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Here's a look at The National Theatre Live trailer for Jodie Comer's West End theatre debut in the award-winning Prima Facie by Suzy Miller.

That, whenever he was at shows (often going to meet Doctor Who actors) Titan Comics would always try to get him to write Doctor Who comic books but he was Marvel-exclusive for any work-for-hire comic books. He even tried to get Titan, Marvel and the BBC to publish a Doctor Who/Spider-Man crossover, and he has the[...]

I visited the immersive Doctor Who: Time Fracture experience for the press days during lockdown as the show was struggling to stage its delayed opening.

Davies announced Ncuti Gatwa was the next Doctor on the Sunday of the BAFTAs, then suddenly announced the following Sunday that Tennant and Tate were back for the show's 60th anniversary. "Doctor Who" – the Doctor and Donna, BBC In hindsight, the sudden rush of news makes sense: the Monday after, Tennant and Tate were seen filming[...]

Except for this time, the casting news is about someone not joining the long-running BBC show Responding to reports that she was set to join Gatwa after the two were spotted together at the BAFTAs only minutes after Gatwa's casting was announced, Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan set the record straight with Variety. "I am not going[...]

We all fell in love with her in Heartstopper, one of those shows which changes the world – and now Yasmin can change the Whoniverse!" Image: BBC Studios "There aren't quite the words to describe how I'm feeling A mix of deeply honoured, beyond excited and of course a little bit scared This role and show mean[...]

Moffat has already told this story in all its flaws and messiness during his run on Doctor Who in the story of River Song. River Song (Alex Kingston) in "Doctor Who", the first time traveler's wife – Image: BBC America The Time Traveler's Wife actually came first The book was published in 2003 and Moffat wrote "The[...]

How exciting!" Image: Screencap/BBC Now here's a listen to the clip of Capaldi addressing Ncuti's casting in the following STV News clip: "The Doctor herself, Jodie Whittaker, and Mr David Tennant for your beautiful words of support and encouragement on BAFTA day I was absolutely cacking my pants and honestly speaking to you two was priceless," Gatwa wrote[...]

Rachael Stott tweeted a link to a BBC continuity announcement stating "The BBC very awesomely asked me to do the poster for next week's #InsideNo9 I don't know if I'm allowed to post the artwork myself but here it is" She may not be able to but we are. Rachael Stott's Official BBC Poster For Next[...]

But I promise you, 2023 will be spectacular!" BBC CCO Charlotte Moore, Chief Content Officer agreed, also adding at the time, "Ncuti has an incredible dynamism, he's a striking and fearless young actor whose talent and energy will set the world alight and take Doctor Who on extraordinary adventures under Russell T Davies' new era." [...]

But I promise you, 2023 will be spectacular!" BBC CCO Charlotte Moore, Chief Content Officer agreed, also adding, "Ncuti has an incredible dynamism, he's a striking and fearless young actor whose talent and energy will set the world alight and take Doctor Who on extraordinary adventures under Russell T Davies' new era." It's been about[...]

But why let facts get in the way of a good outrage? Despite the condemnation of the temerity of returning showrunner Russell T Davies to cast a BAFTA-award winning actor in the role (and another Scot to boot) the moment has been prepared for. Image: BBC The first time we saw the Doctor regenerate, from William Hartnell[...]

With current Doctor Jodie Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall preparing to end their runs with this fall's "Centenary Special," fans of the BBC's Doctor Who learned over the weekend that Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa would be joining incoming & returning showrunner Russell T Davies for Series 14 in 2023 (maybe earlier?) And to say that reactions[...]

The BBC has cast Ncuti Gatwa as the next Doctor for the BBC's Doctor Who, succeeding Jodie Whittaker as the Fourteenth Doctor, for the show's sixtieth birthday and the BBC's hundredth And again the BBC has revealed its so-called "woke" agenda with such a decision Because yet again, despite the will of the public, and[...]

The world spent their Sunday getting a chance to meet their new Doctor, with the BBC announcing earlier today that Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa will be joining incoming/returning showrunner Russell T Davies in 2023 (maybe earlier?) for a new series of TARDIS-traveling The news comes as current Doctor Jodie Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall prepare to[...]

