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This article contains spoilers for "Doctor Who" season 2, episode 7, "The Wish World."

The penultimate episode of "Doctor Who" season 2 is here, and it makes a spirited attempt to shatter all the records in the coveted "most Time Lords in an episode not set on Gallifrey" category. Apart from two different versions of a classic Time Lady antagonist, the Rani (Archie Panjabi) and Mrs. Flood (Anita Dobson), there's the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) himself ... and arguably his mysterious granddaughter Susan Foreman (Carole Ann Ford), depending on which version of her numerous backstories the viewer chooses to believe. Oh, and if that list wasn't enough, the episode also wheels out a truly deep Gallifrey cut: Omega.

Originally played by Stephen Thorne, this particular Time Lord is most notorious for his role as the villain of the first multi-Doctor story arc ever: the 1972-1973 serial "The Three Doctors," which combined the might of the...

This article contains spoilers for "Doctor Who" season 2, episode 2, "Lux."

"Doctor Who" is no stranger to animation. Apart from comparatively minor projects like the 2020 "Daleks!" animated show and larger undertakings like the BBC's long-running project to rescue some of the 100-plus lost "Doctor Who" episodes with the power of animation, assorted creatives have proposed animated "Doctor Who" shows of varying outlandishness for years. So, when the "Doctor Who" season 2 trailer teased the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) getting quite literally animated, ardent fans were no doubt keen to find out what the series has in store for them.

As it turns out, the animation episode, "Lux," is nothing less than a love letter for dedicated fans ... just not the way they might have anticipated. When the moonlight-animated living cartoon Mr. Ring-a-Ding (voiced by Alan Cumming) turns out to be Lux Imperator -- the god of light from the same pantheon as...

There are loads of amazing Doctor Who theories that haven’t been confirmed or denied that are well worth considering. Many of the greatest Doctor Who stories of all time feature plotlines or characters that leave audiences scratching their heads for long after, and several of the theories that form are yet to get a satisfying conclusion. Fans of the hit sci-fi show continue to come up with their own ideas to these stories, which helps further engage viewers with Doctor Who’s narrative.

Every incarnation of the Doctor faces some sort of strange mystery that the titular Time Lord doesn’t even understand, but most of the time, these story arcs are eventually wrapped up. From the Master’s timeline to the true identity of mysterious characters, there are plenty of unsolved Doctor Who theories. With Doctor Who season 15 on the way, hopefully the show will finally acknowledge these theories and provide some answers.

The Doctor Who season 15 trailer teases some really exciting episodes, but I'm also worried that Ncuti Gatwa's second season as the show's leading man is already retreading the same old ground as his inaugural run. The ending of Doctor Who season 14 wrapped up many of the mysteries that had permeated the beginning of the Disney era, even if some of the resolutions were less than satisfactory. However, there was one storyline in particular that I would, at best, describe as divisive. Weirdly, Russell T. Davies seems content to revisit a very similar arc.

Unlike Millie Gibson's introduction as Ruby Sunday in 2023's "The Church on Ruby Road", the end of Doctor Who's 2024 Christmas special doesn't really set up the next run of episodes. Thankfully, the show has still given us a preview of what Doctor Who season 15's story will look like by providing a fast-paced compilation...

Whovians got an extra Christmas present in 2024, in the form of the first teaser trailer for 2025's Doctor Who, Season 2 (aka Series 15). The trailer arrived following this year's Christmas special, "Joy to the World," which found Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor still traveling alone after parting ways with Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson). The second season of Doctor Who is set to see the Time Lord and Ruby reunite, but will also introduce Varada Sethu as new companion, Belinda Chandra. Sethu made her Doctor Who debut on the Season 1 episode, "Boom," where she played Mundy Flynn, who appears to be an entirely separate character to Belinda.

The first teaser trailer for Doctor Who Season 2 gives fans a glimpse of Ruby Sunday's return, alongside some other old friends. In addition to Ruby, the trailer features a first look at Belinda in action and some of the new threats she and the Doctor will be facing.

