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Doctor Who: Fun and Games... and New Wallpapers

You’ll find dozens of games, quizzes, stories, jigsaws and ways to pass the time in the company of the Doctor in our ever-expanding Fun and Games section!

You’ll also discover many new wallpapers there – vibrant, iconic images that will turn any normal computer screen into something much more interesting! We’ve recently updated this section, so now you can select the poster from your favourite recent adventure and use it as your wallpaper.

Elsewhere in the Fun and Games section you’ll find a quiz for every episode from the most recent series and if Nightmare in Silver had you wondering what it would be like to face the Cybermen yourself, you can always find out in Blood of the Cybermen – one of our award-winning Doctor Who: The Adventure Games.

Aside from all that you’ll find simpler games, not to mention exclusive short stories, a brand new spot-the-difference, masks and much more!

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Latest Awards News

Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman and Steven Moffat arrived at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York yesterday (Monday 20 May) to pick up an Institutional Peabody Award for Doctor Who.  But that's not the only good news on the awards front - Doctor Who has also been nominated in the Best Drama Series category in the TVChoice Awards 2013.  

The prestigious George Foster Peabody Awards celebrate excellence in radio and television broadcasting and is one of the highest honours in television. The awarding committee described the show as: 

"Seemingly immortal, 50-years-old and still running, this engaging, imaginative sci-fi/fantasy series is awarded an Institutional Peabody for evolving with technology and the times like nothing else in the known television universe". 

The Peabody Award is voted for by a panel of distinguished academics, television critics, industry practitioners and experts in culture and the arts. The TVChoice awards are voted for by you, the audience. Now in its 17th year honouring TV's most popular stars and shows, you can back your favourites by voting online or via the magazine forms. 

The TV Choice Awards will take place on Monday 9 September so hopefully Matt and Jenna will have another trophy to pick up! Good luck to all the nominees!

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A Message from Steven Moffat

A little earlier, Doctor Who’s lead writer and executive producer, Steven Moffat, gave this thank you message…

Well that was all a bit Keystone Cops, wasn't it? Our biggest surprise, our most secret episode, a revelation about the Doctor that changes everything...

... and we'd have got away with it too, if we hadn't accidentally sent Blu Ray copies of Name Of The Doctor to 210 Doctor Who fans in America.

Erm - security-wise, that's not GOOD, is it? I mean, it's not top notch, it's hard to defend as professional level, hard-line secrecy.

My favourite fact is that they're BLU RAYS. Listen, we don't just leak any old rubbish, we leak in high def. 1080p or nothing, that's us. Every last pixel in beautifully rendered detail. It's like getting caught extra naked.

But here's the thing. Never mind us blundering fools, check out the fans. 210 of them, with the top secret episode in their grasp - and because we asked nicely, they didn't breathe a word. Not one. Even Doctor Who websites have been closing their comments sections, just in case anyone blurts. I'm gobsmacked. I'm impressed. Actually, I'm humbled. And we are all very grateful.

Now you might be thinking, what does all this matter? It's a plot development in the mad old fantasy world of Doctor Who, why is that important? Well of course, it's not important, and in the scheme of things, it doesn't matter at all. Just as it doesn't matter when you're telling a joke, and some idiot shouts out the punchline before you finish. It's irritating, that's all. It's bad manners.

Well no bad manners here! 210 Doctor Who fans kept the secret, and many, many more fans helped. I wish I could send you all flowers, but I don't know where you live (and given our record, you really shouldn't be sharing private information with us.) So instead, if we can get our act together - and I forgive you for thinking that's a BIG if - there will be a little video treat released later tonight.

10 plus 11 gives you…

That video is available to watch now!

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Doctor Who: A New Series and More

We’re delighted to confirm a new series of Doctor Who has been commissioned and the show’s lead writer and executive producer, Steven Moffat, has revealed he’s already plotting a brand new run of adventures for the Doctor.

But way before that hits our screens we have a huge amount to look forward to. Your calendars should already have a big red circle around 23 November because that’s when the TARDIS returns in the frankly Earth-shattering adventure that celebrates half a century of Doctor Who. This 3D special stars Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman with David Tennant and John Hurt, seen briefly at the end of The Name of the Doctor. Billie Piper returns alongside Jemma Redgrave, Joanna Page… and the Zygons!

