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Steven Moffat's first proper Doctor Who script involved a little boy who goes around asking "Are you my mummy?" And motherhood has been a major theme in Moffat's Who stories ever since. More »
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Doctor Who will be a very different show next year. We already told you about showrunner Steven Moffat's promise of a year of just stand-alone episodes in 2012 — and now Moffat and star Matt Smith have unveiled more changes to come. Spoilers ahead... More »
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Matt Smith has bowled over even the most conservative Doctor Who fans in his tenure as the show's time-traveling wizard. So it's dreadful news that we could be looking at a new Doctor a year from now — just in time for the show's 50th anniversary in 2013. More »
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Doctor Who has always been about escaping from inescapable traps, and winning miraculous victories against overwhelming odds. But seldom have the odds been more impossible than the ones the Doctor faced throughout the latest season — and yet, the season finale wasn't so much about how the Doctor wins, but the consequences of that victory, for himself and his friends. The hard part isn't winning, it's accepting the price. More »
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Rory Williams, the hapless Arthur Dent-esque nurse, has become one of the most popular characters in Doctor Who's history, thanks to his steadfast devotion to the lovely Amy Pond. If only Rory would stop dying! More »
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We've already seen Matt Smith and a kindergartner deliver the speech from "The Pandorica Opens" — now check out the Seventh Doctor give it a whirl. At Dragon*Con this weekend, Sylvester McCoy had his arm twisted and gave a cold reading of the speech. In other news, I want Sylvester McCoy to do a cold reading of my utility bills. More »
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Tonight's Doctor Who episode brought back an idea that Russell T. Davies used to play with a lot: the Doctor inevitably ruins his companions. In Davies' version, it was that the Doctor winds up turning them into weapons against ultimate evil. For Moffat, it's perhaps more complicated. More »
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Doctor Who comes back for a run of six episodes starting this weekend, and our hopes are high. If nothing else, we know there will be witty dialogue, insanely cute actors, and mind-bending plots. But we're hoping for more than that. More »
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Doctor Who hasn't just taught us how to save the universe — the British time-travel show has also lasted a fantastic 32 seasons. How did a little show about a man in a magic phone box achieve this feat? By changing its format drastically. More »
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Warning: You might not have realized how much you've missed Rory's snarky pessimism, until you watch this clip from "Let's Kill Hitler," Doctor Who's midseason premiere. Also, you may be left with gnawing questions that will eat you alive for the next eight days. More »
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Are some of Doctor Who's trustiest companions coming back in this season's "Let's Kill Hitler"? According to the ever-reliable* British tabloid press, they are. More »
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If you weren't already on the edge of your seat for this fall's Doctor Who episodes, then this prequel to "Let's Kill Hitler" ought to do the trick. More »
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Television is about to get interesting again! Doctor Who's coming back soon, and BBC America is celebrating with a look at Matt Smith's tenure as the Doctor. And meanwhile, Firefly's Jewel Staite is back in action, staving off Doomsday. More »
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Doctor Who shook up its entire universe by revealing the truth about River Song — and then left us hanging all summer. How will River Song shape the Doctor's future? We asked Matt Smith. More »
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Matt Smith arrived at Comic-Con yesterday ready to answer fans' silly (and not so silly) questions on everything from his favorite colored Dalek to time-travel vacations. He also promised some fun surprises for Doctor Who's 50th anniversary. More »
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Matt Smith wants Captain Jack to appear in Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special. And at the Torchwood panel here at San Diego Comic-Con, John Barrowman just said that he'd like to return to the show that made him famous. More »
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A brand new batch of Doctor Who concept art reveals a darker version of the Neil Gaiman-penned episode "The Doctor's Wife." Check out with what Gaiman's aliens could have looked like, plus learn more about the origins of the Silence! More »
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We didn't really know what to expect from the midseason finale of Doctor Who, but we definitely didn't expect the Last of the Time Lords to turn out to have something crucial in common with the Caped Crusader. More »
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The BBC has just confirmed that Matt Smith's Doctor will be back for (at least) another 14 episodes of Doctor Who, presumably referring to a Christmas special plus thirteen episodes in series seven. There's no word yet on his companions. More »
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Matt Smith has brought out many different sides of Doctor Who's mysterious time traveler — but how would he bring an evil version to life? We were dying to know, and he told us! More »
