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Andrea Laford

Two new Doctor Who Icons books coming this summer

Two new books are announced for Penguin Books Doctor Who Icons series. Shirley Jackson and the Chaos Box by Kalynn Bayron The best stories should never be unwritten. When a strange signal echoes through time to the heart of the TARDIS, the Doctor follows it to the home of Shirley Jackson. But the strangeness deepens … >

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Doctor Who ‘Lux’: trailer, images and information

A trailer, images and information were released for the second Doctor Who Season Two episode Lux In the Palazzo Picture House, projectionist Reginald Pye (Linus Roache) cradles a film cannister labelled ‘Helen 1928’. The cast list for Lux includes a character named Helen Pye (Jane Hancock). An old cartoon, Mr Ring-a-Ding Goes to Town, is … >

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Jean Marsh

Jean Marsh, ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ co-creator and three-time ‘Doctor Who’ actress, dies at 90

British-born award-winning actress and writer Jean Marsh OBE, died Sunday 13 May at her home in London. She was 90. Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh Jean was born on 1 July 1934 in Stoke Newington, London, England. Marsh co-created and starred in the ITV series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975) the notable British drama series about class in … >

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Graham Norton on the TARDIS set for Doctor Who Season Two

Graham Norton to appear in Doctor Who Interstellar Song Contest

The King of Eurovision himself, Graham Norton, is cast in the sixth episode of Doctor Who Season Two, The Interstellar Song Contest. Doctor Who Showrunner and co-writer of the episode Russell T Davies said: “There’s no song contest without the great man himself, and it was an honour to welcome Graham Norton to our studios … >

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Two Doctor Who episodes are Hugo Award finalists

Seattle Worldcon 2025, the 83rd World Science Fiction Convention, has announced the finalists for the 2025 Hugo Awards and among them are two episodes from Doctor Who Season One. Dot and Bubble and 73 Yards, both written by Russell T Davies and directed by Dylan Holmes Williams, were nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. … >

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