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io9Doctor Who’s Christopher Eccleston on Why Now Is the Time for His Return
Christopher Eccleston transformed Doctor Who forever. Sixteen years ago, the actor—headlining a bold reboot of the beloved British sci-fi classic that had been off screens for nearly a decade—presented a tortured, compassionate take on a Time Traveler without a home. Then, as quickly as we met him, he vanished, transformed into a new person. It … Continued
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io9Billie Piper Reflects on Doctor Who, a Reboot She Didn’t Think Would Last 3 Months
Doctor Who has become an international sensation ever since it was rebooted by the BBC in 2005, turning actors like David Tennant and Billie Piper into household names around the world. But Piper, who played the reboot’s first companion, recently shared how she didn’t think it was going to last three months, let alone almost … Continued
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io9Doctor Who Puts David Tennant, Paul McGann, and Christopher Eccleston in a New Kind of Time War
Well before the Time War, three Doctors came together to defend the universe from an ancient threat—and if the title of Doctor Who’s new media saga is anything to go by, none of them are going to come out unscathed. The BBC has officially unveiled a new transmedia initiative stretching across multiple mediums—including “audio, novels, … Continued
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io9Russell T. Davies Will Release New Doctor Who Material for the 15th Anniversary ‘Rose’ Rewatch [Updated]
As everyone spends more time indoors to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, now more than ever people are looking for things to do and socialize over, even if from the comfort of their own homes rather than physically in person. So, frankly, what better time to start rewatching Doctor Who with the world? … Continued
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io9In This Doctor Who Exclusive, One of the 9th Doctor’s Earliest Mysteries Is Investigated
Way back in the very first episode of Doctor Who’s revival, alien conspiracy theorist Clive showed Rose Tyler a series of cryptic images—a mysterious man, never aging, but present at all sorts of historic events, from the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa to the Kennedy assassination. Now, a new Big Finish story hopes to tell the … Continued
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io9Billie Piper Returns as Rose Tyler for Her Very Own Doctor Who Audio Series
Remember all those years ago when Russell T. Davies had an idea for a Doctor Who spinoff called Rose Tyler: Earth Defence? Well, now Big Finish is kinda sorta bringing that idea back to life, as part of a new series of audio adventures starring Billie Piper. Announced today by Big Finish, Rose Tyler: The … Continued
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The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler Are Back For a Brand New Series of Audio Adventures
Together again, at last! Big Finish and the BBC have just announced that David Tennant and Billie Piper will reprise their roles as The Doctor and Rose for a series of three new audio dramas, marking the first proper new outing for the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler together in nearly a decade. Revealed today, … Continued
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io9TrailersJesus is having technical difficulties in the new Penny Dreadul teaser
We still don’t know too much Showtime’s upcoming Penny Dreadful, other than it’ll star Dracula, Dorian Gray, some Frankensteins (the doctor and the monster), and Billie Piper. But thanks to this new teaser, I think we can safely say Jesus is not cool with the shizz that’s about to go down.
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Skyfall‘s writer and director reunite for a Victorian horror show
Doctor Who’s Rose Tyler is coming back to genre television! Billie Piper has just signed on to star in Penny Dreadful, a show set in Victorian London featuring Victor Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and other terrifying figures of gothic literature. Can she do for gothic lit what she once did for the Daleks? According to Deadline, … Continued
