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Rumours about both the immediate and longer term future of Doctor Who have been flying around the Internet this week. In a bid to either discover the truth or put those rumours to bed, STARBURST magazine has been in touch with the series’ production office for confirmation one way or the other. The BBC was happy to go on the record about the programme’s short-term future. There had been a lot of chatter about Jodie Whittaker’s second run in Series 12 being…

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Watch the trailer for the seventh episode of the new series, Kerblam!

Tonight’s Children in Need featured a very special edition of Doctor Who, that reminded us all why Jodie Whittaker’s casting was so important. In the segment we were introduced to nine-year-old Anna Mark, who suffers from cystic fibrosis. Anna’s favourite show is Doctor Who, which she sits down to watch with her parents and brother Alex every Sunday. We got to observe Anna as she watched a special episode of the show and declared that Jodie was: “so much better than the boy Doctors.” But little…

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Doctor Who invites two brave new companions into the TARDIS in preview photos from Friday’s Children in Need special. The mini-episode introduces viewers to 9-year-old Doctor Who superfan Anna, who has been supported by Sebastian’s Action Trust. Along with Alex, Anna gets a chance to enter the TARDIS and visit with The Doctor’s companions Yaz (Mandip Gill), Ryan (Tosin Cole) and Graham (Bradley Walsh). https://youtu.be/yeI4vZUeBoA But the biggest surprise comes when The Doctor herself, Jodie Whittaker, arrives to surprise Anna…

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Announcing the news, the BBC’s Director of Content Charlotte Moore said: “We’re delighted the Doctor and her companions will be welcoming BBC One audiences into 2019 with this exciting new episode. The Doctor’s fans are in for a special treat on the first day of the new year.” Showrunner Chris Chibnall said: “We’re thrilled to be starting the New Year with a bang on BBC One, as Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor and friends face a terrifying alien threat in an action…

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Somehow, we’re already halfway through this series of Doctor Who, with last week’s episode ‘Demons of the Punjab’ bringing series 11 into its second half and marking the beginning of the stretch towards the finale. But while we all take a moment to consider what life will be like without a weekly trip in the TARDIS once again, we still have four weeks and four episodes left to enjoy – and now we’ve got our first hints at what to…

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It appears the Grinch has steered his wayward sleigh into the Whoniverse and booted the eleventh episode of Doctor Who Series 11 into the next year. A Doctor Who Magazine subscriber who received tomorrow’s issue #532 early today shared a photo of the back page which promises an “EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF THE NEW YEAR’S DAY SPECIAL”. We also got actual confirmation of this particular rumour … #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/8SPMSXpk30 — Darren Purdie (@DarrenPurdie) November 14, 2018 As there were eleven episodes…

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