As we bid farewell to November and get ready to welcome the yuletide season, our brand new Fan of the Month has been revealed.
Flying the flag for Whovians across the world for November is Rachael, 16, from Essex.
Rachael put herself forward for the coveted title because she’s been an avid follower of the Doctor’s adventures for almost a decade and she always watches an episode to cheer herself up when she’s feeling low. Click here to read her full profile.
Fan of the Month has been running since June 2008 and currently features over 70 profiles.
The Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrifying creatures, who are you going to call? Santa Claus!
Last Christmas is expected to air in Doctor Who’s usual time slot on Christmas Day. For a deeper analysis of its title, check out WhatCulture’s list of the 5 things ‘Last Christmas’ could be referring to here and share your own suggestions below.
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With exactly one month to go until the Doctor returns to our screens for his TENTH (can you Adam and Eve it!?) annual festive adventure, the BBC has today confirmed its title!
Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman will return to our screens on Christmas Day in Last Christmas, written by Steven Moffat.
Guest starring Nick Frost as Santa Claus, the first trailer for the special was aired after Death in Heaven and a week later we were treated to an exclusive preview clip during Children in Need.
In addition, here’s a brand new promo pic featuring the stars of the snow… we mean show! The image also features its guest elves Nathan McMullen as Wolf and Dan Starky as Ian…
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It’s a double whammy for Doctor Who merchandise because both the Series 8 boxset and the official 50th anniversary soundtrack have been released today!
The DVD/Blu-ray of the Twelfth Doctor’s debut adventures, which was delayed by a week due to a classification change, features all 12 episodes of this year’s series as well as an array of special features including audio commentaries and exclusive interviews with the cast.
And that’s not all you can get your Whovian hands on today.
Silva Screen’s long awaited soundtrack for The Day of the Doctor is also now on sale. It features 23 of Murray Gold’s tracks from the landmark special as well as an extra disc of scores from Matt Smith’s final adventure as the Eleventh Doctor, The Time of the Doctor.
Will you be picking up either or both of these items, or perhaps you’re purchasing them as a gift for a fellow Whovian? Let us know in the comments below or tweet us @WhovianNet.
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Jenna Coleman has been discussing Clara Oswald’s future with the Doctor in a new interview with Digital Spy.
Promoting the complete Series 8 boxset, which is released in the UK tomorrow, the actress revealed that she doesn’t think her character “could go back to just having a normal life again”. The impossible girl was seen parting ways with the Time Lord at the end of the most recent episode, Death in Heaven, but we know she’ll be back at Christmas after she appeared in a preview clip from the special which was shown during Children in Need.
She expanded: “I think she’s addicted to him and the life and the TARDIS, so I don’t think there’s really a way back for her now. She’s had a taste of this life and him.”
It’s not the first time Jenna has remained tight-lipped about her involvement in Series 9, which is expected to begin filming in January. She has previously stated: “If you know I’m in the next series then you’ll know how the story ends. It’s much better if nobody knows.”
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Today is a special day in the Doctor’s personal calendar because it marks the anniversary of his first televised adventure, An Unearthly Child.
On this day back in 1963, at 5:16pm on BBC One, the TARDIS materialised on the small screen for the first time as viewers were given their first glimpse into the weird and wonderful world of the now iconic Time Lord.
51 years and over 800 episodes later, the series is still going strong with an estimated global audience of 70 million.
It’s also been exactly one year since The Day of the Doctor, the momentous adventure which was screened simultaneously on TV and in cinemas in over 90 countries. The 50th anniversary was a remarkable celebration and you can relive all of the festivities here.
The Doctor will be back on our screens next month but see how it all began for him below…
And he hasn’t stopped running since! Here’s to another 51 years, Doctor – we salute you!
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The Director of BBC Television has hailed Peter Capaldi’s first series of Doctor Who as an “outstanding” triumph.
In a press release issued today, Danny Cohen added that he’s “very grateful to everyone involved” in the Twelfth Doctor’s debut adventures, which reached new levels of success at home and abroad.
Here in the UK, Series 8 attracted an average audience of 7.4 million viewers across its 12 week run, with an additional 18.9 million requests (1.6m average) on iPlayer.
“This an increase of 39% on the overnight figures reported the day after broadcast. This includes the 9.2m average audience that watched Deep Breath, Peter Capaldi’s debut episode, which is the highest figure for a non-special episode (Christmas/50th anniversary) since the opening episode of series 5 (Matt Smith’s debut) in 2010. These figures show how Doctor Who has consistently achieved big audiences across the last three series – series 7a/7b combined had an average consolidated audience of 7.4m, series 6a/6b attracted 7.5m and series 5 was viewed by 7.3m.”
Meanwhile, in the US, Deep Breath became BBC America’s highest rated series premiere to date, as Canada’s Space marked a 22% uplift in consolidated audience size on Series 7.
“We never take it for granted, but the miracle has happened again – the nation has taken a brand new Doctor to its heart.”
- Steven Moffat, Lead Writer and Executive Producer
The behind the scenes series Doctor Who Extra has had 1.3 million requests on iPlayer.
A huge congratulations to the cast and crew! We can’t wait to see what Christmas brings…
Series 8 may be over but we’re determined to keep the magic of the Twelfth Doctor’s debut adventures alive!
By applying to be our new Fan of the Month, you can relive the twists and turns of this year’s TARDIS tales by sharing your views on Missy’s shock reveal, the momentous finale and what the future holds for Clara.
The winner will take pride of place on the site and have their very own Whovian profile featured for the world to see. The closing date for entries is Sunday 30th November.
Fan of the Month has been running since June 2008 and currently features over 70 profiles.
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Natalie Gumede has revealed that filming this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special “was a completely new realm” due to its heavy use of CGI.
The actress will guest star in the festive episode, the first trailer for which was aired after Death in Heaven, and told Radio Times that the role presented new challenges for her as an actress. “I just kind of sat at the sidelines in awe of all the special effects,” she said. “Normally you’re on a set and you’re on a street or in a kitchen in a house, but this time we were on a spaceship!”
She continued: It was a complete eye-opener and it’s made me a fan of Doctor Who. I have a new found respect for actors acting opposite CGI in rubber costumes and masks or against nothing, just a green screen. It’s s really challenging to make it real and human.”
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