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Issue 434 of of Doctor Who Magazine is out this week, and inside it’s all about The Doctor’s Wife, as its writer, Neil Gaiman, talks exclusively about his anticipated episode.
“If this episode works like it’s meant to work,” he tells DWM, “you will go from curiosity, thinking ‘who is this person?’ – to amusement – ‘She’s very funny, she’s mad, oh my God, she’s biting him, she’s a bit weird!’ – to irritation – ‘Why is she so high and mighty?’ – to heartbreak, genuine, absolute real heartbreak. And to joy.”
Also inside the issue, Episodes 3 (The Curse of the Black Spot), 4 (The Doctor’s Wife) and 5/6 (The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People) are previewed with never before seen photos and exclusive interviews with their writers. Hugh Bonneville also talks about becoming a pirate, and Steven Moffat presents another edition of his Production Notes.
Meanwhile, DWM crosses the pond to interview the stars on location in Utah as they film Series 6’s opening two-parter, before taking a trip down memory lane to relive some of the Second Doctor’s adventures as part of their countdown to 2013’s 50th anniversary.
Amy finds herself trapped inside a psychedelic nightmare as the comic strip, ‘Forever Dreaming’ by Jonathan Morris, reaches its startling conclusion, while the Time Team revisit the Ninth Doctor’s battle with the Slitheen in World War Three. Plus, the Fact of Fiction present their lowdown on the Series 2 adventure, The Girl in the Fireplace.
Doctor Who Magazine goes on sale on Thursday and also comes with a double-sided poster with the Impossible Astronaut on one side and Rory and River on the other.
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Doctor Who guest star Hugh Bonneville has revealed that there has been “a slight embargo” on Doctor Who in his house since his son was left terrified by an episode.
As the Belfast Telegraph reports, the actor, who will be seen in this week’s episode, The Curse of the Black Spot, as the implacable Captain Avery, has revealed: “Slightly sore topic. My nine year old got so freaked out about Bill Paterson’s demise in the Daleks episode last year, he had some sleepless nights.”
However, they’ll be making an exception this week to watch his appearance together as a family. “It was annoying for me because I got them all recorded and had to wipe them all,” he said. “I’ll get the boxset and we’ll watch them leading up to this episode. Had I said I was going to be in SpongeBob SquarePants, he’d have been really thrilled.”
He finished: “I was a Jon Pertwee boy. That music haunted my childhood and always reminds me of being at my gran’s on a Saturday afternoon, after the football scores.”
The Curse of the Black Spot airs on Saturday at 6:15pm on BBC One and BBC One HD.
“For various reasons, the TARDIS has programmed itself to land on my ship,” he explains. “As a 17th-century pirate, I’m furious that this thing has arrived. We’re becalmed at sea and the Doctor has come and upset our equilibrium. The Time Lord has to walk the plank and that’s the end of the Doctor. Or is it?”
He adds: “As for the rest of the episode, I just swan around with a pistol, looking a bit bemused! The feeling I get about the whole story of this series is that it does address big universal themes, as well as being a roistering adventure. There’s this overarching theme questioning mortality, identity and who we are in this universe.”
The actor is also full of praise for Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, who he reveals were always “generous” with their time. “They’re obviously so pooped and could just go ‘ugh’ but actually they were terrific. They do crazy schedules, but Matt is the perfect host.”
The pirate adventure airs on Saturday 7th May at 6:15pm on BBC One, and sees the Doctor, Amy and Rory marooned onboard a pirate ship whose crew is being attacked by a mysterious and beautiful sea creature. To uncover the truth behind the pirates’ supernatural fears, they must first win the trust of the implacable Captain Avery, played by guest star Hugh Bonneville. Is a pirate’s life for them?
Check out the new pictures below, and don’t forget the episode’s trailers and prequel!
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Details have now been released regarding the third episode of Doctor Who Confidential, which will accompany The Curse of the Black Spot by Steve Thompson.
In the episode, entitled ‘Ship Ahoy!’, the Confidential team sets sail for a VIP journey on board the Doctor Who pirate ship, and Karen Gillan explains how she got to grips with swash buckling. Meanwhile, the production team reveals how they created a storm at sea, and there’s interviews with the cast, including guest actor Hugh Bonneville.
Ship Ahoy! will air on BBC Three/BBC HD at 7pm on 7th May, as soon as The Curse of the Black Spot (6:15-7pm) has premieredon BBC One/BBC One HD.
