In the latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine, Russell T Davies confirms that we get not four but FIVE Doctor Who specials between now and 2010. This is of course great news to anyone expecting a huge hole in their lives around Easter 2009 when they switch on the television one Saturday night to watch... well, nothing (and Melin doesn't look that good right now). "I can confirm that after Christmas 2008 there are a total of four more specials to come before the Steven Moffat era begins...

They might have called Doctor Who a "comedy soap opera" earlier this week, but we'll forgive io9 that indiscretion as they have a bonza interview with future showrunner Steven Moffat online right now. It would be churlish to reveal all here, so I won't. What I will do is encourage you to go and read it - Moffat reveals a lot without actually saying anything or giving any hints even. However if you haven't got time to exercise your left mouse button, read this, an answer to the...

The incredible demand for tickets and high press attention, all for the appearance of David Tennant in Hamlet - opposite Star Trek and The X-Men's Patrick Stewart - has resulted in the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) taking the unusual step of banning stagedoor autographs on anything but programmes and other Hamlet merchandise.   "Due to the huge amount of interest in the RSC's current production of Hamlet, only Royal Shakespeare Company or production related memorabilia will be...

Missing Who already? Looks like you need a prescription of Doctor Who Magazine... EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’... IN DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 398! Davros himself, actor Julian Bleach, talks exclusively about taking on the role of the Daleks’ creator in the latest Doctor Who Magazine... Is the fact that other actors have played the part in the past a help or a hindrance? “That can make it harder to approach it afresh,” considers Julian, “but it’s more of a...

After much speculation, the genuine Doctor Who Series 4 Volume 4 DVD cover has been released! A cast of thousands is wrapped up in a DVD cover of thousands - well, 11 anyway, as the disc heralds the return of Davros and Dalek Caan, and introduces a new Supreme Dalek and a whole new Dalek army in the end of series trio of Turn Left, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End. Featuring (in clockwork order) Lis Sladen, Catherine Tate, Freema Agyeman, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke, Billie Piper, David...

Stand back, insane lovers of Apple's extremely user-friendly computers that they package with insanely OTT DRM software! Doctor Who may well be coming to an iPhone near you, but that doesn't mean you can storm the stage! Don't you know there's an Apple iPhone 3G shortage?! Three seasons of Britain's most successful sci-fi franchise now available BBC today announced that for the first time the BAFTA award winning sci-fi series Doctor Who will be available for purchase and download from the...

Speaking to the Radio Times, X Files star David Duchovny has claimed he would like to appear in Doctor Who as a villain, obviously believing it is a better option than a regular starring role as the Doctor (a character that Duchovny would be completely unsuitable). The interview has found attention in a couple of disparate interwebby locations, most notably Digitial Spy. "I love Doctor Who and I remember the first one, which was wonderful in its low-tech quality," Duchovny told...

The lost tapes of Doctor Who theme tune arranger Delia Derbyshire were found in her attic following her death 2001, it has emerged. An unknown collection of 267 tapes - produced at the BBC's legendary (but now sadly defunct) Radiophonic Workshop between 1962 and 1973 feature the earliest electronic "dance music" compositions twenty years before the genre exsited. The dance track is introduced by Ms Derbyshire: "Forget about this... it's for interest only." Paul...

Steven Moffat has reacted to the recent report that he turned down Steven Spielberg to run Doctor Who - as well as clarifying once and for all Spielberg's fondness for the Doctor. It's all down to the chronology, apparently, and as The Grand Moff points out, the US writers strike prevented him from working on any US based productions. "In fact it was already in the works," Moffat said. "The strike just meant that I was unable to finish my work on the Tintin films given my...

Heavily into the rehearsal stage, David Tennant is causing a bit of a buzz among certain sections of the theatre world. Rather delicious pictures of him rehearsing as The Dane opposite Patrick Stewart (to name but one) aside, casting Doctor Who as Hamlet really is an ideal way to take Shakespeare to the masses. Unless of course your name is Jonathan Miller, who - and I only recently discovered this - declared Tennant's casting as "celebrity casting" of "that man from Doctor...

The success of Doctor Who and dirty little brother Torchwood has lead to BBC America taking part in this year's ComicCon on the shows opening, Thursday July 24th in LA. Accompanying the BBC shows will be the Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson) comedy Spaced as well as well as ITV's superb Primeval. Things off with a panel featuring Britain’s most successful sci-fi franchise. The Doctor Who panel includes the BAFTA winning executive producer and lead writer Steven Moffat and...

Incoming Doctor Who Executive Producer Steven "The Grand Moff" Moffat has turned down the chance to script a second Tintin movie for Steven Spielberg, it has emerged. Having written the first installment of what is planned by the world's most successful director to be a trilogy based on the comic book character, Moffat opted to take the Doctor Who job instead. "I know a lot of people won't understand it but I've been dreaming about writing for Doctor Who since I was...