The Doctor Who Companion - The Twelfth Doctor: Volume Two

Wednesday, 16 October 2019 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who Magazine continues its in-depth chronicle of the show’s production with a 100-page volume dedicated to four memorable episodes of Series 8 starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald:

Time Heist
The Caretaker
Kill the Moon
Mummy on the Orient Express

Andrew Pixley’s unparalleled behind-the-scenes coverage – originally presented in the partwork Doctor Who: The Complete History and now revised and reproduced in magazine format for the first time – examines every aspect of the stories’ development, from scripting through to transmission and beyond.

Richly illustrated with rare images, this is the essential guide to the series that took Doctor Who in a remarkable new direction.

Available from WH Smith from Wednesday 16 October 2019 priced £7.99 and digitally from pocketmags.com priced £6.99.

Please note that this publication is not available as part of a subscription to Doctor Who Magazine.

FILTER: - DWM - Series 8/34

Doctor Who loses out at Hugo Awards

Monday, 24 August 2015 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who has lost out in the 2015 Hugo awards.

The 2014 episode Listen, written by Steven Moffat and directed by Douglas Mackinnon was nominated in the Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form category. The episode came second, behind the Canadian science fiction television series Orphan Black. Last year's winner Game of Thrones came third.

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

Winner - Orphan Black: “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried”, ” written by Graham Manson, directed by John Fawcett (Temple Street Productions, Space/BBC America)
Doctor Who: “Listen”, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Douglas Mackinnon (BBC Television)
Game of Thrones: “The Mountain and the Viper”, written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss, directed by Alex Graves ((HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions)
The Flash: “Pilot”, teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns, story by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns, directed by David Nutter (The CW) (Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television)
Grimm: “Once We Were Gods”, written by Alan DiFiore, directed by Steven DePaul (NBC) (GK Productions, Hazy Mills Productions, Universal TV)

The results were announced at the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention, held at Spokane in Washington State.

FILTER: - Awards/Nominations - Series 8/34

Dark Water/Death in Heaven 3D cinema showings in Russia

Thursday, 20 August 2015 - Reported by Josiah Rowe

Russian "art collective" and distributor of international films CoolConnections has announced that on September 15 and 16, Russian cinemas will be showing Doctor Who's Series 8 finale Dark Water & Death in Heaven in 3D, as well as the Series 9 preview. Locations and times have not yet been announced. The episodes will be shown in English, with Russian subtitles.

Doctor Who: Dark Water and Death in Heaven 3D - Russian poster (Credit: BBC)

«Доктор Кто» возвращается на экраны кинотеатров. Специальные показы финальных серий 8-го сезона «Темная вода» и «Смерть на небесах» теперь в 3D!

А также:
– Эксклюзивный приквел к 9-му сезону, «Медитация Доктора» (The Doctor’s Meditation)
– Интервью с Питером Капальди и Дженной Коулман, взятое актером сериала «Теория большого взрыва» (The Big Bang Theory , 2007) Уилом Уитоном

У загадочной Мисси свои планы на жителей планеты Земля, и теперь Доктор вынужден сделать непростой выбор. На улицы Лондона выходят киберлюди, старые друзья объединяются против старых врагов, а Доктор предстает в новой и необычной для себя роли. Впереди – трудное испытание, и чтобы преодолеть его, придется пойти на жертвы.

Показ «Доктор Кто: Тёмная вода / Смерть на небесах» проходит в рамках фестиваля «Британские сериалы в кино»

Translation:
"Doctor Who" returns to cinema screens. A special screening of the final episodes of the 8th series, "Dark Water" and "Death in Heaven", now in 3D!

Also:
— Exclusive prequel to the 9th series, "The Doctor's Meditation"
— Interview with Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, by "Big Bang Theory" actor Wil Wheaton

The mysterious Missy has her own plans for the people of planet Earth, and now the Doctor must make a difficult choice. Cybermen walk the streets of London, old friends unite against an old enemy, and the Doctor appears in a new and unusual role. Ahead, a difficult test, and to overcome it, sacrifices must be made.