Steven Moffat and Nicola Coughlan break down the impactful ending of Doctor Who's 2024 Christmas special, from the greater meaning behind the Star Seed to the emotional climax of Joy's story. The 2024 special brought Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor and Coughlan's lonesome traveler Joy together when an ominous package is being transported through a hotel that offers rooms from throughout human history. Set after the events of Doctor Who season 14, "Joy to the World" also stars Joel Fry, Jonathan Harris, and Steph de Walley.

With Doctor Who's 2024 Christmas episode coming to a poignant and hopeful, but bittersweet ending, Moffat and Coughlan opened up to TV Insider about the seasonal twist of the Star Seed storyline. With the episode dealing with many Christmases from across history, Moffat felt that creating a story involving the first Christmas was the best decision for the story. Furthermore, with the story focusing on the event,...

A classic Doctor Who star reveals how Russell T Davies set up a return for former Doctors in future episodes, and his interest in coming back again. While the cast of Doctor Who has almost always focused on the main character in any given era, the show is no stranger to reintroducing Doctors from previous parts of the series. This includes those who were around prior to its 2005 revival, such as Sylvester McCoy, who portrayed the Seventh Doctor, returning to his role in the 2022 special, "The Power of the Doctor."

Speaking with The 50% Doctor Who Podcast (via Radio Times), McCoy revealed that Russell T Davies actually set up returns not only for his Seventh Doctor, but other classic leads from Doctor Who's history. The actor revealed the 60th anniversary spinoff show, Tales of the Tardis, which revealed new adventures from classic Doctors, was meant as a bridge to reintroduce them into the main series.

Doctor Who showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat come together to celebrate the "phenomenal" casting of one Doctor in particular. Looking back at the Fourth Doctor era, Tom Baker assumed the role in 1974, leading the show for 172 episodes across 7 seasons. Baker's final battle against the Master (Anthony Ainley) in 1981's "Logopolis" brought his adventures to an end with the Fourth Doctor's regeneration, but he has since reprised the role in one-off appearances and audio dramas.

When speaking to Doctor Who Magazine (via RadioTimes) in a larger retrospective on Phillip Hinchcliffe's producing tenure, Moffat turned attention to the cast of that era, particularly praising Baker, Elizabeth Sladen, and Ian Marter's Tardis team of the Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, and Harry Sullivan. He went so far as to say Doctor Who hasn't a better cast, explaining:

Steven Moffat: I know this was a legacy of the previous producer, but...

As it nears 60 years since Susan Foreman said farewell to William Hartnell's First Doctor, Carole Ann Ford has addressed the potential difficulties surrounding a possible return to Doctor Who. Susan was the Time Lord's first companion, being the Doctor's granddaughter who had joined him on his journey and hid on Earth until she attracted the attention of teachers Ian Chesterton (William Russell) and Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill). After almost a year of adventures in the show, Ford left the series in the final chapter of 1966's "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" to rebuild society.

With December 26 set to mark sixty years since the First Doctor left Susan in 22nd century London, Ford opens up to RadioTimes about whether she would still be open to returning to Doctor Who. The actress admits that she has some hesitation about returning, being unsure whether she would be able to handle not...

Doctor Who season 15 has now added an Emmy winner to face off against Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor. Gatwa's era of the long-running BBC sci-fi series kicked off with 2023's seasonal special "The Church on Ruby Road," where he first joined forces with Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday. The Doctor and Ruby's adventures took them to deep-space warzones, alternate timelines, the Beatlemania of the 1960s, and Regency-era England before life would lead to them parting ways with one another after an emotional Doctor Who season 14 finale.

While season 15 wrapped filming in May, Deadline has reported that The Good Wife star Archie Panjabi will appear in the series when it returns to Disney Plus and BBC One in 2025. It is unknown who Panjabi will play and how many episodes she will appear since the BBC keeps details under tight wraps. However, it is confirmed the role is a villainous character.

Doctor Who is getting a new villain!

Archie Panjabi has joined the cast of the upcoming 15th season, and the second with Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor, Deadline reports.

