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Star Trek and Doctor Who have deep-rooted connections dating back to the 1960s, sharing themes of hope and optimism for the future. Episodes like "Frontier in Space" and "The Aztecs" showcase the parallels between Doctor Who and Star Trek's storytelling and moral dilemmas. Modern Doctor Who episodes like "Dot and Bubble" and "Flux" offer a fresh take on sci-fi themes and are perfect for Star Trek fans looking for new adventures.

With a mobile game crossover and a joint panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Star Trek fans intrigued by Doctor Who may need a handy episode guide to get them started. Although Star Trek and Doctor Who's links have become more pronounced in recent months, the connections between two of the most beloved TV sci-fi franchises actually go back decades. Star Trek: The Original Series debuted on UK screens on July, 12, 1969, in the exact same Saturday evening slot...

Doctor Who spin-off The War Between The Land and The Sea could bring back classic characters like Jo Grant, Vastra, and Martha Jones. The return of Unit could set the stage for a clash with the Sea Devils that doesn't revolve around the Doctor. Villains like Icthar and The Master could also make impactful returns in The War Between The Land and The Sea.

The newly announced Doctor Who spin-off The War Between The Land and The Sea could be the perfect place to bring back some notable classic Doctor Who characters. As explained by Russell T. Davies during the Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, the spin-off will force humanity to contend with the returning Sea Devils without the aid of the Doctor. Screen Rant was in attendance during the event, which confirmed a few of the major players in the upcoming series.

Important members of Unit like...

Warning: This article contains Major Spoilers for the Doctor Who season 14 finale.

To understand Doctor Who season 14's finale, watching Tales of the Tardis is crucial for context on the Memory Tardis. Tales of the Tardis provides explanations on the purpose and abilities of the Memory Tardis, which the Fifteenth Doctor only briefly touches upon. The Memory Tardis has a significant narrative impact in Doctor Who season 14's finale, amplifying its role beyond the spinoff.

Doctor Whos season 14 finale introduces a concept that will make no sense to viewers who havent watched Doctor Whos newest spinoff show. The last episode of Doctor Who season 14 has finally released, wrapping up a thrilling debut season for Ncuti Gatwas Fifteenth Doctor. Like past finales, the ending of Doctor Who season 14 solves mysteries like the identity of Rubys mother while continuing to build the lore of the Whoniverse.

Sutekhs survival is explained by the...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Doctor Who season 14!

Doctor Who's season 14 finale will tie back to the Jon Pertwee era and potentially solve a 53-year-old companion mystery. The epic two-parter titled "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" and "Empire of Death" will bring the Doctor back to Unit for an apocalyptic adventure. With references to the Third Doctor this season finale could delve into past storylines and the reason for Liz Shaw's exit.

It's been teased that Doctor Who's season 14 finale will be connected to the Jon Pertwee era, providing a chance to solve a 53-year-old companion mystery. Ncuti Gatwa's first Doctor Who season will come to a end with an epic two-parter, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" and "Empire of Death", that will reunite the Doctor with Unit for an adventure that Russell T Davies has teased as "apocalyptic". Doctor Who's Unit is synonymous with the Pertwee era,...

Lynda's death in Doctor Who set up the show's modern ruthless streak, with companions facing deadly consequences. Captain Jack Harkness and other companions faced tragic endings in the new Doctor Who era under Rt Davies. Lynda was set up as a potential new companion for the Ninth Doctor, making her death by the Daleks even more tragic.

One episode from Christopher Eccleston's Doctor Who era proved to be a major turning point for the future of the show. Doctor Who's 2005 revival updated the classic sci-fi series for a brand-new audience and became an overnight success, thanks to Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper's captivating performances as the Ninth Doctor and his companion, Rose Tyler. Showrunner Russell T Davies put the focus on the Doctor's relationship with their companions, which made it all the more devastating when each companion left Doctor Who.

With some notable exceptions, like Susan Foreman...

In January 2024, Fourth Doctor companion Louise Jameson returned to Doctor Who in the short promotional film Leela vs the Time War for the release of the Season 15 Blu-ray boxset. It showed Jameson’s character on Gallifrey in the final moments of the Time War being threatened with extermination by the Daleks. “This is not how this ends,” says Leela, before transporting herself to the safety of the Tardis.

