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Davies, BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who, we've been pretty much living in two worlds Along with covering the upcoming three-episode 60th-anniversary set up for November, featuring the Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant?!?) and Donna Noble (Catherine Tate), we've also been taking a look ahead to what's going on with Ncuti Gatwa's (The Fifteenth Doctor) & Millie[...]

SCIENCE! Doctor Who Talks (pseudo-) SCIENCE!, BBC Yes, the latest compilation video from the BBC on the Doctor Who YouTube channel is a short collection where the Doctor talks about SCIENCE! They like to jump around between eras in these videos There's the Tenth (David Tennant) showing Donna (Catherine Tate) the very moment the Earth was formed[...]

Our most recent run of updates on the BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who have focused on what showrunner Russell T Davies has had to say about Ncuti Gatwa's (The Fifteenth Doctor) & Millie Gibson's (Ruby Sunday) new series of adventures But this time around, we shift our focus back to the upcoming three-episode 60th-anniversary set[...]

With November's 60th-anniversary event inching ever-so-closer, with a Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor) & Millie Gibson (Ruby Sunday)-starring Christmas Special to follow, the buzz surrounding the BBC, Disney+ & showrunner Russell T Davies's Doctor Who gets louder and louder with each passing day So what better time than now to check in with Steven Moffat, who had[...]

That's what the latest BBC compilation video insists on. "Doctor Who Day" key art, BBC First Entrances Make First Impressions It's not a complete list of all the Doctors' first appearances, just the most obvious ones The First Doctor's (William Hartnell) entrance is absent from this compilation The Second Doctor's (Patrick Troughton) first moments are literally lost in[...]

Separated At Birth: Miracleman Vs BBC's Being Human At some point, for reasons unknown, this article from 2011 was deleted It has returned below in its original glory. Here lie spoilers Massive spoilers Spoilers not only for the ending of the penultimate episode of Being Human Series 3, but also, I suppose for Marvelman/Miracleman if you've never[...]

The last time we checked in with the BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies, he was confirming that we will be getting a Christmas present this year in the form of a special featuring Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday- which means more new "Who" after November's 60th-anniversary event[...]

It first ran for twenty-five years on ITV presented by one host Bamber Gascoigne. The BBC then revived the show in 1994 with the second host, Jeremy Paxman, who intends to step down later this year. The show pits two teams made up of students from two universities, competing against each other in a general knowledge quiz[...]

Adding to our list of things that we love about the BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies is his ability to accomplish a lot in a very little amount of time We were treated to an excellent example of this over the weekend when Davies appeared on The Graham Norton Show[...]

So the last time we checked in on how things were going with the BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who after this November's 60th-anniversary event, we were learning who else would be joining Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday (and getting a tour of Steven Moffat's writing room, too) This time around, we're[...]

When it comes to what's happening with BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who after this November's 60th-anniversary event, showrunner Russell T Davies has found the right mix of dropping intel and holding onto spoilers that's making the journey to November a lot more bearable We know Ncuti Gatwa will be taking over the TARDIS as The[...]

Only a week after a new round of casting news brought us word that UNIT, Jemma Redgrave's Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, and Aneurin Barnard's (1899, Peaky Blinders) Roger ap Gwilliam would be joining the cast of BBC & Disney+'s Ncuti Gatwa & Millie Gibson-starring Doctor Who Series 14, we have a slightly different kind of update to pass[...]

While it's just us having a little "What If…?" fun, we think you'll see just how much of what you're about to read rings true in the real world. DOCTOR WHO (Image: BBC) Well, that one's new We like to hear all opinions Then make fun of them But we need to hear this one first[...]

Luther: The Fallen Sun, the new feature film spinoff of Idris Elba's long-running BBC series Luther, has a theatrical and streaming release date It will get a limited theatrical run starting February 24th and will debut on Netflix on March 23rd. Idris Elba in "Luther: The Fallen Sun," Netflix As the official synopsis reads, "A gruesome serial[...]

We're shifting gears with our coverage of the BBC & Disney+'s Doctor Who, shifting from the 60th-anniversary specials to spotlight what's to come with incoming Doctor Ncuti Gatwa, new companion Millie Gibson (Ruby Sunday), and new/returning showrunner Russel T Davies' Series 14 (at least, that's what we're assuming it's going to be numbered) And today's[...]

