Big Finish have announced that Paul McGann will be joined by a brand new companion for the much anticipated The Time War series - Bliss, portrayed by Rakhee Thakrar.
Best known perhaps for her role in Eastenders as Shabnam Masood, Thakrar has also starred in Peep Show, The Jury, DCI Banks, Doctors and Holby City.
Rakhee Thakrar is best known as Eastenders’ Shabnam Masood
Rakee is excited by the role, telling Big Finish it was an “absolute dream”
“Getting to voice the role of Bliss [...]
The Pyramid at the End of the World has come under criticism from something of a surprising source - the scientific community.
Theres a reason why its called science FITCION. None of it is real. Not every scene about science has to be accurate to real world science as it’s all fictional. Do scientists criticize the T.A.R.D.I.S and vortex manipulator?
0 0 Brandon Lee Mace From the commentsWhile Doctor Who has always veered into the realms of the fantastical, even becoming more fantasy than science-fiction [...]
“Judged as a trilogy, Extremis set up a wonderful premise, the follow-up The Pyramid At The End Of The World was a classic case of a brilliant concept poorly executed, and The Lie of the Land rewarded viewers who stayed with it by bringing all three together with great economy.”
“The Lie of the Land takes us from existential concerns about present (Extremis) and future reality (The Pyramid at the End of the World), to genuine doubts about the mediated past. It’s an extreme example of a real dilemma, the clever use of sci-fi tropes to explore how in real life those in power construct narratives to shape beliefs and allegiances. There is a very [...]
Doctor Who‘s audience fell significantly for last night’s episode, falling from the 4.01 million viewers that watched The Pyramid at the End of the World overnight to 3.01 million for The Lie of the Land, the ratings reflect a 15.0% share of the potential audience.
Doctor Who was under heavy competition from the Britain’s Got Talent Final on ITV and the UEFA Champions League Final featuring Real Madrid and Juventus on BT Sport which was aired free-to-view on YouTube. Britain’s Got Talent also saw a slight fall in ratings from the 8.38 million viewers overnight [...]
