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The BBC's official Doctor Who Channel on YouTube just released "The Story of Susan Foreman", a fun video telling the story of Susan, the Doctor's granddaughter and his first companion on his travels in the TARDIS. Originally portrayed by Carole Ann Ford, Susan appeared in the original series of Doctor Who when it premiered back in 1963[...]

As the latest series of Doctor Who draws to a close – it's not over yet, we still the New Year's Special to cap it off – the BBC has released the full theme for the 13th Doctor, composed by new series composer Segun Akinola. BBC When the show was brought back in 2005, Russell T[...]

The only thing in Doctor Who news more controversial than the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor are opinions on the quality of the show's Series 11 While the press has been busy writing reviews and opinion pieces, the fans have let their viewing habits do the talking – and the news is really[...]

The Doctor Who Series 11 finale is finally here and with the exception of two short trailers and an episode description released by BBC Studios, we know very little about the episode itself However, by combining the released episode descriptions with the visuals and dialogue from the trailers we can begin to put the pieces together. BBC[...]

Doctor Who Series 11 feels different from the previous seasons because it feels more like a social drama, there's less continuity-heavy lore, the stories aren't high in the "cosmic universe-in-danger sense" and sometimes feels slighter than before. BBC But there are moments from this season that are loads darker than they first appear – here's a look[...]

Series (season) 11 of BBC's Doctor Who has been moving along at quite the clip, not to mention rewriting the 'rules' of the previous seasons along the way. Jodie Whittaker and co have been enjoying their adventures, and they'll be embarking on a brand-new one this New Year's Day. Traditionally, we get a Doctor Who Christmas special between seasons, but[...]

Jodie Whittaker's 13th Doctor will get to spend a little more time – at least one more season's worth –  spinning around time and space, with the actress confirming her return for at least one more season/series in BBC's Doctor Who The first female Doctor was expected by many to return for a new season,[...]

Series 11 of Doctor Who finally found its defining moments in the 9th episode 'It Takes You Away,' when The Doctor finds herself talking to a sentient universe that's taken on the form of a talking frog. BBC Grief and loss are themes throughout this season, with Graham and Ryan mourning the loss of Grace (revisited and[...]

Fans of Classic Doctor Who have been desperate for years to find a way to re-watch the 97 missing classic Who episodes destroyed to make room in the BBC Archives Over the past several years, the BBC has used audio and visual recordings, photographs, and other media to recreate the lost episodes 'The Power of the[...]

Last week, in honor of Doctor Who's 55th Anniversary, BBC posted an updated compilation of all of the Doctor Who title sequences on the show's YouTube channel The approximately eleven minute long video includes both the audio and visual sequence changes over the course of the show, 18 different versions Notably, the collection does not include[...]

The plot of almost every Doctor Who episode depends on the Doctor's (Jodie Whittaker) ability to get the locals of whatever time and place the TARDIS lands to listen to what the Doctor has to say and to trust the Doctor's plan To facilitate the show's approximately 46-minute episode format, scripts rely on the Doctor[...]

Instead of the normal winter-time special, season 11 of Doctor Who is going to try something different- A New Year's Day special. According to DoctorWhoTV, the official synopsis for the episode reads: As the New Year begins, a terrifying evil is stirring, from across the centuries of Earth's history As the Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz return home,[...]

Originally, BBC Books told booksellers that the upcoming Doctor Who novel Scratchman was to be written by James Goss and based on the un-produced Doctor Who screenplay written decades ago by Tom Baker, who played the Fourth Doctor and the Great Curator, alongside Ian Marter who played Harry Sullivan. James Goss had already adapted Douglas Adams' previously[...]

In this edition of the Funko Round-Up: SPider-Verse, Nacho Libre, Dirty Dancing, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and the 13th Doctor!

We've just seen Doctor Who series 11 episode 8, "The Witchfinders". Some Americans saw it last week briefly, on Amazon Prime More Americans will see it later tonight on BBC America But this is from the BBC One screening in the UK Spoilers up, obviously. 1 The Witchfinder Doctor And with this episode, the Doctor becomes the enemy[...]

Fair warning US residents- this is a trailer for NEXT WEEK'S Doctor Who episode, before this week's episode airs… Here's a look at next Sunday's Doctor Who episode 9 of series/season 11, "It Takes You Away". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Lnx1nbFYMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Episode 9 Trailer | It Takes You Away | Doctor Who: Series 11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Lnx1nbFYM) The episode[...]