As reported by RadioTimes.com, writer/director Pete McTighe said at a BFI screening of 1977 episode “Horror of Fang Rock”, that he saw the new scene as “an opportunity to right [the] wrong” of Jameson’s character’s original exit, in which Leela was hurriedly married off to a Gallifreyan Time Lord.

McTighe has written increasingly ambitious promotional films for these series releases with original actors returning to play their roles, though the complexity of producing them means they won’t be done for every boxset.

Doctor Who season 15 comes to Blu-ray, with Horror Of Fang Rock leading the six-story collection. More here.

Never mind the fact that the entirety of Doctor Who – well, save for an episode or two – is available to watch on the BBC’s iPlayer service. There’s also the not-so-small matter of Doctor Who physical media releases, which continue thanks to the genuinely brilliant line of Blu-ray sets.

Next in line? Some Tom Baker magic, thanks to series 15 of Doctor Who becoming the subject of the latest set. This one runs to seven discs, dating all the way back to 1977, and includes the following stories…

Horror Of Fang Rock

The Invisible Enemy

Image Of The Fendahl

The Sun Makers

Underworld

The Invasion Of Time

Tom Baker is accompanied by Louise Jameson’s Leela in these tales, and we also get the introduction of K9 in there too. Plus, of course, Horror...

Bonnie Langford discusses how her character, Mel Bush, has changed since her last appearance on Doctor Who in 1987. Langford hints that Mel has gone through a difficult time, with something dreadful happening to her and her family. However, she still values her time with the Doctor and maintains a strong connection with him. Classic Doctor Who companions have made appearances in the revived era, and Mel's return is eagerly anticipated as viewers wonder how her tech expertise and tragic past will impact her journey in the Tardis.

Doctor Who season 14's returning classic companion actor Bonnie Langford explains how Mel Bush has changed following her departure from the Tardis since her last major appearance in 1987. First introduced during Colin Baker's Sixth Doctor era in "Terror of the Vervoids", computer programmer Melanie Bush traveled alongside Baker's Doctor briefly, but was more prevalent in the earlier seasons of Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy's tenure.

It’s Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary month, which calls for two things: celebration, and admin. Fittingly, here’s an administrative celebration of the BBC show, featuring every season/series that’s aired so far. After a six-tab Excel file and a lot of overthinking, it’s a big ol’ list arranging each of Doctor Who’s individual runs in reverse order of excellence.

(A note on methodology: this list does not include runs of Doctor Who specials or the TV movie, and Christmas specials are included under the entries for their relevant series.)

There’s good stuff everywhere in Doctor Who. Sometimes it can take a bit of digging to find it, but much of the time, you hardly even have to look – it’s just there, posing as the Commissioner from Sirius 4, or asking “Do I have the right?”. What follows is an attempt to arrange each season...

Tales of the Tardis opens up exciting possibilities for future episodes, with various Doctor and companion pairings to explore. Reuniting characters like Jenny and the Tenth Doctor could provide closure and new storylines for Doctor Who fans. Bringing back Martha Jones and the Master would offer more insight into Martha's side of the story from when Harold Saxon took over the world.

Tales of the Tardis opens a whole new universe of Doctor Who, with many tantalizing pairings now possible should future episodes happen. In preparation for Doctor Who's 60th anniversary special, the BBC has released Tales Of The Tardis. The show follows pairings of classic Doctor Who Doctors and companions, and not only involves the actors reprising their roles, but also combines individual older episodes to create new anthology stories.

Tales of the Tardis sees the return of the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) and Tegan (Janet Fielding), the...

Contains spoilers for Tales of the Tardis, ‘Earthshock’, ‘The Three Doctors’, ‘Resurrection of the Daleks’, ‘The War Games’, ‘The Trial of a Time Lord’, ‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’, ‘Survival’ and The Sarah Jane Adventures.

