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During a session at Series Mania in France on Wednesday, Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T Davies was primarily focused on discussing his upcoming new series, Tip Toe But that didn't mean he didn't have some "big picture" thoughts on the long-running series – especially when it comes to separating social media "fans" from the overall[...]

Davies's Doctor Who is a media battle being fought on two fronts On one level, we're looking at what the upcoming 2026 Christmas Special could possibly offer regarding the big Billie Piper/Sixteenth Doctor mystery On another level, we've got our radars set on the real-world machinations that could impact the show's future Will there be[...]

Davies' Doctor Who, it was nice to get a reminder of why so many of us love the series in the first place For a whole lot of folks over here in the U.S., Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor was the "gateway Doctor" that introduced us (usually on a PBS station) to the show's broader universe[...]

One person who wasted little time going public with his love for how SNL UK kicked things off was Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T Davies, who praised the show for being "confident and strong and mad." Images: Sky; BBC "Saturday Night Live UK I loved this! Properly! I laughed a LOT, it was so confident and strong[...]

While we await word on what the deal is with Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T Davies's upcoming 2026 Christmas Special – specifically, if it will address the Billie Piper/Sixteenth Doctor mystery – Davies has found an interesting way to keep the fans distracted For what it's worth? Maybe drop a mini-teaser or key art poster[...]

David Tennant is set to make his return to Doctor Who in 2027 No, it doesn't have anything to do with what the BBC and Showrunner Russell T Davies have planned for the long-running show after the upcoming Christmas Special We're talking about Tennant's Tenth Doctor returning for 15 brand-new, full-cast audio drama adventures from[...]

If you're a Doctor Who fan, then you know that April 4th is going to be a very big day That's when two recently recovered chapters in "The Daleks' Master Plan" will be screened at a special event and launched on BBC iPlayer: "The Nightmare Begins" and "Devil's Planet" (both originally airing in 1965) With[...]

That's where the fine folks over at Big Finish come in, making the case once again why they deserve to keep making Doctor Who audio dramas as long as they want Because the fans wanted a kiss, and Big Finish, Whittaker, and Gill have them that kiss. Image: BBC Screencap In Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: The[...]

At this point, the discovery of two episodes of Doctor Who previously thought lost since the 1960s might become a national holiday in the UK In case you missed it, the news hit heading into Friday that an anonymous donation of "hundreds of home videos" led to two additional chapters in "The Daleks' Master Plan" arc[...]

The news hit last night that has a whole lot of Doctor Who fans around the world excited Thanks to the anonymous donation of "hundreds of home videos," two additional chapters in "The Daleks' Master Plan" arc were discovered: "The Nightmare Begins" and "Devil's Planet," both originally airing in 1965 With "Day of Armageddon" discovered[...]

Having spent so much time over the past few months examining what the future holds for the BBC's Doctor Who, it feels nice to have some good news to share about the long-running show's past Thanks to the anonymous donation of "hundreds of home videos," two additional chapters in "The Daleks' Master Plan" arc have[...]

While a large chunk of the Doctor Who universe focuses on whether there's anything to read into what's going on over at the show's main website regarding Billie Piper's Rose Tyler and Showrunner Russell T Davies' upcoming Christmas Special, we've been keeping our radars focused on what going on behind the scenes regarding the show's future[...]

Speaking with Radio Times's Doctor Who Insiders for an interview set to hit later this month, Arthur Darvill (companion Rory Williams) offered his thoughts on Piper appearing at the end of "The Reality War" and the possibility of her being the next Doctor In addition, Darvill shared why he believes the show could "just go[...]

When there's no Doctor Who, that means maximum Doctor Who Fan Drama Everyone's wringing their hands, fretting that the show might get cancelled despite the BBC repeatedly saying the show isn't cancelled and they're going to keep making it, no matter what budget One storm in a teacup is fans arguing about why or how[...]

In other words, the status of the Sixteenth Doctor is still very much up in the air – and Rose is still very much on UNIT's radar. If you head on over to the Doctor Who website and check out the UNIT section, there's a March 6th update from Shirley-Anne Bingham, Scientific Advisor, from the UNIT[...]

