The First Images from DOCTOR WHO's 'THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR' Revealed!

BBC has released the first official images from the upcoming Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of The Doctor.

Teaming up for the fist time are Matt Smith and David Tennant as the Eleventh and Tenth Doctors. Joining them is John Hurt as a still unidentified incarnation of the iconic Time Lord, though speculation predominately points to an unseen version that existed between Paul McGann's Eighth and Christopher Eccleston's Ninth. Jenna Coleman will be on hand as The Doctor's current companion Clara Oswald, and Billie Piper is set to return as Rose Tyler.

The half century in the making episode will have a worldwide simulcast on November 23rd, and have additional 3D presentations in select movies theaters. I was a lucky attendee of the NYC premiere of Asylum of the Daleks at the iconic Ziegfeld Theater, and it was an amazing experience to watch the Doctor on the big screen. I urge you to experience Day of the Doctor in a theater full of your fellow Whovians if you have the opportunity in your town.

Additionally from BBC:

"BBC AMERICA is releasing the very first images from the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode The Day of the Doctor, premiering Saturday, November 23.

The special will be feature length with 75 minutes of adventure, starring Matt Smith (How to Catch a Monster), David Tennant (Broadchurch), Jenna Coleman (Dancing on the Edge), with Billie Piper (Secret Diary of a Call Girl) and John Hurt (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Alien).

For the first time ever, the world’s longest running and most successful sci-fi series will be broadcast simultaneously to millions of viewers worldwide in a global simulcast. From the U.S. to the UK, Canada to Colombia, Brazil to Botswana and Myanmar to Mexico, fans in at least 75 countries, spanning six continents, will be able to enjoy the episode at the same time as the UK.

On top of the worldwide TV broadcast, BBC AMERICA will announce in the coming days details of select 3D screenings of the anniversary episode in theatres in the U.S."

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Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman Preview Tonight's 'Doctor Who: The Rings of Akhaten'

After last week's mid-season premiere, tonight we dive headfirst into the Doctor's adventures with his new companion Clara as they take off into the future for an outer space-set episode.

"Clara wants to see something awesome, so the Doctor whisks her off to the inhabited rings of the planet Akhaten, where the Festival of Offerings is in full swing. Clara meets the young Queen of Years as the pilgrims and natives ready for the ceremony. But something is stirring in the pyramid, and a sacrifice will be demanded."

Check out the special introduction of the episode from Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman plus some clips and trailers.

The Doctor Gets Advice In This Prequel Short to 'The Bells of Saint John'

Check out this touching prequel short just released by BBC to next weekend's big Doctor Who mid-season premiere The Bells of Saint John. The Doctor (Matt Smith) remains baffled by the mystery surrounding Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman) following the events of December's The Snowmen. While taking a break when his search for her turns up empty, the Time Lord gets some unexpected advice in a playground. Even though this short clip clocks in at only about 2:30 minutes, don't think for a second that Who mastermind Steven Moffat wouldn't find time to effectively screw with our heads.

Doctor Who returns this Saturday on March 30th in the first of an eight episode run with The Bells of Saint John at 8PM on BBC America.

SOURCE: BBC

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'Doctor Who' Takes Over Entertainment Weekly

Doctor Who's March Madness towards its mid-season premiere on Saturday the 30th rages on with two collector's edition covers on Entertainment Weekly. One features the Doctor (Matt Smith) and new companion Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman) posing in front of the TARDIS and a Dalek, while the other sees the Doctor dueling with one of the evil Cybermen, a classic Who villain set to return with an upgrade in an upcoming episode. Besides a an interview with Matt Smith and a breakdown of all 50 years worth of 11 Doctors, the mag will also feature a Who essay written by Peter Jackson.

According to EW:

"For our Doctor Who cover story we visited the show on location in Wales, grilled executive producer Steven Moffat about the upcoming episodes and the 50th anniversary special, which is being broadcast this fall, and luncheoned in Manhattan with Smith. In our Who package you’ll also find a breakdown of all 11 Doctors and, perhaps best of all, an essay by Peter Jackson in which the Lord of the Rings director recounts his Who-love and announces his price for directing an episode. You’ll think the magazine is, well, bigger on the inside…"

The Doctor Who issue of Entertainment Weekly hits newsstands on Friday, March 22.