BBC's Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies, producer Phil Collinson, and executive producers Jane Tranter & Julie Gardner have been a wealth of information over the past few days when it comes to how the next stages of the long-running series Previously, they discussed partnering with Disney+ & what it means for the long-running sci-fi series[...]

So the last time we checked in with how things were going with the BBC's Doctor Who, showrunner Russell T Davies, producer Phil Collinson, and executive producers Jane Tranter & Julie Gardner offered some additional details on the thinking behind partnering with Disney+ and what it means for the long-running sci-fi series This time around,[...]

By the time the original show was canceled in 1989, it was the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) who was beginning to become more than just a cipher who just showed up at an adventure. Image: BBC/Marvel Studios It was when Russell T Davies revived Doctor Who in 2005 in the post-Buffy era that The Doctor became more[...]

In what could turn out to be one of the biggest moves in the long-running series' history, we learned that Disney+ would be the exclusive streaming home for the BBC's Doctor Who outside of the U.K & Ireland beginning in November 2023 That means that the three-episode 60th-anniversary event can be found on "The Mouse's"[...]

Here's a look at the post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) With the special event episodes hitting in November 2023, here's a look at the latest teaser for the Doctor Who 60th-Anniversary: Speaking with Doctor Who Magazine, Davies confirmed the number of Series 14 episodes, the return of the Christmas specials, and[...]

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As for the American remake of the show, they also point out that they do not get paid for it anything like what you think they might get paid for it… Ghosts, It's Behind You from Christmas Day, BBC One (BBC PR) The Ghosts Christmas Special, It's Behind You, is currently on the BBC iPlayer, and the[...]

Yes, let's pick at that scab again. Doctor Who: Flux, image credit: BBC "Flux" had some decent ideas buried under reams of boring expositional dialogue The scripts were pretty much first drafts For most screenwriters, first drafts are known as "vomit drafts," usually over-written with too much on-the-nose dialogue Notes and rewrites would have refined those scripts[...]

It was the lowest-rated season that led to the BBC cancelling the show in 1989 It had its budgets cut when it had its most thematically coherent and ambitious storylines for years under story editor Andrew Cartmel Sylvester McCoy's first season as The Doctor was much maligned as childish and silly, but it is getting[...]

Monty Python member John Cleese seems to be having a hard time remembering what goes on with BBC programming given his recent rage at the network, accusing them of not airing repeats of Monty Python's Flying Circus on social media, writing, "Can anyone (including BBC employees) tell me why the BBC has not shown Monty[...]

Speaking with EW, Driver shared how Doctor Who helped her offer some perspective to her son, who asked her about the casting move. Image: Netflix Screencap/BBC "We come from this tradition of 'Doctor Who' where the Doctor regenerates I think we need to look at it far more like it's amazing," Driver explained "It's an amazing person,[...]

It's Boxing Day, everyone's punch-drunk, hungover, and possibly freezing, and the BBC really didn't need to put out another Doctor Who video We would have forgiven them for taking a day off And with "3 Weird Doctor Kisses", they really shouldn't have Really They shouldn't have. BBC First, why just three kisses? There have been loads more[...]

Everyone else is. DOCTOR WHO (Image: BBC) Donna Noble is the Key Let's see… we get London… we get Camden Market… and we get David Tennant back as the Doctor, of course We get shots of Yasmin Finney as Rose We get Donna Noble (Catherine Tate), lots of Donna Noble Davies is putting it front and centre that[...]

By the time this gets to you, we're going to assume that you've watched the new teaser for the upcoming 60th-anniversary special event from the BBC and showrunner Russell T Davies about 1 dozen times already And we don't blame you because there's a ton to unpack in a very short period of time As[...]

On the Doctor Who social media accounts, fans received word that something would be premiering on Christmas Day involving next November's 60th Anniversary event from the BBC and showrunner Russell T Davies Along with Gatwa, the three episodes (directed by Rachel Talalay, Tom Kingsley & Chanya Button) star David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Yasmin Finney (Rose),[...]