Doctor Who News

Sheridan Smith has emerged as favourite to play the new Doctor in the BBC’s long-running science-fiction television drama series, it has been claimed.

Since the BBC confirmed Matt Smith would be leaving Doctor Who, a long list of names of potential replacements has surfaced, most are well known. But will the successful candidate turn out to be the “wild card”? If so, what about Eric Lampaert?

Rory Kinnear has been offered the coveted part of the Twelfth Doctor in the BBC's 50-year-old science-fiction drama series, it has been claimed.

Queen Elizabeth II resisted asking about the identity of the person playing the Twelfth Doctor when she opened the BBC's newly rebuilt Broadcasting House yesterday.

British-born Carey Mulligan is being widely tipped to play Hillary Rodham Clinton in an upcoming biopic, it has been announced.

Paris Jackson, the daughter of the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is in hospital after attempting to kill herself, the BBC has confirmed.

Doctor Who: The actor who will play the Twelfth Doctor is likely to be announced soon, the BBC has revealed, and Steven Moffat will oversee at least one more season.

Matt Smith is to leave Doctor Who at the end of 2013, the BBC has confirmed. He will have played the Eleventh Doctor for four years.

Sir Roger Moore – famous for playing Ian Fleming’s 007 spy James Bond – has admitted that he would love to appear in two of the BBC’s most popular television dramas.

Bill Pertwee, most famous for playing Warden Hodges in the popular BBC sitcom Dad's Army, has died, it has been confirmed.