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Remember, Doctor Who makes the BBC at least $100 million a year in sales and merchandising, and toy sonics are part of that business model Why wouldn't hardcore fans want their own emotional support sonic screwdriver? We dived into the world of the sonic screwdriver toys and fell into a rabbit hole Or should that[...]

That's right, the BBC, Disney+ & showrunner Russell T Davies' three-episode Doctor Who 60th Anniversary special event – featuring the returns of David Tennant (but as the Fourteenth Doctor?) and Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) – will begin hitting our screens at the end of November and running for three consecutive Saturdays The celebration kicks off[...]

Davies, BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who goes, this has been a pretty good week for Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday The week kicked off with news that filming on the new series of adventures was underway – we're assuming Series 15 (unless there's new numbering no one told us about) Following[...]

Davies, BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who But before we pass along a new #WhoSpy image offering another clue to David Tennant's (Fourteenth Doctor) & Catherine Tate's (Donna Noble) returns in the three-episode 60th-anniversary event (an interesting doorbell?), we have some good news regarding the future Earlier today, the BBC confirmed that when Ncuti Gatwa takes[...]

Davies, BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who Except it has nothing to do with David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor) & Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) returning for the three-episode 60th-anniversary event And it doesn't have anything to do with Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor) & Millie Gibson's (Ruby Sunday) upcoming new series of adventures in 2024 Earlier today, we learned[...]

Next month brings the BBC, Disney+ & showrunner Russell T Davies' three-episode Doctor Who 60th Anniversary special event – and with it, the returns of David Tennant (but as the Fourteenth Doctor?) and Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) With the on-screen spectacle set to celebrate the long-running show's history – as well as set the stage[...]

The last time we checked in on what was happening with the BBC, Disney+ & showrunner Russell T Davies' three-episode Doctor Who 60th-anniversary special event, we were sharing a preview image spotlighting David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor holding a sonic screwdriver as Donna (Catherine Tate) and Sylvia (Jacqueline King) look on – one that brought up a[...]

This was also one of the most perfectly formed seasons of the series in the modern era, the one most like a fairytale. "Doctor Who Series 5" key art: BBC The first episode of a new Doctor is always like a pilot for a new show that's called "Doctor Who." It's the perfect entry point to the[...]

Can you feel it? Yup, it's that feeling that we're inching ever-so-closer to the BBC, Disney+ & showrunner Russell T Davies' three-episode Doctor Who 60th-anniversary special event And that means more preview images – and this is an interesting one at that! We've got David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor holding his sonic screwdriver as Donna (Catherine[...]

is a time for ghost stories, especially on the BBC, and often adapted by Literature and genre fanboy Mark Gatiss, so this year, it's going to be Lot No 249, the classic supernatural story by Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Oh, and it's going to star Kit Harington, and even though he won't[...]

If you haven't had a chance to check out BBC Radio 2's Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration (which you can check out here) – an event celebrating the long-running BBC series and how it's embraced music over the years – then you're really short-changing yourself when it comes to truly embracing "anniversary fever." With[...]

Davies, BBC & Disney+'s upcoming Doctor Who three-episode 60th Anniversary special event We have another clue posted by #WhoSpy – an interesting one that teases some regular testing that has been going on – but for what? And by whom? And who or what is being tested? But before we get to that, we wanted[...]

Davies, BBC & Disney+ have also been doing a pretty good job of previewing the next 60 years of Doctor Who While the upcoming anniversary & Christmas specials will help set the stage, it's 2024 that sees Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor) & Millie Gibson (Ruby Sunday) take off for a new series of adventures And speaking[...]

Over the weekend, we learned from Stef Anthony Coburn that the BBC would not be getting the rights to the late writer Anthony Coburn's episodes – the first four Doctor Who episodes – and explaining why he's playing hardball with the media company Anthony Coburn was a staff writer for the BBC in 1963 when[...]

Davies, BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who three-episode 60th Anniversary special event next month And once again, we have #WhoSpy to thank for dropping more puzzle pieces regarding the returns of David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor) and Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) But the following images actually have more to do with Neil Patrick Harris' Toymaker and Jemma Redgrave's Kate Stewart[...]

