Today, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill filmed their final ever scenes for Doctor Who…

Doctor Who TV would just like to take a moment to say goodbye to Karen and Arthur and wish them the best of luck in the future.

We won’t get to see their exit from the show until later this year, of course, so we still have 5 episodes until their proper on screen farewell.

As filming continued on Doctor Who Series 7 this past week, some more story details and casting have emerged for the fourth episode of the run.

This post may contain some minor spoilers.

• In casting, it was revealed veteran British actor Steven Berkoff (pictured, recently seen in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) will have a role. His character is believed to be called Mr Shanks
• Ruthie Henshall also possibly hinted at a role as a baddie
• When the Doctor arrives, it’s Amy and Rory’s wedding anniversary and to celebrate they are having a summer BBQ
• Rory’s father Brian (Mark Williams) is there in a hat and Hawaiian shirt
• Lots more black cubes scattered everywhere
• One scene sees the Doctor up a ladder clearing cubes from the gutter of a conservatory
• Another involves the Doctor working on a car ripping things out of the engine
• The Doctor also has another kickabout
• Other filming locations have included: Neath Abbey (used last year in The Rebel Flesh) and St Cadoc’s Hospital (used in The Eleventh Hour)
  

Filming on the episode will wrap shortly with Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill shooting their final ever scenes today.

[Thanks to Will, Gareth]

Guest contributor Rick Kelvington gives his own speculation on the question of “Doctor Who?”

As the 2011 series of “Doctor Who” ended, we were given a very interesting tease as to what it will take to finally stop “The Silence”. It will come in the form of a question, and the question is, “Doctor Who”? And from the moment Dorium spouted those words, which have been said dozens of times throughout the nearly fifty year history of the show, it would appear we might actually get an answer, an answer which will NOT be what you would expect, and here’s why.

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Guest contributor Patrick Durston analyses the Ninth Doctor and his short-lived era.

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Have we received a big clue on when Series 7 of Doctor Who will finally hit our screens this year?

The Guardian reports that the opening episode of the seventh series is to be screened at the 2012 Edinburgh International Television Festival this August.

The opener will be showing at the festival which takes place 23-25th August. Looking back to last year’s schedule, a BBC broadcast shortly after seems likely.

Last year, Let’s Kill Hitler was shown at the same festival on 26th August. The episode premiered on BBC1 the next day. If the same thing were to happen this year, then we could be looking at Saturday 25th August, which is a bank holiday weekend.

It’s earlier than expected and does go against Steven Moffat previously stating the show would “straddle over Christmas”, but scheduling can change.

Of course, if the show does return in August, it opens up the question of whether they will only show the first 5 episodes…

In between the main companions, the Doctor has been joined by several other one-offs. But which one since 2005 is the best? Pick one from the poll below.

Note: There are other characters not listed who are grey areas when it comes to companion status. If there is someone else you want to vote for, choose the “other” option and state who in the box.

Note: Craig is officially considered by the production team to be a companion in Closing Time, however, Amy was still the Doctor’s companion during his first appearance in The Lodger making him a one-off.

It’s time to reveal the results of last week’s poll to find out your favourite companion of the Doctor Who revival. Let the countdown begin once more…

10. Adam Mitchell

 No one saw this result coming, did they! Adam received a pitiful 0.39% of the vote.

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Weird and Wonderful is our look at the some of the other Doctor Who bits and bobs around the web that caught our attention over the last week or so. This week: Who tunes; Power of the Daleks; Cat Matt, BGT Dalek; the Vashta Nerada return; more Awesome Art.

Who Tunes

The Doctor Who theme on eight floppy drives.

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Filming on the fourth episode of Doctor Who Series 7 continued yesterday and there were some strange goings on down Bute Esplanade in Cardiff.

This post may contain mild spoilers.

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Guest contributor Michael Coats takes a trip back to where it all began…

I’ve always (sliiight fabrication there) wished that I could have watched the classic episodes of Doctor Who. Unfortunately, there were a few obstacles in my way, not least the small matter being born 3 years too late to have watched any. Actually, I don’t think being born in 1989 would’ve helped much; I doubt my newborn self would’ve been able to quite wrap his head around it. Maybe make that 7 years too late!

Eventually, I realised that this situation would have to be rectified before the 50th anniversary, or I couldn’t live with the shame and would’ve had to fly a spaceship into the sun to incinerate myself. Sun filter descending…where was I? I’ve seen enough commenters on this site say that they’re not interested in watching the Classic episodes, so I’m writing this in order to convince some of the “Nu Whovians” to do so. To paraphrase the Ninth Doctor: it won’t be quiet, it won’t be safe, and I can’t promise it won’t sometimes be irreverent, but I’ll tell you what it will be: the trip of a lifetime.

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