their comics and just published the Thirteenth Doctor’s comic adventures. Now, Doctor Who Comic will see Titan publish stories with all the…
Reviewed: @bigfinish's #Masterful Limited Edition #DoctorWho
The Limited Edition release of Masterful is, well, masterful. For eight discs and nine whole hours, you get to revel in almost every era of the Master in their broadcast form. All the delicious evilness, the madness, the cruelty, even the good looks. It’s all there. Encased in the Limited Edition is four stories: the titular Masterful; three-hour epic Terror of the Master; and Short Trips I Am…
Looking for Christmas present ideas for your loved ones? You’re early, but there’s nothing wrong with being that organised! And fortunately, we have the perfect book for the Doctor Who fans in your life.
The Wintertime Paradoxcontains 12 festive stories. Did you know Davros and the Doctor met for three Christmases, on different planets, across time and space? Have you heard the one about the…