It’s not even November 25th and already we’re looking for Easter Eggs. Then again time has no meaning in a Remembered Tardis, the enigmatic location for Tales of the Tardis. What is Tales of the Tardis? I’m glad you asked. There are no stupid questions here, despite the best efforts of the comments section (I’m joking. Probably). Tales of the Tardis (I should probably put that on my clipboard now) is a new series of Doctor Who stories, edited to omnibus length with no episode breaks and bookended by appearances from characters connected to the stories. We went into more detail about it here.

A Remembered Tardis appears to be some...

If Doctor Who fans ever felt hard done by during any of the show’s previous big anniversaries then the 60th is here to soothe spirits, hand out cherished gifts, and generally make a bloody big hair-ruffling fuss of the lot of us.

First came news of David Tennant and Catherine Tate’s return in three anniversary specials, then came the ‘roughly 8 million episodes of Doctor Who are coming to BBC iPlayer on November 1’ announcement, then they brought back Doctor Who Confidential under a different name, and now…

…three Classic era Doctors are returning alongside eight former Doctor Who Companions (plus The Sarah Jane Adventures’ Clyde Langer) for new series Tales of the Tardis.

New Scenes, Classic Who Cast

Not a behind-the-scenes documentary, and not standalone adventures, the six-part series will pair up the stars of classic Who acting in new scenes together, in character, wrapped around episodes from six existing serials.

Tales of the Tardis is a great way for new viewers to get a taste of Doctor Who's classic era and understand its influence on the series today. The omnibus-inspired format of the series makes it more accessible to modern audiences who may not be used to the serialized format of the classic series. The newly filmed scenes in Tales of the Tardis offer a chance for familiar characters to return and tie up loose ends, while also introducing new viewers to other parts of the Doctor Who universe.

New Doctor Who spin-off series Tales of the Tardis has been revealed, as previous Doctor and companion actors reprise their roles to reflect on key stories from the show's classic era. The classic era of Doctor Who ran from the show's debut on November 23 1963 with "An Unearthly Child", and came to a close with the third episode of the 1989 storyline...

It’s a good time to be a Doctor Who fan. Over 800 episodes of the iconic sci-fi series will soon be available to watch on BBC iPlayer, and they’ll be joined by a brand-new Doctor Who spinoff series which will reunite classic Doctor Who duos, including classic Doctors and their companions.

Tales of the Tardis will span six-episodes, with each featuring a different duo, with brand new scenes woven together with classic episodes to create feature-length omnibus episodes. Reprising their roles for the Doctor Who spinoff series are; Maureen O’Brien as Vicki and Peter Purves as Steven, Frazer Hines as Jamie and Wendy Padbury as Zoe, Katy Manning as Jo and Daniel Anthony as Clyde, Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Janet Fielding as Tegan, Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri, and Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace.

Doctor Who almost brought back a classic villain in a season 12 episode to face Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor. Doctor Who season 12 saw the Thirteenth Doctor and her group of companions face Judoon, Cybermen, the return of The Master (Sacha Dhawan), and mysteries about the Doctor's ties to Gallifrey's hidden past. McTighe has written a number of stories for Doctor Who, including the Thirteenth Doctor's television adventures "Kerblam!" and "Praxeus" that aired in seasons 11 and 12, respectively.

Ahead of the release of his novelization of "Kerblam!", McTighe opened up to RadioTimes.com about his other contribution to the main television series during Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall's Doctor Who era. The writer revealed that the season 12 story "Praxeus," which saw the Doctor race to fight a virus spread through microplastic pollutants in the environment, was originally considered to see the return of the Autons, a foe who first appeared during the 1970s.

Doctor Who almost brought back a classic villain in a season 12 episode to face Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor. Doctor Who season 12 saw the Thirteenth Doctor and her group of companions face Judoon, Cybermen, the return of The Master (Sacha Dhawan), and mysteries about the Doctor's ties to Gallifrey's hidden past. McTighe has written a number of stories for Doctor Who, including the Thirteenth Doctor's television adventures "Kerblam!" and "Praxeus" that aired in seasons 11 and 12, respectively.

Ahead of the release of his novelization of "Kerblam!", McTighe opened up to RadioTimes.com about his other contribution to the main television series during Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall's Doctor Who era. The writer revealed that the season 12 story "Praxeus," which saw the Doctor race to fight a virus spread through microplastic pollutants in the environment, was originally considered to see the return of the Autons, a foe who first appeared during the 1970s.

