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Spoilers for the Doctor Who Christmas special! As promised, the Doctor Who panel has been taking place at San Diego Comic-Con, with Peter Capaldi, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat on hand to reveal a few things about what’s to come. Specifically, what’s to come on Christmas day! The BBC has now confirmed that the Christmas … >
The main block of filming on this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special was completed early in July, with just the small matter of shooting the entrance for the 13th Doctor left undone. The identity of the new Doctor wasn’t widely known at that point, but Jodie Whittaker was, of course, announced as Peter Capaldi’s successor … >
One little extra nugget of casting for the Doctor Who Christmas special has come to light. In an interview at San Diego Comic-Con, Steven Moffat has revealed that “Mark [Gatiss] is in the Christmas special”. The exact role that Gatiss is going to be playing hasn’t been confirmed, as you might expect. But the man … >
Tomorrow at San Diego Comic-Con, attendees who visit the Doctor Who panel are being promised a sneak peak at this year’s Christmas special episode. The episode, of course, that marks Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi’s respective departures from the show, and Jodie Whittaker’s entrance. But what is that sneak peak likely to be, and will … >
The tragic death of Elisabeth Sladen in 2011 still feels incredibly unfair. Not least because she was headlining one of the best ever Doctor Who spin-off series, the terrific The Sarah Jane Adventures. In the show, she was reprising the role of Sarah Jane Smith, and in all five series were produced. The fifth series … >
UPDATE: Thanks to those who pointed out that the new material first screened in May, here. Tickets for the September screening are still available. And yes, we got it’s a picture from The Day Today – that we wrote about here – it just seemed like an appropriate pic! Nearly two decades since it was last … >
Whilst reaction amongst former Doctors has been positive regarding the appointment of Jodie Whittaker as the new Doctor Who, one of them has broken rank just a little. Peter Davison, who has been appearing at San Diego Comic-Con, firstly was keen to praise the ability of Jodie Whittaker, calling her a “terrific actress”. But he … >
Two veterans of science fiction television are joining forces for a new stage production. Sylvester McCoy – best known as the seventh Doctor, of course – and Star Trek’s Robert Picardo will be co-starring, along with Richard Oliver, in A Joke. It’s from Dan Freeman, who in recent years has worked with the lead pair … >
As part of his appearance at San Diego Comic-Con over this weekend, Steven Moffat has firstly been on Sherlock duties (his Doctor Who panel takes place on Sunday). And in a new chat with Entertainment Weekly, he’s revealed a chance he’d make to an earlier episode, of a moment that didn’t work in the show. “There’s … >
Colin Baker is one of the many former Doctors who has been effusive in his praise of Jodie Whittaker’s casting in the show. Whittaker, of course, becomes the 13th Doctor this Christmas. In a further chat with Digital Spy, though, Baker has also shared his view that Peter Capaldi has had something of a rough … >