Davies, BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who, with David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor) & Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) returning for the three-episode 60th-anniversary event But November doesn't just honor the past, with the stage being set for a new series of adventures featuring Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor) & Millie Gibson (Ruby Sunday) That's why what #WhoSpy has been sharing[...]

Earlier this week, we reported on BBC's iPlayer becoming the streaming home in the UK & Ireland for all things Doctor Who That means classic seasons and post-2005 revival seasons – meaning 800+ episodes in total And that includes the 1996 FOX TV film that saw Sylvester McCoy regenerate into Paul McGann When it comes to[...]

If you haven't heard, BBC Radio 2 hosted Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration (which you can check out here) – an event, as you can probably tell from the title, celebrating the long-running BBC series and how it's embraced music over the years And there's no better time than now for it, with[...]

Davies has in store for the future of the BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who, the marketing machine has been picking up steam over the past few weeks In the newest edition of Doctor Who Monthly, RTD offers new intel on David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor) & Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) returning for the three-episode 60th-anniversary event[...]

Davies had to share about the future of the BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who – including David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor) & Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) returning for the three-episode 60th-anniversary event as well as Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor) & Millie Gibson's (Ruby Sunday) upcoming new series of adventures But now, we are honored to pass along[...]

When November 1st hits, BBC, Disney+ & Showrunner Russell T Davies's Doctor Who will be taking off to new heights in a number of ways We have David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor) & Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) returning for the three-episode 60th-anniversary event, followed by a Christmas Special before Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor) & Millie Gibson[...]

While we know that Disney+ will be handling the "WHO-niverse" outside of the UK & Ireland, the BBC made sure iPlayer subscribers knew what was awaiting them beginning November 1st And what they're getting is essentially "one-stop-shopping" when it comes to the long-running series We're talking not just the classic episodes, either – subscribers will[...]

It's an interesting examination of the consistency and evolution of a character. "Doctor Who": BBC "Genesis of the Daleks", written by the Daleks' original creator Terry Nation, sends the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) on a mission from the Time Lords to prevent the creation of the Daleks The heart of the six-part story is the Doctor's debate[...]

Of course, we're talking about the BBC, Disney+, and Showrunner Russell T Davies's three-episode Doctor Who 60th-anniversary special event with David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), and Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor) To help set the mood, RadioTimes.com has started rolling out interviews with some very familiar faces as they share their thoughts on a[...]

As we inch closer to what the BBC, Disney+, and Showrunner Russell T Davies have in store for the future of Doctor Who, #WhoSpy has definitely been stepping up its teaser game And it's not like there isn't a lot to tease We have the upcoming three-episode 60th-anniversary special event this November with David Tennant[...]

And now we've reached the end. "Doctor Who: Doom's Day" key art: BBC In "Out of Time" by James Goss, Doom finally comes to the end of her journey, her mission to find The Doctor and escape death She arrives at New Venice, the original site of her assignment  twenty-four hours earlier (and nearly three months ago[...]

We've got the BBC, Disney+, and Showrunner Russell T Davies's upcoming three-episode Doctor Who 60th-anniversary special event taking place this November with David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor), Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), and Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor) Following that, we have the return of Christmas Specials before Gatwa & Millie Gibson (Ruby Sunday) head out on a new[...]

Yes, hardcore fans would prefer to say William Hartnell was the true face of the show or Jon Pertwee was their Doctor, but casual punters still think of Baker, partly because he was on the show longer than anyone else. "Doctor Who Series 2" still: BBC Just as Davies cast Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor after[...]

But will there be a 25th hour for Doom – or has Death held the winning hand all along? For answers to those and a whole bunch of other questions – and to see what the future might hold – you can head on over to the Doctor Who website for Goss's final chapter. Image: BBC And[...]

That is what they represent: the banal sameness and senselessness of Endless War. A Sonataran from "Doctor Who": BBC Sontarans form the third variation in the fascist triumvirate with Daleks and Cybermen Daleks are Nazis because they want to exterminate everyone that's not like them Cybermen are Soviet Communists because they want to force everyone to become[...]