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Beginning this November, the BBC, Disney+, and Showrunner Russell T Davies are going to kick off a new era for Doctor Who by embracing the show's 60 years with a three-episode anniversary event that sees the return of David Tennant (but as the Fourteenth Doctor?) and Catherine Tate (Donna Nobel), as well as our Fifteenth[...]

Harris & BBC Books Releasing today, here's a look at the artwork – but that's not all While we have an overview of the novel waiting for you in our updated Doom's Day rundown below, you can check out an exclusive excerpt from the novel by heading over to the main Doctor Who website (and[...]

BBC Books have announced the first story of Doctor Who's 2005 revival is set for a special illustrated release To celebrate the return of showrunner Russell T Davies to Doctor Who, a special deluxe edition of "Rose" will be published this autumn Novelised by Russell from his original script, "Rose" is the story that relaunched Doctor Who for the 21st century. Originally[...]

It's the ultimate high-concept gimmick that defines Doctor Who. The TARDIS from "Doctor Who" Image: BBC America The TARDIS is the real poster child for the show It's the most unique ship in Science Fiction television and uses the British tendency to take the mundane and imbue it with surrealism and meaning Blue police boxes were common[...]

The BBC has released a compilation video of the best moments from Series Six of Doctor Who on the show's official YouTube channel, and it's worth a reassessment as the messiest season of the show's modern era since it came back in 2005 This was Steven Moffat's second season as showrunner, with Matt Smith, Karen[...]

In an interview with Elle, Finney addressed how she felt playing a character who shares a name with one of the most important characters introduced in the "New WHO" era and if there was a sense of responsibility that came with it Image: BBC "I mean, it's obviously got a lot of history, hasn't it? To play[...]

The last time we checked in on how things were going with the BBC, Disney+ & Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies's upcoming three-episode 60th-anniversary Doctor Who special event, we were getting a very tension-filled (and redacted) look at Catherine Tate's Donna Noble, David Tennant's Fourteenth Doctor, and more But along with that look at "Special[...]

In this mechanical haven, populated solely by robots, she unexpectedly crosses paths with the Doctor and K-9 amidst a chaotic onslaught launched by marauding pirates. Image: BBC Hours 1100-1400 "Extraction Point" novel from MG Harris & Penguin Random House (August 10, 2023): The finest time-traveling assassin in the cosmos is running scared Doom's own death is coming for[...]

What better than a make-believe gadget to fire up kids' imaginations? "Doctor Who": BBC Doctor Who: Is That a Sonic Screwdriver in Your Pocket Or…? This makes sense of Doctor Who The Doctor is the archetype of the friendly wizard, so the sonic screwdriver is their magic wand Under Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat, the sonic screwdriver[...]

It's the most bridge-burning anti-Royal show you could possibly get, just by Tate, who co-produced and co-wrote the series and plays Georgie as an utterly entitled, narcissistic sociopath out of water. "Queen of Oz" still: BBC Tate sets up a classic sitcom scenario: Georgie has a supporting cast of screwups she treats badly: her brain-dead (almost certainly[...]

But for this hour, fans will be making their way to Doctor Who: Lost in Time – with the story set within the mobile game where you explore time and space collecting energy to save the universe (available to download for free). Image/Screencap: BBC Here's a look at the newest transmission from Doom confirming a communication from not just a[...]

But the MVP of Series Four was Catherine Tate. Catherine Tate in "Doctor Who" still: BBC Donna Noble was probably the most adult companion of modern Doctor Who She wasn't a slightly naïve young woman like Rose or Martha who fell in love with the Doctor She was in her thirties, didn't look like a supermodel, had[...]

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[...]