Apart from news of the World Tour, it's been quiet in the Doctor Who world recently. Any scrap of information, however small, was welcome right around now, so I was excited to see the release of a new promo picture above, as well as a new trailer, which can be seen on the BBC Doctor Who page.
The trailer doesn't show very much more than what we've seen before. Capaldi in the shadows, with the Tardis exploding behind him, and Clara worrying about the Doctor's new incarnation. It's not quite up to scratch with the RTD era trailers, or the 3D Series 5 trailer, but it's something, I suppose.
"I feel like I don't know who the Doctor is anymore" says Clara. Could this series be, as some have suggested, a throwback to the Colin Baker era? With a young brunette companion learning to cope with an angrier, more dangerous and unpredictable Doctor? Or could this all just a load of hype for more of the same? At least Steven Moffat would be more likely to pull off the concept of a darker Doctor than JNT and Eric Saward managed in 1984.
Best of all is the confirmation that the first episode will air on 23rd August. The makes the series return feel more certain, more concrete. The episode itself will be called Deep Breath. An unusual title and more interesting than the predictable "Twelfth Night" stuff that people were expecting.
The only other thing of note is that in the Promo picture, the Tardis appears to have a new lighting scheme. I'm not sure it needed any changing, but I'm hoping it may reflect a more fiery, angry attitude from the Doctor.
Only two months to go now. It's amazing how fast time passes sometimes.
