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Month: December 2019

Terrance Dicks – A Celebration

Terrance Dicks – A Celebration

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Doctor Who Appreciation Society and The Whoovers, in partnership with the Dicks Family, are delighted to present “Terrance Dicks – A Celebration”. This one day event will take place on Sunday 15th March 2020 at The Cinema Museum, Dugard Way, Lambeth SE11 4TH, times to be confirmed. Admission tickets, priced at £40 each plus booking fee, will go on sale at 10am on Saturday 4th January 2020. Autographs will be available to purchase on the day; to minimise costs these…

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New line of Doctor Who T-shirts launched to mark series 12

New line of Doctor Who T-shirts launched to mark series 12

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Ten T-shirts, each based on a different episode from the series, will be available for pre-order the morning after each episode’s transmission. It’s only a matter of days until fans are reunited with Jodie Whittaker and her companions for more adventures in time and space – and BBC Studios has announced that it will mark the new series with a special collection of T-shirts. The ten exclusive Doctor Who T-shirts will be released by retailer Forbidden Planet. Each T-shirt will…

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Doctor Who releases Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant crossover teaser… but there’s a twist

Doctor Who releases Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant crossover teaser… but there’s a twist

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Two of The Doctor’s classic incarnations are set to team up in a new Doctor Who crossover, though not in the way you might expect. Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor and David Tennant’s Tenth will cross paths in Titan Comics’ series, launching in January with the first issue of Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Season 2. In issue #1, Thirteen and her companions will meet Ten and companion Martha Jones in a reimagining of classic Doctor Who episode ‘Blink’. A new trailer gives us a neat preview…

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Doctor Who series 12 casts The Inbetweeners star for guest role.

Doctor Who series 12 casts The Inbetweeners star for guest role.

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Doctor Who‘s 2020 New Year’s Day special, and the beginning of series 12, is less than a week away, but the BBC has been playing one bit of casting very close to its chest… until now. The Beeb has just revealed that The Inbetweeners and White Gold star James Buckley will be appearing ‘in the upcoming series when it returns on New Year’s Day’, although we don’t think that actually means the New Year’s Day episode, ‘Spyfall, part 1’. Although…

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Doctor Who Tops Ratings On Britbox This Christmas.

Doctor Who Tops Ratings On Britbox This Christmas.

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LONDON, 27th December 2019: BritBox, the streaming service where the best of British creativity comes together, today announced the most streamed content over the Christmas period. Tracking subscriber habits from Christmas Eve through to Boxing Day, it quickly became apparent that the most streamed series was Doctor Who Classic. In the first 24 hours of its availability on the service, fans flocked to stream the 600+ episode collection, outstripping the popularity of other series by almost 20:1. Social media quickly…

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Jodie Whittaker’s New Year message as Doctor Who returns: “Don’t lose hope”

Jodie Whittaker’s New Year message as Doctor Who returns: “Don’t lose hope”

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Doctor Who returns to our screens on the first day of the 2020s and Jodie Whittaker has spoken exclusively to The Big Issue about her hopes and dreams for the new year and new decade. “What we should do going forward, and what I feel I need reminding to do, is take huge inspiration from the groups of young people who are putting their voices out there and articulating what we grown-ups can’t,” she says in our New Year edition…

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Merry Christmas from Candy Jar

Merry Christmas from Candy Jar

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It’s Christmas Day! So here’s a gift from us. Candy Jar Christmas has something for everyone… Lucy Wilson, Terry Cooper, Only Fools and Horses, Lost in Christmas and the Lethbridge-Stewart story Home for Christmas. Thank you for supporting Candy Jar. See you in 2020! Download Candy Jar Christmas for free!

Unwrap Classic Doctor Who on Britbox from Boxing Day

Unwrap Classic Doctor Who on Britbox from Boxing Day

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Doctor Who fans across the land – get ready to clear your schedules as the biggest Doctor Who Classic collection ever streamed in the UK launches on BritBox from Boxing Day. From 26th December, 627 pieces of Doctor Who Classic content will be available on the service. This tally is comprised of a mix of episodes, spin-offs, documentaries, telesnaps and more and includes many rarely-seen treasures. Subscribers will be able to access this content via web, mobile, tablet, connected TVs…

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Sir Lenny Henry criticises the show’s diversity?

Sir Lenny Henry criticises the show’s diversity?

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Sir Lenny Henry has criticised hit BBC One show Doctor Who for a lack of diversity in recent seasons. The comedian – who is set to appear in the sci fi show’s upcoming New Year special – has claimed that TV bosses “would rather have a dog do Doctor Who than a black person” during an interview with London’s Colourful Radio. “Why have we never had a black Doctor Who? They would rather have a dog do Doctor Who than a black person. There’s no black people in Doctor Who,” he…

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Doctor Who, Spyfall: screening at BFI Southbank

Doctor Who, Spyfall: screening at BFI Southbank

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A screening of the Doctor Who, Series 12 opening episode Spyfall, Part 1 was held for the press and special guests at BFI Southbank in London, Wednesday evening, December 17. A few journalists and a number of children where invited to the screening. Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Spyfall co-star Sir Lenny Henry were present at the screening, as were showrunner Chris Chibnall and composer Segun Akinola. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6NOCmHF47v/?utm_source=ig_embed Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill and Bradley Walsh attending the Doctor Who photocall held at…

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