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RIP Richard Griffiths: Five Of His Greatest Hits

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:33:41 +0000

Richard Griffiths OBE, the Tony-winning star of stage and screen, has died at the age of 65. He had suffered complications following heart surgery.

GALLERY: The Royal Mail Issues A Special Set Of ‘Doctor Who’ Stamps

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:01:41 +0000

This March, a new collection of Royal Mail stamps will be issued to mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. There will be eleven first class stamps, featuring each of the Doctor’s incarnations to date, and four second class ...

‘Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: Look Who’s On TV Guide!

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:49:06 +0000

Once again, this friendly little news roundup has been entirely swamped by an astonishingly huge event. In this case, the arrival on the front cover of TV Guide Magazine, for the first time EVER, of our favorite Time Lord, as a result ...

The Brit List: The Fifteen Greatest Actors Who Were Almost James Bond

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:13:32 +0000

Over the 50 years since James Bond first stalked that bloody circle at the beginning of Dr No, many, many actors have been considered for the role. Some have been dismissed by producers, some have ruled themselves out due to concerns ...

Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: San Diego Comic-Con Preview

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:34:19 +0000

• BBC America has announced that Matt Smith and Karen Gillan will be back at San Diego Comic-Con this year, accompanied for the first time by their co-star Arthur Darvill. Lead writer/executive producer Steven Moffat and executive ...

Life Outside The TARDIS: Paul McGann

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:45:27 +0000

It must be a little frustrating to be Paul McGann, specifically in relation to Doctor Who. He is just as much of a modern thespian powerhouse as Christopher Eccleston, capable of bringing the same weight and energy to the role that ...

Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: The Convention Is Upon Us

staff — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:25:19 +0000

This weekend sees Doctor Who take a leap into full costume, lanyard and tongue-tied eye-bulge-squee mode, with the first official Doctor Who Convention, taking place in Cardiff. The event will be attended by such notable Who luminaries ...

Doctor Who’s Day Roundup: Matt Smith Teases ‘Let’s Kill Hitler’ and Christmas Special

staff — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:01:13 +0000

It’s only been two-and-a-half months since “A Good Man Goes to War” left us in delicious suspense for the latter half of the season. Well, that aching wait is finally over: the midseason premiere, “Let’s ...

A Companion To The Doctor’s Companions: Grace Holloway

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:55:19 +0000

For someone whose on-screen time with the Doctor lasted less than ninety minutes (that’s only three episodes of normal Doctor Who), Grace Holloway – played by Daphne Ashbrook – made quite an impact, not least because of all ...

How To Dress Like The Eighth Doctor

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:52:38 +0000

After the DIY nightmare of the Sixth Doctor’s coat, and the knitting yourself blind problems of the Seventh Doctor’s sweater, here’s a costume that should be fairly straightforward to get sorted. And we’ve ...