Doctor Who: The Giggle – Consolidated Rating

Doctor Who: The Giggle – Consolidated Rating

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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…

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Rare Doctor Who photographs discovered after 53 years!

Rare Doctor Who photographs discovered after 53 years!

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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…

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Doctor Who Christmas special, The Church on Ruby Road, available to pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray

Doctor Who Christmas special, The Church on Ruby Road, available to pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray

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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…

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BBC Books to publish novelisation of ‘The Church on Ruby Road’

BBC Books to publish novelisation of ‘The Church on Ruby Road’

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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…

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THE LUCY WILSON MYSTERIES: 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!

THE LUCY WILSON MYSTERIES: 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!

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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…

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DOCTOR WHO: WILD BLUE YONDER CONSOLIDATED RATINGS

DOCTOR WHO: WILD BLUE YONDER CONSOLIDATED RATINGS

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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…

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Sid Sutton: RIP

Sid Sutton: RIP

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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…

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Doctor Who turns the London Eye blue for world premiere

Doctor Who turns the London Eye blue for world premiere

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To mark the highly anticipated arrival of the Christmas special of Doctor Who, the Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson, who plays the Doctor’s latest companion Ruby Sunday, turned the lastminute.com London Eye blue. Accompanied by Radio One Presenter Yinke Bokinni, the stars set off a bespoke light display before attending the world premiere of the Christmas special at the prestigious British Film Institute alongside Showrunner Russell T Davies and celebrity guests. The custom Doctor Who inspired light display…

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The Goblins are coming for Christmas!

The Goblins are coming for Christmas!

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The Goblins are coming for Christmas! 🧌🎄 Listen to THE GOBLIN SONG from ‘The Church on Ruby Road’ – available to stream now! ‘The Goblin Song’ Doctor Who returns to screens on Christmas Day and, to celebrate, a fiendishly catchy song from the festive special is being released as a single, ahead of the big event. ‘The Goblin Song’ is an original composition created specifically for the Fifteenth Doctor’s festive debut by composer Murray Gold and writer Russell T Davies. The…

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The ‘Art of Regeneration’ – The Doctors… made out of regenerated technology

The ‘Art of Regeneration’ – The Doctors… made out of regenerated technology

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An interactive Doctor Who sculpture made out of regenerated technology has materialised on London’s South Bank. To celebrate the return of Doctor Who and as part of the brand’s 60th anniversary celebrations, BBC Studios has teamed up with Back Market – the global online marketplace for refurbished tech – to create a showstopping installation on London’s South Bank. This mind-bending 180-degree interactive sculpture showcases the current Doctor, David Tennant, seamlessly regenerating into the Fifteenth Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa.  The Doctor’s regeneration into…

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