If you can’t wait until then you can see special videos about the special – filming at the Tower of London and in Trafalgar Square. We’ve a new gallery for the 50th plus a news item on the cast.

Later this year the BBC also premieres An Adventure in Space and Time, the brilliant drama written by Mark Gatiss that looks at the genesis of Doctor Who. If this video location report is anything to go by, we’re in for a memorable insight into the show’s origins.

And given that this year’s Christmas Special will be rounding off such a spectacular year we’re sure it will kick off the Doctor’s next half century in style!  But that’s not all. Big plans are being put in place that will well and truly celebrate the Doctor’s half-centenary.  Make sure you check back for some exciting announcements! 

In the meantime, this site will be updating regularly, bringing you the latest news, videos and much more. No-one should ever have to go a day without watching Doctor Who and you don’t need to! Check out the clips section where you’ll find a wealth of great moments from the show’s first 50 years. And if you fancy finding out more about the earliest Doctors, now’s your chance with A Beginner’s Guide to the Doctors.

 Finally, don’t forget, you can stay one step ahead by following us on twitter - @bbcdoctorwho

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A Beginner’s Guide to the Doctors

As the Doctor himself said on Trenzalore, he’s had loads of bodies. That’s because the Doctor is a Time Lord, and Time Lords have the ability to regenerate their bodies when they’re worn out or dying. This means that his old body transforms into a new one, along with a new appearance and persona – a brand new Doctor! But underneath these surface changes, he’s still the same man, the same hero and adventurer.

The series finale gave us glimpses of many Doctors, including the very first - that was the white-haired figure that Clara spoke to at the beginning of the episode. We saw the ‘impossible girl’ interrupt him as he was about to steal a TARDIS, advising him to take the time machine that he still travels in today. The Second Doctor was the man wearing a big, furry coat and the Third was behind the wheel of his trusty old car, Bessie. It’s clear that every Doctor has a distinctive look – tall and handsome, short and impish, old, young… All different! But what’s more exciting is their unique personalities and eccentricities - you can read more by following the links below. You’ll see that the Doctor has always been a hero, but in different ways in different times.

The guide below shows the Doctors - click on any of them and you’ll be taken to a page that gives you the low down on that particular Doctor. What they were like, who they travelled with and what caused them to regenerate. If you want to find out more, simply follow the links to their stories and you’ll discover some brilliant clips from their adventures, galleries, fact files and much more. We’ll be adding much more in the coming months, but for now, here’s a guide to the greatest hero of them all: The Doctor.

   The First Doctor

   The Second Doctor

   The Third Doctor

   The Fourth Doctor

   The Fifth Doctor

   The Sixth Doctor

   The Seventh Doctor

   The Eighth Doctor

   The Ninth Doctor

   The Tenth Doctor

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The Name of the Doctor: Saturday at 7pm

We’ve followed the Doctor and Clara as they’ve faced the Great Intelligence, an Ice Warrior, an army of Cybermen and even Angie Maitland. But the current series of adventures reaches a jaw-dropping finale with The Name of the Doctor, tomorrow (Saturday) at 7pm on BBC One.

The episode features the return of River Song, Vastra, Jenny, Strax and introduces the deadly Whisper Men… Someone is kidnapping the Doctor’s friends, leading the Time Lord toward the one place in all of time and space that he should never go. It’s a deadly trap that threatens to unravel his past, present and future… can the Doctor save his friends –and himself – before it’s too late?

Straight after the episode we’ll have some incredible extra content on the site including some very special videos, exclusive galleries and the latest quiz that tests your knowledge of The Name of the Doctor.

But if you can’t wait for the finale, don’t worry! You’ll find the latest Doctor Who trailers, an introduction to tomorrow’s episode and much more in the clips section. There’s also a gallery of images from the adventure and you can bring yourself up-to-date on the Doctor's friends and even watch Strax’s latest field report which covers tomorrow’s episode!

