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With the BBC, Disney+ & showrunner Russell T Davies set to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who this November, Big Finish Productions has been doing its part to get the festivities fired up well before the three-episode event hits our screens And it's been doing that by rolling out details on its eight-episode full-cast audio drama[...]

REDACTED! And then we see that what we watched was a mini-teaser for the BBC, Disney+ & Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies's upcoming three-episode 60th-anniversary Doctor Who special event – Special Two: "Wild Blue Yonder." That's what was released earlier today – which, in and of itself, is worthy of some serious study time to see how[...]

But will the Doctor, a vortex manipulator, and 24 hours be enough to save Doom from paying the ultimate price? With the Doctor Who 60th-anniversary  multimedia event "Doom's Day" already well underway, we're getting a heads-up from Doom on how their mission to find the Doctor – the right Doctor – is going. Image: BBC Screencap To[...]

As we inch closer to the BBC, Disney+ & showrunner Russell T Davies's huge Doctor Who 60th Anniversary special event, Big Finish Productions has getting the party started in the right & proper way with details on its eight-episode full-cast audio drama adventure Doctor Who – Once and Future Kicking off in the middle of The[...]

Even though it was a short episode that served as a trailer for the Doctor Who Season 20 Blu-Ray box set, the original story by Pete McTighe was also a continuation of some old stories from the Fifth Doctor era of the show and unfinished business, which remains unfinished. Janet Fielding in "Doctor Who: Tegan's Surprise[...]

If you're up-to-date on our coverage of the BBC, Disney+ & showrunner Russell T Davies's Doctor Who, then you already know the great news about Series 14 officially wrapping filming Though there's still post-production work to be done, the filming wrap is an even bigger occasion than usual because it also marks the end of filming[...]

You know… November isn't really that far away, is it? Clearly, the BBC, Disney+ & Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies think so because they gifted fans with key art posters for  David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor & Catherine Tate's Donna Noble ahead of the long-running show's 60th-anniversary event Along with that, we're also included the tweet that[...]

In the United Kingdom, blue plaques are posthumous commemoration plaques installed to celebrate people who have made significant historical contributions to British society and culture. Patrick Troughton, image: BBC Troughton's blue plaque came after years of campaigning, and the ceremony was a collaboration between The Doctor Who Appreciation Society, the show's longest-running fan club, and Mill Hill[...]

But that's not all, because Ghosts fans will be able to enjoy back-to-back episodes of the original UK show on Thursday nights (beginning later in the season). Image: BBC/Paramount Global Here's how the schedule grid for the fall is working for CBS: Image: CBS Entertainment Here's a look at the trailers and series overview for both UK: Ghosts and[...]

And if you've been following our coverage, then you know that Series 14 hits in 2024 – and that work on Series 15 is already underway. Image: BBC Here's a look at RTD's Instagram post from earlier today confirming the upcoming series has wrapped filming:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Russell T Davies (@russelltdavies63) And here's[...]

But for this go-around, we're actually getting a fresh look at a previously-exclusive image from the upcoming series – and yes, it's as stylish as ever but with a nice serious vibe to it, too. Image: BBC And here's a look at the tweet that went live earlier today with the preview image: Get a first look at[...]

Earlier today, BBC Books announced that its "Doctor Who Target" line will now include novelizations of the event's three specials (with authors): Special One: "The Star Beast" (written by Gary Russell), Special Two: "Wild Blue Yonder" (written by Mark Morris), and Special Three': "The Giggle" (written by James Goss) – with each book adorned with[...]

She returned to the show properly in "The Power of the Doctor" and now stars in her own special short episode to promote the Blu-Ray boxset of Doctor Who Season 20 of the classic show. Janet Fielding in "Doctor Who: Tegan's Surprise Reunion!", BBC In "Tegan's Surprise Reunion," written and directed by Peter McTighe, who previously wrote[...]

But for this go-around, we're pausing the serious stuff for a fun look at how the TARDIS would "adjust" herself for a trip to "Barbie's World." Yes, we have a mash-up between the BBC & Disney+ series and the upcoming Margot Robbie & Ryan Gosling-starring film – with the BBC showing off a quite pinkish[...]

The BBC released a compilation video of Series Twelve of Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker & Chris Chibnall's season, and it's interesting to consider it in retrospect That series was a season full of potential and promise, but Chibnall just couldn't stick the landing The problem being that he didn't really come up with anything new,[...]

