Doctor Who 50th Specials Announced!

The BBC have released the promotional poster for the 50th anniversary special titled The Day of the Doctor.  They also announced a wide array of specials to celebrate everyone’s favorite Time Lord. The full BBC press release can be found here. The countdown starts here as the BBC reveals its plans to take over TV and radio to mark the Doctor’s 50th anniversary.   With special programmes planned across the BBC, the celebrations will peak on 23 November with the anniversary episode, revealed as The Day Of The Doctor. Starring Matt Smith, David Tennant and Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt, the special for BBC...

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The Crimson Horror was written by Mark Gatiss and stars Matt Smith as the Doctor, Jenna-Louise Coleman as Clara, Diana Rigg as Mrs. Gillyflower, Rachael Stirling as Ada, Catin Stewart as Jenny, Neve McIntosh as Madame Vastra, and Dan Starkey as Strax. From the BBC Website: Something ghastly...

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Cold War was written by Mark Gatiss, directed by Douglas Mackinnon, and stars Matt Smith as the Doctor, Jenna-Louise Coleman as Clara Oswald, Nicholas Briggs as the voice of Skaldak, Liam Cunningham as Captain Zhukov, and David Warner as Professor Grisenko From the BBC Website: On a Russian...

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The Rings of Akhaten was written by Neil Cross, directed by Farren Blackburn, and stars Matt Smith as the Doctor, Jenna-Louise Coleman as Clara Oswald, and Emilia Jones as Merry. From the BBC Website: The Doctor takes Clara to the Festival of Offerings, but the Old God is waking and demands...

Review – Big F...

This is the next in line of my Big Finish Productions Doctor Who retro-reviews. #28 – “Invaders From Mars” From Big Finish’s site: Hallowe’en 1938. A year after a mysterious meteorite lit up the skies of New York state,...

An Adventure in Time...

Doctor Who and Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss has been commissioned by BBC Two to write a drama to tell the story of the genesis of Doctor Who.  The drama titled An Adventure in Time and Space will be 90 minutes long and is set to air in 2013 as part of the Doctor Who 50th anniversary...