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Month: October 2021

Doctor Who: City of Death at The BFI

Doctor Who: City of Death at The BFI

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UK 1979Dir Michael HayesWith Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Julian Glover, Catherine Schell4x25min + bonus contentCertificate PGCourtesy of BBC Studios The most-watched episode of Doctor Who ever, which had over 16 million viewers when first shown in 1979 is coming to the big screen in December. The reason that City of Death is the most-watched episode isn’t because it was co-written by Douglas Adams, or that it stars Julian Glover, nor that it was filmed in Paris — but simply that…

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Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans

Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans

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In the Crimean War, the Doctor discovers the British army fighting a brutal alien army of Sontarans, as Yaz and Dan are thrown deeper into a battle for survival. What is the Temple of Atropos? Who are the Mouri? Episode Title Premiere Date Chapter Two: War of the Sontarans 07/11/2021 Credits The Doctor Jodie Whittaker Yasmin Khan Mandip Gill Dan Lewis John Bishop Writer Chris Chibnall Director Jamie Magnus Stone Executive Producer Matt Strevens Executive Producer Chris Chibnall  

Doctor Who: Flux’s cast and creators tease series 13

Doctor Who: Flux’s cast and creators tease series 13

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It’s bigger and better than ever, it’s my final (full) series, there’ll be questions asked, there’ll be answers, there’ll be exclamation marks, and huge exclamation marks and I think that in itself will pique your interest and pique your curiosity. — Jodie Whittaker Packed with action, humour, terrifying new villains and iconic returning monsters such as the Sontarans and the Weeping Angels, the new series of Doctor Who tells one story across a vast canvas. It features a host of acclaimed…

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Doctor Who producer hints at follow-up to Timeless Child reveal in series 13

Doctor Who producer hints at follow-up to Timeless Child reveal in series 13

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The Timeless Child revelations will be followed up in Doctor Who series 13, Matt Strevens teases. Get ready for some fallout, Doctor Who fans! Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor will revisit some loose ends from the ‘Timeless Child’ reveal in the soon-to-launch Doctor Who series 13. Or at least, that’s what executive producer Matt Strevens seems to have implied in a new interview shared by the BBC. Fans of the show will recall the Doctor Who series 12 centrepiece in which Whittaker’s Time Lord…

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Doctor Who series 13, episode 1 title revealed

Doctor Who series 13, episode 1 title revealed

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Doctor Who has revealed the title for the first “chapter” of series 13 – and it seems the show’s 31st October return date may have been part of a plan. The opening episode of the six-part series – which bears the overall subtitle of Flux – will be called… The Halloween Apocalypse. The title of Chapter One of #DoctorWhoFlux is here! Get ready for 'The Halloween Apocalypse' on 31st October 🎃 pic.twitter.com/zSTrsl91aR — Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) October 20, 2021 Pretty…

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Michael Ferguson: 1937-2021

Michael Ferguson: 1937-2021

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Television producer responsible for invigorating EastEnders in the early 1990s, and who played a key role in Doctor Who history. The producer Michael Ferguson, who has died aged 84, transformed the fortunes of EastEnders after it had fallen into a lull four years after exploding on to British television screens. One of his secret ingredients proved to be introducing two of the soap’s most popular characters, the Mitchell brothers – Phil and Grant. In 1989, BBC bosses, aware of criticisms about the…

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Doctor Who series 13 guest actors and monsters revealed

Doctor Who series 13 guest actors and monsters revealed

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I can’t wait for the audience to come on the Flux ride with us. It’s our biggest adventure yet with so many brilliant new characters to fall in love with. We had a blast making it. — Matt Strevens, Executive Producer The trail for the show’s thirteenth series, entitled Doctor Who: Flux, has revealed a first look at the guest actors and monsters that will feature across the six-episode serial.Joining cast members Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop and Jacob…

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Directing and Writing Credits Confirmed for Doctor Who: Flux

Directing and Writing Credits Confirmed for Doctor Who: Flux

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In an exclusive interview with Doctor Who Magazine, showrunner Chris Chibnall has discussed the writing and directing credits for the forthcoming Series 13. Each of the six episodes will be scripted by Chris, except episode four, which he’s co-written with Maxine Alderton. “Maxine wrote The Haunting of Villa Diodati for the 2020 series,” he says, “She’s brilliant. We had some other really great writers scheduled, but a lot of our plans had to be altered. Partly because the new series is…

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 570

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 570

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EXCLUSIVE SERIES 13 PREVIEW AND BIG FINISH DOWNLOAD CODE IN A BUMPER ISSUE! Highlights of the new issue include: An exclusive preview of the first episodes of Series 13, with contributions from Chris Chibnall, Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill and John Bishop. Jacob Anderson answers questions in Out of the TARDIS. Costume designer Ray Holman discusses the new-look Sontarans in Series 13. Prosthetics designer Danny Marie Elias describes her work reimagining the Sontarans. A tribute to the late Tony Selby, one of…

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LETHBRIDGE-STEWART SHORT STORY COLLECTION 3 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

LETHBRIDGE-STEWART SHORT STORY COLLECTION 3 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce that the winner of the third Lethbridge-Stewart Short Story Competition is Peter Frankum. In 2017, 2019 and 2021 Candy Jar offered aspiring writers and fans of the Lethbridge-Stewart series the opportunity to pen their own story. Notable entrants included Jonathan Macho (who has since written several short stories and The Lucy Wilson Mysteries book, The Serpent’s Tongue), Richard Brewer (the author of the recent Lethbridge-Stewart anthology, The Ever-Running) and the 2019 winner Megan Fizzell (who…

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