Category Archives: Whoniversity

WATCH: Karen Gillan’s ‘Walking Dead’ Skin Care Ad for ‘Nerdist’

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on April 1st, 2013

Karen Gillan's zombie makeover for 'The Nerdist' (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

Many people have called Karen Gillan “drop-dead gorgeous,” but I hardly think they meant it quite like this. The former Doctor Who companion submitted to a zombie makeover for a special Walking Dead-inspired installment of ...

‘Doctor Who’ Recap: ‘The Bells Of Saint John’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 31st, 2013

Matt Smith in 'The Bells of Saint John' (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

NOTE: Doctor Who fans, we’re giving you a weekly chance to win a set of Eleventh Doctor novels containing Tommy Donbavand’s Shroud of Sorrow, Nicholas Briggs’ The Dalek Generation, and Justin Richards’ Plague of ...

WATCH: Behind-the-Scenes of ‘Doctor Who’ Premiere ‘The Bells of Saint John’

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on March 30th, 2013

Jenna-Louise Coleman and Matt Smith in 'Doctor Who' (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

“James Dean: eat your heart out!” If you’ve seen “The Bells of Saint John,” the midseason premiere of Doctor Who, you’ve just witnessed a whirlwind travelogue of a few iconic London sites (notably the ...

Live-Blogging the ‘Doctor Who’ Premiere, ‘The Bells of Saint John’

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on March 30th, 2013

Jenna-Louise Coleman in 'The Bells of Saint John' (Photo: BBC AMERICA)

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David Tennant, Billie Piper Return; John Hurt Cast for ‘Doctor Who’ 50th Anniversary Special

By staff | Posted on March 30th, 2013

The unspoken love between these two grew from a very pure place. She could see how lonely he was; he needed someone to rescue him from the horror of his wartime experiences. Of course the Doctor can't settle down with anyone, but at least Rose's love was rewarded, in the shape of her own, human version of the Doctor, who will grow old with her.

This got released on Saturday (March 30):

Doctor Who revealed some of the all-star cast that will mark the 50th anniversary. David Tennant and Billie Piper will join current Doctor and companion, Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman, while John Hurt (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, ...

How Do You Get To Be The Doctor’s Companion Anyway?

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 29th, 2013

Note: this is not a guide for budding actors and actresses, on how best to audition for the role of a companion on Doctor Who. If you are looking for that kind of thing, the best advice we can offer, based on the previous successful ...

A Companion To The Doctors: The Third Doctor

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 28th, 2013

The Doctor shows Jo Grant a thing or two.

Having weathered the storm of one lead actor leaving the show, the announcement in 1969 that Patrick Troughton was handing back his keys to the TARDIS was less stressful than it might have been. Mind you, the revelation that he was to ...

‘Doctor Who’ Wins Special Peabody Award

By staff | Posted on March 27th, 2013

The timing really couldn’t be better: ahead of the March 30 premiere of Season 7, Part 2, BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who has been awarded one of the highest honors in television and other electronic media, the Peabody Award. The ...

‘Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: Countdown To ‘The Bells Of Saint John’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 26th, 2013

Whovians, you find us this week in a state of high alert. The next part of Season 7 of Doctor Who is about to start in the U.S.

WATCH: ‘Doctor Who’ Prequel To ‘The Bells of Saint John’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 25th, 2013

It’s OK, we get it. It’s a Monday morning and you spent the weekend, I dunno, kayaking down the Swiss Alps or something and even though you’re a massive Doctor Who fan, you simply didn’t know that a new thing was ...