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Andrea Laford

BBC Ten Pieces will feature Doctor Who theme tune

Schoolchildren in Great Britain will investigate the intricacies of the Doctor Who theme music as part of the BBC Teach program Ten Pieces. Ten Pieces Trailblazers is a curriculum designed by the BBC to focus on composers and works that have changed the way we think of classical and orchestral music – how it can be … >

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Cardiff and Vale College hosts Doctor Who filming

Bradley Walsh was photographed with a Doctor Who film crew at Cardiff and Vale College at the Dumballs Road campus in Wales on February 28.   View this post on Instagram   Got to meet Bradley Walsh on a normal day of college. Never would have seen that coming. #thechaseuk #doctorwho A post shared by … >

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Doctor Who Scientific Advisor: behind the scenes on Series 11

Dr. Niall Doran, who received a credit as Scientific Advisor of the Doctor Who Series 11 episode Arachnids in the UK, has some interesting insight into the challenges Chris Chibnall and other Doctor Who showrunners face. These challenges may be part of the reason Series 12 of Doctor Who will not air until very early … >

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Doctor Who, Mission to the Unknown: remake by UCLAN students with Peter Purves, Edward de Souza and Nicholas Briggs

University of Central Lancashire students are participating in a complete live action remake of the missing Doctor Who episode Mission to the Unknown. The painstaking three-day shoot began at 8:30 a.m. on February 20, complete with sets, costumes and Dalek voice actor Nicholas Briggs. Peter Purves and Edward de Souza were present for the start of … >

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Doctor Who filming at Swansea Guildhall, Wales

Filming for Doctor Who series 12 took place at the Guildhall in Swansea, Wales over the course of two days, February 18 and 19, for a night shoot. Doctor actor Jodie Whittaker and all three companion actors Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill were present. I hate my brain because amazing things, like meeting … >

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Peter Capaldi played and sang David Bowie’s ‘Starman’ on guitar at a convention

To the delight of fans attending Capital Sci Fi Con in Edinburgh Scotland, Doctor Who actor Peter Capaldi played and sang David Bowie’s Starman on guitar. The thrilled fans sang the chorus with him. A fan captured his performance and shared it in two tweets. #PeterCapaldi playing Starman by David Bowie on #CapitalSciFiCon in Edinburgh(part … >

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Doctor Who virtual reality special coming soon

Doctor Who fans will soon be able to step inside a virtual reality version of the TARDIS, in an upcoming immersive VR film titled Doctor Who: The Runaway. Jodie Whittaker reprises her role as the thirteenth Doctor in this 12-minute animated interactive story from the BBC and Passion Animation Studios. Fans will get the chance … >

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Doctor Who wins Visionary Honours Award

At the inaugural Visionary Honours 2019, held at BAFTA, London, on February 8, showrunner Chris Chibnall and writer Malorie Blackman accepted the award for TV Show of the Year for Doctor Who. Blackman and Chibnall co-wrote the Doctor Who Series 11 episode Rosa, which featured a story about Rosa Parks.   View this post on … >

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