Doctor Who: The eleventh Doctor’s costume revealed!

Monday, July 20th, 2009

The new series of Doctor Who has started production today! The first photo of eleventh Doctor Matt Smith and Karen Gillan (as new companion Amy Pond) in costume has been released online, as you can see here. The reaction online has been mixed, with some fans unimpressed and others loving the new look. Personally I [...]

Doctor Who: Finale Spoiler picture and Torchwood air date

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Doctor Who Finale Screen Grab Reveals Guests The big Doctor Who news right now is a leaked picture from the filming of the final 2009 specials, in which the tenth Doctor (David Tennant) will finally be beaten by a certain returning bad guy and regenerate into the eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith). The photo was taken [...]

Doctor Who: David Tennant to appear as The Doctor in The Sarah Jane Adventures!

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

It has been reported that outgoing tenth Doctor Who star David Tennant is to appear in a two part adventure in the third series of The Sarah Jane Adventures, starring Elisabeth Sladen as one of the Doctor’s former companions who continues to fight off alien threats on Earth. Executive producer Russell T Davies has stated [...]

Doctor Who voted Best Science Fiction Show of All Time

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

The current issue of Wizard magazine features a rundown of the top science fiction shows of all time, and right at the top of the list is the UK’s very own Doctor Who. Certainly the longest running SF show ever made, it had also been repeatedly voted the best ever, notably in SFX magazine a [...]

DOCTOR WHO: Strangest casting rumour yet…. Gillian Anderson?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

I’ll keep this brief. I’m not going to write in depth on this one until something is confirmed either way. There’s a rumour doing the rounds that X-Files star Gillian Anderson is in talks to play The Rani in the forthcoming fifth series of Doctor Who. While this may sound a bit mad at first, [...]

Doctor Who- Planet of the Dead: The Starstore Review

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

The countdown to the end of the tenth Doctor’s era continues with this Doctor Who Easter special. Reception seems to have been somewhat mixed for this episode, and I can see why. While entertaining and well made, the episode has a few elements that let it down rather. This is a shame, as there is [...]

DOCTOR WHO – Planet of the Dead: free ebook download to celebrate the new special!

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Hey all, here’s a special free download for you! In order to celebrate the showing of the new special episode Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead, The Famous Starstore Blog is offering TIME CAPSULE, an exclusive free ebook for you to check out! Containing all of our coverage of series 4, The Next Doctor and [...]

Doctor Who: Thoughts on the Tritovore

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

The new aliens to feature in the forthcoming Doctor Who special Planet of the Dead have been revealed. The Tritovore! The creatures are humanoid in shape with a huge fly head and insectoid claws. And, erm, overalls. While the BBC have stated that these new villains will be on a par with the Daleks and [...]

MATT SMITH: Five years in the TARDIS?

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

The contract for Matt Smith to play the eleventh Doctor apparently has the actor signed up for three years, ‘with an optional further two’, according to BBC sources. While many sites are going on about the amount of money Smith is to be paid for his role as the eleventh Doctor Who lead actor, we’re [...]

DOCTOR WHO: BIONIC WOMAN CAST IN NEXT SPECIAL

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

It will soon be officially confirmed (well, it should be considering this publicity shot is out) that Michelle Ryan, star of the recent Bionic Woman remake series (and, erm, Eastenders) has been cast in the Doctor Who Easter special, namely Planet of the Dead. Ryan is said to play a character called ‘Lady Christina de [...]