The 52-year-old actress is the latest actor to appear on the hit, long-running series as a villain. Last season featured Drag Race star Jinkx Monsoon as Maestro, Gabriel Woolf as Sudtekh, Robert Strange as The Bogeyman and Callie Cooke as Lindy Pepper-Bean.

Keep reading to find out more…

Details on Archie‘s role are currently being kept under wraps.

In addition to Ncuti‘s return as the Doctor, Millie Gibson will be back as his companion Ruby Sunday.

There were reports Millie was being replaced by Varada Sethu, however, that is not true. Varada will actually appear as a co-companion alongside Millie, according to Variety!

Over the summer, it was announced a new Doctor Who spinoff series is in the works!

The Pantheon is a group of powerful, immortal beings that have been mentioned throughout the history of Doctor Who. Some of these beings possess the ability to possess humans, while others have the power to control dreams, manipulate time, and create chaos. Here are some of the potential candidates for the Pantheon that could be retconned into the show: The Gods of the Rutans: The Rutans are known for their ability to possess humans, which is a trait shared by many of the Pantheon gods. Additionally, the Queen Ruta could be a Pantheon god who has the ability to replicate herself, which would explain the Rutans' lack of individuality without contradicting their status as gods. The Dream Lord: The Dream Lord is an apparition that can control dreams and likes to create nightmares. Although it was initially said to be a manifestation of the Doctor's dark side, it could be retconned to be telepathic,...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Doctor Who, season 14, episode 7, "Empire of Death"

Doctor Who season 14's finale trailer hid the Memory Tardis's involvement, which was edited out of trailers to protect the plot. The Memory Tardis's background was changed in the trailer to avoid revealing Sutekh's possession of the Doctor's Tardis. Doctor Who has a history of removing key details from trailers to keep plot surprises intact.

The promotion for Doctor Who season 14 hid one huge detail from the plot of its finale, "Empire of Death". With the return of Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) villain Sutekh (Gabriel Woolf) and the revelations about the mother of Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), it makes a lot of sense for Doctor Who's promotion to hold back from revealing too much. Now that all episodes of Doctor Who season 14 have aired, it's easy to see where the footage in the trailers differs from the finished edits.

Mel will play a key part in tackling the mystery of Mrs. Flood in Doctor Who season 15. Bonnie Langford and Russell T Davies tease reveals about Mrs. Flood's true nature in upcoming episodes. Mel's return in season 15 may finally explore her past and long-held Doctor Who mysteries.

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and Bonnie Langford confirm Mel Bush will play a key part in tackling the mystery of Anita Dobson's Mrs. Flood in season 15. Langford made her classic series debut in Colin Baker's final season in 1986, and would continue into Sylvester McCoy's Seventh Doctor era before departing in 1987's "Dragonfire". After a brief cameo in Jodie Whitaker's final story "Power of the Doctor", Mel would join Unit and aid both David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor and Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor.

While Mel played a pivotal, but tragic role in Doctor Who's season 14 finale, Davies...

The following contains spoilers for Doctor Who, Season 1, Episode 8, "Empire of Death," now streaming on Disney+ and BBC iPlayer.

The ultimate reveal of Ruby Sunday's mother on Doctor Who borrowed its thematic inspiration from, of all things, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Last Jedi.

Per Comicbook.com, showrunner Russell T Davies discussed similarities between Doctor Who's finale "Empire of Death" and how The Last Jedi handled Rey's parentage via the episode's BBC iPlayer commentary, emphasizing the meaningfulness of its characters being ordinary amidst their fantastical conflicts. "The second film said that [Rey] was nothing special, there was nothing special about her parentage She was just an ordinary person with the Force," Davies explained, adding that, compared to Star Wars: Episode XI - The Rise of Skywalker's Palpatine reveal, "I really loved the version where she wasn't special. When she's ordinary." This, in turn, led to him writing Ruby's...

Doctor Who's 2024 Christmas special will focus on the Doctor traveling alone, similar to past narratives. Gatwa's Doctor will face questions of how his actions impact others, building on season 14's story. The special will explore the Doctor's character outside of his dynamic with Ruby Sunday, setting the stage for future adventures.

