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Davies, Steven Moffat, and Chris Chibnall, who have used it as a prototype for their runs ever since Episodes later in the 7th Doctor's run deepened the themes and tropes established in this story, but none of them carried the impact or surprise of this story. This is a new series we're launching about the[...]

Showrunner Chris Chibnall had decided to change up the show's old tradition of airing a Christmas Special every year It remains to be seen whether "Revolution of the Daleks" would air on Christmas or New Year's Day. With rumors that the series 13 would begin production in the next few weeks, Briggs has no news on[...]

The 13th Doctor, played by Jodie Whittaker and helmed by showrunner Chris Chibnall, is the gamechanger for Doctor Who in many ways First, she was the first female lead in canon Then in her second season, Chibnall dropped a bombshell The Doctor was the original Timeless Child, an immortal being from an unknown place who[...]

I had thought the next Doctor should also be a woman of color, and Chris Chibnall got ahead of that game by introducing Jo Martin as a "lost" Doctor I love the Ruth Doctor She was tough as nails and had no patience for other people's crap She also had a ruthless streak a mile[...]

Martha Jones was her first significant role on TV, and she has gone on to play a barrister in Law & Order UK, which was run by Chris Chibnall before he went on to create and run Broadchurch and Doctor Who. Freema Agyeman and David Tennant in "Doctor Who", BBC Studios She also went to the US[...]

That miniseries was one of her first big jobs after she left Doctor Who. Doctor Who: HBO Max Brings Together Tennant, Smith, Whittaker (Image: BBC/HBO Max) Tennant and Whittaker co-starred in three series of ITV's Broadchurch, which was created, written by and run by Chris Chibnall Influenced by Scandinoir hits like The Killing and The Bridge, Broadchurch[...]

Davies, Steven Moffat, and Chris Chibnall have all been hugely influenced by stories like "Battlefield" to give Doctor Who the big, epic scope that they and the fans always thought it deserved. Doctor Who: Season 26 – The 7th Doctor's 3rd season is now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. The BBC just released the latest Doctor[...]

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. The Doctor and The Master face off in the Series 12 finale to Doctor Who, courtesy of BBC Studios. 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" writer Pete McTighe ("Kerblam!", "Praxeus") released a new short story that "reunites" Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor with her grandaughter Susan.

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. BBC America In the following intro, Davies retraces the steps that lead to[...]

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. Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor, Sacha Dhawan as The Master – Doctor Who _ Season 12, Episode 10 – Photo Credit: James Pardon/BBC Studios/BBC America "The Doctor is Non-Binary" When he and the cast were promoting Series 11[...]

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[...]

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. Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham, Mandip Gill[...]

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 series[...]

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 They wonder how[...]

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

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? Patrick O'Kane as Ashad, Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor – Doctor Who _ Season 12, Episode 9 – Photo Credit: Ben Blackall/BBC Studios/BBC America For fans who are looking to[...]

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/M8UsL4MWPtcVideo[...]

In addition, a special episode has been confirmed, and is expected to air some time after Series 12 airs – most likely the holiday season. BBC Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall will be returning, as will Jodie Whittaker – who confirmed to EW that she was good for Series 13: "Yes, I'm doing another season That might be[...]

Moffat's final speech is the second best and most heartbreaking, a mission statement and a farewell before Jodie Whittaker and new showrunner Chris Chibnall took over. BBC It's all here The quiet melancholy of Christopher Eccleston's 9th Doctor The cheeky, irreverent barnstorming of David Tennant's 10th Doctor The surreal sense of both a young man and wizened[...]

Not saying it's been perfect, but Chris Chibnall has definitely kept his pre-season promise of this being a big season So with a red-hot season comes a ton of episode examining by the fans – and in the case of episode "Can You Hear Me?", there's a moment between the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and Graham[...]