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Andrea Laford

Doctor Who stars lend their talents to audio story for NHS

A wide variety of actors from Doctor Who and its spin-off Class, along with Doctor voice impressionists, narrated Time and Doctors, a short unofficial, non-canonical Doctor Who ‘storybook’ audio story – about time, chaos and all those who go by the title of doctor. Recorded during lockdown, the confirmed contributors are: Colin Baker, David Bradley, … >

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Doctor Who Series 12 editor wins BAFTA Cymru Award

Editor Rebecca Trotman was honoured with her first BAFTA Cymru Award for her work on the Series 12 Doctor Who episode Ascension of the Cybermen. Trotman thanked BAFTA Cymru from the very editing room where she edited Ascension of the Cybermen alongside showrunner Chris Chibnall, executive producer Matt Strevens and producer Nikki Wilson. Sounds like … >

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Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill share Doctor Who monster stories

Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill sat for a video interview to promote Doctor Who: The Monster Vault, a new book by Jonathan Morris, Penny CS Andrews, Lee Johnson, Paul Lang published by Penguin/Random House. The two actresses shared laughs and chills when discussing their experiences filming with Doctor Who monsters. “I love the Pting,” Mandip … >

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David Tennant and Billie Piper reunite for a podcast

Award winning actress Billie Piper joined her Doctor Who costar David Tennant in a podcast on October 20. She spoke of her initial experience playing Rose Tyler opposite Christopher Eccleston’s ninth Doctor while filming Doctor Who. “I didn’t grow up with [Doctor Who] and then actually when we started making it, everyone said it was … >

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Doctor Who writers book collection: Adventures in Lockdown

A book featuring collection of stories written by Doctor Who writers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will be available for purchase in support of BBC Children in Need. Penguin Random House offers Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown, available now now from UK retailers ahead of its release in on 5th November 2020. The official … >

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The electric costumes of Doctor Who Series 12

In Doctor Who Magazine 557, Ray Holman described the process behind the creation of the creatures and costumes of Doctor Who Series 12. Many of the costumes contained electronic components. Kasaavin One might think that the Kasaavin in Spyfall were computer-generated imagery but they were entirely practical effects. “They were the most technical creatures that … >

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Two new Doctor Who games to be released in 2021

Two new Doctor Who games were announced on October 11 on a virtual panel for New York Comic Con. The panel featured Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who’s Osgood), Studio Director Russ Harding, writer Gavin Collinson and CEO of Kaigan Games, Azmi Shah. Launching in Spring of 2021, the two games, made in partnership with Maze Theory … >

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