Russell T Davies teases what audiences can expect from Doctor Who's 2024 Christmas special, from its scale to how it builds upon season 14's story for Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor. Gatwa's debut season featured his incarnation and new companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) journey from the 60's to Regency-era England, to far-off colonies across eight episodes. While Gatwa and Gibson will lead Doctor Who season 15 in 2025 alongside Varada Sethu's new companion, the Time Lord will instead be joined by Nicola Coughlan as presumably a one-time companion in the seasonal special.

Davies revealed during a behind-the-scenes...

In a controversial twist that has left fans both astonished and delighted, the Season 1 finale of Doctor Who revealed the true identity of Ruby Sunday's (Millie Gibson) birth mother. The season-long mystery, which perplexed even the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and the god Sutekh (Gabriel Woolf), culminated in a revelation that her mother, Louise Miller (Faye McKeever), is simply an ordinary human with no ties to Time Lords or gods. If this plot sounds slightly familiar, it should, as the surprising conclusion draws a parallel to an unexpected influence from the Star Wars franchise, as revealed by showrunner Russell T. Davies.

The article contains spoilers for Doctor Who season 14, episode 8, "Empire of Death."

Russell T Davies was inspired by Star Wars to make Ruby Sunday's mother an ordinary human with no godly ties. Davies revealed that he liked the reveal of Rey's parents being nobodies before the trilogy changed her origins to being related to Palpatine. Doctor Who cleverly led viewers to believe Ruby's mother had supernatural origins before revealing her true identity.

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies reveals how Star Wars inspired the final reveal of Ruby Sunday's (Millie Gibson) mother. In the season 14 finale, the sci-fi show finally confirms the true identity of Ruby's birth mother. For the entire season, her mother was the central mystery who confounded the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and even the god Sutekh (Gabriel Woolf) by concealing her identity in ways that seemed almost supernatural. In the Doctor Who season 14 ending, it...

Russell T Davies confirms Sutekh's final fate in Doctor Who season 14 finale. Davies firmly states that Sutekh is truly dead this time.

Russell T Davies addresses the final fate of Sutekh following Doctor Who's season 14 finale. Having made his debut during Tom Baker's tenure as the Fourth Doctor, Sutekh stood the test of time as one of the Doctor's most notable one-off villains due to his terrifying power and Gabriel Woolf's performance. In season 14's two-part finale, it was revealed that Sutekh had been playing a long game to exact vengeance on the Time Lord.

With Doctor Who season 14's finale seeing Sutekh cast into the Time Vortex once more, Davies revealed during the commentary for "Empire of Death" whether he could make a return. The showrunner firmly stated that Sutekh was killed by his latest banishment. Check out Davies' explanation below:

And he finally, finally dies.

Sutekh the Destroyer makes a powerful comeback after almost half a century in Doctor Who, delighting fans with its unexpected revival. Gabriel Woolf's return as Sutekh stirs nostalgia and excitement in the Doctor Who community, bringing a mix of astonishment and joy. Sutekh's formidable presence and influence as a villain cements his legacy within the Doctor Who universe, appealing to both classic and new fans.

Gabriel Woolf has reprised his role as the nefarious Sutekh the Destroyer in Doctor Who, nearly five decades after the character's initial appearance. The menacing figure first appeared in 1975 during Tom Bakers tenure as the iconic Time Lord, featuring in the episode Pyramids of Mars. Here, Sutekh, an Osiran villain, sought to escape centuries of confinement to unleash destruction upon his captors and the universe.

Fast forward to the present, and the revival of this powerful foe has stirred a mix of excitement and...

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Doctor Who season 14, episode 7, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday."

Doctor Who season 14, episode 7 reveals Sutekh as The One Who Waits, potentially connecting to David Tennant's era. Gabriel Woolf returns as Sutekh, having also voiced The Beast in Doctor Who season 2, creating interesting parallels. There may be a strong connection between Sutekh and the Beast, with similarities in abilities and history.

