“He’s woven the future from the cloth of the past. Simple, stark, and back to basics. No frills, no scarf, no messing, just 100 per cent Rebel Time Lord,” says Peter Capaldi about the look of the Twelfth Doctor.

Via Twitter, BBC has revealed Peter Capaldi’s threads as the Doctor. When the 55-year old Scotsman made a brief post-regeneration appearance at the conclusion of The Time of the Doctor, he was still wearing the clothes of the Eleventh Doctor. We now have a the full reveal of what Capaldi will be wearing in Doctor Who‘s upcoming Season Eight.

Per BBC:

“A brand-new era of Doctor Who begins as the Time Lord dons a new look. Each incarnation of the Doctor has his own original style, and BBC AMERICA has just released the first photo of the Twelfth Doctor’s costume. Sporting a dark blue Crombie coat with red lining, dark blue trousers, a white shirt as well as black Doc Marten shoes, the look was created by Doctor Who costume designer Howard Burden. Commenting on his costume, Peter Capaldi said: “He’s woven the future from the cloth of the past. Simple, stark, and back to basics. No frills, no scarf, no messing, just 100 per cent Rebel Time Lord.” While lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffatadded: “New Doctor, new era, and of course new clothes. Monsters of the universe, the vacation is over – Capaldi is suited and booted and coming to get you!” This new look will be featured in the series when Doctor Who returns to BBC AMERICA later this year. Filming on the upcoming season, which also stars Jenna Coleman (Death Comes to Pemberley) as companion Clara, is currently underway in Cardiff.”

SOURCE: BBC America

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The BBC has released the first official pic of Peter Capaldi on the Cardiff, Wales set of Doctor Who along side Jenna Coleman. It is the first day of filming in 2014 for Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, who was first fully seen briefly at the conclusion of the Who Christmas Special, The Time of the Doctor.

This sneak peek does not provide us with a full reveal of the newest incarnation of the iconic Time Lord. The 55-year old Capaldi is seen wearing the clothes of the Eleventh Doctor, played by Matt Smith. So this image is probably taken from an early scene in the episode, and the newly regenerated Doctor has yet to pick out his new threads.

Filming on series eight is scheduled to go to August, and new episodes are expected to air in the fall of 2014.

From the BBC:

The new Doctor, Peter Capaldi, stepped on set today for his first full day of filming as production begins on series 8 of the hit BBC show.

10.2 million tuned-in on Christmas Day to get their first glimpse of Capaldi in one of TV’s most iconic roles in the festive special The Time of the Doctor, which saw Matt Smith hang-up his bow tie after 4 years in the role.

Capaldi was revealed as the Doctor in a live BBC One show in August, after months of speculation about the next Doctor’s identity.

Arriving on set in Cardiff to begin filming, Peter Capaldi said:

“New job, first day, slightly nervous. Just like the Doctor, I’m emerging from the TARDIS into a whole other world.”

It should be noted that Capaldi is officially considered the Twelfth Doctor. While the regeneration count is at thirteen when including John Hurt’s War Doctor and Tennant’s re-deux, the numbering of the Doctors remains intact. Thankfully this ends the rampant speculation that arose surrounding the events of the 50th Anniversary regarding what “number” Capaldi’s Doctor would be.

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During this afternoon’s worldwide broadcast of the half hour special Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor hosted by Zoe Ball, Capaldi was announced as the successor to Matt Smith and will assume the role of the immortal Time Lord in the iconic sci-fi show, which will soon celebrate its 50th Anniversary.

“It’s so wonderful to not keep this secret any longer,” he said when he was brought out on stage.

Capaldi, a 55-year-old Scotsman is both a Whovian and Doctor Who alumni interestingly enough, having appeared in the 2008 Who episode The Fires of Pompeii as Caecilius. He also had roles in the Who spin-off Torchwood, a memorable part in the UK series The Thick of It and was also recently seen in this summer’s World War Z playing a doctor for the World Health Organization. Yes, a doctor for W.H.O..

“I think Doctor Who is an extraordinary show,” Capaldi said.

“The thing that strikes me about it that it’s still here after all this time. And the reason it’s still here is because of the work of all the writers, and the directors, the producers and the actors. Not just the fabulous actors who have played the Doctor, but also those actors who have sweated inside rubber monster costumes and those who have worn futuristic lurex cat suits. But the real reason, the big reason that Doctor Who is still with us: Every single viewer who ever turned on to watch this show, at age at any time in its history, and in their history, took it into their heart. Because Doctor Who belongs to all of us. Everyone made Doctor Who,” he told the live audience.

Matt Smith has been the face of Doctor Who since 2010, and shocked fans when he announced on June 1st that he would be leaving show at the end of the year. He said in an official statement:

“Doctor Who has been the most brilliant experience for me as an actor and a bloke, and that largely is down to the cast, crew and fans of the show.