The Name of the Doctor begins tomorrow (Saturday) at 7pm on BBC One.

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BAFTA Celebrates 50 Years of Doctor Who

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will celebrate half a century of Doctor Who during tonight’s prestigious British Academy Television Awards.

Jenna Coleman (Clara) will present one of the evening’s awards and a celebratory video montage featuring moments from the show’s history will be included as part of the ceremony.

Amanda Berry OBE, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said, ‘There are only a handful of programmes that have the quality and longevity of Doctor Who and the ability to put the nation on their sofas – or indeed behind them – year after year. BAFTA raises a toast to Doctor Who on its 50th birthday this year.’

Steven Moffat, Doctor Who’s lead writer and executive producer, commented, ‘This is a massive and exciting year for Doctor Who, so I'm thrilled that BAFTA are including a special tribute to the show. So thrilled, in fact, we're sending the Doctor's best friend, Jenna Coleman, to present an award. We're also sending the Doctor’s worst enemy, the Daleks, to exterminate lots of innocent people. Sorry, it's just what they do. Let us know if it's a Health and Safety issue.’

The awards ceremony will be hosted by Graham Norton at the Royal Festival Hall, London, and broadcast on BBC One at 8pm tonight (Sunday, 12 May).

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BAFTA Celebrates 50 Years of Doctor Who

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will celebrate half a century of Doctor Who during tonight’s prestigious British Academy Television Awards.

Jenna Coleman (Clara) will present one of the evening’s awards and a celebratory video montage featuring moments from the show’s history will be included as part of the ceremony.

Amanda Berry OBE, Chief Executive of BAFTA, said, ‘There are only a handful of programmes that have the quality and longevity of Doctor Who and the ability to put the nation on their sofas – or indeed behind them – year after year. BAFTA raises a toast to Doctor Who on its 50th birthday this year.’

Steven Moffat, Doctor Who’s lead writer and executive producer, commented, ‘This is a massive and exciting year for Doctor Who, so I'm thrilled that BAFTA are including a special tribute to the show. So thrilled, in fact, we're sending the Doctor's best friend, Jenna Coleman, to present an award. We're also sending the Doctor’s worst enemy, the Daleks, to exterminate lots of innocent people. Sorry, it's just what they do. Let us know if it's a Health and Safety issue.’

The awards ceremony will be hosted by Graham Norton at the Royal Festival Hall, London, and broadcast on BBC One at 8pm tonight (Sunday, 12 May).

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Nightmare and More!

We’ve a massive weekend ahead with the return of the Cybermen in Nightmare in Silver on BBC One, tomorrow (Saturday) at 7pm.

The episode is written by the brilliant Neil Gaiman and is partly set in Hedgewick’s World of Wonders - once the greatest theme park in the galaxy, but now the dilapidated home to a shabby showman, a dysfunctional army platoon and the charismatic Porridge. When the Doctor, Clara, Artie and Angie arrive, the last thing they expect is the re-emergence of one of the Time Lord’s oldest foes.  But the Cybermen are back… faster and more fearsome than ever!

It’s an episode full of fantastic new characters, humour, wild situations, scares and some truly awesome moments with the Cybermen…

Then, as the end titles roll and we all look ahead to the series finale, you can enjoy the new prequel to The Name of the Doctor, here on this site or via Red Button. Entitled She Said, He Said and written by Steven Moffat it’s the perfect way to get ready for another epic episode!

We’ll also have a fascinating look behind the scenes of Nightmare in Silver featuring Matt Smith and Neil Gaiman plus the ‘Next Time’ trailer for The Name of the Doctor which you’ll want to watch again and again… There’ll be two galleries of stunning production artwork, storyboard galleries and a behind the scenes gallery as well as our latest quiz and a fact file for the return of the Cybermen in the Fourth Dimension. All that - and one or two surprises – will be available right after tomorrow’s episode finishes.

But if you can’t wait, why not check out clips, the trailer and an introduction to Nightmare in Silver, visit the gallery of images from the adventure, read our exclusive interview with Neil Gaiman or remind yourself of just what the Doctor will be up against tomorrow…

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Nightmare and More!