Doctor Who season 14, episode 7, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday," features the return of an actor who debuted on the show almost 50 years ago, and his presence connects the episode to a story from David Tennant's era as the Tenth Doctor. The penultimate episode of Doctor Who season 14 reveals The One Who Waits was Sutekh all along. Newer fans may not be familiar with Sutekh, as he's only appeared in one TV story, when he faced off against Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor in 1975's "Pyramids of Mars" four-part serial.

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Doctor Who, Season 14, Episode 7, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday"!

Doctor Who season 14 reveals Sutekh as The One Who Waits, linking to classic serials and spinoffs. The Sarah Jane Adventures' villain, The Trickster, is connected to Sutekh, establishing his role in Doctor Who's Pantheon. The Trickster's inclusion in the Pantheon adds depth to his character in the Sarah Jane Adventures, hinting at larger implications.

Doctor Who season 14's big bad and his villainous affiliation was set up by a forgotten Rtd character who was last seen 15 years ago. In Doctor Who season 14, episode 7, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday", the identity of The One Who Waits is confirmed to be Sutekh (Gabriel Woolf), the god of death. Sutekh debuted in the classic Tom Baker serial, "Pyramids of Mars", in which the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) prevented the godlike alien from bringing his...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Doctor Who, season 14, episode 7, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday"!

Doctor Who season 14 episode 7 adds new twist, suggesting Susan Triad may not be the Doctor's granddaughter. Revelation in "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" hints at a possible future where the Doctor has children. Jenny, the Doctor's daughter, is the only surviving child, as Susan and other offspring are presumed dead.

Doctor Who season 14, episode 7, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" has revealed information that further complicates what we know about the Doctor's children. The very first episode of Doctor Who, back in 1963, revealed that the First Doctor (William Hartnell) and his granddaughter Susan (Carole Ann Ford) were living on Earth after fleeing their home planet for reasons unknown. Over 60 years later, in "The Legend of Ruby Sunday", the audience is led to believe that the Doctor's granddaughter Susan could be Susan Triad, played by Susan Twist.

However, teasing...

Gabriel Woolf is thrilled to reprise Sutekh in Doctor Who after 48 years. Woolf was surprised by Sutekh's new story but found it wonderful. Doctor Who season 14 finale sees Sutekh return to bring death to the Doctor and claim the Tardis.

Gabriel Woolf opens up about how he reacted to returning to voice his classic Doctor Who antagonist Sutekh the Destroyer 48 years after the character debuted. The Osiran antagonist was the main villain of Tom Baker's 1975 story "Pyramids of Mars", which saw the alien attempt to break free of his imprisonment to wreak deadly vengeance on those who sealed him away. After a season-long plot, Doctor Who season 14's penultimate episode revealed Sutekh had returned to bring death to the Doctor and claim the Tardis.

Ahead of Doctor Who season 14's high-stakes finale, Woolf opens up to the BBC about his reprisal of Sutekh. While viewers had been eager to see Sutekh return,...

Tales Of The Tardis segments have been added to Doctor Who: Pyramid of Mars, which will be broadcast on BBC4 on Thursday.

One of the biggest treats of Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary celebrations last year was Tales Of The Tardis. Something that perhaps started off as fan service evolved into a lovely celebration of the history of the show, as newly filmed segments were added to the beginning and the end of classic stories, with actors reprising their roles as various companions, some for the first time onscreen in decades.

We got to see the Vicki and Steven in The Time Meddler, Jamie and Zoe in The Mind Robber, Jo and Sarah Jane Adventures alumni Clyde in The Three Doctors, Fifth Doctor and Tegan in Earthshock, Sixth Doctor and Peri in Vengeance On Varos and Seventh Doctor and Ace in Curse Of Fenric.

Given the ending of The Legend...

Fresh from the excitement of Saturday’s episode, “The Legend of Ruby Sunday,” where the Doctor and Ruby Sunday encountered the iconic villain Sutekh, played by original actor Gabriel Woolf, the BBC has confirmed a special treat for “Doctor Who” fans. “Tales of the Tardis: Pyramids of Mars” will air on Thursday, 20 June at 8 […]

Doctor Who: BBC Announces “Tales of the Tardis: Pyramids of Mars” Special...