The episode will air on BBC One/BBC One HD at the slightly later time of 6:15pm on Saturday 7th May. Written by Steve Thompson, it sees the TARDIS marooned onboard a 17th century pirate ship whose crew is being attacked by a mysterious and beautiful sea creature. Hugh Bonneville guest stars as the implacable Captain Avery.
The episode – written by Steve Thompson – will air on Saturday 7th May on BBC One/BBC One HD, although the exact time of its transmission is still to be confirmed.
It guest stars Hugh Bonneville as Captain Avery and Lily Cole as the Siren, a mysterious and beautiful sea creature.
The TARDIS is marooned onboard a 17th-century pirate ship whose crew is being attacked by a mysterious and beautiful sea creature.
Becalmed and beset by cabin fever, the pirates have numerous superstitious explanations for the Siren’s appearance. The Doctor has other ideas but, as his theories are disproved and every plan of escape is thwarted, he must work to win the trust of the implacable Captain Avery and uncover the truth behind the pirates’ supernatural fears – and he must work quickly, for some of his friends have already fallen under the Siren’s spell…
The Impossible Astronaut airs on Saturday 23rd April at 6pm on BBC One/BBC One HD.
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Shiver me timbers! The new series is fast approaching, and today we’re looking at the voyage that awaits us in Week 3, otherwise known as The Curse of the Black Spot!
It’ll be a case of all hands on deck in this story, as the Doctor, Amy and Rory take to the high seas. Written by Steve Thompson and directed by Jeremy Webb, it guest stars Hugh Bonneville as a Pirate Captain, and model and actress Lily Cole will also be making an appearance as the mysterious green creature glimpsed in the trailer.
As you’ll know, filming for the swashbuckling adventure took place in Cornwall, and from the various pictures and videos that transpired, it looks like there’s lots of sword-fighting, plank-walking and rope-swinging on the way! Well, it is a pirate story after all…
Are you looking forward to the episode? Is a pirate’s life for you? Let us know! Yo ho!
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As the countdown to its grand premiere continues (11 days to go!), the BBC has today released a fresh batch of Series 6 episode stills and official behind the scenes photographs!
The images give us more enticing insights into the Doctor, Amy and Rory’s forthcoming adventures and, if you’re avoiding spoilers, you’ll be pleased to hear that the majority of them don’t give anything new away! However, one in particular does, so we’ve linked to that on a separate page to prevent any potentially unwanted details slipping out…
So, starting at the beginning (it’s a very good place to start!), here’s a new still from the opening two-parter, The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon, in which the Doctor, Amy, Rory and River are having a conversation in the TARDIS with Canton Everett Delaware III. Below it are some new shots of the cast and crew filming in Utah!
Next up, we’ll be taking to the high seas in Episode 3, The Curse of the Black Spot, and here are two stills from the adventure, guest starring Hugh Bonneville and Lily Cole.
In at number four is the oh-so-intriguingly titled The Doctor’s Wife, featuring actress Suranne Jones as Idris, and here’s a glimpse of her mysterious character in action…
…and here she is with Matt Smith and the writer of the anticipated episode, Neil Gaiman!
The Doctor, Amy and Rory return on Saturday 23rd April in The Impossible Astronaut.
As mentioned at the start of the post, there’s one new image we’ve opted not to show, as some visitors might not want to see what it depicts. If you do want to, simply click here. Now, what’s going on there we wonder…
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Is River Song the Doctor’s wife? Daughter? Stalker? All of the above? Well, stranger things have happened! According to Karen Gillan, the character’s long awaited reveal in the new series will come as a huge shock to viewers.
“There’s a really big cliffhanger at the end of Episode 7, and we find out who River Song is, which is really exciting,” the actress explains in a new interview with Wales Online. “I wanted to know for so long, since she first appeared in the David Tennant years. It’s quite unexpected.”
Regarding the guest stars lined up in Series 6, she said: “It’s amazing. We’ve got Lily Cole playing a really scary lady, and we’ve got some really great guys as well, like Hugh Bonneville, David Walliams and James Corden. These people volunteer to do it, so there’s always a nice atmosphere on set because they want to be there.”
You can watch her full interview, conducted at the Series 6 launch, below, however the video includes some clips and other tidbits so don’t click play if you’re avoiding spoilers!
Elsewhere, the Liverpool Echo has a new interview with Steven Moffat, in which he describes the perfect Doctor Who monster. “It’s not just that they look scary and can kill you,” he said. ”There’s something of a nightmare about them!” You can watch that report below, but once again don’t play if don’t want any spoilers. You’ve been warned!
The Doctor, Amy and Rory return on Saturday 23rd April in The Impossible Astronaut.
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