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Based on the social media reactions, the critics' ratings, and the viewing numbers, it would appear that the BBC, Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies, and Peter McTighe have a hit on their hands with the spinoff series The War Between the Land and the Sea With two episodes set to hit this weekend, the[...]

In the annals of modern Doctor Who fandom, there has been a faction that has assumed and shipped UNIT leader Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) as a lesbian When the last two seasons of the Disney+ era of Doctor Who hinted at her non-lesbian romance with colleague Colonel Ibrahim (Alexander Devrient), they were up in arms,[...]

This year's classic re-edit of Doctor Who is a condensed version of "The Sea Devils," originally spanning six half-hour episodes, condensed into a single 90-minute feature to introduce new viewers to the cult monsters We say "cult" because they're not as high profile as the Daleks or the Cybermen, but somehow they have their fans[...]

The last piece (for now) of Doctor Who is upon us. The standalone spinoff series The War Between the Land and the Sea is a five-part blockbuster Science Fiction epic that's also the final instalment of the Disney deal, and anyone watching wants to know just one thing: Is it any good? Short answer: YES[...]

December 2025 is Sea Devils Month, which is more Doctor Who than you might get as the BBC pushes The War Between The Land and The Sea The BBC, under Russell T Davies, is offering up the original story "The Sea Devils" as this year's re-edited and remastered feature-length episode, cut from six half-hours down to[...]

Back in October, the word came down that Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T Davies would be writing a Christmas Special for 2026, with Davies sharing, "Here we go Away in Danger? Jingle Hells? Silent Blight? Hark the Weeping Angels Sing..? O Come All Ye… um, Nimon?" A month later, during an interview with RadioTimes.com, Davies shared[...]

Speculation remains rampant about which international streaming service will acquire the rights to Doctor Who now that its Disney+ deal has expired Who will get Doctor Who? The sky is falling! The news this week that Netflix is going to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery raises a new question: could Netflix or HBO Max get dibs on the series? BBC/Disney This question[...]

A surprise new mini-episode of Doctor Who featuring the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) and Tegan (Janet Fielding) was released on the official series YouTube channel to herald the upcoming release of the final Fifth Doctor remastered Blu-Ray boxset This will complete Davison's Doctor Who run on remastered physical media for collectors and fans. The minisode is[...]

It was back in October when Doctor Who fans learned that Showrunner Russell T Davies would be writing a Christmas Special for 2026, sharing: "Here we go Away in Danger? Jingle Hells? Silent Blight? Hark the Weeping Angels Sing..? O Come All Ye… um, Nimon?" Speaking exclusively with RadioTimes.com a month later, Davies shared that his current[...]

Nonprofit charity and archival body Film is Fabulous! has amassed a collection of scripts from Doctor Who and an impressive list of cult British genre TV series from the 1960s to the 1990s for De Montfort University in Leicester, England, for the purpose of archiving, scholarship and research The list includes the most popular Science[...]

In one week, a whole lot of folks in the UK will get a chance to check out Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and Peter McTighe's The War Between the Land and the Sea when it premieres on BBC One and BBC iPlayer For those of us over here in the U.S (and other[...]

The last piece of Doctor Who we're going to get this year, and for a while, is the spinoff miniseries The War Between the Land and the Sea, written by Russell T. Davies and Pete McTighe The Doctor-less eco-thriller features classic series monsters, The Sea Devils, also known as Homo Aqua, who become increasingly fed up with the[...]

As the BBC and Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and Peter McTighe's The War Between the Land and the Sea inches closer to its December 7th premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer (sorry, everyone else: you have to wait until some time in 2026), we're getting a unique look at how the spinoff[...]

Fitting with the theme of today being Thanksgiving over here in the U.S., we're thankful that a new trailer for BBC and Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies's The War Between the Land and the Sea was released (even if we won't be getting it until 2026 Set to hit screens in the UK on[...]

Crossovers are the most self-indulgent and opportunistic pieces of fan bait and fanfiction, none more than the prospect of Doctor Who and Star Trek ever meeting Just look at the amount of clicks every time an article comes along suggesting a crossover, and the makers of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds snuck in a TARDIS[...]