The showing of "Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven" is presented as part of the festival "British Television Series in the Cinema".

In 2013, Russian cinemas joined the international simulcast of the 50th anniversary special The Day of the Doctor.

Dark Water and Death in Heaven are also being shown in 3D in cinemas in the United States (Fathom Events), Canada (Front Row Centre Events/Cineplex Entertainment) and Denmark (Cinemaxx Cinemas). There are no plans to present the episodes in UK cinemas.

FILTER: - Cinema - Russia - Series 8/34 - Special Events

Dark Water/Death in Heaven 3D cinema outing for Denmark

Thursday, 13 August 2015 - Reported by Chuck Foster

Denmark is the latest country to have scheduled the 3D version of the Series 8 finale Dark Water & Death in Heaven in cinemas. The two episodes, plus the Series 9 preview, will be shown at Cinemaxx cinemas in Copenhagen, Odense and Aarhus on the 16th September (two showings at 6:00pm and 8:45pm).

Doctor Who: Dark Water and Death in Heaven 3D - poster (Credit: BBC)

Er du fan af den udødelige engelske tv-serie 'Doctor Who'? Så er du det, man kalder en “whovian”, og der er godt nyt til dig! BBC og CinemaxX fortsætter deres samarbejde, når de onsdag den 16. september blænder op for en 3D-visning af de dramatiske sidste to afsnit af seriens sæson 8 samt en aldrig før vist "prequel" til sæson 9's første afsnit. Udover det bliver doktoren selv, Peter Capaldi, og den kvindelige hovedrolle, Clara, spillet af Jenna Coleman, interviewet af skuespiller Wil Wheaton.

'Doctor Who' er en institution i britisk kultur og er blevet kult i det meste af den vestlige verden. Serien blev skabt i 1963 og kørte uafbrudt indtil 1989. I 1996 blev den forsøgt genoplivet, men først i 2005 lykkedes det, og den nuværende serie kører altså nu på 9. sæson.

Selve figuren, som bare omtales som The Doctor, er et tidsrejsende rumvæsen i menneskekrop, en såkaldt Time Lord fra planeten Gallifrey. Han flygtede i en TARDIS tidsmaskine - "Time and Relative Dimension In Space" - som er en kamæleon-maskine, der kan påtage sig diverse lokale objekters udseende. Men på grund af en fejl i TARDIS' "kamæleon-kredsløb" ligner tidsmaskinen nu og for evigt en blå, engelsk politiboks - et af de ikoniske billeder fra serien.

Denmark joins the United States (Fathom Events) and Canada (Front Row Centre Events/Cineplex Entertainment) in presenting the episodes in 3D in cinema.

The episodes are not currently planned to be shown in the United Kingdom, with a quote from BBC Worldwide to Sci-Fi Bulletin stating: “Due to the number of events taking place for Doctor Who this year including the Symphonic Spectacular and the Doctor Who Festival, we decided against showing the episodes in UK cinema."

The 3D special is expected to be released on Blu-ray in North America on 22nd September:

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven 3D - Blu-ray (Credit: BBC Worldwide)

Doctor Who’s eighth season drew to a close with an epic 2 part finale. The Doctor finally comes face to face with the mysterious Missy, who has been laying the groundwork for a dastardly scheme. Left with no other choice, old friends must unite against old enemies as the Cybermen terrorize the streets of London. Own the thrilling conclusion to the record-breaking season – now combined into one spectacular feature-length 3D extravaganza!

Special Features:

Deleted scene
An exclusive prequel scene to season 9
An interview with Steven Moffat, Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman discussing the latest season, and what’s next for Doctor Who

A release of the story in the UK and other regions has yet to be announced (it is currently unknown if the North American version will be region-free).