The new era of Doctor Who is set to have a number of spinoffs, which could be led by former companions. Russell T Davies previously created The Sarah Jane Adventures as a spinoff vehicle for Elisabeth Sladen following her emotional return in Doctor Who season 2, episode 3, "School Reunion". Season 1 companion Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) also led his own spinoff series, Torchwood, and it's expected that Rtd will continue this trend with his new era as showrunner.

Speaking at a BFI event to promote the release of Doctor Who Season 8 on BluRay, Jo Grant actress Katy Manning teased (via Radio Times) that "spinoffs (were) coming" and people were coming back. As a regular on the convention circuit, who also made a guest appearance in The Sarah Jane Adventures and the recent Jodie Whittaker finale "The Power of the Doctor", Manning is a reliable source. Just what companions, and from which eras,...

Former Doctor Who star Katy Manning, who portrayed the character's third companion Jo Grant, teases more returning characters and spin-offs are in the show's future. Manning starred in the British sci-fi series from 1971-73 and served as the companion to Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor. While she left Doctor Who in 1973 to pursue other opportunities, the show has remained close to her heart. She has continued voicing Grant in audio adventures by Big Finish Productions and also appeared in a cameo in the 2022 Doctor Who special, "The Power of the Doctor."

Twitter user Phoenix with Bread recently attended a special Doctor Who screening, at which third companion actor Katy Manning was in attendance and spoke of the franchise's future.

Doctor Who Sea Devils screening today. Katy Manning says “there is people returning and there will be spin offs” when talking the future of who. Although she implies she won’t...

A delightful trailer for the latest Doctor Who box set has brought back classic companion Jo Grant (played by Katy Manning). The world's longest-running science-fiction TV series, Doctor Who is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Most of the focus is understandably on the future - one that involves three specials featuring David Tennant and Catherine Tate, and will then star Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson as the Fourteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday. Meanwhile, though, the BBC continue to re-release classic seasons in their Doctor Who: The Collection range, with each accompanied by stunning special features, and a release trailer.

The BBC has confirmed the much-anticipated release of the Doctor Who season 9 collection, starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Katy Manning as companion Jo Grant.

Manning already returned as Jo in Doctor Who's Centenary Special last year, part of a support group for former companions. The...

Warning! Spoilers for The Power of the Doctor!

Another era of Doctor Who has come to an end, with the latest special, "The Power of the Doctor," depicting showrunner Chris Chibnall’s greatest flaw during his time as the steward of the Tardis. While Chibnall’s iteration of Doctor Who has given the show many strong episodes and performances from both the Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her companions, his era has also been polarizing for fans. The strong reactions to the Thirteenth Doctor’s series can be boiled down to the plot structure of Chibnall’s era, which often included a flaw that was on full display in The Power of the Doctor.

None can contest that Chibnall is a long-time Doctor Who fan and that his decisions for the show came from a place of passion and interest, as he once appeared on TV as a representative of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society.

The third and final special episode of Doctor Who season 14, "The Power of the Doctor", is made an even better celebration of BBC’s 100th anniversary with one hidden detail. A time (and space) traveling alien from the destroyed planet of Gallifrey, the Doctor has the ability to regenerate into a new physical form when fatally injured. Thus, since the 1960s, various actors of different genders and ethnicities have taken on the role of the Doctor to extend their story on the screen.

"The Power of the Doctor" takes a look back at the show's history through its multiple Doctors and companions, both acknowledging its traditions and signaling a new, upcoming era. Since the series began in 1963, Doctor Who has featured many official renditions of the character of the Doctor, and many more companions as well. For BBC’s centenary celebration, the show called back actors from each decade that...

Doctor Who fans were gifted with something very special today as the BBC released a new short which acts as an epilogue to beloved spinoff show The Sarah Jane Adventures. The series came to a premature end after five seasons back in 2011, following leading lady Elisabeth Sladen tragically passing away. Nine years later, creator Russell T. Davies has managed to regroup many of the cast – remotely, of course – for a poignant tale that wraps up the Sja team’s adventures.