SOURCE: EW

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BBC America Releases New 'Doctor Who' Episodes Posters and Trailer

The countdown to the next wave of adventures for the Doctor and his new mysterious companion Clara is in full swing. BBC America has released the posters and synopses for the first four episodes in addition to a new teaser trailer that offers much to ponder and look forward to.

Doctor Who is set to return in The Bells of Saint John on BBC America on March 30th at 8 PM.

The Bells of Saint John - Episode 6

The Doctor’s search for Clara Oswald brings him to modern day London, where Wi-Fi is everywhere. Humanity lives in a Wi-Fi soup. But something dangerous is lurking in the signals, picking off minds and imprisoning them. As Clara becomes the target of this insidious menace, the Doctor races to save her and the world from an ancient enemy.

The Rings of Akhaten - Episode 7

Clara wants to see something awesome, so the Doctor whisks her off to the inhabited rings of the planet Akhaten, where the Festival of Offerings is in full swing. Clara meets the young Queen of Years as the pilgrims and natives ready for the ceremony. But something is stirring in the pyramid, and a sacrifice will be demanded.

Cold War - Episode 8

The Doctor and Clara land on a damaged Russian Submarine in 1983 as it spirals out of control into the ocean depths. An alien creature is loose on board, having escaped from a block of Arctic ice. With tempers flaring and a cargo of nuclear weapons on board, it’s not just the crew but the whole of humanity at stake!
 

Hide - Episode 9

Clara and the Doctor arrive at Caliburn House, a haunted mansion sat alone on a desolate moor. Within its walls, a ghost hunting Professor and a gifted psychic are searching for the Witch of the Well. Her apparition appears throughout the history of the building, but is she really a ghost? And what is chasing her?

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New Images Revealed From The 'Doctor Who' Mid-Season Premiere 'The Bells of Saint John'

With almost daily online teases that keep us on our toes regarding who may or may not be participating in the big Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, it's good to know there are still new episodes on deck for Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor.

Following the events of The Snowmen, 2012's Doctor Who Christmas Special, the Doctor returns on March 30th in The Bells of St. John to complete the second half of its current season with that swanky retro title sequence, a revamped TARDIS and his new companion Clara Oswin Oswald. Given the established mysterious nature of Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman) this may technically be her third first appearance, having already died twice before our eyes in two different time periods. The post-Ponds dynamic will be an interesting arc to follow throughout the remaining eight episodes preceeding the big Anniversary Special set to air on November 23rd.

From BBC America:

Set in London against the backdrop of new and old iconic landmarks – The Shard and Westminster Bridge – The Bells of St. John introduces a new nemesis, the Spoonheads, who battle the Doctor as he discovers something sinister is lurking in the Wi-Fi. The premiere will be followed by seven epic episodes written by Steven Moffat, acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman (Coraline, Beowulf), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), Neil Cross (Luther) and Stephen Thompson (Sherlock).

BBC America released new images from the first four upcoming episodes, including the show's March 30th return in addition to an official pic of the revamped Ice Warriors (set to appear in episode three The Cold War). Current Who EP Steven Moffat also offered this regarding what Whovians can expect this year, which ultimately includes revealing the answer to the Doctor's greatest secret that has remained a mystery since the first epidsode: "Doctor who?"

"It’s the 50th year of Doctor Who and look what’s going on! We’re up in the sky and under the sea! We’re running round the rings of an alien world and then a haunted house. There’s new Cybermen, new Ice Warriors and a never before attempted journey to the centre of the TARDIS. And in the finale, the Doctor’s greatest secret will at last be revealed! If this wasn’t already our most exciting year it would be anyway!"

The Doctor sports a new coat, but the fez is timeless.

Modern day Clara and the Doctor in 'The Bells of St. John'

Clara Oswin Oswald from 'The Bells of St. John'

The Doctor in 'The Bells of St. John'

One of the updated Ice Warriors, villains introduced in the era of the Third Doctor 

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Alec Palmer and Clara from episode 4

Dougray Scott as Alec Palmer in Episode 4

Jessica Raine as Emma Grayling from episode 4

SOURCE: BBC America

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David Tennant Says He Still 'Knows Nothing' About The 'Doctor Who' 50th Anniversary... The BBC Thinks Otherwise...

