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This finale wants to be in canon, the Avengers: Endgame of the Seventh Doctor's saga. Big Finish/BBC Doctor Who: The Last Day is a twelve-episode epic that takes the Seventh Doctor's entire arc to its logical conclusion In the classic television series, the Doctor was different from his previous incarnations Starting from his second series, he was[...]

In the most recent issue, Davies covers how everyone has been spread around the globe over the past month or so – here's a look at what caught our eye: Image: BBC/Disney+ Noting that Collinson was in New York, Davies shared that, "He's there to record ADR (that's Automated Dialogue Recording, replacing or adding or enhancing dialogue[...]

The BBC cancelled the classic series of Doctor Who in 1989 just as cast and crew were raring to go on the Seventh Doctor's (Sylvester McCoy) fourth season, and the potential arcs and storylines have been endlessly discussed and speculated about by fans even today Some of the stories and ideas were eventually incorporated into[...]

Davies and stars Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor) and Millie Gibson's (Ruby Sunday) Doctor Who now that we've reached the end of the first season of the deal between the BBC and Disney (more on that in a minute) Now, we're getting a chance to show you how the show is being spotlighted during this weekend's[...]

(Image: James Pardon/BBC Studios/Bad Wolf) "We feel good about the first season Just as 'Industry' was a really small experiment at the start, I think this new building of the franchise between the BBC and Disney+ – it's a whole new iteration, and us all coming back all these years later to do it[...]

With Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures set to be released beginning in July 2025, Whittaker and Gill spoke with SFX Magazine, offering some teases for the upcoming episodes while sharing what it was like returning to the characters and if fans can expect the same vibe between Whittaker's The Thirteenth Doctor and Gill's Yaz[...]

Apart from the homages that both series have paid to each other, especially recently, they also had a tendency to encounter gods or god-like beings throughout their histories. Image: BBC/Disney+ The original pilot for Star Trek, "The Cage," featured the Talosians, who had god-like powers that could manipulate Captain Pike's sense of reality, and returned in the[...]

UPDATE: BBC issued the following statement to TV Zone: "An episode of 'Doctor Who' has been temporarily removed from BBC iPlayer to be re-dubbed." ORIGINAL REPORT: With the fallout of Huw Edwards having pled guilty to charges of making indecent images of children still being felt, it appears the BBC has pulled an episode of Doctor[...]

But the one that folks were really waiting for was the full Hall H panel – and that's what we have waiting for you above. Image: BBC Screencap Also during SDCC 2024, Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls, Bridgerton) offered some kind words for fans before sharing a clipd from Steven Moffat-written, Alex Pillai-directed Christmas Special, "Joy to the World." So get[...]

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder has been a hit on BBC Three in the UK, the broadcaster's youth-oriented channel, and will debut on Netflix this week Adapted from the first of Holly Jackson's bestselling trilogy of YA murder mysteries, the series follows a high schooler who decides to make a true crime podcast investigating[...]

Davies talked about watching virtually every episode of Doctor Who live on television since he was three years old, and the old episodes that are now lost due to the BBC wiping the tapes are permanently imprinted in his mind As for the difference between the shows, Davies said, "The Doctor would never join the[...]

It is a push by the BBC and Disney to raise awareness of Doctor Who to get more viewers It is not about the fear that the series might get cancelled – it is a declaration that the series is here to stay It is a brand and piece of intellectual property that is too[...]

Davies and stars Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor) and Millie Gibson's (Ruby Sunday) upcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special? We don't – which is why we're glad that the BBC and Disney+ were kind enough to release an early preview of what's to come But the best part? It came with a wonderful introduction from guest star Nicola[...]

Davies' Ncuti Gatwa (Fifteenth Doctor) and Millie Gibson (Ruby Sunday)-starring Doctor Who, and those rumblings were confirmed during the long-running BBC and Disney+ series' San Diego Comic-Con 2024 (SDCC 2024) panel BBC and Disney Branded Television jointly announced their first brand new spinoff series, The War Between the Land and the Sea Created and executive-produced by[...]

In fact, we were treated to a preview of how it's looking… Image: BBC Here's an early look at the immersive Doctor Who booth (#4129), followed by the show merch that will be available there: Image: BBC BBC's 'Doctor Who' interactive booth and activation in the exhibit hall | #SDCC2024 pic.twitter.com/QfuNXTttjz — Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) July 25, 2024 Image: BBC While not[...]

