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Equity Calls On Government Regulator To Punish Mad Dog Casting After Agency Collapsed Owing Creditors $2M

Equity Calls On Government Regulator To Punish Mad Dog Casting After Agency Collapsed Owing Creditors $2M

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It is being reported by Deadline.com that British actors union Equity has written to a government regulator urging it to take action against Mad Dog 2020 Casting, a 25-year-old UK agency that collapsed last month owing creditors more than £1.5 million ($1.9 million). Paul W. Fleming called on Ben Bruten, boss of the Employment Agencies Standards Inspectorate, to exercise its powers against Mad Dog, which includes fines, prosecutions, and the ability to ban individuals from running agencies in the future. Mad Dog’s…

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EXTERMINATE! REGENERATE! The Story of Doctor Who by John Higgs

EXTERMINATE! REGENERATE! The Story of Doctor Who by John Higgs

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Bath Literature Festival presents this exclusive Bath pre-publication event with leading cultural commentator John Higgs about his first biography of the infamous Time Lord from Doctor Who. On screen, Doctor Who is a story of monsters, imagination and mind-expanding adventure. But the off-screen story is equally extraordinary – a tale of failed monks, war heroes, 1960s polyamory and self-sabotaging broadcasting executives. From the politics of fandom to the inner struggles of the BBC, thousands of people have given part of themselves – and…

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The War Games In Colour Coming To DVD & Blu-ray Soon!

The War Games In Colour Coming To DVD & Blu-ray Soon!

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Originally aired in 1969, The War Games marked the end of an era for the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), following him and his companions Zoe and Jamie as they land in a battlefield that appears to be a World War I military zone—but all is not as it seems. They soon discover that soldiers from different historical periods have been abducted and are being manipulated in a cruel game. As they work to uncover the mystery behind the War Lord…

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Doctor Who Headlines BBC Annual Report 2023/24

Doctor Who Headlines BBC Annual Report 2023/24

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The BBC’s annual report has praised the impact of Doctor Who – as ratings for the recently concluded season 14 continue to grow on BBC iPlayer. The beloved sci-fi series was mentioned several times throughout the report, which spotlighted it as one of the shows driving the corporation’s “huge audiences”, while also mentioning its “economic impact” in Wales and across the UK. Meanwhile, there was also a mention of the Whoniverse, which launched towards the end of last year to create a…

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Doctor Who heads to San Digeo Comic-Con 2024!

Doctor Who heads to San Digeo Comic-Con 2024!

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Doctor Who is coming to San Diego Comic-Con to celebrate its first season with Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor! Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson and Russell T Davies will all be arriving at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) for a celebratory Hall H panel and a live episode of the Doctor Who podcast! There will also be a TARDIS booth materialising in the exhibition hall with exclusive merchandise, and there will be a coming together of Star Trek and Doctor Who with…

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DOT & BUBBLE CONSOLIDATED RATINGS REVEALED

DOT & BUBBLE CONSOLIDATED RATINGS REVEALED

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In Dot And Bubble, the world of Finetime seems happy and harmonious. But an awful terror is preying on the citizens. Can the Doctor and Ruby make them see the truth before it’s too late? Overnight, Dot And Bubble was watched by 2.12m on BBC One. Consolidated, Dot And Bubble was watched by 3,383,000, making the 24th highest rating programme of the week. This figure include those who watched on devices and pre-BBC One transmission on iPlayer.

Coming soon – a Doctor Who murder mystery with Bonnie Langford

Coming soon – a Doctor Who murder mystery with Bonnie Langford

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BBC Books to publish Doctor Who murder mystery with national treasure Bonnie Langford. When young Mel’s business partner, Sabalom Glitz embarks on yet another “get rich quick” scheme, it marks the start of an epic, death-defying murder-mystery in space. After barely escaping the snares of a murderous galactic cult, Mel searches for fellow survivors in a nearby spaceship graveyard – while Glitz looks to fill his pockets. But the discovery of a spaceship with its crew in suspended animation and…

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DOCTOR WHO LANDS THE TARDIS AT MADAME TUSSAUDS LONDON THIS SUMMER

DOCTOR WHO LANDS THE TARDIS AT MADAME TUSSAUDS LONDON THIS SUMMER

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The Fifteenth Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa, will join Madame Tussauds London’s out-of-this-world line-up this summer. The hit show’s highly anticipated new season lands on UK screens on the 11th May. Ahead of this, the Baker Street attraction has released behind-the-scenes imagery of Ncuti Gatwa working closely with its highly skilled artists to capture his perfect likeness for the upcoming figure of the Fifteenth Doctor. Ncuti Gatwa took over the TARDIS in the 2023 Christmas special, The Church on Ruby…

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Part-missing adventure ‘The Celestial Toymaker’ to be completed with new animation

Part-missing adventure ‘The Celestial Toymaker’ to be completed with new animation

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THE CELESTIAL TOYMAKER will be returning as an animation and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray, coming soon.  The two-disc set contains the third season story as well as special features. This classic series stars the First Doctor, William Hartnell and companions Peter Purves as Steven Taylor and Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet, with Michael Gough as the Toymaker. Fans of Doctor Who have long lamented the loss of the original 1966 master recordings of all except one of THE CELESTIAL TOYMAKER. BBC Studios have…

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First Look images of Nicola Coughlan as she takes on an exciting undisclosed role

First Look images of Nicola Coughlan as she takes on an exciting undisclosed role

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I’m excited to join the Whoniverse under the leadership of the inimitable Russell T Davies. I’ve been a fan of Ncuti Gatwa for some time and getting to share the screen with him as the Doctor has been an absolute joy. — Nicola Coughlan Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan is set to trade the ballroom for the TARDIS, as she joins the cast of Doctor Who.The Galway born actress has made a huge impact in film and television having starred in…

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