Absolutely Doctor Who// Series 11 - Autumn 2018!: Doctor Who Series 6

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All 10 series of Doctor Who since 2005 revival arrive on BBC iPlayer

Friday, June 8, 2018

Doctor Who fans will be able to take a trip back in time through the BBC sci-fi drama's recent history, as every single episode since its 2005 relaunch has been made available on iPlayer.

Jodie Whittaker will play the 13th incarnation of the Time Lord in the new series later this year. She will be the first woman to take on the role.

In preparation, viewers can watch all 10 series and special episodes that have aired since the programme's return to the BBC.

Controller of programming for the BBC Dan McGolpin said: "We're reinventing the BBC for a new generation and BBC iPlayer is key to that.

"Bringing back these series of Doctor Who is just part of our offer this summer, giving viewers the chance to uncover or rediscover the Doctor's previous adventures."

Christopher Eccleston was the first actor to play the show's revived titular character, with his sidekick Rose being portrayed by Billie Piper.

Following Eccleston's departure after one series, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Peter Capaldi have all gone on to star as the Doctor.

The revamped show has also attracted high-profile stars to make appearances, including Simon Pegg, Sir Derek Jacobi, Kylie Minogue, Andrew Garfield, Felicity Jones and Bill Nighy.

Doctor Who has been one of the BBC's biggest successes in recent years. Ratings for every series from 2005 to 2014 averaged between seven and eight million viewers.

However, figures were down to 5.5 million for Capaldi's last full series in 2017.

Whittaker made her first appearance as the new Doctor in last year's special transformation episode on Christmas Day.

Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall will preside as the new series' showrunner, taking on the mantle from Steven Moffat who was in the role for eight years.

The new series of Doctor Who will air on the BBC in the autumn.

Source: Radio Times

How the 11th Doctor nearly ended up playing professional football

Monday, March 12, 2018

The Crown star Matt Smith has opened up about the back condition which ended his promising football career.

The actor, 35, suffers from spondylosis and only took up acting after the injury scuppered his chances of making it as a footballer when he was released by Leicester City aged 16.

He told Kirsty Young on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs: “It was a tough time because I just felt unfulfilled, to be honest, I felt like I was so certain that that is what I was going to do.

“It was very difficult for me to tell people that I had been released because the vain part of me was like, I am that and I am the footballer, you know, and at school I was the footballer and suddenly I wasn’t that,” the former Doctor Who star said.

“Fortuitously there was a drama teacher, Terry Hardingham, who said, ‘you were never meant to be a footballer, I always thought you were really great at acting’.”

Smith said he considered acting to be “a bit girly” at the time, adding: “I kept it secret for a bit.

"But, I got the same sense of freedom doing that, which is really difficult now as an actor, that I did playing football.”

The actor also revealed he had been “thinking about kids quite a lot” and would like “a lot of them”.

“A lot of my friends are having children and dare I say it I think I’d be quite a good dad," he said.

"I guess in the fantasised version of my life I have a big family and loads of dogs and all that,” he said.

Asked about the doubts raised by fans over his age and experience when cast in Doctor Who, Smith said: “I’d walk down the street and people would say things like ‘don’t break it’.

“But I think I’d be quite a good boxer, like I think I’m quite good on the ropes. If you back me into a corner, I’ll come out punching.”

Among his song choices were The Notorious B.I.G’s Juicy, LCD Soundsystem’s All My Friends and Luciano Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma.

Desert Island Discs is on BBC Radio 4 on Sunday at 11.15am.

Credit: Leicester Mercury

Matt Smith 'nearly turned down Doctor Who'

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Actor Matt Smith has revealed he nearly turned down his career-making role as the 11th Doctor in Doctor Who.

Speaking on Desert Island Discs, Smith said he had had "a wobble" after being told he'd be David Tennant's successor.

"I was like, 'I don't think I'm going to do it'," he told BBC Radio 4. "My agent said, 'You're going to do it.'"

He also said he was "the wrong class" to play Prince Philip in The Crown but had pulled it off thanks to "a great wig".

"He's a rock star," Smith told presenter Kirsty Young, revealing he had "kind of sided" with the royal consort he played in two series of the Netflix drama.

Smith made his first appearance as the Doctor in 2010 and continued in the role until 2014, when he was replaced by Peter Capaldi.

The Northampton native said he had "loved every minute" of playing a Time Lord, even if it did lead to some curious encounters.

During the interview, he also recalled seeing tattoos of his face on the flesh of dedicated "Whovians", one of whom had "me and David [Tennant] on both thighs".

Smith described Jodie Whittaker as "a brilliant choice" to play the sci-fi drama's first female Doctor.

"The show relies on big, broad, creative brushstrokes," the actor continued. "It's brilliant, it's high time and she'll be sensational."

Smith said he had not given Whittaker any advice but admitted in the interview that playing the Doctor had sometimes been an ordeal.

"It's the hardest thing you'll ever do in your life," he said, citing the "gargantuan number of lines" as a major factor.

Smith also revealed he had been "thinking about kids quite a lot" recently and that he'd "like a lot of them".

"A lot of my friends are having children," he told Young. "I think I'd be a good dad."

Desert Island Discs is on BBC Radio 4 at 11:15 GMT.

Credit: BBC Entertainment News

Quotes of the Week: 3/3/14 - 7/4/14

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Here are all the quotes from 3rd March until 7th April 2014, I will start again from 14th April 2014.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - W/C: 03/3/2014 "You have a wooden Time Machine, Do you feel stupid?" - Amy Pond, Meanwhile Inside The TARDIS(Series 5 Minisode)

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - W/C: 10/3/2014 "You're talking, but all I hear is; meh-meh-meh-meh-meh!" - Clara Oswald, Hide (7x09)

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - W/C: 17/3/2014 "You're like a nine-year-old trying to rebuild a motorbike in his bedroom. And you never read the instructions" - Idris, The Doctors Wife (6x04)

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - W/C: 24/3/2014 "He is too skinny for words. Give him a hug you get a papercut" - Donna Noble, The Sontaran Stratagem (4x04)

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - W/C: 31/3/2014 "The pointing again! They're screwdrivers! What are you going to do, assemble a cabinet at them?" - The War Doctor, The Day of The Doctor (50th Anniversary Special)

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - W/C: 7/4/2014 "Legs! I've still got legs! Good. Arms. Hands. Oo! Fingers. Lots of fingers. Ears. Yes. Eyes two. Nose. And I've had worse. Chin. Blimey. Hair. I'm a girl. No no. I'm not a girl. And still not ginger. Something important! I'm- I'm- crashing! Ha ha! Geronimo! " - The 11th Doctor, The End Of Time (2010 Special)

Doctor Who Series 6 Fanmade Posters

Friday, March 14, 2014

So.. I decided to go back in time and see what brilliant posters people designed for Series 6 of Doctor Who., (I didn't really go bsck in time, it's just a figure of speech, sorry to disappoint ;) ) Check them out!