In doing so, it reveals where Sarah Jane’s young friends Rani Chandra (Anjli Mohindra), Clyde Langer (Daniel Anthony) and her son Luke Smith (Thomas Knight) are now, with them all going on to successful careers. Once an aspiring journalist, we learn Rani is about to publish an expose that will topple the British government. Meanwhile, Clyde – who dreamt of working in comics in the show – is said to be...

It has been nine years since Elisabeth Sladen, known to millions of “Doctor Who” fans as Sarah Jane Smith, passed away. Now, Whovians finally have a chance to say goodbye as former “Who” showrunner Russell T. Davies released a 15-minute audio epilogue for “The Sarah Jane Adventures,” the spinoff series that featured the beloved Tardis companion.

Narrated by Jacob Dudman, who has played the Doctor in several audio dramas, the epilogue reveals that Sarah Jane had died alongside Sladen. All of her friends from Bannerman Road are there at her funeral, including Clyde Langer, Rani Chandra, and her adopted son Luke. Her funeral is also attended by two fellow companions of the Doctor, Jo Grant and Ace, played once again by Katy Manning and Sophie Aldred.

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Tommy, Clyde and Rani were all allies...

To keep Whovians entertained while we’re stuck indoors during this period of quarantine, Doctor Who creatives past and present have been sharing new content online, with many of them featuring the return of fan favorite stars. The best of the lot, though, has to be this new video – released today – which finally wraps up beloved spinoff show The Sarah Jane Adventures in the most emotional, satisfying way.

First of all, in case you aren’t aware, Sja followed classic companion Sarah Jane Smith’s adventures after her life with the Doctor. It had a successful five season run from 2007 to 2011, and was only brought to a premature end when leading lady Elisabeth Sladen passed away. The series never got a proper conclusion, then, but creator Russell T. Davies has now brought together various familiar faces to give it a finale at long last.

The 13-minute video, titled “Farewell, Sarah Jane,...

Goodbye’s never an easy thing to say.

And unfortunately, in order to preserve the decades-spanning show Doctor Who, fans have had to get used to the sad act. As we’ve all painfully learned, every so often, the Time Lord must undergo an involuntary regeneration (no matter how badly David Tennant doesn’t want to go), and after a spectacular display, we’re introduced to a new-looking version of the character.

Famously, the most recent transformation saw the series introduce its first female Doctor, played by Jodie Whittaker. Though audiences have yet to say goodbye to her, there’ve been 12 other Doctors who’ve undergone the change. And that’s all without mentioning the dozens of side characters we’ve had to part ways with since the show’s start over 50 years ago.

Now, thanks to a fan page on Twitter, Whovians from all over are sharing their hardest...

If you’re a Doctor Who fan, you probably know of the work of Big Finish Productions, the audio company with the license to create brand new stories starring the ever-changing cast of the TV show. Virtually every living Doctor and a whole host of companions, allies and supporting characters appear in Big Finish’s audio dramas, which will have been going for an impressive 20 years in 2019.

To celebrate this milestone, the company’s releasing its biggest boxset yet. Titled The Legacy of Time, the six-part collection unites at least five Doctors and a galaxy of stars from the show, both contemporary and classic. The cast, which is full of Doctor Who royalty, includes Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Alex Kingston, Sophie Aldred, Katy Manning, Jemma Redgrave and Ingrid Oliver. And there’s still plenty more where that came from.

The stories involve lots of time-travel hijinks,...

"Thunderball" co-stars Martine Beswick and Luciana Paluzzi.

Hammer and "Live and Let Die" actress Madeleine Smith.

By Mark Mawston

The London Film Convention, organized by Thomas Bowington was quite literally a Who’s Who of heroes and villains from the small and silver screen. The actual Who came in the shape of a Dr. himself in the guise of Sylvester McCoy, along with Who assistants Katy Manning who played Jo and Bernard Cribbins from both the Amicus film version and the TV version. There was also a rare appearance from Garial Woolf. The other key cult British film genres-the Carry On films, James Bond and Hammer horror- were all represented too, with many of the star guests appearing in all three: from the Carry On Films we had Fenella Fielding, Anita Harris and Amanda Barrie, from Hammer and Bond we had Maddie Smith, Valerie Leon, Martine Beswick, Eunice Gayson, John Wyman,...

