Doctor Who really does need more female writers

There hasn't been a woman writing for Doctor Who in several years — and you can make a strong argument the BBC's famous time-travel show has suffered as a result. Over at the Guardian, there's a pretty compelling article about the lack of women writing for Who, and why this matters.

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Producer Caroline Skinner explains why Doctor Who is getting a new…

Tomorrow marks the return of the Amy Pond's raggedy man with the Doctor Who Christmas Special, albeit without Amy and her husband Rory. But that doesn't mean he's alone! As we've already seen in the Christmas Special minisode, The Doctor is being shadowed by fan favorites Vastra, Jenny and Strax. But is this the last…

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Matt Smith and Karen Gillan explain how Doctor Who will make the…

Doctor Who is back this weekend, with the episode "Asylum of the Daleks" — whose trailer showcased hundreds of screaming Daleks. It's been so long since we've been genuinely afraid of a Dalek, so why should we be afraid of thousands of these killer cyborgs?

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Meet the Woman Who's Calling the Shots for Doctor Who and The Fades

Caroline Skinner has become one of the most important people in British television science fiction and fantasy, almost overnight. She produced The Fades, the horror-fantasy series which took Britain by storm, and which hits BBC America this Saturday. And now she's the new executive producer of Doctor Who, replacing…

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