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Andrea Laford

The fugitive Doctor meets Martha Jones in a new Doctor Who novel

The Fugitive Doctor wields a previously-eschewed sonic screwdriver as she teams up with Martha Jones in a new Doctor Who novel, The Kaleidoscope, penned by Jo Martin. Coming in September, in this key instalment of the transmedia event Circuit Breaker, the Fugitive Doctor (Jo Martin), Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) and UNIT (Unified Intelligence Taskforce) continue … >

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Doctor Who Magazine special pays tribute to Patrick Troughton

Doctor Who Magazine presents the second issue of Legends with a special tribute to actor Patrick Troughton. “It’s 60 years since Troughton was cast as the Doctor,” said editor Marcus Hearn. “William Hartnell had already made an indelible impact in the role, but the endearing ‘cosmic hobo’ that Troughton created was the version of the … >

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Steven Moffat on the TARDIS set

Steven Moffat on Doctor Who: “it will be back and it will be good”

Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat expressed confidence that there is plenty of interest among production companies to bid on the competitive tender for the programme once the BBC releases its Invitation To Tender (ITT), a document in the formal bidding process to invite independent production companies to compete for the contract to produce existing, returning … >

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Circuit Breaker: what’s next for the Doctor Who story

The multi-media Doctor Whoadventure, Circuit Breaker launched in the official website on 25 June with an instalment titled Calling the Doctor. The story began with Osgood UNIT Black Archive chief (Ingrid Oliver) and assistant Andrew (Omari Douglas) discovering that objects of alien origin with dangerous corrupted energy signature have appeared without warning, causing them to … >

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Doctor Who Circuit Breaker launches with UNIT contacting the Fugitive Doctor

Circuit Breaker, a new multi-media Doctor Who adventure, has launched in the official website with an instalment titled Calling the Doctor. The story follows Osgood (Ingrid Oliver) and Andrew (Omari Douglas) as a mysterious threat emerges from UNIT’s Black Archive, leading them to seek help from the Fugitive Doctor (Jo Martin). Over the past weeks, … >

Doctor Who Magazine: get ready for Circuit Breaker

The fugitive Doctor is back as Doctor Who Magazine 631 initiates major coverage of Circuit Breaker, a new series of adventures featuring the Fugitive Doctor spanning across multiple media. Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker coverage in DWM 631: • As she prepares to take on Daleks, Cybermen, Weeping Angels and Sontarans, Fugitive Doctor Jo Martin talks … >

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Doctor Who and Star Trek showrunners discussed possible crossover

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds co-showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers revealed that a Doctor Who/Star Trek crossover spent years in discussions with Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies. “We were trying with Russell to do a crossover, Goldsman explained to Awards Radar. We were for years. Again, these are the near misses, but … >

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Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies aka RTD

Russell T Davies: Doctor Who hasn’t been cancelled

In the wake of the BBC press release of June 10, former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies explained how reports that the programme is cancelled are wrong. “It’s extraordinary to see newspapers, who should know better, saying the show has been cancelled. It’s the opposite,” Davies explained to Dave Cooper on Gaydio. “It’s being … >

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