Peter Capaldi, the 13th person to play The Doctor in the BBC’s Doctor Who, has announced 2017 is his last year as a Time Lord. José Barbosa assesses Capaldi’s tenure in the role and offers some pleas for the next incarnation. “Everything ends and it’s always sad. But everything begins again and that’s always happy. Be … Read more
The Doctor himself, Peter Capaldi, describes some of his favourite episodes from Doctor Who‘s 50 year history. Do you have a list of favourite episodes? I hate doing the favourite game, because it betrays a lot of the other ones. But there are things that I think are great; and I always forget there … Read more
(Music: Please Listen Carefully (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0) We met in a fancy hotel on Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour. I was the short, big boned chap with creased and crinkly clothes; he was the tall Scot wearing an immaculately pressed suit, sans tie, shirt buttoned to the top. “I’ll sit anywhere that works for you,” he … Read more
The eighth season of Doctor Who has just arrived to Lightbox, and hitting us all square in the guts like a radiophonic workshop generated sine wave. ‘Tis a time for cheer, but is the verdict still out on Peter Capaldi’s portrayal of our favourite rogue Gallifreyian? José Barbosa examines Capaldi’s first season. Does the actor bring anything … Read more