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And now, based on a mini-teaser featuring Harris that was released earlier today, it appears fans will be getting either a teaser or trailer (maybe something else?) on Christmas day. Image: BBC Screencap Here's a look at the Harris-starring mini-teaser announcing "something" arriving on Christmas Day: Tomorrow #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/HyFNZ9fc1l — Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) December 24, 2022 Doctor Who: Checking In[...]

That's a lot. "A Christmas Carol," BBC The BBC has released its last (???) Doctor Who compilation of the year, this time covering the Christmas specials Oddly, it doesn't include "The Christmas Invasion" but does cover the rest Davies wrote six, Steven Moffat wrote eight, and Chris Chibnall wrote none The Christmas specials could be hit-or-miss, but[...]

Davies & the BBC rolling out official looks at Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor and Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday in full-on character wardrobe mode But that wasn't all, because the BBC Media Centre confirmed that Gatwa & Gibson would be taking over the TARDIS full-time in their first episode, set to be released during the 2023 festive period[...]

Davies & the BBC rolled out official looks at Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor and Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday in full-on character wardrobe mode (both images and video) To celebrate the reveal, Davies took to Instagram, where he included a line in the caption of the post that Gatwa & Gibson would be "coming to your screens[...]

Davies & the BBC shared an official look at how Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor and Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday will look when Series 14 rolls around And not only do we have two images, but we also have the duo showing off the looks in a video released with the images. Image: BBC Image: BBC And here's a look[...]

With a pause in the news pipeline regarding Russell T Davies and his plans for the BBC & Disney's (just having a little fun) Doctor Who, now seems as good of a time as any to offer an update on what's going on in & around the long-running series' universe This time around, we have[...]

Ghosts, the hit British sitcom that inspired a hit US remake on CBS, has been renewed for a fifth series by the BBC The hit comedy will start filming the new series in early 2023 and will once again be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. "Ghosts" key art: BBC Following the destruction of their B&B[...]

Convenience Store Woman is one of those things that BBC Radio Drama has done brilliantly for decades to the point of everyone taking it for granted: an adaptation of an acclaimed novel from another country Keiko (Yuriri Naka) is a 36-year-old woman who's been working in the same Tokyo convenience store for eighteen years, her[...]

Instead, her three seasons were plagued by a disappointing timidity where the Doctor just didn't do enough, as if afraid of challenging the status quo. Doctor Who: Flux, image credit: BBC Doctor Who tends to reflect its times, and the Thirteenth Doctor came at the unfortunate time of the start of the Brexit era The series, under[...]

So in the spirit of the holidays, he's written a Christmas countdown, and here are some takeaways. David Tennant in "Doctor Who", BBC We're not quoting Davies' editorial directly You can buy Doctor Who Magazine for his exact words We're summing up and providing a bit of commentary. The Christmas Specials are Back We've already reported on Davies bringing[...]

From confirming the number of Series 14 episodes to confirming the return of the Christmas specials and more, here's a look at some of the highlights: Image: BBC Christmas Specials Are Back: "For the first time ever, I'm writing a Christmas Special… at Christmas!" Davies shared, adding that there will be at least a 2023 & 2024 special[...]

We have some excellent news to pass along regarding the BBC & Showrunner Russell T Davies's Doctor Who… and it's actually not about next November's 60th-anniversary specials with Fourteenth Doctor David Tennant and Catherine Tate's Donna Noble This time, it's about the future of the series beyond that nostalgic nod to the past In the[...]

SAS Rogue Heroes, the new series by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, has been renewed for a second season by the BBC The series tells the origin of Britain's elite special forces unit, the Special Air Service (or SAS), during the darkest days of World War II that were often so crazy it had to be[...]

With big thanks to Bill Shakespeare for help with the headline, the BBC has trotted out a new Doctor Who compilation video, this time of "Sad TARDIS partings." It's a short video, only fifteen minutes long, and featuring only parting scenes from the new era of the show, not the classic, and only four goodbyes[...]

