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Now it's time to put aside the teasers, promo images, and viral marketing (though "hacking" BBC One was a pretty cool move), and get down to the serious business at hand Yup, the official trailer. Image: BBC So with that in mind, here's your look at the official trailer for Doctor Who: Flux, premiering on October 31,[...]

With Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones) joining them as Vinder & a storyline so massive that it needs all of Series 13 to tell it, the BBC's Doctor Who: Flux finds Team TARDIS facing off with their greatest threat yet, The Flux And as they face the fight of their lives, they'll take on the Sontarans,[...]

With Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones) joining them as Vinder & a storyline so massive that it needs all of Series 13 to tell it, the BBC's Doctor Who: Flux finds Team TARDIS facing off with their greatest threat yet, The Flux And it's bringing the fight of our heroes' lives to the front doors of[...]

She retired from the stage in 2014 but has had her own BBC radio show and played various roles on British television She has also done a lot of charity work throughout her 50-year career Naturally, she's a gay icon. This is expert trolling from Russell T Davies If anyone understands the impact of words and[...]

Davies returns to run "Doctor Who," photo courtesy of BBC "To cut out the 'T' is to kill!" he declared because as a writer ad storyteller, he knows that names have power, and to remove a name is to remove a people You should listen to his whole speech here He is as funny and angry[...]

So with that in mind, the following announcement that Whittaker and Gill have wrapped filming is particularly bittersweet (and leaves us feeling that Bishop's Dan will be the only returning name for Series 14- assuming nothing happens to his character during Whittaker's final run). Image: BBC And here's a look back at the tweet officially marking Whittaker[...]

Bad Wolf is headed by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner, the former BBC executives responsible for getting Davies to relaunch Doctor Who in 2005, then create Torchwood, which reignited the TV industry in Wales They also produced Da Vinci's Demons They headed the BBC's Drama Department until 2008, then moved to Los Angeles to head[...]

"I think that would be too obvious for him," Baker said. Colin Baker as the 6th Doctor in "Doctor Who", courtesy of BBC America "Mind you, he did cast David Tennant after working with him, so who knows? I don't know Olly's work to be honest, so I can't comment," Baker added "But if Russell thought he[...]

So to get fans ready for the sooner-rather-than-later trailer drop, the BBC released two new promo images- take a look: Image: BBC Image: BBC Here's a look back at the Doctor's urgent message from earlier this weekend, followed by an overview of Series 13 previously released by BBC America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVyV5ylNcUVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Flux is[...]

Well, we learned who some of those "familiar faces" will be for Doctor Who Series 13 via a new teaser released earlier and now we know when it will all go down, with key art for Doctor Who: Flux listing October 31, 2021: Image: BBC Here's a look back at the Doctor's urgent message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlVyV5ylNcUVideo can't be loaded[...]

The first special will screen on New Year's Day, with the second airing in the spring, the third in fall 2022 as part of the BBC's centenary celebrations Of course, BCTV has some thoughts about the showrunner search here if you're interested (before Davies was announced). "My heart is so full of love for this show,[...]

There are plenty of subtle pieces of queer themes in the BBC's Doctor Who I'm looking at you, David Tennant's 10th Doctor. Source: BBC I get it… you're a beloved institution at this point in television lore, but there's more personality in that dog in the cast of Downton Abbey than some of the recent seasons and[...]

But when will it premiere? From the looks at what's going on over at the BBC show's Twitter and Instagram accounts, we might be finding out something soon because they're both down But why? The obvious answer is that it's about all things Series 13 But could it be a sign that the series might[...]

On Friday, Immersive Everywhere and the BBC's Doctor Who: Time Fracture announced that additional performances have been canceled due to recent heavy rains resulting in delays to the repairs needed on the theater from previous weather-related damage Though a new reopening date has yet to be determined, performances through Thursday, November 18, will not be taking[...]

Together, they would form one of the most popular Doctor-companion duos of all time. "Doctor Who Seasons 17" Blu-Ray box art courtesy of BBC The BBC also released a special teaser and short today featuring Davros, written by Peter Tighe (Kerblam!, Praxeus), who was previously touted as a possible future showrunner of the series after Chris Chibnall leaves[...]