It was back in May when series co-creators James Corden and Ruth Jones confirmed that Gavin and Stacey: The Finale would be hitting BBC One & BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day The following month, Corden checked in with The Zoe Ball Breakfast, Corden shared that filming had shifted to the fall – noting that they were[...]

Does that necessarily rule out anything of a romantic nature in the upcoming audio adventures? "I think also it's just, never say never! We've got adventures to do," Whittaker shared – before joking, "We could be [kissing] in the background! Image: BBC Screencaps Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures – What You Need to Know Now that you've[...]

Doctor Who has seen another unexpected bi-generation, this time with star Ncuti Gatwa splitting off to a Madame Tussauds wax figure of the Fifteenth Doctor.  Showrunner, executive producer, and writer Russell T Davies visited the attraction to unveil the new specially crafted Doctor Who set, including the figure of Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor, which was[...]

The Baker Street attraction has released behind-the-scenes imagery of Ncuti Gatwa working closely with their highly skilled artists to capture his perfect likeness for the upcoming figure of the Fifteenth Doctor. BBC This upcoming figure is the first to be announced for the attraction's brand-new film and TV-themed zone, which will feature fellow screen icons such as[...]

To be able to work with Jodie again is a dream come true; we have such a special friendship – I'm sure the recordings will be filled with laughter." Image: BBC '"This year, Big Finish is celebrating its 25th anniversary of producing full-cast 'Doctor Who' audio drama – so, when we were granted the licence to create[...]

Like Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls, Bridgerton) guest-starring in the Steven Moffat-written, Alex Pillai-directed Christmas Special, "Joy to the World?" Of course, there's the not-so-small matter of the second season – and what about rumblings of "The WHO-niverse" expanding? Image: BBC While not much is known about the storyline so far, Davies did have some teases to drop[...]

it became canon in the series during Steven Moffat's tenure since romantic love has been a central theme in Moffat's work in general. BBC Books BBC Books released an excerpt from I, TARDIS: Memories of an Impossible Blue Box that evokes all those thoughts again, not that hardcore Doctor Who fans need an excuse not to think[...]

You can thank the latest Doctor Ncuti Gatwa for that. Image: BBC Screencap Gatwa, the Fifteenth Doctor, has been calling Ruby and various people "babes" as a term of endearment in the same way many people might say "dude." However, Gatwa says it with so much charm and camp that he's made it cool for the US[...]

The dust has settled on the complete first season of the new Doctor Who is now available on Disney+ worldwide and the BBC iPlayer in the UK, and it's worth assessing the series There has been much grumbling and gnashing of teeth amongst fans of both the classic era and the 2005 revival era, who have[...]

This season sets the template for the modern series when it returned in 2005. Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 25 on Blu-ray box set comes with eight discs of the 25th season from 1988, starring McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and containing four classic stories, "Remembrance of the Daleks," "The Happiness Patrol," "Silver Nemesis" and[...]

In case anyone was foolish enough to wonder why Coldplay would be co-headlining The 2024 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts (or simply "Glastonbury") alongside Dua Lipa, SZA, and Shania Twain, look no further than how the festival crowd (including Tom Cruise, Gillian Anderson, and Simon Pegg) responds to anything and everything that Chris Martin,[...]

The BBC has released the trailer for the new cop drama The Jetty, which stars Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who, The Cry, The Serpent) as Detective Ember Manning, who investigates a case that threatens to unravel the threads of her past The series will launch on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on 15 July The Jetty[...]

But the Doctor has been played as a God or Christ figure repeatedly for nearly 20 years. Image: BBC This trend of the Doctor as a god has been a recurring motif since Russell T Davies revived the series in 2005, and it was he who repeatedly used the imagery throughout his run, and Steven Moffat also[...]

In episode 17, Home Part 1, the Transformer character Nightshade tells a human friend, Sam, that "he or she just doesn't fit who I am" and asks others to use "they/them" instead. Nightshade added that the term "non-binary" was a "wonderful word for a wonderful experience." And that was basically that. Transformers Earthspark YouTube screencap But it seemed[...]

There is currently no plan for a home video release in the US or anywhere else that has Disney+. Artwork: BBC The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson)'s first season of adventures is immortalised in this new home entertainment release, available on limited edition steelbook, DVD, or Blu-ray, with over seven discs worth of content[...]