Some big news broke on Sunday morning, as the BBC officially introduced Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa as the new Doctor stepping into the TARDIS Though already with an impressive resume that spans stage and screen, Ncuti is best known for his critically acclaimed performance as the iconic Eric Effiong, for which he won the Best[...]

Doctor Who, given its long history, has a habit of broadcasting stories that provide a fresh insight on what once was. Sometimes they are welcomed,

Not only that, Series 2 is already done and ready to premiere on BBC One in June! Rejoice! The cast will be back, including the legendary Christopher Walken, who's currently enjoying a career resurgence in comedies like this one, fresh from destroying a piece of Banksy artwork at the end of Series 1 (with Banksy's[...]

And based on fans' reactions to the initial news, there is clearly a serious desire out there for a stronger sense of closure. Image: BBC/BBC Studios Graham hasn't been shy in the past when it comes to sharing how he would like the show to continue, teasing that the sequel series would take place in the '70s,[...]

Christopher Eccleston & Big Finish have teamed up for a new set of audio adventures: Doctor Who- The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Back to Earth.

Conspiracy podcasters Cleo (Charlie Craggs), Shawna (Holly Quin-Ankrah), and Abby (Lois Chimimba) have been following stories about a blue box and a mysterious "Doctor" who has shown up at many strange incidents that have been hushed up over the years. "Doctor Who: Redacted" image: BBC Creator Juno Dawson continues Doctor Who: Redacted like a proper side story,[...]

See? Who says there still isn't a reason to keep your Facebook account open? It's not like social media doesn't already own our souls a thousand times over already anyway, so why not use it to our benefit every now and then? Especially when it can help feed our raging dumpster fires of random speculation[...]

This led to the reveal of the Doctor as The Timeless Child as a retcon to their origin story as well as Gallifrey's history. Image: Big Finish Martin has been active on British television since 1988, most recently as a regular cast member on the BBC hospital drama Holby City She arrived on Doctor Who fully formed[...]

So what better time than German Comic Con Spring 2022 for Tennant to be asked about the rumors And from the sounds of things, it looks like the impact of Andrew Garfield's masterfully impressive lying about not being in Spider-Man: No Way Home, even in the face of heavy evidence showing otherwise, is beginning to[...]

David Tennant, arguably the most popular Doctor Who of this generation, plays Macbeth in BBC Radio 4's production It was kind of inevitable, really For every classically-trained actor, Shakespeare is the pinnacle, the top of a mountain to claim A tragedy of a man driven by ambition to commit murder, then finds his life empty[...]

The 2019 comic book Eve Stranger by David Barnett and Philip Bond, published by Shelly Bond at IDW as part of her Black Crown imprint, has been optioned by BBC Studios for television series development, with former IDW EIC Chris Ryall and current co-founder of Syzygy Publishing, will serve as its Executive Producer. Philip Bond's Eve[...]

Only the most diehard fans stayed, not enough to keep up ratings. Image: BBC When Davies revived Doctor Who in 2005, he was cautious He wouldn't say if it was a reboot or if it kept its continuity He needed to sell the show to a whole generation of kids who had never seen or heard of[...]

This is a full-fledged audio drama about a trio of friends who come across a dark conspiracy where people are disappearing and dying because of a mysterious figure called "The Doctor". "Doctor Who: Redacted: key art: BBC Writer Juno Dawson has promised the 10-part series would be very gay The three women producing a conspiracy podcast are[...]

The two of them formed the template for the female companions of the current show. "Doctor Who", Image: BBC There's a reason this is a big deal: Tegan and Ace are the two real feminist companions of the show after Sarah Jane (Elizabeth Sladen), and even she spent way too much time being taken hostage and becoming[...]

That's all it is. Image: BBC We don't set out to slag off a show We want to like it, but the script does so many things that are just lazy and unsurprising Why would The Doctor think anything was impossible? The Doctor knows all kinds of things that make anything possible and delights in being surprised[...]