Last week's Doctor Who series 11 episode "Kerblam" was an unsubtle parody of the practices of Amazon, with a future company with a warehouse taking up an entire moon, forced to comply with a law to give ten percent of its jobs to humans, rather than robots But those jobs were strictly monitored, with breaks and conversation[...]

The original Teen Titans is better for slightly older kids and is available to stream on Amazon Prime. Classic Doctor Who (BritBox) https://youtu.be/aXBmQz2r2M8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: First Doctor Enters the TARDIS | An Unearthly Child | Doctor Who (https://youtu.be/aXBmQz2r2M8) Doctor Who started its initial run as a children's show, airing at the teatime on Saturdays[...]

UK tabloids like the Daily Mail have been gloating for weeks that the new series of Doctor Who has been losing viewers and the ratings are dropping because the Doctor is now female, the companions are people of color and the storylines are too PC. That is not true. The premiere episode of the season that introduced[...]

Television shows should probably just give up using Native Americans as holiday plot devices. SANTA'S NAUGHTY LIST Doctor Who Christmas Special: 'The Snowmen' https://youtu.be/IM19e10imakVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Clara Dies On Christmas Day | The Snowmen | Doctor Who (https://youtu.be/IM19e10imak) "Carnivorous snow meets Victorian values." A sociopathic kid's evil snowman imaginary friend starts killing people[...]

So on Wednesday night, I went to my Amazon Prime app and loaded up Season 11 Doctor Who, clicked on last Sunday's seventh episode 'Kerblam!' and started watching. BBC Then the episode starts – with 'The Witchfinders' displayed on the screen, and the episode starts with the Doctor and her companions at an early 17th Century England witch trial[...]

It's all getting rather Sunmakers over at Doctor Who today Our American readers- this collection of thoughts contains SPOILERS for tonight's Doctor Who series (season) 11 episode 7, "Kerblam". Aired on BBC One earlier today, and on BBC America yet to come… 1 What About The Workers? Doctor Who has been a working-class show this season, whether that's mentions[...]

From next Sunday's Doctor Who Series 11 episode 8 "The Witchfinders", check out the trailer starring Alan Cumming as King James I, airing on BBC One and BBC America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuIZ1cam8Y8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Episode 8 | Next Time Trailer | The Witchfinders | Doctor Who: Series 11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuIZ1cam8Y8) The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz arrive[...]

In the short time since Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch) assumed the role of show runner for Doctor Who, he has taken pride in shaking things up In addition to a new Doctor (Jodie Whittaker, Broadchurch) who has a new outlook on life, there is new theme music, a new TARDIS (inside and out), and new companions who the Doctor[...]

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and friend Jimmy Doherty are bringing Jamie & Jimmy's Friday Night Feast back to Channel 4 for a sixth season…with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Danny DeVito, Jessica Chastain (It: Chapter 2), and Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker leading the season's line-up of celebrity chefs. In addition to DeVito, Chastain, and Whittaker, guests[...]

We finished watching Doctor Who: Demons Of The Punjab about an hour and a half ago in the UK It is still to air in the USA Which is why some of you may appreciate a mention that there are spoilers coming Come back when you are done watching. Though I will say while I didn't[...]

Doctor Who series 11 episode 5 "The Tsuranga Condundrum" has just aired in the UK, so BIG GIANT SPOILER ALERT for our US readers. We're off to a space ship It's a space ship in the future episode Yes another one So what makes this different – if at all? 1 Stunt Casting. This is the episode that most excited by[...]

In a move that clearly sends the message "bah humbug," Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall has reportedly decided not to make a Christmas Special for the show this year, breaking 13 years of tradition and landing Chibnall a spot amongst some of Christmas's most notorious detractors, such as Ebenezer Scrooge, The Grinch, and people who[...]

BBC and Netflix's Watership Down added four big names to what's already proven to be an A-list cast, with  Rosamund Pike (A Private War), Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who), Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians), and Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) joining the voice cast of the series adaptation. Pike will play The Black Rabbit Of Inlé, Capaldi[...]

Next week, Titan Comics' Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #1 finally hits stores, written by Jody Houser with art by Rachael Storr and Enrica Eren Angiolini Titan has released a four-page preview of the comic to go with the twenty-something covers we've seen so far In the preview, the Doctor and her companions visit the[...]