So all us Whovians are more than aware of Doctor Who's big 50th Anniversary celebration set for later this year. Exactly what it will entail is still a highly guarded secret. Save for the previously announced made for TV-movie An Adventure In Space and Time which will chronicle the show's genesis in the '60s, a set of commemorative Who postal stamps, and a series of eBooks based on each of the Doctor's identities, there has been scant official news from the BBC or show runner Steven Moffat. But just about everyone with a connection to the series, past and present, who has been asked in so many terms if they will be involved or invited to be involved, have claimed absolutely no knowledge of partaking.

David Tennant appeared as a guest on The Jonathan Ross Show and was accordingly grilled on what he knows. As par the course, Tennant revealed zilch about the possibility of reprising his role as the 10th Doctor. "I know nothing," he asserted. But what is more interesting is that he revealed that a rep from the BBC, apparently terrified of leaks, followed the actor backstage and swore him to secrecy regarding the 'nothing' he knows.

Here is what he told Ross:

"I'll tell you how terrified they are. In make-up, this lovely lady from the BBC came in and she said 'I've been sent to say that anything about the Doctor Who 50th anniversary must not be mentioned on television.' That's how scared they are! I don't know anything and they're sending out spies to shut me up from telling you things I don't know!"

All in due time. There have been more denials than anything else, and obviously what are the likes of Tennant going to do when interrogated live on camera while trying to maintain the strict shroud of secrecy that has been typically associated with the show? There is something grand planned, of that we can be certain. And frankly if Tom Baker agrees to put the scarf back on one last time to interact with Matt Smith, David Tennant and Peter Davison, I'd rather be surprised when the 50th Anniversary Special airs on November 23rd than read all about it online first.

SOURCE: Blastr

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Two New Preview Clips From 'Doctor Who: The Snowmen' Just In Time For Christmas!

We have two new sneak preview clips to enjoy before tomorrow night's annual Doctor Who Christmas Special makes its worldwide debut.

The Snowmen is the last new adventure in 2012 for the Doctor and marks the highly anticipated debut of Jenna Louise-Coleman as his new companion Clara in a Victorian-era timeline (which is a far cry from the surprise and baffling appearance she made as Oswin in Asylum of the Daleks set hundreds of years in the future).

In addition, there promises to be an updated title sequence and theme, as well a make-over for the TARDIS, which has sported a very earth toned and worn steampunk look for the past several years. The new aesthetic is a homage to the simpler look of control rooms of the past and reflects darker mood that is hinted to go along with the Doctor's state of mind heading into the second wave of Who's current season and 50th Anniversary.

Also be sure to check out the Doctor Who Adventure Calendar, which has been unlocking a new behind-the-scenes video for each day in December as the countdown to The Snowmen continues.

From BBC:

"Christmas Eve 1892, and the falling snow is the stuff of fairy-tales. When the fairy-tale becomes a nightmare and a chilling menace threatens Earth, an unorthodox young governess, Clara, calls on the Doctor for help. But the Doctor is in mourning, reclusive and determined not to engage in the problems of the universe. As old friends return, will the Doctor really abandon humankind or will he fight to save the world – and Christmas – from the icy clutches of this mysterious menace. 

This year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Snowmen, introduces a new companion, a new look for the Doctor, plus a new monster in this movie-scale episode. Starring Matt Smith as the Doctor and introducing Jenna-Louise Coleman as new companion Clara, The Snowmen follows their adventures as they embark on a mission to save Christmas from the villainous Doctor Simeon (Richard E Grant, The Iron Lady, Dracula) and his army of icy snowmen."

Doctor Who: The Snowmen airs here on BBC America on Christmas Day at 9PM.

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New TARDIS Revealed For 'Doctor Who' Christmas Special

BBC announced this week there will be a revamped theme, opening titile sequence and teased a new design for the TARDIS when we next see the Doctor in the The Snowmen, the annual Doctor Who Christmas Special set to air on BBC America on December 25th.

We now have a full reveal of the Doctor's new threads and the updated console in the revamped control room of the iconic time machine. Jettisoning the recent crowded and very used steam punk aesthetic, this is certainly a look that pays homage to the TARDIS sets of the past, which seems appropriate with the series heading into its 50th Anniversary next year.

