According to the holiday issue of TV Choice magazine, the title of the Doctor Who New Year’s special is Resolution. In an interview in the magazine, Jodie Whittaker praised the script. “When I first read the script, it was really exciting, because it touches on so many elements of Doctor Who, in the sense that it brings moments that are familiar, but then also it has a very modern feel to it.” Tosin Cole also commented about Ryan, who is…
Lizo Mzimba has just reported…To no particular surprise, Jodie Whittaker confirms she’ll be back for the next series of Doctor Who. No confirmation on when it will air though. The first female Time Lord is sticking around for at least one more season. The first female Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker, will be returning for another season. While it was largely presumed that Whittaker wouldn’t be handing over her sonic screwdriver anytime soon, the typically tight-tipped BBC hadn’t yet confirmed who…
A group of Cybermen have been spotted in two major cities in the UK, to mark tickets going on sale for Worlds Collide, the first official Doctor Who live escape game. The Cybermen were first spotted at Gas Street Basin in Birmingham, before travelling up through the UK, heading straight for Leeds City Centre, frightening local commuters in the process. Fans have been eagerly awaiting details of the BBC Studios and Escape Hunt Doctor Who-themed live escape game, which will be playable at Escape Hunt venues across the…
Jodie Whittaker will be joined by her regular team of assistants for Doctor Who‘s New Year’s special – as well as a trio of brand-new co-stars. The BBC has confirmed that Charlotte Ritchie will play a character called Lin, Nikesh Patel will play Mitch and Daniel Adegboyega will star as Aaron. But their character names are all that’s been revealed for now. You’ll probably otherwise know Charlotte Ritchie as Barbara Gilbert (later Hereward) from Call the Midwife. She also played…
December sees the release of a range of brand new Doctor Who audiobooks from BBC Audio. December’s publication of Marco Polo is bittersweet, as it was the last professional engagement for reader Zienia Merton, who died in September. In spite of her illness, Zienia was determined to read John Lucarotti’s novelisation of the 1964 TV serial in which she played Ping- Cho, and she did so beautifully. Be transported to far and distant lands in her company. The Doctor’s arch…
December sees the release of a range of brand new audio adventures from Big Finish, including the return of the War Master, a Victorian horror story with Mel and the Seventh Doctor and a Scandi-Noir thriller with the Sixth Doctor! Plus, don’t miss our exclusive monthly subscribers discount (scroll down for details). Here’s a roundup of what’s available to buy on CD and download this month. The War Master returns in The Master of Callous In this next box set…
Doctor Who memorabilia hiding in Yorkshire’s homes could be worth thousands of pounds according to expert research. Shopping specialists PromotionalCodes.org.uk have revealed the high price tags that could be attached to relics from previous series, to coincide with Jodie Whittaker’s triumph as the first female in the famous TV role. The research should alert fans of the sci-fi series to their potentially valuable Doctor Who collectibles stashed away – so it could be time to exterminate the clutter and make…
The 4 x 25 min missing episodes, which were originally part of Doctor Who’s (now mostly lost) fourth season, have been animated for the first time, to be released on DVD, Blu-ray, special edition Steelbook and digital download. Pre-order will be available from midnight tonight on Amazon and HMV. Originally broadcast in four weekly parts from 11th March to 1st April 1967, and starring Patrick Troughton, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze and Frazer Hines, no full episodes of this serial are…
Titles from the Doctor Who Series 11 soundtrack, composed by Segun Akinola, have appeared on the Metropolitan Groove Agents website. The titles of the tracks are not in order of the Series 11 episode air dates. 1 Doctor Who Series 11 Opening Titles 2 Getting That Bike 3 Long Story 4 This New Nose Is So Unreliable 5 The Warrior 6 Sonic Screwdriver 7 The Doctor 8 You Really Need to Get Out of Those Clothes 9 Three Suns 10…
Peter Jackson told Yahoo News that he is still interested in directing Doctor Who. “I haven’t had to chance because I’ve been so busy on these films. I just have to get invited, and asked, and if we can figure it out, I would love to do a Doctor Who.” Jackson has been busy directing and promoting Mortal Engines, which hits cinemas December 8. He offered to let the Doctor Who production team use the sets from his film. “We’ve got a…