A little over a year after he was first announced as the new Doctor, the time has nearly come for Peter Capaldi to take up reins of the TARDIS. Doctor Who returns to BBC One on Saturday August 23rd, with a full length opening episode directed by Brit horror luminary Ben … [Read more...]
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Doctor Who: Time of the Doctor (and death of Matt Smith) – Dork Review
No sooner had Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat finished the anniversary special, he had to write yet another high-pressure episode: write out Matt Smith! Bring in Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor! Wrap up all outstanding plot threads from the Eleventh Doctor's tenure! Be a festive Christmas special … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Day of the Doctor – Dork Review
The BBC have aired the long-awaited Doctor Who 50th anniversary special Day of the Doctor. I usually talk a bit about the expectations and role of the episode in our minds for this intro, and for a lot of people, this is the most anticipation-loaded story from any TV series they'll ever watch. It … [Read more...]
Google Celebrates Doctor Who With a Doodle Game
With one day to go until Doctor Who's 50th anniversary, even Google has hopped onto the Timelord celebratory bandwagon. That's right - they've done a Doctor Who Google Doodle. And an interactive one at that. … [Read more...]
Doctor Who Minisode – The Last Day – Dork Review
After the excitement (and that's putting it mildly) that followed last weekend's Night of The Doctor, another Doctor Who minisode has been unleashed upon the fans. Although shorter in length and with a distinct lack of any familiar faces, it's still exciting to watch... and suitably dark at … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Night of the Doctor 50th Anniversary Prelude – Dork Review
There were rumours of a prelude to the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special Day of the Doctor going up this weekend - it was to be called Night of the Doctor and feature unknown exciting things. Well, perhaps the tabloids saw it and threatened to spoil everything, or maybe the BBC just suffered itchy … [Read more...]
The Doctor Who “50 Years” Trailer – With Hovering Jelly Babies
A shiny new trailer for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special has been released! Huzzah! Yet, still no actual footage from the episode itself! Boo! Yes, we still are no closer to seeing any actual footage from The Day of The Doctor - or closer to knowing any more about the plot than we already … [Read more...]
Yeti Attack- Doctor Who’s Previously Missing Episodes – The Web of Fear
The Web of Fear, the second of the now-recovered Doctor Who serials, is probably better known as "the one with the Yetis on the Underground". And although Yetis running amok on the Circle Line is an exciting prospect in itself, there's also the first appearance of one Brigadier … [Read more...]
Finally Found – Doctor Who’s Previously Missing Episodes – The Enemy of the World
Doctor Who fans rejoice! It's a good week to be a Whovian, as no less than nine previously missing episodes have been found and returned to the BBC archives. Both Patrick Troughton-era serials, The Enemy of The World (now complete) and The Web of Fear (only missing episode 3) have been restored and … [Read more...]
The best Doctor Who shows that aren’t Doctor Who
While we're all sat about waiting to see how many of the recently found Doctor Who episodes the BBC is going to release, we might as well fill our time with a massive Doctor Who TV marathon. Except, if you've already done that because you're a complete Doctor Who nerd, you might need to top up … [Read more...]