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Andrea Laford

Doctor Who: 2024 series trailer breakdown

A trailer was released for the 2024 series of Doctor Who which will air this spring. We will break down the trailer from what we know of the eight episodes in the series and include publicity stills and screen shots from the BBC 2024 trailer. Episode One will feature a guest cast of nine babies. … >

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Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates

Doctor Who and Emmerdale star Richard Franklin dies on Christmas Day

Richard Franklin, Doctor Who and Emmerdale star, “passed away peacefully” on the morning of Christmas Day at age of 87 after fighting a long-term illness, according to a statement from his family. The actor appeared in Crossroads and played businessman Denis Rigg in ITV’s Emmerdale but is best known for portraying Captain Mike Yates of … >

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Doctor Who - The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson)

2024 Doctor Who series trailer coming for Christmas

Doctor Who fans will be treated to a first look at the Fifteenth Doctor’s new season following the television premiere of the Doctor Who Christmas special. The new trailer will play out on BBC One after The Church on Ruby Road airs/streams on Christmas Day and will also be available on BBC iPlayer. Though the … >

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Doctor Who: Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor

Ncuti Gatwa: “You will see me singing” on Doctor Who

BBC Newsround presenter De’Graft Mensah interviewed Ncuti Gatwa on his upcoming role in the 2024 Series of Doctor Who at the London premiere of the Doctor Who Christmas special The Church on Ruby Road. “There’s [a] question I wanted to ask, and it’s based off a conversation we had with [Doctor Who showrunner] Russell [T … >

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Blue Peter art contest winner visits Doctor Who set

Blue Peter art contest winner visits Doctor Who set

Blue Peter’s Doctor Who 2023 fan art competition winner Verity went behind the scenes of the 2024 Doctor Who series. Verity’s winning fan art design impressed head judge Russell T Davies and earned her an exclusive, never-before-seen behind-the-scenes tour of the set where she came face to face with The Meep and Wrath Warriors and … >

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Doctor Who bi-generation - Ncuti Gatwa & David Tennant

What bi-generation means to Doctor Who going forward

In the last Doctor Who 60th anniversary special, The Giggle, the Fourteenth Doctor split like an amoeba into two separate Doctors. Thus Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor came into existence while David Tennant’s Fourteenth remained. For all of previous Doctor Who history, the regeneration is a complete transition from one Doctor the another. The former Doctor … >

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Doctor Who Christmas special premieres in London

Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson unitedly pushed a button which turned the famous landmark the London Eye TARDIS blue for the world premiere of the Doctor Who Christmas special The Church on Ruby Road. The two Doctor Who stars, who play the Doctor and Ruby Sunday in the special, set off a bespoke light display … >

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‘The Goblin Song’ released from Doctor Who Christmas special

To celebrate the return of Doctor Who on Christmas Day, a fiendishly catchy song from the festive special The Church on Ruby Road was released early as a single on Monday, December 11. The Goblin Song is an original composition created specifically for the Fifteenth Doctor’s festive debut by composer Murray Gold with lyrics from … >

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