Warning: Contains spoilers for 'The Legend Of Ruby Sunday'

Ever since Russell T. Davies’ return to the helm of Doctor Who last year, the showrunner has been hard at work filling his new-look Whoniverse’s mystery box with an ever-growing pile of questions. Who is Ruby Sunday’s mum? Why does Susan Twist keep popping up here, there, and everywhere? What’s the deal with the Tardis’ weird groaning? And just who — or what — exactly is The One Who Waits? Well, with ‘The Legend Of Ruby Sunday’, the first in the series’ somehow here already two-part finale, Davies finally gets down to the nitty gritty of doling out some answers. Well, sort of, at least. This is a Russell T. Davies series finale part one after all.

This most part one-iest of part ones kicks off with the Doctor (Gatwa) and Ruby (Gibson) barreling the Tardis into Unit HQ to...

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Doctor Who season 14, episode 7, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday."

The big bad of Doctor Who season 14 is related to a Tom Baker story from 1975, making it a sequel to a classic tale. Sutekh is the main antagonist in "The Legend of Ruby Sunday," tying back to "Pyramids of Mars." Russell T Davies' retcon of Sutekh could alter how viewers see episodes between the two related stories.

Doctor Who season 14 initially felt like something of a fresh start for the long-running British sci-fi show, but the penultimate installment of Ncuti Gatwa's first run of episodes confirms that the larger arc has always been directly related to a Tom Baker story from 1975. Doctor Who is no stranger to bringing back villains from decades gone by, with the Disney era immediately including the return of the Toymaker for the ending of the Doctor Who 60th-anniversary specials. However,...

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies explains how the Doctor has forbidden Unit from time travel experiments. Unit's latest time travel innovation sheds light on previously unexplored historical research. The Time Window chamber offers a unique way to look into the past without physically traveling through time.

Russell T Davies explains how Unit's latest attempt at crafting their form of time travel via the Time Window fits into the organization's long-running Doctor Who history. Debuting during the Second Doctor's (Patrick Troughton) era, Unit has safeguarded the Earth from extraterrestrial threat since 1958 and is currently headed by Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) from their London skyscraper HQ. After a brief appearance in "73 Yards'" alternate timeline, the organization returned in "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" as Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday use the Time Window to glimpse at the night of Ruby's abandonment.

Recently, Davies broke...

Ncuti Gatwa's ideal villain for his Doctor Who era can provide a conclusion to a classic David Tennant story. Interviewed to promote Doctor Who's distribution deal with Disney+, Gatwa was asked which classic Doctor Who villain he wanted to face during his era. Ncuti Gatwa stated a preference for The Beast, whose sole appearance in Doctor Who season 2 left things wide open for a potential return. Chained beneath the impossible planet of the story's title, the Beast was heavily implied to be the Devil himself, the embodiment of evil which inspired religious depictions across history.

Voiced by Gabriel Woolf, who had previously voiced Egyptian god Sutekh in the Tom Baker serial The Pyramids of Mars, the Beast was left underneath the planet, where it remains dormant. There's plenty of potential for another confrontation between the Doctor and the Beast, and such a clash could dramatically change the scale of...

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This month, an ancient evil returns to the universe: Sutekh is back. And Professor Bernice Summerfield has a message to us all. Big Finish are bringing back the Pyramids of Mars villain, voiced by the ever-brilliant Gabriel Woolf, in a special set which pairs Lisa Bowerman’s popular character with Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred’s...

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From ampersands to The Apprentice, from dinner ladies to Dirty Den, here's a selection of nerdy in-jokes from Doctor Who series 2...

Last month we took a look at Doctor Who Series One as it celebrated its 10th Anniversary. Specifically, we delved deep into the murky world of in-jokes and sweet nerdy references.

Let’s take another trip back in time and have a look at the more notable and interesting references and in-jokes from Doctor Who Series Two, starring David Tennant and Billie Piper, where the credit of “Doctor Who” had been changed back to “The Doctor”. Pfft, party poopers.