Davies' Doctor Who As for the show's future, the BBC also announced that spinoff series The War Between the Land and the Sea would land on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in December, with Davies penning a 2026 Christmas Special.  Shortly after the news hit, Davies took to Instagram to offer an early reaction: "Here[...]

Every fan of Doctor Who knows by now that the finale of the second Disney+ season, "The Reality War", originally had a different ending planned and shot Most online fans have now read about the original ending from various sources, which was altered due to Ncuti Gatwa's departure from the show and Disney's decision not to renew the[...]

The BBC Writers Room has released downloadable PDFs of the scripts for the second – and by now final – Disney+ season of Doctor Who, all eight episodes These are offered as educational resources to scholars, academics, film and screenwriting students, so they can read and see what a BBC TV script looks like This[...]

As part of Doctor Who Day, the BBC has released a compilation of deleted scenes from the second season of the Disney+ era Before you ask, no, it does not include the rewritten and truly deleted scene that everyone wants to see involving the Doctor's granddaughter, Susan (Carole Ann Ford) That one is likely to[...]

Exclusive! As production on Marvel Studios' Avengers: Doomsday rolls on, we have photographic evidence that Paul McGann's Doctor and Billie Piper's Rose Tyler/Doctor from Doctor Who, and Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy from Prime Video's The Boys and the upcoming The Boys: Vought Rising, are joining Robert Downey Jr's Doctor Doom – here's our behind-the-scenes proof…[...]

If you're a Doctor Who fan, then you know that Stonehenge has been a part of the show's lore since it first started hitting television screens Who can forget the Eleventh Doctor's (Matt Smith) famous speech in 2010's S05E12: "The Pandorica Opens"? Well, you don't have to because we have it waiting for you above[...]

With two weeks to go until the BBC and Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies's The War Between the Land and the Sea hits screens in the UK (and on Disney+ outside of the UK sometime in 2026), we're getting a new look at the spinoff series in honor of Doctor Who Day UNIT head Kate[...]

Bonnie Langford was too scared of Doctor Who as a child, so she hadn't watched it when she was cast as companion Melanie "Mel" Bush by producer John Nathan-Turner in the 1980s By then, Langford was a known musical theatre and TV actress in the UK Mel was a companion to the Sixth Doctor (Colin[...]

It shouldn't be a surprise that Mark Gatiss was commissioned to write a Doctor Who episode during the 2000s run that wasn't produced Many writers throughout the series' history have unproduced scripts that they were commissioned and paid to write, but weren't made for various reasons, including budget constraints, scheduling conflicts, internal politics, or other[...]

With less than a month to go until the BBC and Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies's The War Between the Land and the Sea hits screens in the UK (and on Disney+ outside of the UK sometime in 2026), Davies is making it clear that the spinoff is looking to show a different side[...]

"The Sea Devils", the classic Doctor Who episode starring Jon Pertwee, has been newly reedited ahead of the creatures' return in the spin-off series "The War Between the Land and the Sea." This new 90-minute blockbuster special condenses the original six-part adventure into a feature-length experience, featuring updated sound design by Mark Ayres and an enhanced score created by the legendary Lorne Balfe, who has woven[...]

It's easy to take Murray Gold's music for granted, as he became the soundtrack composer for Doctor Who when Russell T. Davies revived the series in 2005 Gone were the cheap, quick, synthesised sound cues of the classic series Gold composed entire music themes and suites for The Doctor, the companions, and worlds, using a full orchestra, influenced by[...]

Though fans outside of the UK are going to have to wait until sometime in 2026, BBC viewers will still be getting some Doctor Who goodness this year for the holiday season After learning last month that December would be the debut date for Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T Davies' spinoff series, the BBC confirmed[...]

If Donald Trump has his way, the next few seasons of the BBC's Doctor Who will be shadow puppets projected onto a blanket and recorded with a restored 1986 VHS camera In case you hadn't heard, Trump's legal team is threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion (that's a with a "b") over some[...]

The second season of the Disney+ era Doctor Who was released this year, and everyone is treating it like it was ages ago, with the show being perceived as dead, as fans and pundits pick over it like an autopsy, trying to find blame or reason for its perceived failure Now, the BBC has stealth-released two deleted scenes[...]