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Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill return to Doctor Who in new Thirteenth Doctor adventures.

Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill return to Doctor Who in new Thirteenth Doctor adventures.

The Doctor and Yaz are off to see more of the universe in a new series of audio dramas from Big Finish. Big Finish Productions, in partnership with BBC Studios, today announces a full series of Thirteenth Doctor audio dramas as Jodie Whittaker returns to the Whoniverse alongside Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan.  First seen on screen in 2017, Jodie Whittaker made TV history as the first female incarnation of the beloved Time Lord in Doctor Who.  Now she’s back in…

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Doctor Who’s The Power of the Doctor cast and Chris Chibnall on Jodie Whittaker’s final adventure

Doctor Who’s The Power of the Doctor cast and Chris Chibnall on Jodie Whittaker’s final adventure

There will be laughter, there will be huge jeopardy, and there will be tears at the departure of the Thirteenth Doctor. It’s the biggest threat the Doctor has ever faced – and that any Doctor has ever faced – to their life or lives. — Chris Chibnall In a feature-length Special to mark her last adventure, Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor must fight for her very existence, against her deadliest enemies: the Daleks, the Cybermen and her arch-nemesis, the Master. Who is…

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Regeneration episode lands time slot

Regeneration episode lands time slot

A time slot for Jodie Whittaker’s final episode of Doctor Who has been revealed. Fans will know that the star’s regeneration episode ‘The Power of the Doctor’ will be airing later this month on October 23. The BBC has now confirmed that the adventure will air at 7.30pm that evening, lasting 90 minutes until 9pm. The episode’s trailer was released last week, where the Master (Sacha Dhawan) warns the Doctor of “the end of your existence”, while we also get a glimpse of Whittaker’s regeneration scene. The episode’s…

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Legend of The Sea Devils cast tease sword fights, serious conversations and “something big around the corner”

Legend of The Sea Devils cast tease sword fights, serious conversations and “something big around the corner”

In a swashbuckling special adventure, the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Dan (John Bishop) come face to fin with one of the Doctor’s oldest adversaries: the Sea Devils. Why has legendary pirate queen Madam Ching come searching for a lost treasure? What terrifying forces lurk beneath the oceans of the nineteenth century? And did Yaz really have to dress Dan up as a pirate? Legend of the Sea Devils is the second in a trio of specials airing…

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The TARDIS visits BBC Sounds in new spin-off podcast Doctor Who: Redacted

The TARDIS visits BBC Sounds in new spin-off podcast Doctor Who: Redacted

Doctor Who enters a new dimension as new spin-off podcast, Doctor Who: Redacted lands on BBC Sounds. The 10-part series will begin alongside the television Easter special on April 17, giving fans a brand new podcast of action-packed adventures ‘left’ of the much loved science-fiction series. Listeners will be introduced to characters, Cleo Proctor (Charlie Craggs), Abby McPhail (Lois Chimimba) and Shawna Thompson (Holly Quin-Ankrah) – alongside some familiar faces including the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Rani Chandra, Kate Stewart, Petronella…

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Jodie Whittaker sends message to CBeebies presenter and Doctor Who fan

Jodie Whittaker sends message to CBeebies presenter and Doctor Who fan

Jodie Whittaker had a special message for new CBeebies presenter George Webster on today’s Good Morning Britain – after he revealed that he was a huge Doctor Who fan. In a pre-recorded video message, Whittaker told him: “George my name is Jodie Whittaker. I play the doctor in Doctor Who. I’m currently in the TARDIS. “I have heard some very exciting news. Someone told me you’re a Doctor Who fan and I’m so chuffed. I think you are absolutely smashing it on…

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Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall to leave Doctor Who in a trio of Specials in 2022

Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall to leave Doctor Who in a trio of Specials in 2022

Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall to leave Doctor Who in a trio of Specials, culminating in an epic blockbuster Special to air in autumn 2022 as part of the BBC’s Centenary celebrations. Having been in charge of the TARDIS since filming for the Thirteenth Doctor began in 2017, Showrunner Chris Chibnall and the Thirteenth Doctor, Jodie Whittaker, have confirmed they will be moving on from the most famous police box on Earth – and the universe. BREAKING: Jodie Whittaker and…

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Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill to appear in special New York Comic-Con Doctor Who panel

Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill to appear in special New York Comic-Con Doctor Who panel

The TARDIS-travelling pair will be taking a look back at their last two years on the BBC sci-fi drama. Missing all the Doctor Who chat ever since series 12 finished back in March? Well, you’re in luck – because it sounds like the press machine is lumbering back to life ahead of upcoming festive special Revolution of the Daleks, with Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill confirmed to be attending a special Doctor Who panel at the upcoming New York Comic-Con. Hosted by…

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Jodie Whittaker to help teach Science Week on BBC Bitesize

Jodie Whittaker to help teach Science Week on BBC Bitesize

Jodie Whittaker is set to join BBC Bitesize for some virtual learning next week. Bitesize is the BBC’s free online study support resource for school-age pupils in the UK. For Science Week on BBC Bitesize, the actress who plays a Time Lord on Doctor Who will present a lesson on outer space and the solar system. Jodie Whittaker plays the thirteenth Doctor, who met renowned scientists Ada Lovelace, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison as well as literary greats Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron…

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Jodie Whittaker to teach homeschooling lessons

Jodie Whittaker to teach homeschooling lessons

On Monday April 20, the BBC will launch a special edition of its education service Bitesize Daily for children who are out of school due the Covid-19 pandemic. The service will feature an array of famous tutors, including Jodie Whittaker, whose Doctor met renowned scientists Ada Lovelace, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison as well as literary greats Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron and John Polidori in the most recent Doctor Who Series 12. Jodie Whittaker’s thirteenth Doctor also met activist Rosa Parks…

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