Is the BBC about to name the new star of Doctor Who? We’ll find out in 24 minutes (and counting)…
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Meet Doctor Who expert Dr. Piers D. Britton – a real person who wrote a book on Doctor Who titled TARDISbound and teaches a class on the iconic show at the University of Redlands in California.
On the eve of Doctor Who‘s eagerly awaited 50th Anniversary special – which will be unveiled tomorrow on BBC America at 2:50 p.m. ET – Dr. Britton revealed to us 15 strange and fascinating Doctor Who facts, covering everything from Steven Moffat’s thoughts on Matt Smith’s bowtie to what inspired The Weeping Angels.
How can you see Matt Smith’s Doctor and Jenna Louise-Coleman’s companion Clara being very cute together in the new Doctor Who adventure, “The Bells of Saint John”?
Well, you could steal a TARDIS, Doctor-style, and travel forward a week and a half to 8 p.m. ET, March 30. Or you could watch the exclusive clip by visiting EW.com. Your choice!
This week in EW: We visit Doctor Who on location in Wales, grill executive producer Steven Moffat about upcoming episodes and the 50th anniversary special, and luncheon in Manhattan with Matt Smith. Our Who package also contains a breakdown of all 11 Doctors and, perhaps best of all, an essay by Peter Jackson in which the Lord of the Rings director recounts his Who-love and announces his price for directing an episode.
You’ll think the magazine is, well, bigger on the inside…
Just because I’ve done Doctor Who doesn’t give me a divine right to walk into any other jobs…I’ll ponder it and sometimes think, ‘I’ve made a huge mistake. What am I doing?’
‘Doctor Who’: Every Former Doctor Return Appearance, Ranked
Matt Smith’s cameo (via a phone call from the past) in Peter Capaldi’s debut episode remains controversial amongst fans. In the scene, the Eleventh Doctor (Smith) urges his companion Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) to give his newest incarnation (Capaldi) a chance. Though a sweet scene on the surface, it ultimately masks an underlying panhandling to Smith super-fans feeling lukewarm about Capaldi. Regardless of sentiment, the scene feels tacked on and disrupts Capaldi’s otherwise stellar debut.
Who could possibly replace Matt Smith as The Doctor? (See what we did there?) Here are a few ideas…
Why Peter Capaldi of ‘Doctor Who’ thought he’d never play the Time Lord.
On August 23, Peter Capaldi will begin his first season starring in Doctor Who when the long-running British science-fiction show returns to BBC America. But it wasn’t so long ago that the Scottish actor and lifelong Who fan was certain he would never get his hands on the controls of the Time Lord’s TARDIS
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Whovians, rejoice! We sat down with Doctor Who actress Jenna Louise Coleman for a long, exclusive conversation about becoming the Doctor’s new companion, keeping her role in “Asylum of the Daleks” a secret – and when fans might get some answers with regards to the Oswin/Clara conundrum. A sample:
Is it true Karen Gillan left you a note?
She sent me a message. She texted me. I was pacing around, trying to figure out a scene and I checked my phone and I just had a message from her saying kind of “Good luck” and “You’re going to knock it out the park.” Then she told me eat at Woods restaurant in Cardiff. That was her Cardiff tip.
Doctor Who’s season 8 scripts have been leaked, and BBC is pleading with Whovians not to spoil.
A new (re)generation
Iconic sci-fi franchise ‘Doctor Who’ is kicking off a new era, as Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor takes control of the TARDIS. Read EW’s latest cover story.