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Firewall has been adapted from James Swallow's original tie-in novel to an eight-part radio serial on BBC Radio 4 The first episode premiered on Friday, 2nd December, and will be on every Friday in the 2.15 pm BST time slot However, all eight episodes are already available for download on the BBC[...]

It might be broadcast in time for Christmas on BBC One and might hit Britbox US. David Tennent and Michael Sheen are back for a third series of Staged along with their partners and family members, and writer Simon Evans for the last time, pinky-swear… if you can believe them. "Staged" Season 3 key art: Britbox[...]

Before Disney became what could be an active financial investor in the long-running BBC series, showrunner Russell T Davies was sharing how he saw Doctor Who as a flagship series deserving of a shared universe of spinoff series And Davies put his money where his mouth is during his first run, also offering the John[...]

November 23rd was Doctor Who Day, the anniversary of the premiere of the show on television back in 1963, so all kinds of announcements were made by the BBC No news on the new series, of course, but the show's official YouTube channel put out a 37-minute compilation video of multiple Doctors meeting on the show. "Doctor[...]

Once upon a time, Tony Lee wrote the Doctor Who comic books for IDW. Most of them anyway, I write one. But then, after mid-way through the Doctor Who/Star

It will be released in the US and other territories later and, indeed, will be available on the BBC at some point – but not quite yet, as people on social media are really rather keen to get angry about it. Neil Gaiman, who was mentioned in the first series, actually appears playing a version of[...]

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Firewall, the spinoff novel by James Swallow, is being turned into a BBC Radio 4 drama, due to premiere on Friday, December 2nd The landmark adaptation will see the Splinter Cell universe – previously portrayed in the hugely popular video game series and novels by Swallow – brought to life on[...]

When November 2023 rolls around, fans of BBC's Doctor Who will be celebrating the long-running series' 60th anniversary in grand fashion Returning/new showrunner Russell T Davies is offering us the returns of David Tennant (our Fourteenth Doctor, also) & Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) and on-screen introductions to new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa (our Fifteenth Doctor) and Millie[...]

Big Finish celebrates the 60th anniversary with Doctor Who-Once and Future featuring Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant & many more!

So with today being "Doctor Who Day," the BBC wasted no time sharing some early treats And they include a special message from Tennant & Tate in honor of the special day, as well as a tribute trailer looking back on their "Who" time together But first, a look at the special anniversary logo to[...]

The Devil's Hour, the new BBC-Amazon Studios series starring Peter Capaldi as a mysterious Hannibal Lector-like killer and Jessica Raine as a social worker who becomes his Clarice Starling, has been renewed for two more seasons Amazon Prime Video has confirmed that The Devil's Hour will return for two more seasons on the platform The[...]

And who better to do that than her upcoming TARDIS mate, Gatwa? In the clip below, Gatwa offers Gibson an opportunity to discuss her earliest memories of the show, what makes for a good companion, where she was when she first got the news, where she would take the TARDIS, and lots more. Image: BBC Screencap So[...]

That's when we learned during the BBC's Children in Need benefit that Millie Gibson (Coronation Street) will be joining new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa as companion Ruby Sunday to kick off Russell T Davies' return as showrunner on the long-running sci-fi drama Doctor Who Being huge Columbo fans, we're all about connecting the dots Sometimes, for no[...]

Earlier today, the BBC's press people made sure we had all of the intel we needed on Millie Gibson (Coronation Street, Butterfly), who will be joining new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa as companion Ruby Sunday to kick off Russell T Davies' return as showrunner on the long-running sci-fi drama Doctor Who But now we're getting a[...]

And then earlier today, we learned that a new companion would be revealed during the BBC's Children in Need event, running from 7 pm to 10 pm UK time (2 pm to 5 pm NYC time) At the time, based on the key art teaser that was released, we went with Gatwa's Sex Education co-star[...]

Well, tonight during BBC's Children in Need event, we're about to find out who made the cut with long-running sci-fi series tweeting (yes, it's still alive) the following key art allowing with a confirmation that fans will get to meet the new companion tonight The telethon event will be running from 7 pm to 10[...]