We’ve a massive weekend ahead with the return of the Cybermen in Nightmare in Silver on BBC One, tomorrow (Saturday) at 7pm.

The episode is written by the brilliant Neil Gaiman and is partly set in Hedgewick’s World of Wonders - once the greatest theme park in the galaxy, but now the dilapidated home to a shabby showman, a dysfunctional army platoon and the charismatic Porridge. When the Doctor, Clara, Artie and Angie arrive, the last thing they expect is the re-emergence of one of the Time Lord’s oldest foes.  But the Cybermen are back… faster and more fearsome than ever!

It’s an episode full of fantastic new characters, humour, wild situations, scares and some truly awesome moments with the Cybermen…

Then, as the end titles roll and we all look ahead to the series finale, you can enjoy the new prequel to The Name of the Doctor, here on this site or via Red Button. Entitled She Said, He Said and written by Steven Moffat it’s the perfect way to get ready for another epic episode!

We’ll also have a fascinating look behind the scenes of Nightmare in Silver featuring Matt Smith and Neil Gaiman plus the ‘Next Time’ trailer for The Name of the Doctor which you’ll want to watch again and again… There’ll be two galleries of stunning production artwork, storyboard galleries and a behind the scenes gallery as well as our latest quiz and a fact file for the return of the Cybermen in the Fourth Dimension. All that - and one or two surprises – will be available right after tomorrow’s episode finishes.

But if you can’t wait, why not check out clips, the trailer and an introduction to Nightmare in Silver, visit the gallery of images from the adventure, read our exclusive interview with Neil Gaiman or remind yourself of just what the Doctor will be up against tomorrow…

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Neil Gaiman Interview: Part One

Nightmare in Silver is written by the internationally acclaimed Neil Gaiman whose previous episode – The Doctor’s Wife – was a brilliant, bonkers, wildly enjoyable adventure that won plaudits and the 2012 Hugo Award for the Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.

He returns with a story that sees the Doctor once more facing the Cybermen, but this being Doctor Who and Neil Gaiman, nothing about the iconic enemy’s return is as you’d expect, from the Cybermen themselves to the people battling them. We caught up with Neil and quizzed him about how he ended up back in the world of Doctor Who and what we can expect from his latest inspired nightmare…

Question: You’re back! Hurray! How were you persuaded to return?

Neil Gaiman:  It began with an email from Steven Moffat. He said, ‘I know you’re too busy ever to write another Doctor Who episode… but would you like to make the Cybermen scary again?’  And I thought, Agghhhh! I do! I really do! I said,Yes, I’m in…

I thought it would be really fun to make the Cybermen scarier than they have been recently and then I got completely side-tracked by a mad, strange romp that just keeps getting bigger and odder in which the Doctor and Clara have taken two children to a big amusement park and they find themselves embroiled in a very peculiar galactic empire which has fought a battle against the Cybermen - and won…

Q: What can we expect from the Cybermen and the adventure in general?

NG: We’ve moved on a little bit, technologically, from the last round of Cybermen we saw, because we’re a bit further into the future. So instead of Cybermats, we’re now going to encounter Cybermites… We have to deal with various things we’ve had to deal with in the past, such as the Cybermen’s ability to take over people and transform them into Cybermen. And this time, it’s going to get very, very personal for the Doctor…

Q: It’s got a great cast! Could you tell us about them and the characters they play?

NG: I’ve been very lucky! Jason Watkins plays Mr Webley… He has a few waxworks and other things and made the rather foolish mistake of landing on Hedgewick’s World… and now he can’t get off. He’s really sweet and he is aided by Porridge who is played by Warwick Davis. And he’s wonderful! His performance is just brilliant. It’s funny. It’s charming, it’s deep… it’s very sexy! I’m very proud to have written his stuff.

We also have Tamzin Outhwaite. Tamzin is great! She plays a character who’s running a platoon – a captain. She’s grumpy and you rapidly discover that one of the reasons she’s grumpy is because this is a punishment platoon – they are in exile. These are people who’ve been in trouble and they’re being got out of the way… And she was sent there because she was not obeying orders, and now she’s going to have to make a big decision on whether or not she obeys an order…

Q: So, you’ve got the task of making the Cybermen scarier and this eclectic group of people… How did your story develop from this ‘original plot’.