FILTER: - Cinema - Denmark - Series 8/34 - Special Events

3D Cinema Event for the US

Wednesday, 29 July 2015 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who fans in the United States will get a chance to relive the climax of series 8 with a special 3D screening, in selected movie theatres, of last year's two part finale, Dark Water / Death in Heaven.

The event, organised by BBC Worldwide North America and Fathom Events will see the return of Doctor Who to the big screen for just two nights in a special theatrical event. In the two-part finale, the Doctor comes face-to-face with the mysterious Missy, and an impossible choice looms. With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies, and the Doctor takes to the air in a startling new role.

Doctor Who: Dark Water/Death in Heaven, will be presented in RealD™ 3D and Dolby Atmos sound (where available) on September 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. (local time), just before the launch of Series Nine on BBC America the following Saturday.

The event will feature The Doctor’s Meditation — a special prequel scene to the first episode of Season 9 — and an exclusive interview with Doctor Who stars Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, hosted by Wil Wheaton (Big Bang Theory, Star Trek: Nemesis).

At present there are no plans for the event to be screened in UK Cinemas. BBC Worldwide told Sci-Fi Bulletin

Due to the number of events taking place for Doctor Who this year including the Symphonic Spectacular and the Doctor Who Festival, we decided against showing the episodes in UK cinema.

It is expected that the two episodes will be released on Blu-ray in 3D at the end of September.

Tickets for Doctor Who: Dark Water/Death in Heaven in 3D can be purchased online starting Friday, July 31 by visiting FathomEvents.com, or participating theatre box offices. The event will be shown throughout the U.S. in approximately 700 movie theatres through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network.

FILTER: - Series 8/34 - Special Events - USA

Doctor Who wins BAFTA

Sunday, 26 April 2015 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who has won the British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Special, Visual & Graphic Effects in 2015

The award goes to Milk VFX, Real SFX and BBC Wales VFX for their work on the 2014 series.

It is the second year running Doctor Who has won this award, this year beating the nominees for Atlantis, David Attenborough’s Conquest of the Skies 3D, and Ripper Street.

Danny Hargreaves of RealSFX tweeted

We did it !!!!!@BAFTA What a great team we make #DoctorWho @realsfx @MilkVFX @Millennium_FX and the BBC VFX team

The winners were announced Sunday evening at the Brewery in East London.

2015 TV Craft Awards: Special Visual Graphic FX Winner (YouTube)

FILTER: - Awards/Nominations - Doctor Who - Series 8/34

Series 8 Soundtrack: track listings / competition

Friday, 24 April 2015 - Reported by Chuck Foster

Silva Screen have now updated us with the complete track listings and lengths for the forthcoming soundtrack release of the music from Series Eight:

DISC ONE

Doctor Who Theme (Series 8) (1:15)

Deep Breath
A Good Man? (Twelve’s Theme) (7:34)
Something It Ate (2:38)
Concussed (3:27)
It’s Still Him (2:00)
Pudding Brains (5:30)
Breath (4:45)
Hello Hello (3:17)
A Drink First (2:00)
Missy’s Theme (1:38)

Into The Dalek
Aristotle, We Have Been Hit (0:55)
We’re Still Going To Kill You (3:55)
Tell Me, Am I A Good Man? (4:00)
What Difference A Good Dalek? (3:30)
The Truth About The Daleks (2:06)

Robot Of Sherwood
Old Fashioned Hero (2:15)
This Is My Spoon (2:05)
Robert, Earl of Loxley (2:00)
The Legend of Robin Hood (2:18)
Robin of Sherwood (3:10)
The Golden Arrow (1:45)

Listen
Listen (2:25)
Rupert Pink (3:56)
Fear (2:52)

DISC TWO

Time Heist

The Architect (1:25)
Rob The Bank (0:50)
Account Closed (2:05)
Open Up

The Caretaker
The Caretaker (5:18)

Kill The Moon
Are You Going To Shoot Me? (1:57(
When I Say Run (1:44)
That Is The Moon (2:00)

