Put aside your jelly babies and hang up your stripy scarves, for Doctor Who is all set to regenerate into brick form. That's right, on 1st December, you'll be able to get your hands on possibly the most eagerly awaited LEGO IDEAS kit yet - The TARDIS. Encompassing the worlds of the … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Time of the Doctor (and death of Matt Smith) – Dork Review
No sooner had Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat finished the anniversary special, he had to write yet another high-pressure episode: write out Matt Smith! Bring in Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor! Wrap up all outstanding plot threads from the Eleventh Doctor's tenure! Be a festive Christmas special … [Read more...]
Your Guide to the Holiday Television Schedule
Christmas is almost here, and with it, the usual festive helping of Christmas TV specials and holiday classics. It's always a lot - the Christmas schedules are more packed than ever, with seasonal editions of... well, just about every show you can think of. But never fear. As always, Dork Adore … [Read more...]
The Time of The Doctor – Dork Preview
Tick, tock, tick, tock... as Christmas Day draws nearer, so does the end of the line for Matt Smith's turn as the Eleventh Doctor. But before he passes the baton to Peter Capaldi, he's got one more adventure ahead of him - and rest assure, he's not going to go down without a fight, as the new TV … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Day of the Doctor – Dork Review
The BBC have aired the long-awaited Doctor Who 50th anniversary special Day of the Doctor. I usually talk a bit about the expectations and role of the episode in our minds for this intro, and for a lot of people, this is the most anticipation-loaded story from any TV series they'll ever watch. It … [Read more...]
How To Celebrate The Day of the Doctor
Have you guessed what day it is yet? Yes, it's finally here - after months of speculation, wild guesses and Peter Capaldi, today is officially The Day of the Doctor. Rejoice, Whovians, because it's all going down today. Here's how you can celebrate the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Night of the Doctor 50th Anniversary Prelude – Dork Review
There were rumours of a prelude to the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special Day of the Doctor going up this weekend - it was to be called Night of the Doctor and feature unknown exciting things. Well, perhaps the tabloids saw it and threatened to spoil everything, or maybe the BBC just suffered itchy … [Read more...]
The best Doctor Who shows that aren’t Doctor Who
While we're all sat about waiting to see how many of the recently found Doctor Who episodes the BBC is going to release, we might as well fill our time with a massive Doctor Who TV marathon. Except, if you've already done that because you're a complete Doctor Who nerd, you might need to top up … [Read more...]
Matt Smith leaves Doctor Who! Are we angry? Who should replace him?
People had been whispering about a potential change-of-Time-Lord at Doctor Who for a while, so after rumours of an “upcoming big announcement” hit the internet last night, it wasn't a huge surprise when it turned out to be Matt Smith leaving the show. Our floppy-haired hero will appear in November's … [Read more...]
Who is the Doctor? Who is Clara? Why always that bloody leaf? Doctor Who series 7 finale – Dork Review
So, the long-awaited series finale of Doctor Who. It's been a patchy series – a lot of it, to be honest, just kinda okayish, but they've still set up a decent pile of mysteries to resolve in this last one. Who is Clara? What is the Doctor's name? Steven Moffat might now tell us. Hold on to your … [Read more...]