The Doctor, Bill and Nardole arrive on Mars, and find themselves in an impossible conflict between Ice Warriors… and Victorian soldiers. As the Martian hive awakens around them, the Doctor faces a unique dilemma – this time the humans, not the Ice Warriors are the invaders. When Earth is invading Mars, whose side is he on?
Considering that it’s so rare to find Jon Pertwee anywhere near the top of a favourite Doctor’s poll, the sheer number of references to the Third Doctor’s run since the show returned in 2005 is truly remarkable. In fact, if we were to carry out some kind of [...]
Steven Moffat has been dropping hints about what we can expect from this year’s Christmas Special, plus teasing that the impending regeneration will be “different” this time.
Speaking to Samira Ahmed at the Hay Festival, the Moff says that the series will end on an unexpected note and the forthcoming regeneration is something he’s actively been working on with incoming head honcho Chris Chibnall
“You all know that the mighty Peter Capaldi will be bowing out but we’re gonna do it slightly differently this time and I’ve been working with Chris about how [...]
With the issue of a female Doctor becoming ever more prominent and the likes of Mark Gatiss claiming it’s time a woman was cast in the lead Doctor Who role, current show runner Steven Moffat has now revealed why he himself has never cast a woman.
Speaking to Samira Ahmed at the Hay Festival, Moffat said:
“I didn’t not cast a woman, I cast a man. I didn’t because I wanted to cast Matt Smith and I wanted to cast Peter Capaldi. I didn’t think it was a terrible idea, I just thought, ‘I want to cast [...]
The Monks have been with us from the beginning. They shepherded humanity through its formative years, gently guiding and encouraging, like a parent clapping their hands at a baby’s first steps. They have been instrumental in all the advances of technology and culture. They watched proudly as man invented the lightbulb, the telephone, the internet. They were even there to welcome the first men on the Moon. They have defended us, too. Who can forget the time the Monks defeated the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Sontarans? And they have left their imprint in the arts as well. The Monks have found their way into Dickens and the Jason Bourne films… Two species, sharing a history as happily as [...]