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Over Doctor Who's long history, what prompted the decision to leave for those in the lead role?

All sorts of things have killed off the Doctor. In the last half century, Doctor Who's unique approach to recasting the lead character has seen him fettled by old age, as punishment, by radiation poisoning, falls big and small, dodgy operations and time itself. There are plenty of in-universe reasons for why the Doctor regenerates, and the outgoing Time Lord Peter Capaldi promises that his upcoming demise will be suitably timey-wimey, but what of the behind-the-scenes reasons that the Doctor has to go?

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When it comes to Doctor Who, the character often wins over the audiences because they are kind-hearted and in many ways, are the saviour (or Doctor) we need. While a lot of focus does get given to the ‘new’ breed of Doctors, for fans of the old school we are spoilt for choice with who is the best. One that is high on my list has to be Jon Pertwee, which is why The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years was such a joy to watch.

A collection of interviews, The Doctors: The Jon Pertwee Years features Jon Pertwee himself, Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Caroline John (Liz Shaw), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), Richard Franklin (Captain Yates), and John Levene (Sergeant Benton). Interviewed by the voice of the Daleks, Nicholas Briggs. Each interview with the stars of Doctor Who is around one hour in length, so you can imagine how interesting the Jon Pertwee one is.

Philip Bates is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

The latest Short Trips audio from Big Finish, featuring Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor, is out now. The Other Woman is written by Philip Lawrence and directed by the lovely Lisa Bowerman. It’s the eleventh title in the range’s fifth series, and is narrated by Katy Manning, who plays the Doctor’s faithful companion, Jo Grant. So who exactly...

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Philip Bates is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

The Third Doctor is back into the swing of things with Big Finish’s brand-new audio boxset – and it’s out today! Katy Manning (Jo Grant) and Richard Franklin (Captain Mike Yates) return, and Tim Treloar voices the Third Doctor, paying tribute to the late, great Jon Pertwee. The news that the memorable era would live...

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Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Taking place in Wichita, Kansas from 2nd – 4th October 2015, the Time Eddy event has a great collection of stars attached to it! Sixth Doctor and Peri pairing Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant are the headliners, with classic series companions Peter Purves, Katy Manning and Deborah Watling joining them. From modern Doctor Who, Ellis George (The Caretaker, Kill...

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On a June visit to the Doctor Who studios in Cardiff, we enjoyed a round-table chat with Peter Capaldi about series 9…

Despite being hamstrung by a list of not-for-discussion topics as long as the Mara (plot specifics, new monsters, returning characters, series arcs…), you can always rely on Peter Capaldi to fill an interview to the brim.

It helps that he’s fluent in nerdy Doctor Who detail, from anecdotes about his old pal Jim, designer of the original Zygons, to being able to reel off the name of Jon Pertwee’s season eight stuntman, to chatting about Chumblies.

Along with a handful of fellow journalists at the Cardiff studios earlier this year, we spoke to Capaldi about all of the above, series nine, looking back at his first year in the role, his own fandom, and more...

On where the Doctor and Clara are at the start of series...

Summer officially begins next month, which means geeks across the country will be preparing for the pop culture extravaganza that is 2015's Comic-Con International: San Diego. But San Diego isn’t the only place to find star-studded conventions filled with elaborate costumes, celebrity panels, film screenings, and other fanboy/girl festivities. In fact, Atlanta is home to many such cons, the most notable being the Labor Day weekend spectacle known as Dragon Con. Before we get to that end-of-summer celebration, here’s a look at a few of Atlanta’s cons happening over the next few months. TimeGate ConventionBritish sci-fi favorite “Doctor Who” spans space and time. But its cult following also spans across the pond, celebrated each year with the TimeGate Convention. Taking place May 22 to 24, 2015’s TimeGate Con features an impressive guest lineup of authors, filmmakers, musicians, historians, and Doctor Who personalities such as Katy Manning and Michelle Gomez.