These new images from The Snowmen were also released, showing that the Doctor and his new companion Clara get friendly rather quickly in the episode.

 

SOURCE: Doctor Who Facebook Page

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Chilling New Image of the Snowmen From The 'Doctor Who Christmas Special' Revealed

BBC America revealed two new images from the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special - The Snowmen, the official poster for the episode and a chilling look at the Jack Frost-esque villains themselves.

Per BBC:

"This year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Snowmen, features a new companion, a new look for the Doctor, plus a new monster in this movie-scale episode. Starring Matt Smith as the Doctor and introducing Jenna-Louise Coleman as new companion Clara, The Snowmen follows their adventures as they embark on a mission to save Christmas from the villainous Doctor Simeon (Richard E Grant, The Iron Lady, Dracula) and his army of icy snowmen. This year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special premieres Tuesday, December 25, 9:00pm on BBC America."

SOURCE: BBC America

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Check Out 'The Great Detective,' The Doctor Who Christmas Special Prequel

BBC is gearing up big time for the holiday with the Doctor Who Christmas Special set to air on December 25th.  We have seen a darker new look for Matt Smith's Doctor, and were treated to the trailer to the annual special, titled The Snowmen.

We also now have a short warm-up in the form of a prequel mini-sode set in Victorian-era England. The Great Detective, which made its broadcast debut during BBC's Children in Need Special, follows the tragic events of October's mid-season finale, The Angels Take Manhattan. The shattered Doctor is dealing with the terrible loss of the Ponds, and to continue on without his companions is not on his priority list. We are witness to a broken Time Lord here, and the darker turn for Smith's eleventh Doctor is not a complete surprise, with heavy hints dropped throughout the last season and a half of his other side.

Whether his old friends Vastra, Strax, and Jenny can convince him to come out of retirement remains to be seen, but its safe to assume the TARDIS will be hopping about again when Jenna-Louise Coleman makes her long awaited debut as the Doctor's new companion Clara on December 25th.

Check out this early Christmas gift for Whovians, which also has a special intro by Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman.

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SOURCE: BBC

TRAILER - Doctor Who Christmas Special: 'The Snowmen'

Following the release of the first image revealing the Doctor's darker bow tie-less new look in the 2012 Doctor Who Christmas Special, the title of this year's annual special has been revealed in addition to the full trailer.

Matt Smith and new companion Jenna-Louise Coleman provide a special introduction to the new look at The Snowmen, which is scheduled to air here on BBC America on Christmas Day.

Jenna-Louise Coleman made an unexpected appearance as Oswin in the seventh season premiere, Asylum of the Daleks, and apparently playing a completely different character than Clara, the new companion set to be introduced in the Christmas Special.

Smith and Coleman do not ignore this fact in the fun video intro to The Snowmen's sneak peek. And undoubtedly, these pieces will all fit together perfectly in the grand scheme of the Doctor Who puzzle. 

According to BBC: "A new companion, a new look for the Doctor, plus a new monster will all be introduced in this movie-scale episode. Starring Matt Smith as the Doctor and introducing Jenna-Louise Coleman as new companion Clara, The Snowmen follows their adventures as they embark on a mission to save Christmas from the villainous Doctor Simeon (Richard E Grant, The Iron Lady, Dracula) and his army of icy snowmen. "

"The Doctor at Christmas is one of my favorite things - but this year it's different. He's lost Amy and Rory to the Weeping Angels, and he's not in a good place: in fact, he's Scrooge. He's withdrawn from the world and no longer cares what happens to it," said Steven Moffat, Who's Executive Producer and head writer in a press release.

"So when all of humanity hangs in the balance, can anyone persuade a tired and heartbroken Doctor that it's time to return to the good fight. Enter Jenna-Louise Coleman...”

Matt Smith added, “For this year’s Christmas special we have the wonderfully villainous Richard E Grant as Doctor Simeon. As well as lizards, Victorian assassins and deranged warriors from the future, who all return to convince the Doctor that he should board the TARDIS again and save the world. Add to that Jenna-Louise Coleman and so begins the Christmas Special 2012. I hope everyone enjoys it!”

The Doctor Who Christmas Special premieres December 25, 9:00pm ET.

  

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