Mummy On The Orient Express
Start The Clock (1:32)
There’s That Smile (2:25)
The Sarcophagus Opens (3:57)
The Artefact (2:05)
Study Our Own Demise (2:15)

Flatline
Not Knowing (3:02(
Siege Mode (1:23)

In The Forest Of The Night
In The Woods (2:21)
We Weren’t Asleep That Long (1:00)
Forgetting (1:45)
The Song of Danny and Clara (2:43)

Dark Water

Throw Away The Key (4:13)
Browsing (2:24)
They Walk Among Us (2:20)

Death In Heaven
There is No Clara Oswald (0:57)
Missy And Her Boys (1:17)
A Good Man, An Incredible Liar (1:39)
Freefall (1:44)
I Need To Know (5:01)
Missy's Theme - Extended (2:08)
Missy's Gift (2:04)
(The Majestic Tale of) An Idiot With a Box (2:19)

DISC THREE

Last Christmas

3 Perfectly Ordinary Roof People (4:19)
Do You Really Believe In Santa? (1:00)
Unsealing the Infirmary (2:50)
Ghosts (1:50)
What Seems to be the Problem? (1:06)
We Don’t Know What’s Real (2:36)
Thinking About It (1:16)
Clara’s Dream Christmas (3:57)
The Doctor’s Dream Christmas (5:42)
Dreams Within Dreams (4:55)
Believe in Santa (1:30)
Sleigh Ride (2:48)
A Reunion (3:15)
Every Christmas is Last Christmas (3:50)

The CD set is now available to pre-order from our Amazon Shops in the United Kingdom (released 18th May), and in North America (released 26th May).

Series 8: Packshot (Credit: Silva Screen)

Doctor Who: Series 8 (Credit: Silva Screen)

Competition

Thanks to Silva Screen we have five copies of the CD collection up for grabs. In order to be in with a chance of winning, answer the following question:

Unfortunately the "live" song featured in Mummy on the Orient Express was unable to be included in this release - but who was the singer and which song was performed in the episode?

Please send your answers along with your name, address and where you heard about the competition (news site, news app, other website, etc.) to comp-silvascreen@doctorwhonews.net with the subject "Fierce!". The competition is open world-wide, closing date: 18th May 2015. Only one entry per household will be accepted.

FILTER: - Competitions - Murray Gold - Music - Series 8/34

Series 8 Soundtrack release

Friday, 17 April 2015 - Reported by Harry Ward

Silva Screen have revealed details of the soundtrack release for Series 8 and Last Christmas, which will be released on 18th of May 2015.

Doctor Who: Series 8 will be the first soundtrack release of music from the twelfth Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi, featuring the new Doctor’s theme A Good Man? (Twelve’s Theme). This 3 disc set also includes the music from the episode Last Christmas and an extensive 24 page booklet with notes from Murray Gold. The score is performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Murray Gold (computer instruments, guitars and synths) and conducted by Ben Foster and James Shearman. The first 5000 copies of the CD will include an extra 16 page booklet depicting the 13 Radio Times posters, one for each episode. All pre-ordered product on this store will include the extra booklet.

Updated 22 April: Full track list is now available

Track Listing:

Series 8 and Last Christmas
Release Date: 18th May 2015

DISC ONE

Doctor Who Theme (Series 8)
A Good Man? (Twelve’s Theme)

Deep Breath

Something It Ate
Concussed
It’s Still Him
Pudding Brains
Breath
Hello Hello
A Drink First
Missy’s Theme

Into The Dalek

Aristotle, We Have Been Hit
We’re Still Going To Kill You
Tell Me, Am I A Good Man?
What Difference A Good Dalek?
The Truth About The Daleks

Robot Of Sherwood

Old Fashioned Hero
This Is My Spoon
Robert, Earl of Loxley
The Legend of Robin Hood
Robin of Sherwood
The Golden Arrow

