Doctor Who Series 10: 10 Things We Learned From The New Trailer
Old Cybermen, Women Ice Warriors, and Dalek Ghosts...
With the much-anticipated tenth series of Doctor Who just one month away, the BBC have released the first proper trailer for the run - and it's jam-packed full of monsters, mayhem and time-travelling goodness. In terms of getting us excited for the show again after such a prolonged amount of time without a full series, the trailer does a fantastic job.
A lot of it provides a fuller look at moments teased in the previous 'Coming Soon' trailer that was attached to last year's Christmas special - such as Bill calling the TARDIS a "kitchen". It likewise offers our first glimpse at some casting and monster announcements we already knew about - for instance the return of the Mondasian Cybermen and David Suchet in the mysterious role of the Landlord.
The trailer also provides some interesting tidbits about the upcoming series that we weren't expecting, though, which allows us to start piecing together what we know about each episode. From new monsters, fresh takes on old monsters and interesting locations, we learnt a lot from the Doctor Who Series 10 trailer.
10. Mission To Mars
Doctor Who has travelled to Mars a couple of times over the years - most recently in 2009's The Waters of Mars - and we now know that the TARDIS will land on the Red Planet again in Series 10.
It doesn't take a genius to work out that Mars will be the main setting of Mark Gatiss' Ice Warrior-themed episode. Despite the creatures' many appearances, we have never seen them on their own homeworld so this should provide a fascinating new look at the monsters.
Another shot in the trailer shows an Egyptian-style pyramid next to a forest. Seeing as trees and pyramids aren't natural neighbours on Earth, this could be a shot of Mars. It would be a welcome nod back to 1974's Pyramids of Mars, after all.