NG:  The only problem with my original plot was that I had no idea what I was doing with the Doctor. I knew what I was doing for everyone else in the story but I really didn’t have anything for the Doctor to do, except he was going to play chess, which isn’t really interesting. And then I had an idea. And the idea wouldn’t go away. So I emailed Steven Moffat and said, ‘Look, I have a mad idea. And it’s something that I wouldn’t do for any other actor except Matt Smith. I think Matt could pull it off. [Neil laughs and briefly outlines the Doctor’s plot-line]. And Steven Moffat said, ‘Go for it!’

Massive thanks to Neil Gaiman for taking time out to talk to us. We’ll be bringing you part 2 of our interview with him very soon and Nightmare in Silver is on BBC One on Saturday at 7.00pm.

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Neil Gaiman Interview: Part One

Nightmare in Silver is written by the internationally acclaimed Neil Gaiman whose previous episode – The Doctor’s Wife – was a brilliant, bonkers, wildly enjoyable adventure that won plaudits and the 2012 Hugo Award for the Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.

He returns with a story that sees the Doctor once more facing the Cybermen, but this being Doctor Who and Neil Gaiman, nothing about the iconic enemy’s return is as you’d expect, from the Cybermen themselves to the people battling them. We caught up with Neil and quizzed him about how he ended up back in the world of Doctor Who and what we can expect from his latest inspired nightmare…

Question: You’re back! Hurray! How were you persuaded to return?

Neil Gaiman:  It began with an email from Steven Moffat. He said, ‘I know you’re too busy ever to write another Doctor Who episode… but would you like to make the Cybermen scary again?’  And I thought, Agghhhh! I do! I really do! I said,Yes, I’m in…

I thought it would be really fun to make the Cybermen scarier than they have been recently and then I got completely side-tracked by a mad, strange romp that just keeps getting bigger and odder in which the Doctor and Clara have taken two children to a big amusement park and they find themselves embroiled in a very peculiar galactic empire which has fought a battle against the Cybermen - and won…

Q: What can we expect from the Cybermen and the adventure in general?

NG: We’ve moved on a little bit, technologically, from the last round of Cybermen we saw, because we’re a bit further into the future. So instead of Cybermats, we’re now going to encounter Cybermites… We have to deal with various things we’ve had to deal with in the past, such as the Cybermen’s ability to take over people and transform them into Cybermen. And this time, it’s going to get very, very personal for the Doctor…

Q: It’s got a great cast! Could you tell us about them and the characters they play?

NG: I’ve been very lucky! Jason Watkins plays Mr Webley… He has a few waxworks and other things and made the rather foolish mistake of landing on Hedgewick’s World… and now he can’t get off. He’s really sweet and he is aided by Porridge who is played by Warwick Davis. And he’s wonderful! His performance is just brilliant. It’s funny. It’s charming, it’s deep… it’s very sexy! I’m very proud to have written his stuff.

We also have Tamzin Outhwaite. Tamzin is great! She plays a character who’s running a platoon – a captain. She’s grumpy and you rapidly discover that one of the reasons she’s grumpy is because this is a punishment platoon – they are in exile. These are people who’ve been in trouble and they’re being got out of the way… And she was sent there because she was not obeying orders, and now she’s going to have to make a big decision on whether or not she obeys an order…

Q: So, you’ve got the task of making the Cybermen scarier and this eclectic group of people… How did your story develop from this ‘original plot’.

NG:  The only problem with my original plot was that I had no idea what I was doing with the Doctor. I knew what I was doing for everyone else in the story but I really didn’t have anything for the Doctor to do, except he was going to play chess, which isn’t really interesting. And then I had an idea. And the idea wouldn’t go away. So I emailed Steven Moffat and said, ‘Look, I have a mad idea. And it’s something that I wouldn’t do for any other actor except Matt Smith. I think Matt could pull it off. [Neil laughs and briefly outlines the Doctor’s plot-line]. And Steven Moffat said, ‘Go for it!’