Listen

Listen
Rupert Pink
Fear

DISC TWO

Time Heist

The Architect
Rob The Bank
Account Closed
Open Up

The Caretaker

The Caretaker

Kill The Moon

Are You Going To Shoot Me?
When I Say Run
That Is The Moon

Mummy On The Orient Express

Start The Clock
There’s That Smile
The Sarcophagus Opens
The Artefact
Study Our Own Demise

Flatline

Not Knowing
Siege Mode

In The Forest Of The Night

We Weren’t Asleep That Long
Forgetting
The Song of Danny and Clara

Dark Water

Throw Away The Key
Browsing
They Walk Among Us

Death In Heaven

There is No Clara Oswald
Missy And Her Boys
A Good Man, An Incredible Liar
Freefall
I Need To Know
Missy's Theme - Extended
Missy's Gift
(The Majestic Tale of) An Idiot With a Box

DISC THREE

Last Christmas

3 Perfectly Ordinary Roof People
Do You Really Believe In Santa?
Unsealing the Infirmary
Ghosts
What Seems to be the Problem?
We Don’t Know What’s Real
Thinking About It
Clara’s Dream Christmas
The Doctor’s Dream Christmas
Dreams Within Dreams
Believe in Santa
Sleigh Ride
A Reunion
Every Christmas is Last Christmas

Doctor Who Series 8 Soundtrack (Pack Shot) (Credit: Silva Screen)

The soundtrack is available to pre-order now.

FILTER: - Murray Gold - Music - Series 8/34

Listen Gets Hugo Nomination

Sunday, 5 April 2015 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who: Listen has been nominated for a 2015 Hugo Award.

The episode, written by Steven Moffat and directed by Douglas Mackinnon, was the fourth episode of Series Eight, shown worldwide last Autumn, and is nominated in the Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form category.

Other shows nominated include Game of Thrones, which has triumphed at the awards in the previous two years.

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

Doctor Who: “Listen”, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Douglas Mackinnon (BBC Television)
The Flash: “Pilot”, teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns, story by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns, directed by David Nutter (The CW) (Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television)
Game of Thrones: “The Mountain and the Viper”, written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss, directed by Alex Graves ((HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions)
Grimm: “Once We Were Gods”, written by Alan DiFiore, directed by Steven DePaul (NBC) (GK Productions, Hazy Mills Productions, Universal TV)
Orphan Black: “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried”, ” written by Graham Manson, directed by John Fawcett (Temple Street Productions, Space/BBC America)

The 2015 Hugo Award and John W. Campbell Award winners will be announced Saturday, August 22, 2015, during the Hugo Awards Ceremony at the 2015 Worldcon.

FILTER: - Awards/Nominations - Series 8/34 - Steven Moffat

BBC America Ratings

Monday, 5 January 2015 - Reported by Marcus

BBC America have revealed that Doctor Who had its highest rated season ever on the channel, finishing with the Christmas Special which delivered over 2.3 million total Viewers and was the number 1 non-sports telecast in all of cable during the time period among Adults 25-54 in Live+3.

The special, Last Christmas, had a total of 2.616 million Viewers in Live+3 when combining the 9:00pm premiere with the 11:45pm and 2:30am replays. The Twelfth Doctor’s first Christmas special more than doubled the viewership of the Eleventh Doctor’s first Christmas special, A Christmas Carol in 2010.

BBC AMERICA was the #1 network on Twitter and Tumblr and Doctor Who: Last Christmas was the #1 show on both platforms in all of television in Primetime (excluding sports) on December 25. Doctor Who is pacing as one of Twitter’s top 10 most-tweeted original dramas in all of cable for 2014.

Peter Capaldi’s first season as the Doctor, with co-star Jenna Coleman as Clara, delivered BBC AMERICA its highest rated season ever with an average of 2.035 million Total Viewers in Live+3.

Doctor Who: Last Christmas arrives on Blu-ray and DVD in the US on February 17, 2015 and Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series is available now.

FILTER: - Series 8/34 - Specials - USA

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