New Earth

Old-skool fans would have been forgiven for being excited at the prospect, given that “New Earth” was a planet mentioned in the 1974 classic Invasion Of The Dinosaurs (though it didn’t actually exist in that story, it was a fake world). But all fans could get excited at...

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Something very exciting is coming from Big Finish. Bernice Summerfield, archaeologist from the 27th Century, is about to face one of the Doctor’s old enemies: Sutekh the Destroyer! The second boxset in The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield, The Triumph of Sutekh features Lisa Bowerman alongside Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor, and Sophie Aldred as Ace. And Gabriel Woolf...

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From The Twilight Zone to Penny Dreadful, Doctor Who and more, Den Of Geek’s writers revisit the TV episodes that truly terrify them…

It’s Halloween! Icicles are glistening from window sills. Chestnuts are roasting on open fires. North Pole elves are… hang on, no. None of that nice, fluffy stuff is happening. At Halloween, demonic creatures hunt for flesh, monsters creep out of their graves, and TV does its level best to freak us all the hell out.

In the spirit of all that, we asked our writers to select and share the TV episodes, horror or otherwise, that have made them whimper with fear. Here they all are, 31 of them, because, well, at Halloween, we like things to add up to 31.

Note that this isn’t a Top 10, or a Best Of, nor is it listed in order of scariness. It’s a collection of the particular...

Feature Andrew Blair 22 Nov 2013 - 06:43

Andrew counts down Doctor Who's 50 scariest moments, feat. Daleks, Cybermen, and Nicholas Parsons...

Doctor Who exists to scare children. It introduces them to Horror in a way that can prepare them for the increased intensity and gore of adult films, while its limited budget and family viewing constraints also mean it has to get under your skin in more creative ways. This list is not intended as anything remotely definitive, more a collection of fifty scary moments, scenes, and ideas that the show has given us over the years. There are obviously hundreds more out there, and a Comments Thread waiting for your suggestions. We begin at the beginning, but not necessarily in that order.

1. The first Tardis journey

Following an unsettling twenty-five minutes of investigation, torture and kidnap, our favourite family show was born. The Doctor decides schoolteachers Ian and Barbara have...

New details of BBC Worldwide's Doctor Who 50th Celebration have been announced.

Peter Davison is the latest star to be added to the guest-list for the three-day event, which takes place at ExCeL London from Friday, November 22 to Sunday, November 24.

The fifth Doctor actor joins Matt Smith and former Doctors Tom Baker, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy in attending the celebration.

It has also been confirmed that 50th anniversary special 'The Day of the Doctor' will be screened, in 2D and free of charge, on the evening of Saturday, November 23.

The screening will have limited availability and tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis, with Saturday attendees due to be e-mailed shortly with details about how they can reserve a seat.

The full guest list for all three days is as follow:

Friday, November, 22:

Waris Hussein, Anneke Wills, Kate O'Mara, Richard Franklin, Matthew Waterhouse,...

If you're interested in the concepts of faith and religion, then you may be surprised to find that you could learn a thing or two from Doctor Who. The everyday guys 'n' gals may think of it as a sci-fi adventure roundabout, but one of the great things about the show is that a lot of the time, it's subtly educating the viewers too. Everything you could want to know about the world is actually included in Doctor Who's long tapestry – money, power, capitalism, vivisection, ecology – only a handful of a lengthy list of worthy topics up for grabs.

And one of the big daddies of discussion is religion and faith. Doctor Who has and always will be a show that promotes good over evil – but quite a few stories have looked at the concepts of religious beliefs in greater detail. We've had the subtle Buddhism message of Planet Of The Spiders.

Magic Bullet Productions are pleased to announce the release of The Judgment of Sutekh, the sixth and final instalment in our The True History of Faction Paradox CD audio adventures. The series features characters and concepts originally created for the BBC's Doctor Who novels. Written by Faction Paradox creator Lawrence Miles, and starring Gabriel Woolf reprising his Pyramids of Mars role as Sutekh, along with Edward de Souza (of Doctor Who, Sapphire and Steel and Coronation Street fame),...