Massive thanks to Neil Gaiman for taking time out to talk to us. We’ll be bringing you part 2 of our interview with him very soon and Nightmare in Silver is on BBC One on Saturday at 7.00pm.

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The Name of the Doctor: The Prequel

The prequel to the series finale will be available to view on this site (www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho) after the next episode of Doctor Who finishes at 7.45pm on Saturday, 11 May. You'll also be able to watch it from that time through the BBC's interactive Red Button service.

Written by Doctor Who's lead writer and executive producer, Steven Moffat, the intriguing prequel is called She Said, He Said and stars Matt Smith as the Doctor and Jenna-Louise Coleman as Clara. It's one of the show's longest prequels and explores how little Clara knows about the Doctor... and vice versa.

Catch the return of the Cybermen in Nightmare in Silver this Saturday at 7.00pm on BBC One and then watch the prequel to the finale immediately after the end titles have rolled, either here or on Red Button. The Name of the Doctor brings the series to a thunderous conclusion on Saturday, 18 May making this a very exciting few days for anybody who has ever enjoyed the adventures of a certain mad man in a box...

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The Name of the Doctor: The Prequel

The prequel to the series finale will be available to view on this site (www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho) after the next episode of Doctor Who finishes at 7.45pm on Saturday, 11 May. You'll also be able to watch it from that time through the BBC's interactive Red Button service.

Written by Doctor Who's lead writer and executive producer, Steven Moffat, the intriguing prequel is called She Said, He Said and stars Matt Smith as the Doctor and Jenna-Louise Coleman as Clara. It's one of the show's longest prequels and explores how little Clara knows about the Doctor... and vice versa.

Catch the return of the Cybermen in Nightmare in Silver this Saturday at 7.00pm on BBC One and then watch the prequel to the finale immediately after the end titles have rolled, either here or on Red Button. The Name of the Doctor brings the series to a thunderous conclusion on Saturday, 18 May making this a very exciting few days for anybody who has ever enjoyed the adventures of a certain mad man in a box...

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The Crimson Horror: Tomorrow at 6.30pm.

The Doctor and Clara face The Crimson Horror on BBC One at 6.30pm, tomorrow - Saturday, 4 May.

It’s a brilliant episode written by stalwart Mark Gatiss, so expect plenty of action, chills, humour and a wonderful sense of the macabre. Screen legend Dame Diana Rigg plays the sinister Mrs Gillyflower and her real-life daughter, Rachael Stirling, is Ada. And if that’s not enough the adventure sees the return of the Paternoster Gang with Strax, Madame Vastra and Jenny all embroiled in the mysterious goings-on in Sweetville... As Matt Smith commented, ‘It’s nice having the Doctor and his gang back!’

The Crimson Horror is set during the Victorian era and we soon discover there’s something very odd about Mrs Gillyflower’s Sweetville mill, with its beautiful people and the perfectly clean streets that lead to it.  There’s something even stranger about the bodies being found dead in the area – they’re all bright red and waxy! When the Doctor and Clara go missing, it’s up to the Time Lord’s old friends, Vastra, Jenny and Strax, to rescue them before they also fall victim to the Crimson Horror!

Straight after the adventure finishes you’ll find the latest behind the scenes video featuring Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman that looks at the making of the episode – right here on the site. We’ll also have a range of new galleries, The Crimson Quiz, a fact file on the story plus the ‘Next Time’ trail for Nightmare in Silver.

But if you can’t wait for all that, check out our clips section where you’ll find an introduction to The Crimson Horror featuring Matt Smith and Dan Starkey plus two great preview clips and a trailer.

The Crimson Horror is on BBC One at 6.30pm, tomorrow - Saturday, 4 May.

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The Crimson Horror: Tomorrow at 6.30pm.

The Doctor and Clara face The Crimson Horror on BBC One at 6.30pm, tomorrow - Saturday, 4 May.