Alex Kingston played one of the most beloved characters in the modern era of Doctor Who, the irrepressible River Song, the Doctor's wife The character was created by Steven Moffat, and her entire arc in the series was written exclusively by Moffat with a beginning, middle, and ending, though not always in that order[...]

The last piece of Doctor Who that fans unreservedly loved, the mini-episode "Destination: Daleks", is getting a sequel to tie up its cliffhanger ending, only not in the way they want No, it's going to be a comic book story for Doctor Who Magazine Yup, we're peeling off the bandaid and getting straight to the[...]

Rumours continue to "leak" about the 2026 Doctor Who Christmas Special, especially after Murray Gold confirmed on the Whoniverse talk show that Russell T Davies has written different alternate scripts to cover various circumstances Of course, there's now a "leak" or rumour claiming to reveal what the plot of one of those scripts is about[...]

Former Doctor Who companion Janet Fielding returned to film a new mini-episode at the location where she made her last regular appearance in the series, alongside her Doctor, Peter Davison, more than 40 years ago Fielding, who played Australian air hostess Tegan Jovanka from 1981 to 1984, filmed "Destination: Daleks" with Fifth Doctor Davison at Butler's[...]

Recently, we've heard from folks at BBC Studios and Bad Wolf about the future of Doctor Who, including the upcoming Christmas Special from Showrunner Russell T Davies and what could be in play after that Earlier today, BBC Director of Drama, Lindsay Salt, had a chance to offer some additional insights Speaking with Deadline Hollywood for an exclusive[...]

One thing you have to give the BBC's Doctor Who is that it knows how to ramp up the drama and speculation on both sides of the camera By the time "The Reality War" wrapped, Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor regenerated (we think) into Billie Piper's Sixteenth Doctor (maybe, maybe not) That alone would be more[...]

Showrunner Russell T Davies is very proud of his Doctor Who spinoff, The War Between the Land and the Sea, particularly the ending that some people have looked askance at.  The War Between the Land and the Sea didn't have The Doctor in it Instead, it followed  Russell Tovey's everyman hero Barclay, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw's Salt,[...]

During the hiatus between seasons one and two of the Disney+ era of Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa starred in a sold-out production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest By that time, he had already finished filming the second season of Doctor Who and seemed hopeful that Disney would renew the series for a[...]

Understandably, much of the talk surrounding the BBC's Doctor Who these days has to do with what Showrunner Russell T Davies has planned for the upcoming Christmas Special, and what the future holds for the series after that But even as the Disney days are in the rearview mirror, there's the not-so-small matter of The War[...]

Who said we're running out of Doctor Who?  The Eighth Doctor's debut in the 1996 TV movie is being released in stunning 4K and well as a whole host of special features In 1996, Paul McGann debuted as the Eighth Doctor in Doctor Who, a feature length co-production between the BBC and the American Fox[...]

It's not a complete day without another Doctor Who drama in a teacup That's what Clickbait is for! That's why you're reading this Well, if you're not in the UK, you still can't watch spinoff miniseries The War Between The Land and The Sea on Disney+ because it hasn't been released yet, and the BBC[...]

Pete McTighe got a lot of attention at Gallifrey One in early February, especially with the rumours that he might be Russell T Davies' pick for the next showrunner of Doctor Who. He talked about his background as a Doctor Who fan, and when he was eleven, McTighe wrote his own Doctor Who Target novel called 'Terror of the[...]

We don't like to comment on Doctor Who rumours since most of the time they're just hot air and trolling However, an interesting name has been popping up for a potential future Doctor: Will Sharpe There was a rumour that Sharpe was the original choice of the Fifteenth Doctor before Ncuti Gatwa auditioned Now there's[...]

What does the future have in store for the BBC's Doctor Who after Showrunner Russell T Davies' upcoming Christmas Special? That's one of those "Trojan horse" questions because to answer it, you pretty much have to tackle about a dozen other questions first For example, with Disney now out of the picture, are the BBC,[...]

As of February, Disney+ still has not announced a release date or even quietly released the Doctor Who spinoff, The War Between the Land and the Sea Since Disney paid for the exclusive worldwide streaming rights to the spinoff, nobody outside the UK has been able to watch it legally[...]