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Andrea Laford

Doctor Who: Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor

News for the 2024 Doctor Who series and beyond

Some news about the 2024 and 2025 series of Doctor Who starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor was released in Doctor Who Magazine 594 Art director for props Michael van Kesteren, along with his description of the Fourteenth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver, said he was asked to design another new sonic screwdriver for Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth … >

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The Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) brandishing his sonic screwdriver

Prop makers talk Fourteenth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver in Doctor Who Magazine

Michael van Kesteren, art director for props and Barry Jones, prop maker on Doctor Who give the lowdown on the Fourteenth Doctor’s brand-new sonic screwdriver in a feature titled Designated ’Driver in Doctor Who Magazine 594. Other highlights include: • Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies recalls his first ever encounter with the … >

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Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace animated screenshot

Doctor Who missing adventure ‘The Underwater Menace’ to be animated

The partially-missing Season 4 Doctor Who adventure from 1967, The Underwater Menace, will be animated with four new episodes in colour and high definition, released on DVD and Blu-ray. The original master recordings of all except episodes two and three of The Underwater Menace were lost soon after the programme’s original transmission. However, audio-only recordings … >

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William Shatner speaks on writers and actors strikes

William Shatner spoke on the WGA (screenwriters) and SAG-AFTRA (actors) strikes ongoing in America and how they affected his convention appearance at Fan Expo Boston on Saturday, August 5, 2023. The convention organizers reassured fans that the the celebrity talks, meet-and-greets, autograph signings, photo ops and panels would still occur with this official statement: “As … >

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Liberation of the Daleks

‘Doctor Who: Liberation of the Daleks’ coming to paperback in November

Doctor Who: Liberation of the Daleks, the comic-strip adventure first published in Doctor Who Magazine, will be available as a collated paperback comic release this November. Picking up from where the previous Doctor Who TV series left off with The Power of the Doctor, Liberation of the Daleks is the Fourteenth Doctor’s first official adventure. … >

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Doctor Who action figures

Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition 64: Action Figures 2005-2023

Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition 64: Action Figures 2005-2023 celebrates the action figures and other articulated toys inspired by the 21st-century incarnation of the series. Packed with exclusive photography and behind-the-scenes details, this volume surveys collectables based on episodes featuring the Ninth through to the Fourteenth Doctors. Some of the most popular Doctor Who toys … >

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David Tennant praises Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who performance

In an interview with Variety, Fourteenth Doctor actor David Tennant revealed that he had the opportunity to watch Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor in action. “Oh God, what a force of nature. I’ve caught a little bit of him at work and it’s pretty exciting,” Tennant enthused, concluding with “You can see Ncuti has so much … >

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