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The Doctor needs a travelling companion. When he travels alone, he runs the risk of quickly turning into an out of touch egotist, ready to change history and spout guff like “I’m the Time Lord victorious!” Not only that, but viewers need a companion in the programme as a point of audience identification. It’s hard to feel empathy for a 2,000 year old alien who can feel the ebb and flow of the universe around him.

And almost always, these companions are terrific characters. Stalwart defenders of right and plucky helpers in the Doctor’s endless crusade to defeat evil-doers across the cosmos. But sometimes, just sometimes, they turn out to be less than marvellous additions to the Tardis crew. Not necessarily because they’re bad characters or poorly acted, but because they were designed by the production team to be that way. An incompetent assistant can be...

Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

We head back in time with this week’s podKast to revisit and reappraise the 1973 Doctor Who six part Dalek serial, Planet of the Daleks, starring Jon Pertwee and Katy Manning. True to form, the team has not in its entirety watched the serial in its entirety: Brian watched the full DVD version last month, Christian...

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HBO are currently courting Anna Paquin for Madame X, a miniseries she and her True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer are developing through their production company, Casm. Based on Kate Manning’s book My Notorious Life, the show is set in Victorian-era New York City and follows the life of Axie Muldoon, a wealthy New Yorker who helps her husband create a successful midwife business.

Per Deadline, the series purports to be “a love story, a family saga, and the confessions of a charismatic and passionate woman who changed the lives of countless others.” That premise, along with the true story tag, is a compelling prospect for the HBO treatment – especially in light of the superb Olive Kitteridge series.

As it stands, Paquin will star and executive produce alongside Moyer via Casm, with Jack Black producing through his Electric Dynamite banner. Your Sister’s Sister and Laggies helmer Lynn Shelton is...

HBO's favorite vampy fairy may be returning to work on another sexy show, but this time as a mere human. Former True Blood actress Anna Paquin is in talks to play the lead in Madame X, according to The Wrap. The miniseries is adapted from Kate Manning's period novel My Notorious Life, which is based on a true story from the Victorian era. The series follows Axie Muldoon (Paquin), a penniless daughter of immigrants who becomes a successful, yet controversial, midwife and abortionist in New York City. Paquin, 32, and real-life hubby Stephen Moyer, 45, are reportedly working on the project together.

HBO's favorite vampy fairy may be returning to work on another sexy show, but this time as a mere human. Former True Blood actress Anna Paquin is in talks to play the lead in Madame X, according to The Wrap. The miniseries is adapted from Kate Manning's period novel My Notorious Life, which is based on a true story from the Victorian era. The series follows Axie Muldoon (Paquin), a penniless daughter of immigrants who becomes a successful, yet controversial, midwife and abortionist in New York City. Paquin, 32, and real-life hubby Stephen Moyer, 45, are reportedly working on the project together.

Anna Paquin is sinking her teeth into a new role.

The former True Blood actress is in talks to star in Madame X, a period miniseries at HBO.

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Per our sister site Deadline, the project — based on Kate Manning’s book My Notorious Life, which was inspired by a true story — will center on Paquin’s Axie Muldoon, a wealthy woman who helps her husband build a midwife business in Victorian New York City and champions women’s reproductive rights.

Paquin will also executive-produce the miniseries,...

I have learned that HBO is in negotiations for Madame X, a period miniseries based on Kate Manning’s book My Notorious Life, which would be toplined by True Blood star Anna Paquin. She would be executive producing with her True Blood co-star/producing partner Stephen Moyer through their production company Casm and actor Jack Black through his Electric Dynamite banner. Written by Julia Hart (The Keeping Room) and to be directed by Lynn Shelton (Your Sister’s Sister), Madame…...

HBO is developing “Madame X,” a miniseries based on Kate Manning’s book “My Notorious Life” that will star Anna Paquin, who will also executive produce with Jack Black and her “True Blood” co-star Stephen Moyer, multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap. Lynn Shelton (“Laggies”) is attached to direct the miniseries, which will be written by Julia Hart (“The Keeping Room”). HBO declined to comment. Also Read: Marisa Tomei to Play Gloria Steinem in ‘Ms.’ HBO Miniseries Paquin and Moyer will executive produce through their Casm Films banner along with Mark Larkin and Cerise Hallam Larkin, while Black will executive produce.