“I’m incredibly grateful to all the cast and crew who work tirelessly every day to realise all the elements of the show and deliver Doctor Who to the audience. Many of them have become good friends and I’m incredibly proud of what we have achieved over the last four years.”

Smith’s adventures through time in the TARDIS end in the 2013 Christmas Special, where his Eleventh Doctor ultimately meets his demise and will regenerate into Capaldi’s Twelfth incarnation of the Time Lord.

Still on deck for Smith is the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special set to air on November 23rd, which will also guest star his predecessor David Tennant (reprising his role as the Tenth Doctor), former Who companion Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and John Hurt as a mysterious and as yet still undetermined version of the Time Lord.

In a taped interview for Doctor Who Live Matt Smith (who was in LA), revealed he was approached by Capaldi on the street in 2010 after seeing the Who episode The Eleventh Hour, and was complimented on his performance.

“I’m excited because I know whats coming and he’s going to have a blast,” Smith said. “It’s been great man. it’s a really cool job, be hard to top.”

Capaldi is also a long time friend and former bandmate of talk show host Craig Ferguson, also an avid Whovian who keeps a TARDIS on his desk.

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‘Don’t you forget me.”

SOURCE: BBC YOUTUBE

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With the Doctor Who machine raging on as we rapidly approach the show’s highly anticipated mid-season premiere this Saturday night, Access Hollywood caught up in person with Jenna, who as fans know will be making her third first appearance on the iconic British sci-fi show.

The actress confirms that the Clara we meet in this week’s episode The Bells of Saint John is in fact, a entirely new character. But we will have to wait and see how it all ties together in the typical mind bending Who fashion we have become accustomed to.

While she was as expected tight lipped regarding juicy details on the show’s 50th Anniversary Special, she not only revealed shooting the landmark episode is imminent, but that her Grandma has plans to visit the super secret set.

“Well, I think she’s gonna come on set when we’re filming the 50th, which she’s very excited about. She’s gonna be patting Matt a lot. Matt’s her favorite Doctor,” she told Access. “I can’t wait. I’ve got a new draft of the script to read today, We’re shooting in 3D.”

Following the quick kiss between the Doctor and Clara in the 2012 Christmas Special The Snowmen, where Coleman played a version of the mysterious character in Victorian-era London, would romance carry over into the modern day incarnation who will be at the Doctor’s side for the remainder of the season?

“Um, I think well, we start Series Seven and it’s very much like, we haven’t met this Clara before. So we start the story again. So what happens in the Christmas episode doesn’t necessarily carry on through. So there’s, I think there’s definitely always a certain level of kind of a frisson and a flirtation and kind of a form of attraction always between the Doctor and his companions,” Coleman said.

“I think that’s one thing you always want to know, is it going to be a romance story between the Doctor and the companion, but I think, that you know, there’s so much more at work here and I kind of don’t want to give anything away going into the series, but it’s a new start again. It’s a completely, it’s a different character, it’s a different girl and we’ll, we will all understand why,” she revealed.

Utmost secrecy is a must for all things Who these days. Among other things, Coleman revealed her code name was “Men On Waves” during the audition process for the role of the new Who companion.

“‘Men on Waves,’ which is an anagram, which I figured out later, for ‘Woman Seven,'” Coleman recalled. “And so when you’re going into the BBC, and you know you have all these code names and talking to your agent on the phone, it’s ‘So, men on waves…’”

And when it came to strong female leads for Coleman to check out to prepare for playing Clara, Matt Smith suggested an iconic character few would argue with.

“Do you know, again, something Matt suggested that I watch, which I really enjoyed, was the first Indiana Jones movie. And that was brilliant for Doctor Who and I loved the fact that she [Marion Ravenwood] wasn’t the damsel in distress. It was quite fiery and you know, she wasn’t kind of just the helpless woman I suppose. So that was great to watch, between those two.”

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Doctor Who is set to return in The Bells of Saint John on BBC America on March 30th at 8 PM.

The Bells of Saint John – Episode 6

The Doctor’s search for Clara Oswald brings him to modern day London, where Wi-Fi is everywhere. Humanity lives in a Wi-Fi soup. But something dangerous is lurking in the signals, picking off minds and imprisoning them. As Clara becomes the target of this insidious menace, the Doctor races to save her and the world from an ancient enemy.

The Rings of Akhaten – Episode 7

Clara wants to see something awesome, so the Doctor whisks her off to the inhabited rings of the planet Akhaten, where the Festival of Offerings is in full swing. Clara meets the young Queen of Years as the pilgrims and natives ready for the ceremony. But something is stirring in the pyramid, and a sacrifice will be demanded.

Cold War – Episode 8

The Doctor and Clara land on a damaged Russian Submarine in 1983 as it spirals out of control into the ocean depths. An alien creature is loose on board, having escaped from a block of Arctic ice. With tempers flaring and a cargo of nuclear weapons on board, it’s not just the crew but the whole of humanity at stake!

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