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Another week, another vacuum in Doctor Who news, so outlets are going to run any old rubbish to get clicks – including US! Let's start with showrunner Russell T Davies calling in to The Scott Mills Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 on Wednesday Morning to declare,  "Morning, Scott, It's Russell T Davies here I[...]

Back in June, we shared a four-step plan for getting Doctor Who back on track and opening the long-running series to a new generation of viewers One of the points we addressed was that maybe it was time to consider a "hard reboot." Much like what we're seeing with Marvel Studios' MCU and the "Star Wars" and "Star[...]

Twenty years after Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper's Rose Tyler reintroduced the world to Doctor Who, the two are reteaming for a brand-new series of twelve, hour-long, full-cast audio adventures from the fine folks over at Big Finish Productions Written by Tim Foley and set to release in August 2025, Doctor Who: Snare[...]

Davies' Doctor Who after only two seasons – a reason that not everyone is necessarily buying Well, it seems that Gatwa didn't waste much time getting the perspective from someone who's been through what he's been through (but with a much longer run) During an interview with The Guardian, Gatwa revealed that he had a[...]

Wouldn't it be nice if we could all be spending our time debating what Billie Piper possibly being the Sixteenth Doctor could mean? Alas, that's not the case, with what's going on behind the scenes of the BBC's Doctor Who making the headlines When will the show return? Will Disney still be a production partner?[...]

Davies' Doctor Who, and that he didn't have much to offer regarding whether Billie Piper will be the Sixteenth Doctor or someone else Checking in with BBC One's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Gatwa opened up more about his way-too-short run on the long-running series and why the time was right for him to depart. Image: BBC "Because I'm[...]

At this point, we're losing track of all of the questions surrounding the future of BBC's Doctor Who When will the show return? Will the show get a new streaming partner? Where can folks outside of the U.S stream the show after July 31st? Will there be a Christmas and/or anniversary special? Will Russell T[...]

First introduced during the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor," BBC Studios is set to open the doors to UNIT's most-classified facility That's right, folks attending this year's San Diego Comic-Con (July 24 to 27th) will have a chance to root through the files of the Black Archive in a fully immersive[...]

That's pretty much a rough outline of the life cycle of a showrunner on Doctor Who (give or take a few steps), and it's what Russell T Davies (RTD) is going through now as fans await word of what the future holds for the long-running show (and if Billie Piper will be the Sixteenth Doctor)[...]

We're at the stage in Doctor Who where fans are caught between exhaustion at the past season's flaws and nervous anticipation over what comes next, like when there will be another season on television What to do? Why not go travel back to a happier time, time travel, as it were, to back when the[...]

But in the end, it's all about getting more of the live-action Doctor Who series back onto our screens Unfortunately, there are a ton of questions that still need to be answered Will the show return with Disney as a co-producer? Has the BBC found a new co-producer (with rumors of Netflix and Prime Video[...]

Finally, Series 13 of the classic series Doctor Who is getting a remastered Blu-Ray release In his second season, Tom Baker's Doctor really hits his stride, with faithful companion Sarah-Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) by his side Together, they cross time and space to do battle with the Zygons, the biomechanoid Loch Ness monster, the fearsome[...]

Big Finish has released an audio excerpt from Doctor Who: Vampire Weekend, the first episode of their upcoming season of the Thirteenth Doctor and Yazmin Khan stories Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill return as the Doctor and Yaz in a series of twelve stories that take place after Ryan and Graham leave the TARDIS. In "Vampire Weekend", it's Gina's hen-do[...]

In case you hadn't heard, there are a lot of Doctor Who folks out there who are up in arms about the show's future being in limbo, and that's brought a whole lot of finger-pointing Showrunner Russell T Davies is at the top of the blame list, with Disney+ being a close second Want to[...]

Glastonbury is in full force in the UK this weekend, and somehow Doctor Who has become a part of it, intentionally or not Somehow, apart from Kneecap performing after the manufactured storm-in-a-teacup "controversy" over their remarks, the most buzzed-about moment at Glastonbury was Franz Ferdinand's set, where Peter Capaldi made a surprise cameo on stage[...]

