Saint Nick Frost is gearing up for his appearance in Last Christmas, the 2014 Doctor Who Christmas Special, while Peter Capaldi is ready for not just Series 9, but Series 10 and beyond as well.

During TARDISblend 84, we preview the upcoming Christmas Special, and also discuss the latest news and rumors surrounding the next season, Series 9, including a list of some well-loved characters rumored to return. We also ponder Jenna Coleman‘s next steps as Clara in the series.

All this and more on the latest TARDISblend!

For this week’s edition of The Digital Wire we’ve got a slim selection of offbeat titles from the film and television domains, including one influential horror classic. Below you’ll find info on several future home video releases complete with technical specs, release dates, and links to pre-order at Amazon. We would greatly appreciate it if you use those links to order because a small percentage of each order helps keep this website running at max power. The cover art for certain titles has yet to be finalized.

The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) goes ‘deep undercover’ in Coal Hill School, where he aims to lure a dangerous alien robot into a trap, to save the Earth. Meanwhile, Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) finds her universes colliding, as her boyfriend Danny Pink (Samuel Anderson) finally learns of her adventures into time and space…

During TARDISblend 77, we discuss our reactions to the latest Doctor Who episode, where the characters return to the first ever setting from the first ever adventure in 1963. Later, we speculate on how some elements may tie into the overarching plot running through this current series of Doctor Who.

All this and more on the latest TARDISblend!

If you’ve seen 2009’s Coraline or 2012’s ParaNorman, then you know the kind of top-notch stop-motion animation work that Laika Entertainment can deliver. With their next feature, The Boxtrolls, they of course aim to set the bar higher.

While we can watch, enjoy, and appreciate a movie for what it is, not always do we really see what goes into making it. This is especially the case for stop-motion films, which require an unfathomable amount of work and detail to pull off successfully. With The Boxtrolls set to hit theaters this Friday, distributor Focus Features has unveiled a pair of new videos that will give you a greater appreciation of the art of stop-motion.

You can check them out below.

The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) find themselves in a strange place with no memories, locked in a room with Psi (Jonathan Bailey) and Saibra (Pippa Bennett-Warner) – and a message from a mysterious agent called The Architect placing them on a mission: rob the Bank of Karabraxos, or die…

During TARDISblend 76, we discuss our reactions to the latest Doctor Who episode, a time-travelling science fiction version of Ocean’s Eleven – where they’re forced to rob a bank through time and space. Later, we speculate on how some elements may tie into the overarching plot running through this current series of Doctor Who.

All this and more on the latest TARDISblend!