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Looks like today's a good day to look back on some famous faces who used to appear on the BBC's Doctor Who Earlier today, we reported on Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, Collateral) letting us come along as she looked back on her time on the series in the episode "Blink" as Sally Sparrow- the[...]

For a show that hasn't been on the air (minus "Revolution of the Daleks") for nearly a year, BBC's Doctor Who always seems to find a way to stay in the headlines From saying hello and goodbye to John Barrowman and Captain Jack to really saying goodbye to Graham (Bradley Walsh) and Ryan (Tosin Cole) and offering[...]

For viewers of the BBC One drama Peaky Blinders got a bit of good news and bad news on Monday On the good news side, the show has now kicked off production on the sixth series The bad news? The sixth series will also serve as the final run for Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and[...]

It's not real until the BBC officially announces it Till then, it doesn't matter who you say it should be or if sites and tabloids go around running rumours We're not throwing a name in the hat We only want to say the next Doctor should be played by a woman And the next ones[...]

There's been a lot of buzz around BBC America's new series, The Watch, and sadly most critics immediately write it off as bad But I'm here to make a case for it, and not because I'm a fantasy TV nerd, but because I am a fan of television and it's my job to give every[...]

Russell T Davies may be best known as the man who brought back Doctor Who to the BBC, cast Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant as the Doctor, and brought Billie Piper, Freema Agyeman, Jack Barrowman and Catherine Tate into the TARDIS But he is also known as the writer and creator of several major television shows[...]

Only the BBC could pull off a lockdown sitcom where the US failed. Staged is a sitcom about what happened when actors aren't working In short, they go nuts The boredom, the tedium, the insecurities and pettiness they hold at bay when they're working comes pouring out David Tennant and Michael Sheen play gonzo versions of[...]

But Moffat has some new projects in play and thanks to the folks at British Comedy Guide and "Press Ganged," fans are getting some updates on BBC thriller Inside Man and HBO's series adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's novel The Time Traveler's Wife– and if there would ever be a second series of BBC's Jekyll. Jekyll image[...]

It's the 5th anniversary of David Bowie's death, and the BBC has been running all kinds of tributes to him The most interesting is Low, written by veteran TV writer-direct Sean Grundy and directed by the prolific Dirk Maggs The radio play – or audio podcast for you millennials – retells the story of Bowie[...]

Eccleston left the show after his first and only season after some conflict with the BBC and the producers To the surprise and joy of fans, he will play the 9th Doctor once again, for Big Finish audio dramas later this year- and now we have the details. "Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures – The[...]

If there's one thing that BBC's Doctor Who has an uncanny ability to do is keep itself in the headlines even when they're in the middle of long stretches of time between seasons In front of the camera, viewers said hello and goodbye to John Barrowman's Captain Jack and final series goodbyes to Graham (Bradley Walsh) and[...]

Rowan Atkinson has some thoughts on social media and "cancel culture" (he's not a fan), playing Mr. Bean (he's not a fan), and more.

So successful that the BBC commissioned a second series, and that just premiered in the UK tonight And it hasn't missed a beat. Still from "Staged Series 2", BBC Studios Staged 2 opens with Tennant and Sheen being interviewed on a lockdown talk show hosted by comedian Ramesh Ranganathan – via zoom – and talking about the[...]

It was also Tracy and Hepburn's last movie together as a legendary couple onscreen and off. Daisy Ridley and Adrian Lester in "That Dinner in '67" BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 has a semiregular strand of dramatizing the behind-the-scenes stories of the making of classic movies that have cultural and social significance, like the strained relationship[...]

(Image: BBC screencap) For a look behind the scenes at how the cast and crew handled saying goodbye to Walsh and Cole and what the final days of filming looked like, check out the following behind-the-scenes featurette from "Revolution of the Daleks": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIAIaMn0rxIVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Saying Goodbye to Bradley Walsh and Tosin[...]

(Image: BBC screencap) So for a look at the reunion that everyone was waiting for, check out the following behind-the-scenes featurette from Doctor Who Festive Special "Revolution of the Daleks": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrXjCFQ7yB4&t=17sVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: What does landing a TARDIS look like? | Revolution of the Daleks | Doctor Who (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrXjCFQ7yB4&t=17s) Showrunner Chris Chibnall and[...]

Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks just aired on BBC One in the UK, and will be on at 8 pm on BBC America in the US Americans, pop back then There will be spoilers going forward Also, know this, I like Doctor Who I like Classic Who, I like Nu Who – Davies, Moffat[...]

It was the beginning of the peak of the show's popularity. "Doctor Who" Series 2 promotional photo, BBC Studios Of course the BBC would put together a compilation of the best moments from that season in a 45-minute video on the official Doctor Who YouTube Channel. "New Earth": Funny that the video starts the Doctor vaccinating a bunch[...]

Appearing on New Year's Eve on Jools's Annual Hootenany on BBC2, Tom Jones told Jools Holland that he has already had the coronavirus vaccine, After all, he is eighty Apparently, it's one of the perks. Jools' Annual Hootenanny is a TV show presented by musician and broadcaster Jools Holland on New Year's Eve as an end-of-year special[...]

(Image: BBC screencap) Here's a look at Whittaker's well-wishes for a better new year (on set for Series 13?), followed by a look at the original Instagram post sharing the message:    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) In the special, the Doctor finds herself still locked away in a space prison, leaving it[...]

To keep the excitement for the special going, the BBC and BBC America have released new preview images and key art- with the images teasing what could be "The Best Boy Band Ever" while the Doctor clearly has some time to kill (and reminds us a little too much of how we look during lockdown)[...]

Yes, Barrowman does still have a few "firsts" hidden up his sleeve. Photo Credit: James Pardon/BBC Studios/BBC Studios/BBCA In the following clip, Barrowman teases a "first" that caught us by surprise but actually makes perfect sense: the festive special will be the first time we see Barrowman's Captain Jack walk through the front doors and into the[...]

To promote the special, series showrunner Chris Chibnall and Gill have been making the rounds to discuss what fans can expect- but in a recent interview with RadioTimes.com, the duo discussed the previous season's focus on Yaz's (Mandip Gill) mental health as well as those of the rest of "Team TARDIS" in "Can You Hear Me?"[...]

Needless to say, there's a lot going on there- and we haven't even touched upon how it could lay the groundwork for where the show goes when Series 13 debuts. Photo Credit: James Pardon/BBC Studios/BBC Studios/BBCA So the BBC and BBC America decided that today might be a good day to relax, take a deep breath, and[...]

But will "Team TARDIS" be enough to stop them without the Doctor? Joining the special are Chris Noth (Sex and the City) as the returning (and disgraced) Jack Robertson, as well as Dame Harriet Walter (Killing Eve, Succession) making her Doctor Who debut alongside television star Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (The Trial of Christine Keeler). Photo Credit: James[...]

With the countdown to the New Year's Day premiere of Doctor Who Special 2020: "Revolution of the Daleks" now at T-Minus 5 days, the BBC and BBC America are offering another set of preview images In the special, the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) is locked away in a space prison, leaving the returning Captain Jack (John Barrowman),[...]

So far, Seven West Media has secured broadcast rights for Australia, with the BBC on board for the UK and RTS airing the series in Switzerland In addition, France Télévisions, Germany's ZDF, and Italy's RAI are all on board (with Federation Entertainment continuing to secure global broadcast deals). With production back underway after a COVID-related[...]

It's always a delight to have a BBC radio adaptation of a Neil Gaiman story, especially for the holiday season The Sleeper and the Spindle, Gaiman's deconstructionist and subversive take on the story of Snow White stars Game of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie as the Queen and Dame Penelope Wilton, Harriet Johns from Doctor Who, as[...]

With that in mind, we start with Bleeding Cool's Adi Tantimedh explaining why Michaela Coel's HBO and BBC One comedy-drama series I May Destroy You was more than deserving to make the list (followed by a look at the show it shares the #6 spot with, Schitt's Creek). #6 I May Destroy You/Schitt's Creek: Bleeding Cool[...]

Funny, poignant, and a Christmas for the whole family – biological or those who you have made your own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVWmmHn9QIkVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Goes Wrong Show | S2E01 | The Nativity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVWmmHn9QIk) And then The Goes Wrong Show from The Mischief Theatre ran a Nativity Special, incorporating fire drills imposed by the[...]