BBC Worldwide have announced that Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman will visit Germany this summer for a special fan event in Berlin on Friday 17th July. The event will offer German fans the opportunity to see the actors for the first time in Germany. Last year's World Tour did not include Berlin or any other European cities outside of the UK on the list of destinations.

Peter Capaldi said:

Isabelle Helle, Director, German Speaking Europe, BBC Worldwide says:

Details of the event will be posted on facebook.com/doctorwho.

Series 9 will premiere on Fox Channel Germany later this year.

Last week, acclaimed Doctor Who novelist Simon Guerrier and Dr Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer at the Royal Observatory launched their new book The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who.

On Thursday, after meeting the Dalek at New Broadcasting House, they held a formal signing at Forbidden Planet bookshop with fellow Doctor authors Jenny T Colgan, Jonathan Morris and Andrew Smith, who contributed short stories to the book.

On Friday evening, the authors gave a talk at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, where Marek Kukula is Public Astronomer. Afterwards, they signed copies of the book, whilst a remote-controlled Dalek and K-9 entertained fans.



Book available on Amazon.

Late September will see Hampton Court Palace host the first Radio Times Festival, celebrating some of the biggest shows on television and radio.

The four-day event takes place between the 24th and 27th September, and features a number of talks and presentations including, of course, Doctor Who, represented on the Friday afternoon by Peter Capaldi, Steven Moffat, Brian Minchin, and also Russell T Davies:


Details for these any of the other sessions will be available via the Festival website, with ticket sales commencing from noon today for Radio Times subscribers via phone or the website; general booking starts from 23rd June.

Doctor Who is to form a major part of the new BBC Make it Digital Campaign, heading across the United KIngdom, this summer.

The initiative is a project of BBC Learning and BBC English Regions, with the aim of inspiring a new generation to get creative with coding, programming and digital technology. Over the next three months the tour will travel to 13 locations across the UK beginning in Plymouth Hoe on 27 June. The BBC’s Make it Digital tour is aiming to put digital creativity in the spotlight, and help build the nation’s digital skills through a series of free events across the country.

The event is aiming to inspire audiences to learn about digital using some of the BBC’s best loved brands and live broadcasts, including Doctor Who.

The event offers Doctor Who fans the chance to get to grips with coding by programming The Doctor’s arch enemy, the Daleks, on their quest to retrieve the Orb of Fates. Children are encouraged to become a live Dalek, shoot a Cyberman, then drop the drawbridge, before attempting to tackle the devious Dalek maze as part of the BBC’s Doctor and the Dalek game.

Other brands included in the project include BBC Weather, which uses the variables found in the jet stream to introduce visitors to the basics of coding. Some lucky visitors to the event could also get the chance to present the weather with their BBC local weather presenter. The BBC English Regions Bus will also be present, from where local radio stations will be broadcasting live, as well as offering a behind the scenes peep at how the digital world has revolutionised broadcasting.

Sinead Rocks, Head of BBC Learning, says:The locations the BBC’s Make it Digital tour is visiting are:

• Plymouth – 27 June
• Belfast – 2, 3, & 4 July
• Cambridge – 11 & 12 July
• Bristol – 18 & 19 July
• Sunderland – 25 & 26 July
• Nottingham - 1 & 2 August
• Blackpool – 15 & 16 August
• Bournemouth – 22 & 23 August
• Cardiff – 30 & 31 August
• Hull – 5 & 6 September
• South East/London – 12 & 13 September (TBC)
• Dundee – 19 & 20 September
• Birmingham – 26 & 27 September

BBC Worldwide have announced a new event taking place at the Excel Centre in London over the weekend 13th-15th November 2015:
Events and features during each day include:

• Meet the Cast: Your chance to attend a panel-led session which will get you closer than ever before to cast members from the era of the Twelfth Doctor.
• Meet the Writers: Hear from the experts who create the storylines of your favourite programme, led by Steven Moffat.
• Drama School: Have you ever wanted to know the techniques and secrets that actors learn for the filming of Doctor Who? Then this is for you!
• Latest Film Set Photos: Your chance to have a photo on the real series 9 film set.
• Costumes and Props: The Doctor Who Festival will be home to a selection of costumes and props from the latest series, all for you to enjoy!
• Production Village: Your chance to explore a day in the life of the production team and crew.
• The Fan Challenge: Test your Doctor Who knowledge in the Festival’s specially-themed fan challenges – choose from a traditional team-based competition for adults or an active multiple-choice challenge for younger visitors. Answer incorrectly and you will be eliminated!
• Official Merchandise: A shopping village consisting of only official Doctor Who products including brand new ranges, plus BBC Shop.
• Cosplay Showcase: Cosplayers can showcase their handmade Doctor Who themed outfits during the course of the Festival. Start designing your outfit!
• Photo Opportunities: Is a photo of you and the Doctor missing from your collection? This is your opportunity to purchase an individual photograph of you with the current cast members.

As with the 2013 Doctor Who Celebration, there will be alternative times for certain events, for example "Cybermen" have a theatre session at 10:00am and "Daleks" at 11:15am. In addition, the "Cybermen" sessions will include British Signed Language for those that might require it.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, 5th June 2015, from 10:00am. Also as with the Celebration there will be a special TARDIS version with additional facilities, including preferential seating, access to the TARDIS lounge, an official t-shirt and souvenir programme.

Full details and ticket purchases can be made via the Doctor Who Festival website.

BBC Worldwide have announced that Peter Capaldi will be making his debut appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con. The actor will feature on a Doctor Who panel on the 9th July, alongside co-star Jenna Coleman, Missy/Master actress Michelle Gomez, lead writer Steven Moffat and fellow executive producer Brian Minchin.

Capaldi says of his appearance:

There will be a special event taking place in the Planetarium at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich on the 5th June to tie in with the publication of The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who from BBC Books:

The BBC have confirmed that the weekend launch of the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular, due to be held at the SSE Arena in Wembley, is expected to go ahead, despite the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb in the area.

The BBC told Doctor Who News The area around the SSE arena is currently closed by the police, with Army bomb disposal experts currently trying to defuse the 50 Kg explosive, thought to have been dropped by German bombers in the early 1940's.

The SSE arena has advised people to follow Brent Borough Metropolitan Police Service for updates.

The concert is due to play three shows at Wembley this weekend, before heading around the UK with dates at Cardiff, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle and Glasgow.

There will be a special event taking place in London tomorrow to tie in with the publication of the new novel City of Death from BBC Books:

A special anniversary Doctor Who event is to to be held in New York, hosted by BAFTA Cymru, Cardiff Business Council, BBC America and BAFTA New York.

The special screening event will be held this Thursday, 14 May, to celebrate 10 years since the Doctor Who franchise was revived and went into production at BBC Wales. The event will offer 220 industry guests a big-screen showing of recent episode Listen, starring Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with showrunner and writer Steven Moffat, and will be preceded by a Penderyn Whisky and Welsh Cheese and Wine reception.

Hannah Raybould, Director of BAFTA Cymru, said: Charles Tremayne, Chairman BAFTA New York, said: Steven Moffat said Cardiff Business Council, sponsors of the event, will be hosting a reception to promote the capital city as the gateway to Wales, a country that has seen significant increases in production of film, television, games and commercials in recent years. Cardiff Business Council Chairman Nigel Roberts said Ken Poole, Head of Economic Development for the City of Cardiff Council and Director, Cardiff Business Council, said Information regarding BAFTA Cymru events programme can be found online