Can you feel it coming in the air tonight? There’s Nikola Tesla, a big tower, some scorpions, scare-mongering, Niagara Falls, Rani from The Sarah Jane Adventures, red-eyed demons, a stolen possibly-alien-but-not-exactly-ish gun, mood lighting in the TARDIS, and Salateen from Caves of Androzani.

That was Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror, and in his review, Rick Lundeen said:

“This wasn’t the…

Having already met two historical figures in Doctor Who Series 12 – Ada Lovelace and Noor Inayat Khan, both in Spyfall, Part 2 – the season continues to get those famous faces from the past in, with Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, played by Goran Višnjić and Robert Glenister respectively, in Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror.

And this is the first episode of the run to be written and directed to…

Bradley Walsh has made it very clear how much he’s always loved Doctor Who, and he’s described his role as Graham O’Brien, the Thirteenth Doctor’s companion, as a “lifelong ambition” – and further shows his fan credentials by mentioning Roy Castle!

Whatever you think of the programme under showrunner, Chris Chibnall, it’s heart-warming to know the respect and love Walsh has for Doctor Who.

The Thirteenth Doctor and her companions are set to meet Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison in Doctor Who Series 12, played by Goran Višnjić (ER) and The Caves of Androzani‘s Robert Glenister.

It’s become something of a tradition to have famous faces from Earth’s past crop up in historical adventures; previous seasons have included Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie, Vincent van Gogh, Henry Avery,…