The new series of Doctor Who debuts this weekend. Tim Robins examines wider issues facing the series…
Peter Capaldi
“Lost” Doctor Who strip materialises
This Doctor Who story was victim to the cancellation of Doctor Who Adventures
Peter Capaldi’s own art features in Doctor Who Appreciation Society charity auction
The Doctor Who Appreciation Society‘s latest charity auction is now open, and includes some great items donated by Peter Capaldi, including his own copy of the original readthrough script for ‘Listen’ (with annotations!). The Society also have some signed merchandise… Read More ›
Dave Gibbons Returns to Doctor Who Magazine
As we’ve already mentioned, Doctor Who Magazine has just published its 500th issue, and is celebrating with a special 20-page comic strip adventure, “The Stockbridge Showdown” – and writer Scott Gray kindly took time out of his schedule to give… Read More ›
Steven Moffat steps down as Doctor Who executive producer, Chris Chibnall steps in
After six series at the helm, the multi-award-winning Steven Moffat has decided to step down as the lead writer and executive producer of Doctor Who, to be replaced by Chris Chibnall, whose credits include Broadchurch (which starred former Doctor Who David Tennant),… Read More ›
Doctor Who Sonic Screwdrivers in the works from Rubbertoe Replicas
Rubbertoe Replicas has announced it is to release limited edition, officially licensed replicas of the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver, based on the prop from the show. The replicas, due to ship in late November 2014, are based… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who: Deep Breath proves a Curate’s Egg
(First posted in a shorter form on the downthetubes tumblr, minor spoilers): I’m glad to see that the Twelfth Doctor seems to have been well received in most quarters and was more than impressed by the opening episode of his… Read More ›
New look for Doctor Who Adventures as Twelfth Doctor debuts
To celebrate Doctor Who returning to BBC One on Saturday 23rd August with a brand-new series and new Doctor, the latest issue of Immediate Media’s BBC Doctor Who Adventures has an exciting new look. The magazine features an exclusive… Read More ›
Titan’s limited UK edition Doctor Who photo covers, Twelfth Doctor #1 variants
Just to add to the list of Doctor Who first issue covers from Titan Comics, the company is to release these limited edition UK exclusive editions with photo cover variants. Only 1000 copies of each edition will be available… Read More ›
Peter Capaldi goes global to launch his reign as the Doctor
BBC Worldwide has announced that for the first time, the long-running series will hit the road to introduce Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor. On-screen companion Jenna Coleman and series Executive producer Steven Moffatt will be along for the ride (Steven only… Read More ›
Twelfth Doctor Who Art Challenge: The Winner Is…
These are my ‘finalists’ in the downthetubes Twelfth Doctor Art Challenge, after a lot of umming and ahhing confronted by such an amazing range of entries, including terrific ‘cartoon’ interpretations as well as the realistic. When you have a competition… Read More ›
Doctor Who Twelfth Doctor Art Challenge – there’s a winner here somewhere…
Our Doctor Who Twelfth Doctor Art Challenge competition has closed, and you can view all the entries here. We’ve been blown away by the range of entries, both realistic and caricature/cartoon featuring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, which include… Read More ›