Matt Smith says there is a particular role he’d like to revisit, to play again, and no, it’s not the lead in Doctor Who. Nonetheless, it’s a role oddly linked to Doctor Who. While promoting the Game of Thrones spin-off, House of the Dragon, in which he plays Daemon Targaryen, Matt was asked if there’s a part he’d like to play again, and enthused: “Yeah, there is actually. There’s a part in a…

A fitness video? On The Doctor Who Companion?! Oh, but this isn’t your usual sort of fitness video, DWC readers! This one features former Doctor Who companion, Karen Gillan, training for her role in the satirical sci-fi movie, Dual. Gillan, of course, played Amy Pond regularly between 2010 and 2012, then returned briefly for the Eleventh Doctor’s swansong, The Time of the Doctor. She had a fair…

You can get your festive dose of Doctor Who on Christmas Day (sort of) because Matt Smith is the voice of the titular character in Superworm! This is the BBC Christmas Day adaptation of the Julia Donaldson story about a heroic worm who’s super strong and super long… and who gets in a world of trouble when he’s captured by the Wizard Lizard. Matt Smith, who played the Eleventh Doctor between…

In very welcome news, Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary is to be celebrated in a special steelbook release, comprising of The Name of the Doctor, The Night of the Doctor, The Day of the Doctor, The Time of the Doctor, plus lots more like The Science of Doctor Who, An Adventure in Space and Time, and The Five(ish) Doctors!

This four-disc limited edition collector’s set includes these special…

I used to hate Matt Smith. I thought he was a dreadful choice for a new Doctor. Too young, too inexperienced, not taking it seriously. Just not ready, somehow. Karen Gillan was no better. They looked like two teenagers who’d hotwired the TARDIS and were taking it for a joyride through Stretham. Worst casting decision ever. I can’t speak for anyone else, but for me, Doctor Who died that day.

Th…

It’s a very sad time for Doctor Who fans, as the Doctor Who Experience, which housed all manner of props and costumes throughout much of Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi’s eras as the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors respectively, is being dismantled.

The original Experience, which combined an interactive story with an extensive museum featuring items from all eras of the show, opened in London in…

The latest Special Edition from the Doctor Who Figurine Collection has been unveiled: the Dalek Gun Ship, seen in the 50th anniversary episode, The Day of the Doctor and the Eleventh Doctor’s swansong, The Time of the Doctor. And needless to say, it looks awesome.

The Dalek Battle Pod is a small fighter-craft piloted by 3 Daleks, armed with a single laser turret. It was successfully used…

It was a long journey, and it started with the clunk of a lever, and the flash of a face we already knew, but who decided to turn up early to his own anniversary party.

Let’s face it. The moment Androgar turns to the General and says “No, Sir. All thirteen!” is probably the most exciting scene The Day of the Doctorhas to offer. That’s not a criticism. It was a genuinely spine-tingling moment:…

Steven Moffat did something brilliant in The Day of the Doctor: he saved Gallifrey. Well, the Doctor did. But more than that, he made it so the Doctor never actually destroyed his home planet at all.

And Moffat feels guilty about it:

“The Day of the Doctor was a success. Record ratings, awards, rave reviews. By any measure, it did alright. But… I’m still haunted by the guilt.

“I know some of you,…

There are a few incarnations of the Doctor who fans, at one point in time, want to see return. Namely, all of them. Two Time Lords, however, frequently come up in conversations because, before 2013, they simply hadn’t returned to Doctor Who: these are Tom Baker, who refused to come back for The Five Doctors but fortunately came back for the 50th anniversary episode, The Day of the Doctor; and…

It was a joyous, if expected, day in 2015 when Big Finish announced an extension to its audio license to include much of New Doctor Who – but does an upcoming UNIT release confirm that the license has been extended further to include the Twelfth Doctor’s era? Previously, Big Finish announced that the company could include characters and concepts running up until the Eleventh Doctor’s departure…

It’ll come as no surprise that Peter Capaldi’s final regular episode as the Twelfth Doctor will make everyone cry – but apparently, the cast were left reeling not from the regeneration but from another scene apparently of particular importance to the storyline. As part of her Access All Areas Doctor Who special, which airs on BBC Radio 2 later this month, Jo Whiley visited the set of Twice Upon A…

You know what? You have no idea how lucky you are this week. This was nearly something very different. When Phil asked for Series 6 material, I told him I was considering two possibilities: the article you’ve just started reading, or something else. And this was very nearly the something else. This was nearly a tongue-in-cheek sequel to Closing Time, entitled Open All Hours, in which the Twelfth…

War! Huh, what is it good for? Absolutely cracking Doctor Who serials, that’s what! And no conflict has captured the futility of a conflict between an unstoppable force and an immovable object (other than the Betamax/VHS wars, less we forget) than the legendary Cyber-Wars. We last heard about the Cyber-wars in Neil Gaiman’s Nightmare in Silver (2013): Porridge, the henchmen of a soused old…

You might recall the excitement in 2015 when LEGO announced its first Doctor Who set: this was a design featuring the latest TARDIS interior. But that set is no longer available on the official site, or indeed in LEGO shops. Based on The Time of the Doctor, the pack included the TARDIS interior and exterior, two Daleks, a Weeping Angel, Clara Oswald, and two Doctors – the Eleventh, with his tweed…

Christmas is officially a week away, which means merriment, joy, and a brand-new episode of Doctor Who, the first for a whole year. Festive telly itself brings quite a bit of cheer, with all channels pulling out the stops to give us wall-to-wall entertainment. Flick through the Radio Times and you’ll see your traditional favourites and a whole host of specials. Just last night was the finale…