An explosive new trailer for the new season of Doctor Who gives a glimpse of what’s in store when the TARDIS lands in May 2024. With Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, alongside Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday, they will face new monsters as they head off in the TARDIS for many out of this world adventures. The new season will also see an all star line up including returnees Yasmin Finney and Bonnie Langford who will reprise their roles as…
GNR is very sad to report the passing of one of the Doctor Who greats Richard Franklin who played U.N.I.T officer Captain Mike Yates in Doctor Who between 1971-1974. It is with great sadness, that the family of Richard Franklin have asked me to share news of his passing, early this morning. Richard passed away peacefully in his sleep. Details of funeral arrangements will be shared here when announced. Sleep well Richard. #RIP – Líam Rudden pic.twitter.com/TgsSADbQYt — Richard Franklin…
Doctor Who is the gift that keeps on giving this Christmas, as viewers will be treated to a first look at the Fifteenth Doctor’s new season following their debut on Christmas Day. Doctor Who’s Christmas Special, The Church on Ruby Road is the first full episode featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday. The episode will air at 5.55pm on BBC One and iPlayer on Christmas Day and straight after viewers will be given an extra…
Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary specials concluded on BBC One with the bi-generation of David Tennant’s Fourteenth Doctor and the debut of Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor. Overnight figures, released by BARB and made public by BBC News correspondent Lizo Mzimba, show that The Giggle had an average audience of 4.62m from 6:30pm on BBC One. This figure made Doctor Who the 3rd most-watched programme of the day across all channels, behind Strictly Come Dancing and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out…
The Radio Times has reported finding a set of 25 black-and-white negatives within the personal files of Radio Times staff photographer the late, great Don Smith. Never catalogued, never scanned nor printed before, they had lain forgotten since he took them in December 1970. Broadcasting historian Steve Arnold stumbled upon them while helping to sort through Don’s collection after his death last year. During a career that began in the 1950s – much of it working for Radio Times – Don had…
The Doctor Who Christmas special will be available for fans to pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray from December 15th. Fans can add this year’s festive episode, THE CHURCH ON RUBY ROAD, to their at-home collection following it airing on Christmas Day. THE CHURCH ON RUBY ROAD will see the Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa take control of the TARDIS and meet new companion Ruby Sunday, played by Millie Gibson, for the first time. Long ago on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in…
Long ago on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in the snow. Today, Ruby Sunday meets the Doctor, stolen babies, goblins and perhaps the secret of her birth… BBC Books have announced the Target novelisation of THE CHURCH ON RUBY ROAD, the first full adventure featuring the Fifteenth Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, and the introduction of his new best friend, Ruby Sunday played by Millie Gibson. Russell T Davies’ original script has been novelised by up-and-coming literary talent Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson. Little…
Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce that twelve brand new Lucy Wilson festive short stories will be released for free in the run-up to Christmas. The first Christmas-themed short story by Steven Walton is available to download right now. After this, a story will be released daily, with the concluding tale being released on Christmas Day. Inspired by the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, the first story is entitled ‘Twelve Drummers Drumming’ and each subsequent story is named…
The second of three specials, titled Wild Blue Yonder, saw the Tardis take the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake. The second special, had an overnight viewership of 4.83m on BBC One. Consolidated figures released by BARB show that Wild Blue Yonder has consolidated to 7,142,000. This makes it the ninth most-watched show and third most-watched title…
Ten Acre Films have reported the sad news that Doctor Who title sequence designer Sid Sutton died in September. Sid was generous and enthusiastic when contributing to our Adventures in Type and Space project earlier in the year and we’ll be dedicating the magazine to his memory. Sid Sutton was a British graphic designer most famous for designing the Doctor Who title sequences from 1980 until 1986. The title sequences for Doctor Who were the starfield versions and were used from The Leisure Hive until the end of The…