For this go-around, Gatwa addresses the double pressure that comes from being the first Black man to take on the role, how Vaies and previous Doctors have been a help with the process, and how he drunkenly spiled his casting to Matt Smith. Image: BBC Aside from just how long the series has run when you combine[...]

In the following highlights, Gatwa offers some (spoilers!) insight into his Doctor, how he felt about the long-running series after bing-watching it (a week before his audition), and why "The Doctor is me" on a very personal level. Image: BBC Gatwa Shares Some Fifteenth Doctor Insights: "My Doctor is emotionally vulnerable He hides it with humour, but[...]

As for having aspirations higher than just returning to pen an episode or two? Let's just say that Davies can scratch Gaiman's name off the list of those he would be handing off the torch someday (hopefully, in the far, far future). Image: BBC, Netflix "I don't ever want to showrun 'Doctor Who,'" was Gaiman's response to[...]

Now with the 60th Anniversary looming, Davison revealed he pitched a sequel to the comedy special but was ultimately rejected. "Doctor Who: The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot" publicity still, BBC Speaking to the Radio Times, Davison said he and his wife, author Elizabeth Morton, came up with a pitch "I came up with an idea[...]

But will the Doctor, a vortex manipulator, and 24 hours be enough to save Doom from paying the ultimate price? That's how things are stacked up heading into the multimedia event "Doom's Day" – part of the overall 60th-anniversary celebration of the BBC's Doctor Who With the next two "hours" being covered by Titan Comics,[...]

With only about four months to go until the BBC, Disney+ & showrunner Russell T Davies unveil this November's Doctor Who 60th Anniversary special event, Big Finish Productions continues to get the party started early with its eight-episode full-cast audio drama adventure Doctor Who – Once and Future Kicking off in the middle of The[...]

The BBC's latest Doctor Who video is a compilation of fan-voted most emotional moments on the show It's a worthy selection, pulling the most tear-jerking sequences from the show as showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat just loved to hit fans in the feels, which just ensured they loved the show more than ever[...]

To do that, she has to take new jobs that give her an excuse to hop across Space and Time to locations where the Doctor might be. "Doctor Who: Doom's Day – Four Hours of Doom's Day" comics cover art: BBC The second chapter of Doctor Who: Doom's Day covers Hours Two to Five of Doom's hunt[...]

The BBC put out a compilation video of Series 3 of Doctor Who, the one that introduced Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones, the first companion of colour on the show You could say that Martha was the most underrated, least appreciated companion of the modern era It did, however, allow David Tennant to display the[...]

In his regular column, RTD shared that "All five blocks in production," and that included "eight regular episodes plus four Specials in varying states of readiness." And yet, "Not one of them completed" though "The Star Beast" is "almost finished." What that means is: "Music done, tick, grade done, tick, FX done, tick – but[...]

And with Series 15, RTD confirmed that four scripts were already in play and that the words "garden," "firmament" & "diploma" would factor into one of those four episodes. Image: BBC Doctor Who: Jinkx Monsoon Shares Production Update on New Series Checking in with Jinkx Monsoon (RuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Sketchy Queens; Chicago on Broadway) [...]

Rejoice, Red Dwarf fans! All available series of the longest-running Science Fiction comedy on British television (Doctor Who is not considered a sitcom) are returning to the BBC This includes the series that ran on the UK satellite channel Dave during the 2000s. "Red Dwarf" photo credit: BBC Red Dwarf hasn't aired on the BBC since 2007[...]

BBC Three has announced their plan to adapt Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder for the screen, with Emma Myers and Zain Iqbal set to star in the series The first in the book series came out in 2021, and there are three so far: Good Girl, Bad Blood, and As Good As Dead[...]

Even with about five months to go before BBC, Disney+ & showrunner Russell T Davies's three-episode Doctor Who 60th-anniversary event arrives, it's never too early to hear from David Tennant (Fourteenth Doctor) & Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) when it comes to… well, pretty much anything Speaking with the Daily Star newspaper, Tate was kind enough to[...]

In addition, Disney and the BBC reportedly have a co-production deal that would see "The Mouse" offering a huge boost to the long-running sci-fi series' budget And that's an issue that Davies addressed shortly after the news was announced, as well as stressing that editorial control will still remain where it belongs Now, we made[...]