News just in from lizo mzimba at the BBC reporting that last night’s Doctor Who Arachnids in the UK had overnight audience of 6.43m. Slightly up on last wk’s Rosa, an indication overnight audience may have levelled out at around 6.4m – a pretty strong rating. Although consolidated with tablet/computer viewing etc are best indicators. https://twitter.com/lizo_mzimba/status/1056844168889286656
Derrick Sherwin (born 16 April 1936) was a retired English television producer, writer, story editor and actor. After beginning his career in the theatre, Sherwin became an actor in television before moving into writing. He became the story editor on Doctor Who and, as the producer of the series in 1969, he oversaw the transition from black and white to colour by producing Patrick Troughton’s final story and Jon Pertwee’s first. He also co-produced Paul Temple for the BBC. Sherwin…
It’s Halloween week on Strictly Come Dancing tonight (October 27), and that means a whole lot of interesting costumes from the dancers – and the judges. One particularly impressive dress-up came from documentary filmmaker Stacey Dooley, who gave us what judge Darcey Bussell described as being a “unique change of roles” as she channelled her inner 13th Doctor, Jodie Whittaker. Stacey thrilled Doctor Who fans as she took on the role, performing a Tango with partner Kevin Clifton. The star appeared as the first female…
This weekend, attendees of London Comic Con will be able to visit the first ever official Doctor Who stand from BBC Studios. The stand will feature a number of exclusive opportunities including the TARDIS prop used during filming of Series 11, a preview of the first-ever official Doctor Who escape game and a bunch of exclusive merchandise! Here’s a bit more detail of what’s on offer… Take a selfie with the The TARDIS Visitors to London Comic Con will be…
The Doctor, Yaz, Graham and Ryan find their way back to Yorkshire, only to find something is stirring amidst the eight-legged arachnid population of Sheffield. Don’t miss the next episode this Sunday at 7pm on BBC One.
Over the last few days, Reeltime has recorded two new MYTH MAKERS titles. Both hosted by SOPHIE ALDRED. PAUL McGANN’s interview was shot on location at Island Con 2018 on the Isle of Wight (with SYLVESTER McCOY in attendance) and BONNIE LANGFORD’s interview was recorded at The Waldorf Hotel in London just before BONNIE was on stage at The Theatre Royal in 42ND STREET. Release dates to be confirmed! Time Travel TV
The second series of Tales from the TARDIS has landed with the Thirteenth Doctor. Check out the details and the amazing cover art and preview spreads below. Jump in to the next phase of Doctor Who adventures with exciting, brand new time-travelling tales! Start with ‘The Road To…’ , a mini-series that brings the world of the Thirteenth Doctor to comics for the first time! Plus, in ‘The Many Lives’, experience the Doctor’s journey through every incarnation, from the very…
John Barrowman seems to be hopeful that Chris Chibnall, Doctor Who‘s new showrunner, could be the man to help him bring back the show’s spinoff series Torchwood. He wants to set up a chat. Long before he was Doctor Who boss, Chibnall was a writer and co-producer on Torchwood. He also contributed scripts for David Tennant and Matt Smith’s Doctors in the main show. And now that he’s the man in charge of Who, Barrowman is keen to set a meeting. Barrowman revealed this to the Radio…
The only social platform Jodie Whittaker is known to use is WhatsApp, a secure service for communication between friends, family and colleagues. That doesn’t mean that Jodie Whittaker will never see fan’s comments about her on social media. When Jodie Whittaker stopped by the headquarters for Space TV of Canada, they showed her a few social media posts from her fans. Whittaker read a comment by fan who gushed about hearing her voice for the very first time in the first…
Stacey Dooley will take a spin in the TARDIS in a gender-swapped tribute to Doctor Who for Strictly Come Dancing‘s Halloween show. It definitely looked as if some kind of homage to the sci-fi show was in the works when the BBC confirmed that Stacey and professional partner Kevin Clifton would get into the spooky spirit this Saturday (October 27) by dancing a tango to the iconic Doctor Who theme. Stacey and Kevin spilled even more details on It Takes Two on Wednesday (October 24), telling Zoe Ball…