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Doctor Who, The Tsuranga Conundrum: monster named, new photos

Cultbox has new information about the main threat in the fifth episode of Doctor Who Series 11, The Tsuranga Conundrum plus new photos from BBC America. First, the guest cast list: Suzanne Packer: Eve Cicero Ben Bailey Smith: Durkas Cicero Brett Goldstein: Astos, a medic Lois Chimimba: Mabli, a medic David Shields: Ronan Jack Shalloo: Yoss Inkl New information from TV & Satellite Week … >

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The Doctor Who Fan Service Hot Line Week 4: Arachnids in the UK

Whatever we expected from Chris Chibnall’s vision of Doctor Who, I don’t think any of us were imagining riffs on Planet of the Spiders and Paradise Towers with that guy from Sex in the City not quite playing Donald Trump. Press 1 if you can’t quite believe how camp that episode wasn’t. Press 2 if you can’t quite believe that an episode of Doctor Who featuring a … >

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Doctor Who Series 11: determining the remaining episodes

Only the Doctor Who New Year’s Day Special is left untitled. Episode 1: The Woman Who Fell to Earth Air date October 7, written by Chris Chibnall, directed by Jamie Childs Guest cast: Sharon D Clarke, Samuel Oatley, Jonny Dixon, Amit Shah, Asha Kingsley, Janine Mellor, Asif Khan, James Thackeray, Philip Abiodun, Stephen MacKenna, Everal A Walsh   Episode 2: The Ghost Monument Air date October 14 … >

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Doctor Who Episode 11: what we know

Eleven episodes of Doctor Who were filmed between October 30, 2017 and August 3, 2018. In a press conference before the Doctor Who panel and San Diego Comic-Con, showrunner Chris Chibnall had this to say with two weeks of Series 11 filming remaining: “We seem to be filming 11 episodes, and it’s only a series of 10.” … >

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Doctor Who: the photo that launched a costume

In a video released by the BBC today, Jodie Whittaker spoke of the collaborative effort between herself and costume designer Ray Holman to come up with the unique thirteenth Doctor’s costume. Whittaker had before spoken of a photograph which was the main inspiration for her Doctor’s look but had never identified the photograph until now. … >

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The Doctor Who Fan Service Hotline Week 3: Rosa

This article contains spoilers for Rosa. Malorie Blackman follows Patrick Ness to become the second of the Puffin 50th anniversary ebooks to write for the TV universe, but the first to write for the parent show itself. If I ever hold another Doctor Who pub quiz there’s definitely going to be a Puffin ebook round so you … >

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