Doctor Who: New Logo for a New Era

When a new  Doctor appears there are always moments that get fans excited. There's the announcement of the Doctor, the new costume, the first scene and also the new logo. This is the week of the BBC Worldwide Showcase we finally get a chance to see what it looks like.

I'm not much of an expert on logo design but this looks okay to me and it's growing on me all the time. I like the colour well enough and it stands out  against the dark background of the teaser artwork. The font looks quite thin so it will be interesting to see whether it will stand out in the shops on a piece of merchandise or not.

What I am slightly less keen on  the 'Who' insignia:

It reminds me of that awful Tardis shaped 'DW' insignia that appeared on merchandise during the Matt Smith era and was even wodged into middle the 2010 logo to create 'DoctorDWWhoBBC'. Hopefully, like the 'DW', this 'Who' will be phased out after a while. 

Seeing this new logo certainly one of those things that help to make it feel as if the show is entering a new era. 

Farewell to Murray Gold

Murray Gold has confirmed that he will not be composing the music for Series 11 of Doctor Who. It was pretty easy to guess that it would be the case but as ever it still feels significant when it is announced.

The departure of Murray Gold is  as momentous for the program as the departures of Russell T. Davies or Steven Moffat. Like them, Murray has been with the program since the beginning in 2004. Over the years he has  composed a variety of scores, both orchestral and electronic. His best scores are that of Heaven Sent and The End of Time. His scores for World Enough in Time, Fires of Pompeii and the Stolen Earth are also great. He has composed great character themes like the Eleventh Doctor's theme and Amy's theme. Clara's theme was the best thing about the character. Even after ten years he innovated with Bill's theme. I could just go on and on about what he has done.

When the show comes back it will probably feelas different as when Dudley Simpson left in 1980. So farewell then, Murray and thanks for all the great music!