Blue Peter launches Doctor Who competition

The CBBC children’s show Blue Peter has launched a fan art competition to win an exclusive tour of the Doctor Who set. The winner will go behind the scenes in an exclusive VIP tour to discover how the iconic series is made and find out all about the work of the production design team. They … >

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Russell T Davies shares Star Trek hint about Doctor Who title

In his Letter From the Showrunner column in Doctor Who Magazine, Russell T Davies had this to say: “…sometimes little surprises happen, way beyond anything we could predict. The other day, someone in Star Trek: Picard suddenly said one of our episode titles out loud! Okay, that’s hardly surprising in a show where someone’s always … >

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Composer Murray Gold returns to Doctor Who

Award-winning composer Murray Gold is once again working with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to create the scores for the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials. Murray Gold is returning to Doctor Who! 🎶 The composer will once again work with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with his musical scores appearing when #DoctorWho returns … >

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Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson film 1960s Doctor Who scenes

Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson filmed scenes for Doctor Who Series 14 dressed on 1960s era costumes alongside Jinkx Monsoon in Newport, Wales on 20 and 21 April. #dwsr Mellon Street, Newport. SFX and Fire services on location, suggesting stunt/FX work. Not a great viewpoint from anywhere unfortunately. pic.twitter.com/KTJ9KaMCDr — Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) … >

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Ncuti Gatwa to perform Shakespeare at Coronation Concert

Ncuti Gatwa will perform excerpts from a William Shakespeare play at the Coronation Concert on 7 May as part of a collaboration between the Royal Shakespeare Company and other arts bodies in the BBC’s celebrations for King Charles III’s coronation. The BBC will bring The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company, The … >

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Jinkx Monsoon to play Doctor Who villain

Official Doctor Who media shared a first look at Jinkx Monsoon in full costume as her Doctor Who character, billed as “the Doctor’s most powerful enemy yet.” @doctorwho Here comes Jinkx… ⛈️ @Jinkx Monsoon has landed and started filming for #DoctorWho ♬ original sound – Doctor Who Along with two new photos of the award-wining Broadway … >

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Recent Doctor Who filming involved a cast of nine babies

In Doctor Who Magazine 589, script editor Scott Handcock mentioned in his Production Notes column an interesting casting call at Wolf Studios Wales on 3 February. “Friday 3 February… An unusual set of auditions for aspiring young actors takes place at Wolf Studios…” The casting call was for babies 12-16 months old for filming in … >

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