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It turns out Doctor Who's time-traveling misfit has always had one great love in his life. Tonight's episode was writer Neil Gaiman's love letter to the series, but it was also a showcase for the Doctor's great love affair. More »
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Watch the first ever clips from the new season of Doctor Who. Two clips for each of the Doctor's mood swings. Watch Matt Smith twist from playful to deadly serious in mere seconds! More »
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IDW Publishing has given us an exclusive preview of the latest issue of their Doctor Who comic series. In this excerpt, the TARDIS travels to 19th century London, where a not-quite-human Jack the Ripper is on the prowl. More »
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Amy Pond finally meets the one person in the universe who can stand up to her — and it looks like they're getting along quite well, in the first brief clip from the skit airing during Friday's Comic Relief special. More »
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What's going on in these set photos from the new Doctor Who series? Fans are speculating that they show a major event in the lives of the mysterious time-traveling alien, the Doctor, and his friend Amy Pond. More »
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After watching the latest Doctor Who Christmas special, one thought kept sticking in our brains: When did the Doctor become so good at controlling his time machine, the TARDIS? He used to be unable to steer it at all. More »
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We've seen Doctor Who's time-wimey take on "A Christmas Carol", and now it's time to look ahead to season six. Let's examine the new trailer and learn what's in store for the Doctor and his friends. Spoilers and speculation ahead! More »
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When Steven Moffat took over masterminding Doctor Who, he said his vision of the show was more akin to a fairy tale. For my money, tonight's Christmas special was the closest he's ever come to achieving that goal. Spoilers ahead! More »
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Doctor Who seriously pulls out all the stops for Saturday's Christmas special, with a tale that manages to come up with a new twist on both Scrooge and time travel. We've seen it, and here are our spoiler-free first impressions. More »
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The long-awaited Doctor Who holiday episode, "A Christmas Carol," is still ten days away — but four brief clips will make you merry. We miss Matt Smith, and his banter with Karen Gillan. Update: Now with more video! More »
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Christmas is looking like... well, Christmas, for Doctor Who fans. Not only do we get the new Christmas special, featuring Dumbledore meeting the Doctor, but we also get the final installment in the Adventure Games, featuring a returning enemy. More »
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Matt Smith stopped by Craig Ferguson several weeks ago, but what we didn't see was the host's rollicking song-and-dance number devoted to the Doctor. It's now making the internet rounds, and it certainly beats the pants off "Doctor in Distress." More »
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Doctor Who star Matt Smith just stopped by The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as part of Doctor Who Night, an orgy of sonic screwdriver misuse and silly dancing. Here's the relevant visual extract. More »
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Doctor Who got a new lease on life this year — not just in the sense of growing a new body, but also getting a whole new look and creative team. And now the results are a shiny DVD box-set! More »
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Check out three exclusive clips from the special features on the upcoming Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series DVD box set. Matt Smith sings the Doctor Who theme tune, and it turns out those redesigned Daleks have many secret weapons. More »
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The mysterious time-traveling Doctor has been called many things, from "the on-coming storm" to "the lonely god." But watch as he calls himself something you've never heard before, in a precious snippet from the Christmas special. Minor spoilers ahead... More »
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Doctor Who: The Adventure Games was a big enough success that a second batch will arrive next year, and producers want to outdo the current series. The fourth game, coming this year, features an original world created by Stephen Moffat. More »
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Prepare to watch what might be the silliest Doctor Who skit since the 1980s classic "A Fix With Sontarans." Yes, sillier than David Tennant on Extras. It's Matt Smith and the exploding thingy, at the Proms! More »
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Doctor Who's huge new stage production goes on tour October 8. It'll star Nigel Planer, better known as the hippie Neil from The Young Ones, as the Greatest Showman in the Galaxy. Will his character turn up on the show? More »
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Ever since Doctor Who redesigned the interior of the Doctor's time machine, the TARDIS, we've all been dying to see more of the inside. And next week, a new game will let us explore every inch, including a never-before-mentioned drawing-room! More »
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