One of the highlights of the BBC Children in Need 2018 appeal show is footage featuring a young girl with the Doctor Who cast in the TARDIS set in Roath Lock Studios. The official description: An incredible young girl who’s supported by BBC Children in Need gets the opportunity to visit the Doctor Who film set where she enters TARDIS and meets the entire cast before being surprised by the Doctor herself, Jodie Whittaker. BBC Children in Need 2018 will air…
Jodie Whittaker’s first Doctor Who series will have its earliest timeslot yet for an upcoming story, with the Sunday 18th November episode Kerblam! set to air at 6.30pm. So far this year Doctor Who has tended to air at or around 7.00pm on Sunday nights, with a couple of episodes landing at 6.55pm and the series’ first episode (which was around 12 minutes longer than usual) kicking off at 6.45pm. But now the upcoming Pete McTighe-scripted episode Kerblam!, which guest stars Julie…
New photos were released ahead of next Sunday’s episode of Doctor Who, Demons of the Punjab. The official synopsis: “What’s the point of having a mate with a time machine, if you can’t nip back and see your gran when she was younger?” India, 1947. The Doctor and her friends arrive in the Punjab, as the country is being torn apart. While Yaz attempts to discover her grandmother’s hidden history, the Doctor discovers demons haunting the land. Who are they and what…
Neve McIntosh, Catrin Stewart and Dan Starkey return as Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax the Sontaran for their own audio adventures in The Paternoster Gang Heritage. Set during Victorian London, the Paternoster Gang have finally been reunited. The much-loved characters created by Steven Moffat will return next year in a new set of audios from Big Finish Productions. They will be facing the first electronic automated cars in London (very ahead of their time), hordes of zombies and ghost-like figures haunting Greenwich before…
Episode 7 (above) is called ‘Kerblam!’, and here’s the official synopsis: “‘Delivery for the Doctor!’ A mysterious message arrives in a package addressed to the Doctor, leading her, Graham, Yaz and Ryan to investigate the warehouse moon orbiting Kandoka, and the home of the galaxy’s largest retailer: Kerblam!“ Broadchurch actress Hesmondhalgh and Would I Lie to You? comedian Lee Mack guest star. It’s the first Doctor Who script written by Pete McTighe and is directed by Jennifer Perrott, who also oversaw this weekend’s episode ‘The Tsuranga…
Following the initial BBC transmission of Doctor Who: The Tsuranga Conundrum, here are a selection of press reviews: Jodie Whittaker finds her feet in outing that feels like a Disney remake of Alien Pint-sized killers and pregnant male aliens Why do all the Doctor Who villains this year just sort of wander off? Medicine, science, engineering, candyfloss, lego, philosophy, people, hope. Mostly hope. Doctor Who viewers fall in love with new villain as Pting takes centre stage…and eats it Doctor Who fans…
Tom Spilsbury has just tweeted that BARB has revealed consolidated figures for Doctor Who Episode 4, Arachnids in the UK. After seven days, it was seen by 8.22 million (7.97m on televisions and 0.25m on other devices), making it fourth for the week behind two Strictly episodes and Great British Bake Off. https://twitter.com/TomSpilsbury/status/1059449980010807297 All programmes have 28 day viewing figures available on the BARB website once 28 days have passed since they were transmitted. And they're simply that – viewing…
Doctor Who: The Tsuranga Conundrum was watched by 6.12 million viewers, a share of 29.5% of the total TV audience, according to unofficial overnight figures. The rating makes Doctor Who the second highest rated programme for the Sunday and the 6th for the week ending 4th November. Sunday’s ratings for all programmes were slightly down on last week, probably because of the large number of firework displays around the country marking Bonfire Night. Highest for the day was the Strictly…
A “mini-episode” of animated Doctor Who will feature in the Missing, Believed Wiped 25th anniversary event on Saturday 15th December. This newly announced mini-episode based on episode 1 of The Wheel in Space is produced by Charles Norton and directed by Anne Marie Walsh who will introduce the BFI Southbank screening, will be included on a future BBC DVD release next year. According to the press release, “We’re thrilled to announce the premiere of the much anticipated Doctor Who animated…
Watch the trailer for the fifth episode of the new series, The Tsuranga Conundrum