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Andrea Laford

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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Fifteenth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver unveiled

Fifteenth Doctor actor Ncuti Gatwa introduced his Doctor Who character’s sonic screwdriver in a new video. Powered by a purple crystal, the new device not only opens doors but can also provide light, has multiple lenses and has a port to connect to other technology. The sonic also has a message in Galifreyan symbols which … >

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Doctor Who sculpture installation - Art of Regeneration

Fans invited to special London Doctor Who sculpture installation

To celebrate the return of Doctor Who and as part of the brand’s 60th anniversary celebrations, BBC Studios has teamed up with Back Market — the global online marketplace for refurbished tech — to create an installation on London’s South Bank. The 7-by-9-foot anamorphic, 180-degree interactive instalment, Art of Regeneration, is made out of regenerated … >

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