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That was the season where showrunner Chris Chibnall put his foot down and changed the entire history and lore of the show with a major retcon Now, the BBC has released all the scripts of the season for free for all to read The scripts can be found on the BBC’s Writers' Room website.  The[...]

Following Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, Chris Chibnall, and Pete McTighe's online tales, Cornell's "The Shadow Passes" finds Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and her companions dealing with being trapped in an underground bunker for three weeks after a "Death Moon" forces our heroes and the population of the planet Calapia to seek shelter As the Doctor[...]

And showrunner Chris Chibnall pretty much confirmed his intentions for the show.[caption id="attachment_1168343" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The Doctor and The Master face off in the Series 12 finale to Doctor Who, courtesy of BBC Studios.[/caption] Watching Doctor Who is Self-Care We’ve arrived at the point where Doctor Who is officially part of the world’s self-care regime during the coronavirus pandemic[...]

It’s like a quick flash with some commentary from showrunner Chris Chibnall and producer Matt Strevens And they don’t say much that’s interesting or insightful They just gush That’s fair enough They made the show, after all, and they busted their humps doing it It’s really more like an extended highlights trailer for the season,[...]

Doctor Who fans aren't the kind of folks to let self-quarantining and social distancing keep them from showing their love and appreciation for the series. What's really added to that sense of "global community" is how the writers, producers, actors, and others have joined in on the festivities – from live-tweet rewatches with the likes […]

Following up on Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker offering some timely advice and showrunner Chris Chibnall posting an original short story involving the 13th Doctor's regneration, Russell T Davies has penned and posted a prequel to "Rose" - the episode that marked the series.[caption id="attachment_1184705" align="alignnone" width="2000"] BBC America[/caption]In the following intro, Davies retraces the[...]

Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall did his part to ease fans' fears and concerns over the growing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on Wednesday, posting a short story starring the Doctor that speaks of hardship, strength, and the "regenerative energy" inside each of us to get through these "strange times" (as Chibnall wrote in his accompanying letter).With[...]

I’m slightly surprised no one else seemed to pick up on them or discussed them, so I might as well.[caption id="attachment_1168343" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor, Sacha Dhawan as The Master - Doctor Who _ Season 12, Episode 10 - Photo Credit: James Pardon/BBC Studios/BBC America[/caption] “The Doctor is Non-Binary” When he and the cast[...]

All those cries of showrunner Chris Chibnall destroying the show, destroying 60 years of lore, sound and fury, hue and cry.To wit: The Master (Sacha Dhawan) has taken The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) back to Gallifrey to force her to confront her true origins This shatters everything she thought she knew about her own history Meanwhile, her[...]

Fans loved her and took to her immediately.This Doctor might just be the best thing showrunner Chris Chibnall created for the show - giving himself a lot of options for what to do with her I wonder if he’s going to use any of them. A "Doctor Who" Spinoff Show? This Doctor could very easily carry her[...]

Mandip Gill's Yaz is expected to return, joining Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and showrunner Chris Chibnall for Series 13.Though the special has apparently been filmed, details of their departure are being kept under wraps - with the UK media news site reporting there's a very strong possibility that Walsh and Cole could return as recurring characters[...]

Only a day after Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall offered fans a tease for upcoming special "Revolution of the Daleks" (expected to materilize late 2020/early 2021, holiday season), we're getting news that not all of the Doctor's (Jodie Whittaker) companions will be back for Series 13.[caption id="attachment_1163926" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor, Bradley Walsh[...]

Something else, from far beyond., and there are many more of her out there in the timestream... Is Chris Chibnall Redoing A Version of The Cartmel Masterplan? Chris Chibnall is an old school Doctor Who fan, and was prominent when Andrew Cartmel was the producer of Doctor Who, in the final days of the original[...]

From his thoughts on both the episode overall and how the Doctor's history has been rewritten to how "Brain of Morbius" comes into play, there's a lot that needs to still be unpacked.Thankfully, viewers won't have to wait long for the Doctor's return, with Jodie Whittaker set to reunite with companions Ryan, Yaz and Graham[...]

He knows he’s obligated to put them back in the box for his successor to use should Chris Chibnall choose to Moffat has said that he’s content to let fans fill in the holes anyway they see fit.Fans keep asking how Missy could have regenerated into Dhawan's Master That’s been the assumption[...]

It's all been building up to this, folks: after a "summer blockbuster"-like run of nine episodes, the BBC's Doctor Who Series 12 is coming to a close with season finale "The Timeless Children" – and by the time the dust settles, The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Graham (Bradley Walsh), Yaz (Mandip Gill), and Ryan (Tosin Cole) are […]

And now Jodie Whittaker's Doctor is getting a lot of Cyberman action.If Chris Chibnall’s teases are anything to go by, the 13th Doctor might suffer her worst losses.It’s all about "the feels" these days, and the Cybermen unfeelingly bring them to fans. Marketing synergy: that’s why the BBC knows what to do with Doctor Who[...]

Showrunner Chris Chibnall did tell us that Doctor Who Series 12 was going to have much more of a "summer blockbuster" feel to it, and he definitely hasn't disappointed in that department The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Graham (Bradley Walsh), Yaz (Mandip Gill), and Ryan (Tosin Cole) have had to face threats old and new -[...]

For this go-around, we have none other than showrunner Chris Chibnall - who's finished talking cybermen and now has a few things to say about.. Series 13?[caption id="attachment_1163953" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Patrick O'Kane as Ashad, Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor - Doctor Who _ Season 12, Episode 9 - Photo Credit: Ben Blackall/BBC Studios/BBC America[/caption]For fans[...]

Written by series showrunner Chris Chibnall, directed by Jamie Magnus Stone (X Company), the episode is expected to feature several generations of Cybermen designs - with the Radio Times reporting that this will lead in some way to Lone Cyberman Ashad (Patrick O’Kane) and his "crew" created the next-gen edition of the silver "big bads".https://youtu.be/M8UsL4MWPtc "Doctor[...]