I wonder how long that will last? Lydia West in Years And Years, BBC screencap Now, none of this means that Lydia West is the next Doctor Who It just means that some people think she is And are willing to put a lot of money where their speculation is If you can find someone willing to[...]

Given that Alexander is a prominent LGBTQ figure, this is a headline-chasing bit of speculation and another game of stunt casting. Olly Alexander in "It's a Sin!", BBC Studios, HBO Max, but probably not "Doctor Who" We have no idea if it will be Olly Alexander It probably won't, because his name is too hyped by the[...]

The first special will screen on New Year's Day, with the second airing in the spring, the third in fall 2022 as part of the BBC's centenary celebrations Of course, BCTV has some thoughts about the showrunner search here if you're interested (before Russell T Davies was announced as the "new" showrunner) So now that[...]

Paddy Power, Betfair, William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral, all their "Special Bets" still contained the likes of "BBC Sports Personality Of The Year," the winner of Strictly Come Dancing and the next James Bond But the Fourteenth Doctor for Doctor Who has been sent into the time vortex and was nowhere to be seen This usually[...]

You can still bet on BBC Sports Personality Of The Year, the next James Bond, or the winner of Strictly Come Dancing But Doctor Who is now off the table No more bets This usually happens when the bookies believe a fix is in, that someone knows and is making bets with that knowledge Maybe[...]

Actor and screenwriter Mark Gatiss tweeted that he found a "lost" script for the BBC's Doctor Who that he wrote ages ago Now it would appear that Big Finish Productions will be producing it as an audio drama… if they get enough retweets about it. Mark Gatiss in "Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time", still courtesy[...]

Now, it looks like something might be happening pretty soon (a trailer?), something so big that Whittaker's Doctor tried breaking through BBC One just before Strictly Come Dancing It's a brief, 5-second teaser with the Doctor trying to get through to the viewers but loses transmission quickly Here are two screencaps: Image: Screencap Image: Screencap 🚨 SERIES 13[...]

This week, the BBC put out a YouTube video compilation of Rose Tyler's best moments in her 2-season run on Doctor Who You could say it's about time since she was the first companion to the Doctor when the show came back in 2005 under showrunner Russell T Davies There was a lot riding on[...]

The BBC released a new trailer for the lost Doctor Who adventure "The Evil of the Daleks" this week ahead of its DVD and Blu-ray release on 27th September, including as an exclusive Steelbook, filling another gap in missing episodes Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks is the mostly-missing ninth and final serial of[...]

Wild speculation about the new showrunner for Doctor Who was put to rest at last when the BBC declared that Russell T Davies will return to the show after Chris Chibnall leaves For the BBC, it means the show is back in safe hands, especially with Bad Wolf Productions onboard as partners, bringing Jane Tranter[...]

With the news that Russell T. Davies is returning as Doctor Who showrunner, the odds on the next Doctor are now favouring Olly Alexander.

"Russell built the baton that is about to be handed back to him — 'Doctor Who,' the BBC, the screen industry in Wales, and let's be honest everyone in the whole world, have so many reasons to be Very Excited Indeed about what lies ahead." BBC Studios are partnering with Bad Wolf to produce. Image: BBC Later[...]

This article below originally ran over a year ago, celebrating the launch of I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel's BBC TV drama that focused on sexual assault, but also reinvented the television drama, in much the same way that Watchmen did the superhero comic book thirty-five years ago I described I May Destroy You as[...]

As we come closer to the premiere of the new season of Doctor Who at least, the BBC has released a "Best of Series 12" compilation video on the show's official YouTube channel And there were many highlights in Series 12 indeed, the chief among them is the new Master played by Sacha Dhawan We[...]

A Slim Film + Television and  Federation co-production for the European Alliance. "Around the World in 80 Days", courtesy of BBC Deadline reports that Tennant is expected to appear at the Riviera to unveil the first two episodes of this mega-adaptation of the Jules Verne classic An airdate has yet to be set but is likely around the[...]