It's not another day in our messed up world if Doctor Who fans aren't pissed off about something, and now they're pissed off at the BBC for, what else? SPOILERS! Fans have complained to the BBC about spoiling the finale of the latest season, first that Ncuti Gatwa was leaving, then that he was regenerating[...]

Now that Doctor Who is over for the time being, to the moaning and gnashing of teeth of disgruntled fans, showrunner Russell T Davies announced he has finished writing the scripts of his new Channel 4 drama Tip Toe. This being the age of social media, Davies posted a photo of the title page of the fifth and final episode of[...]

For example, where else but at a pop culture convention or fan event could you find the Tenth/Fourteenth Doctor and Castiel spending some green room time together? That's right, Supernatural star Misha Collins and Doctor Who star David Tennant had a chance to enjoy some hanging-out time during the big event, and Collins was kind[...]

Hey, did you hear or see that Ncuti Gatwa regenerated and Billie Piper is the new Doctor Who? Yeah, that happened What's that, you say? A blonde woman becoming The Doctor?! Why not? Many of you start complaining that a person of colour became The Doctor, so why can't a blonde woman too? And yet,[...]

Did you think it was over for Doctor Who? Well, no, it's never over for Doctor Who There's always Big Finish audio dramas, and Jodie Whittaker's 13th Doctor is about to get her own series with Mandip Gill playing companion Yaz Khan When we heard about this, we thought Big Finish would be making its[...]

In case you haven't heard, Doctor Who hasn't been renewed for a third season, and the sky is definitely falling for a whole lot of folks Not helping the situation was what Showrunner Russell T Davies had to share in his latest Doctor Who Magazine column (a column that he's putting on pause after this[...]

Davies' Ncuti Gatwa-starring Doctor Who at this point, that's not what the future had in store Instead, we have a spinoff limited series hitting later this year and an animated series aimed at pre-schoolers in development (more on that below) But as for the main series, we've got a whole lot of unanswered questions that[...]

Yes, Bad Wolf makes more than just Doctor Who They also produce HBO's hit Industry and a whole bunch of other shows Richard E Grant and Ruth Jones will co-star as Mr and Mrs Bennett The series is an adaptation of Janice Hadlow's novel for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, in a co-production with BritBox[...]

Former companion (or is it forever companion?) Sophie Aldred has curated a book for charity about her character Ace's iconic jacket, with contributions from Doctor Who stars including David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, and Peter Capaldi The book is about Ace's iconic jacket, which featured more than 50 badges, with these being a mix of her[...]

The current series of Doctor Who may be over, but July sees Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gil return as The Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz Khan in their first Big Finish audio adventure, "Vampire Weekend" by Tim Foley This is the first of twelve original stories featuring the underrated Doctor and companion in their adventures after[...]

When the current season of Doctor Who ended with The Doctor regenerating into Billie Piper, it was a surprise that was pleasant to some but not all fans That moment, rumoured to be a last-moment reshoot only a few months ago after the finale episode "The Reality War" was shot a year ago, could represent[...]

Somehow, not everyone is a fan of Doctor Who's Disney+ era Yes, we're sure you're as shocked as we are SHOCKED The BBC Radio 4 sketch comedy series Dead Ringers kicked off its new season this week with a skit that mercilessly lampooned a key element of the past seasons. Image: BBC The sketch sounds familiar to everyone[...]

Of course, there are still some major unanswered questions about the future of the BBC's Doctor Who Will the show return with Disney as a co-producer? Has the BBC found a new co-producer, or are they willing to go solo? When would the series return? Are there plans for something to commemorate the 20th anniversary[...]

Well, that was an end to a season of Doctor Who The new Doctor is Billie Piper, and everyone can't stop talking about it That's what Russell T Davies wanted, and he got it.  Casual viewers in the UK were pleasantly surprised Longtime fans are pissed off and can't stop debating or complaining about it[...]

This season of Doctor Who isn't completely over yet – there's still the final episode of Doctor Who Unleashed, an hour-long special celebrating the modern era's twenty years since Russell T Davies brought it back in 2005 Unleashed gathers as many past Doctors and companions to talk to host Steffan Powell about the series' revival[...]