It’s a brilliant episode written by stalwart Mark Gatiss, so expect plenty of action, chills, humour and a wonderful sense of the macabre. Screen legend Dame Diana Rigg plays the sinister Mrs Gillyflower and her real-life daughter, Rachael Stirling, is Ada. And if that’s not enough the adventure sees the return of the Paternoster Gang with Strax, Madame Vastra and Jenny all embroiled in the mysterious goings-on in Sweetville... As Matt Smith commented, ‘It’s nice having the Doctor and his gang back!’

The Crimson Horror is set during the Victorian era and we soon discover there’s something very odd about Mrs Gillyflower’s Sweetville mill, with its beautiful people and the perfectly clean streets that lead to it.  There’s something even stranger about the bodies being found dead in the area – they’re all bright red and waxy! When the Doctor and Clara go missing, it’s up to the Time Lord’s old friends, Vastra, Jenny and Strax, to rescue them before they also fall victim to the Crimson Horror!

Straight after the adventure finishes you’ll find the latest behind the scenes video featuring Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman that looks at the making of the episode – right here on the site. We’ll also have a range of new galleries, The Crimson Quiz, a fact file on the story plus the ‘Next Time’ trail for Nightmare in Silver.

But if you can’t wait for all that, check out our clips section where you’ll find an introduction to The Crimson Horror featuring Matt Smith and Dan Starkey plus two great preview clips and a trailer.

The Crimson Horror is on BBC One at 6.30pm, tomorrow - Saturday, 4 May.

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We’ve Released the Sontarans!

Strax the Sontaran returns in The Crimson Horror and in his honour we’ve maximised coverage of all his race’s early encounters with the Doctor. That means you can enjoy a wealth of clips, galleries, fact files and more from stories including the Sontarans’ debut adventure back in 1973, their attempted invasion of Gallifrey and The Two Doctors.

We’ve listed all the major Sontaran adventures below so just click on the one you’d like to explore. Clips include the very first time we saw one of their faces, the Doctor defeating an entire invasion force with a risky bluff and the Time Lord gambling to save his home planet from a ruthless Sontaran plot. We’ve galleries from every single episode, fascinating behind the scene shots and exclusive content from the making of…

The Time Warrior: The Doctor’s first onscreen encounter with the Sontarans and Sarah Jane’s debut story!

The Sontaran Experiment: The Sontarans threaten an invasion of earth and only the Doctor can stop them…

The Invasion of Time: The Sontarans strike at the Doctor’s home planet!

The Two Doctors: Time itself is threatened and it takes two Doctors to stop the Sontarans this time…

Don’t forget, you can also check out more recent Sontaran encounters such as The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky, A Good Man Goes to War and The Snowmen.

Fans of Strax can see him in action in Vastra Investigates and The Great Detective, not to mention Songtaran Carols…

And finally, if you’d like to face the Sontarans yourself you can always play the epic Adventure Game, The Gunpowder Plot where playing as the Doctor you get caught up in a massive war between the Sontarans and their eternal nemeses, the Rutans!

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We’ve Released the Sontarans!

Strax the Sontaran returns in The Crimson Horror and in his honour we’ve maximised coverage of all his race’s early encounters with the Doctor. That means you can enjoy a wealth of clips, galleries, fact files and more from stories including the Sontarans’ debut adventure back in 1973, their attempted invasion of Gallifrey and The Two Doctors.

We’ve listed all the major Sontaran adventures below so just click on the one you’d like to explore. Clips include the very first time we saw one of their faces, the Doctor defeating an entire invasion force with a risky bluff and the Time Lord gambling to save his home planet from a ruthless Sontaran plot. We’ve galleries from every single episode, fascinating behind the scene shots and exclusive content from the making of…

The Time Warrior: The Doctor’s first onscreen encounter with the Sontarans and Sarah Jane’s debut story!

The Sontaran Experiment: The Sontarans threaten an invasion of earth and only the Doctor can stop them…

The Invasion of Time: The Sontarans strike at the Doctor’s home planet!

The Two Doctors: Time itself is threatened and it takes two Doctors to stop the Sontarans this time…

Don’t forget, you can also check out more recent Sontaran encounters such as The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky, A Good Man Goes to War and The Snowmen.