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Big Finish has just unveiled the spectacular cover artwork for the brand new audio adventures featuring the Third Doctor, as performed by Tim Treloar! This five disc set also features Katy Manning’s Jo Grant as well the return of Captain Mike Yates (Richard Franklin). The trio can be seen together in the behind the scenes...

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(This review pertains to the UK Region 2 video releases). 

By Adrian Smith

Michael Armstrong, the writer and star of Eskimo Nell,once said, "It's hard to wank and laugh at the same time". In the 1970s filmmakers gave it a very good try however, and the British sex comedy was virtually the only kind of film being funded. The problem is that the majority of them were neither funny or sexy. They were generally grubby and embarrassing for the actors and the audience. One of the pioneers of the British sex film was director and producer Stanley Long, responsible for The Wife Swappers (1969) and Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1975) and many others. An occasional cinematographer on prestigious films like Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965), Long often recognised and nurtured new talent, particularly if he could see a financial reward.

Michael Armstrong had written The Sex Thief for Martin Campbell (1975), a film that Stanley Long admired,...

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They’ve been crushed, blown up, drowned, plunged to the bottom of fiery warehouses, fallen from rooftops, collapsed in restaurants, fallen downstairs, and generally been the victims of an uncaring deity determined to wring every ounce of tension and drama from their demise; yes, it’s a hard, albeit short lived life being a guest star on...

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Following the success of The Worlds of Doctor Who, released last September, the audio company has announced a new limited edition boxset, The Worlds of Big Finish – and this time, it’ll collect together characters from the Whoniverse and beyond! Out in May, the set will feature Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, Nicholas Briggs as Sherlock Holmes, Katy Manning as...

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Ever been grabbed by the Scorchies? If not, you should let Big Finish do it for you, in this Companion Chronicle starring Katy Manning. The Scorchies is today’s 12 Days of Big Finish promotion, and a useful illustration of a companion-centric adventure set during Doctor Who‘s early years! The Doctor, his companion Jo Grant and...

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Ratings

With the help of "Frozen" characters coming onboard, the fourth season premiere of ABC's fantasy drama "Once Upon a Time" hit a two year high with 9.3 million viewers and a 3.4 rating - up 30% in last year's Live+Same Day results.

The results weren't so pleasant for ABC's other shows - "Resurrection" fell from a 3.8 for its mid-season premiere to a 2.2 for its second season bow. The fourth season of "Revenge" similarly plummeted with a 1.4 rating - down from 2.4 for last season's premiere. [Source: The Live Feed]

Black Mirror

Jon Hamm ("Mad Men"), Rafe Spall ("Life of Pi") and Oona Chaplin ("Game of Thrones") are set to co-star in a 90-minute special of the anthology series "Black Mirror". It will be broadcast on Channel 4 in December.

Filming begins this week on three interweaved stories of "Yuletide techno-paranoia". Hamm's character appears in all three stories. [Source: Screen]

Empire

Naomi Campbell has jumped onboard Fox's hip-hop drama...

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This is the story of a woman who has worked as an actress for many, many years wandering into the Tardis set in Cardiff one September morning (during shooting of the Christmas special!) and apparently being swept off he feet by the star of Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi. Of course the woman you’ve probably recognised

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Former Doctor Who star Katy Manning has shared pictures of her visit to the show's set, where she had the opportunity to meet Peter Capaldi.

The actress played Jo Grant alongside Jon Pertwee's third incarnation of the Doctor. She reprised the role for The Sarah Jane Adventures in 2010, during which Jo met Matt Smith's Doctor.

I had a wonder visit to a familiar place that always smells the same ! Xxx pic.twitter.com/OhfDsgi0Hy

— KatyManning Official (@ManningOfficial) September 27, 2014

Manning, who was in Cardiff to film a guest role in medical drama Casualty, took to Twitter to share several images of herself with Capaldi on the Tardis set.

"I had a wonder visit to a familiar place that always smells the same," she told followers. "Had a little sneaky look at what I know is going to be the best Xmas Dw special !! (sic)"

Praising Capaldi, she wrote:...