Former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston turned down the chance to star in the 50th anniversary episode of the long-running sci-fi show.
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BBC commissions original dramas specifically for digital platform iPlayer
Friday 22 March 2013
BBC bosses have commissioned their first original dramas specifically for catch-up service iPlayer.
Bernard Horsfall: Actor best known in 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' and 'Dr Who'
Saturday 02 March 2013
He played one of the Time Lords at Dr Who's trial, exiling him to earth and forcing him to regenerate
Doctor Who smashes through the Shard to introduce the Spoonheads and Ice Warriors
Friday 01 March 2013
The Shard might have only transformed London's skyline last year, and its viewing platform only opened to the public a fortnight ago, but it has already been featured (and shattered, in fact) in an episode of Doctor Who.
Doctor Who's 50th birthday to be marked with commemorative coin
Thursday 24 January 2013
Doctor Who's 50th anniversary is to be celebrated with the issue of a commemorative coin in New Zealand.
The Saturday Quiz
Saturday 17 November 2012
1. Edna O'Brien, Teddy Taylor, Michael Foot and Derek Worlock on 25 September, 1979. The first what?
First night: The Effect; Cottesloe Theatre, London
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Mind games are a smart move for the Enron team
Heads up: The team behind 'Call Girl' embark on a 'clinical romance'
Sunday 07 October 2012
What are we talking about? A new play from Headlong theatre company, at the National Theatre, promising to be a funny and moving "theatrical exploration into the human brain via the heart".
Observations: How to drive a Dalek
Saturday 01 September 2012
Barnaby Edwards is the closest you’ll ever get to meeting a Dalek. A principal operator since 2005, he’s the guy sitting inside the Dalek – bringing the Doctor’s most feared opponents to life.
Page 3 Profile: Richard E Grant, actor
Tuesday 07 August 2012
A Withnail and I sequel on the cards? It was the lead role in the 1987 classic that put Grant, then a jobbing thespian, on the map. There are no plans to revive the alcoholic Withnail character, but Grant will star later this year in a Doctor Who Christmas special. It is believed he'll play the villain. It's not the first time he's been involved in the show. He played the Doctor in 2003 online animated series Scream of the Shalka, and starred as the unofficial "Tenth Doctor" in a 1966 Comic Relief sketch.
Richard E Grant to play Doctor Who baddie
Monday 06 August 2012
Withnail and I star Richard E Grant will play a fiendishly festive baddie in this year's Doctor Who Christmas special.
Tamzin Outhwaite gives birth to second baby
Friday 03 August 2012
Former EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite has given birth to a baby girl.
Moffat dismisses Doctor Who film rumours
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat has said there is no movie about the Time Lord on the cards - and dismissed suggestions of a film as a "weird fantasy".
Observations: All change for Doctor Who as he whizzes into the Wild West
Saturday 05 May 2012
I am sitting opposite the biggest name in British television at the Doctor Who Convention in Cardiff.
Scientists make 'sonic screwdriver'
Thursday 19 April 2012
A team of scientists has taken inspiration from Doctor Who and created their own "sonic screwdriver" that could be used in complex surgeries.
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'Something passed underneath us, quite close': Airbus A320 has close encounter with UFO
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Rocky Horror star Tim Curry 'suffers major stroke'
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Lord of the Sings: Sir Christopher Lee, 91, to release heavy metal album
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Exclusive: Woolwich killings suspect Michael Adebolajo was inspired by cleric banned from UK after urging followers to behead enemies of Islam
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