Fans of Strax can see him in action in Vastra Investigates and The Great Detective, not to mention Songtaran Carols…

And finally, if you’d like to face the Sontarans yourself you can always play the epic Adventure Game, The Gunpowder Plot where playing as the Doctor you get caught up in a massive war between the Sontarans and their eternal nemeses, the Rutans!

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Brian Minchin confirmed as New Executive Producer of Doctor Who

BBC Cymru Wales has announced that Brian Minchin is to be the new Executive Producer of Doctor Who, alongside showrunner Steven Moffat.

Brian Minchin is an Executive Producer in BBC Wales drama, currently working on The Game, a new Cold War spy thriller from Toby Whithouse for BBC One, and Wizards Vs Aliens, Russell T Davies’ hit show for CBBC. He has also worked as BBC Executive Producer on Dirk Gently and Being Human.

Brian produced the RTS award-winning and BAFTA nominated series The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as the UK sections of Torchwood: Miracle Day and was Assistant Producer on Torchwood: Children of Earth.

Brian, who grew up in Aberystwyth, joined the department in Cardiff in 2005 as a Script Editor working on BBC One Wales drama Belonging, before moving on to network dramas Doctor Who and Torchwood in the same role.

Brian says: “I'm thrilled and excited to be joining Steven Moffat on a show that has meant so much to me over the years. I've watched in awe as Steven has taken Doctor Who to wild and imaginative places and I can't wait to get started on many more adventures with the Doctor.”

Faith Penhale, Head of Drama Wales, says: “I've no doubt Doctor Who will enjoy a very exciting time with Brian at the helm working alongside Steven. Since joining BBC Wales in 2005, he’s proved he has a fantastic eye for story and a sharp awareness of what makes a drama like Doctor Who unmissable."

Steven Moffat, Lead Writer and Executive Producer, adds: "When I first took over Doctor Who, Brian was there as script editor, and in the most difficult time of a new Doctor and a new era, was completely brilliant. We lost him to producing The Sarah Jane Adventures at the end of our first run. Rising talent keeps rising, is how I comforted myself back then - but now I am beyond happy that Brian has risen all the way back to Doctor Who, in his new role of Executive Producer. I look forward to getting hopelessly lost in space and time with him."

Categories: Doctor Who

Brian Minchin confirmed as New Executive Producer of Doctor Who

BBC Cymru Wales has announced that Brian Minchin is to be the new Executive Producer of Doctor Who, alongside showrunner Steven Moffat.

Brian Minchin is an Executive Producer in BBC Wales drama, currently working on The Game, a new Cold War spy thriller from Toby Whithouse for BBC One, and Wizards Vs Aliens, Russell T Davies’ hit show for CBBC. He has also worked as BBC Executive Producer on Dirk Gently and Being Human.

Brian produced the RTS award-winning and BAFTA nominated series The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as the UK sections of Torchwood: Miracle Day and was Assistant Producer on Torchwood: Children of Earth.

Brian, who grew up in Aberystwyth, joined the department in Cardiff in 2005 as a Script Editor working on BBC One Wales drama Belonging, before moving on to network dramas Doctor Who and Torchwood in the same role.

Brian says: “I'm thrilled and excited to be joining Steven Moffat on a show that has meant so much to me over the years. I've watched in awe as Steven has taken Doctor Who to wild and imaginative places and I can't wait to get started on many more adventures with the Doctor.”

Faith Penhale, Head of Drama Wales, says: “I've no doubt Doctor Who will enjoy a very exciting time with Brian at the helm working alongside Steven. Since joining BBC Wales in 2005, he’s proved he has a fantastic eye for story and a sharp awareness of what makes a drama like Doctor Who unmissable."

Steven Moffat, Lead Writer and Executive Producer, adds: "When I first took over Doctor Who, Brian was there as script editor, and in the most difficult time of a new Doctor and a new era, was completely brilliant. We lost him to producing The Sarah Jane Adventures at the end of our first run. Rising talent keeps rising, is how I comforted myself back then - but now I am beyond happy that Brian has risen all the way back to Doctor Who, in his new role of Executive Producer. I look forward to getting hopelessly lost in space and time with him."

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