A hilarious sketch starring David Tennant and Sir Lenny Henry was shared on March 17 as part of Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day special on BBC One. Sir Lenny Henry claimed to feel sick while introducing the annual show, declaring “What I need is a doctor!” Right on cue, he “regenerated” into David Tennant dressed … >
In Doctor Who Magazine Special 63, Bad Wolf executive producer Julie Gardner was asked what she worries about most amid concerns about increased audience expectations in regard to production values seen in Marvel and Disney television productions. “There’s only one worry on Doctor Who: that production delivers on the extraordinary quality of Russell’s writing,” Gardner … >
According to Nicola Methven, TV editor of the Mirror, a new Doctor Who spin-off starring Jemma Redgrave will follow the adventures of UNIT, the Unified Intelligence Taskforce. UNIT is an international organisation, first seen in the 1968 Doctor Who episode The Invasion, to investigate and combat paranormal and extraterrestrial threats to the planet Earth Jemma … >
Prequel series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies sets an April start date. Updated 10/03/23: The countdown the Grease prequel series continues with a very familiar song. With Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies less than a month away, streamer Paramount+ are amping up the excitement. They’ve released their own spin on the movie’s famous … >
According to behind-the-scenes photos from a March 3 photo shoot by photographer David Emery posted on Getty Images, David Tennant will appear in a Doctor Who sketch for Red Nose Day, Friday 17 March 2023. Red Nose Day is an annual fundraising campaign created by Comic Relief to end child poverty throughout the world. The … >
In the Production Diary column in Doctor Who Magazine 587, script supervisor Scott Handcock had this note for Monday 12 December, 2022. “…somewhere on the outskirts of Cardiff, Block One begins a week of location filming that manages to go completely unnoticed.” Unnoticed by fans, yes, but a few locals noticed some changes. In a … >
Filming for Block Three of Doctor Who Series 14 began on March 1, Saint David’s Day, the feast day of the patron saint of Wales, where the programme is filmed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) Block Three is directed by Julie Anne Robertson with cinematographer Tobias … >
Tom Hiddleston is expected to return as Jonathan Pine for two more seasons of The Night Manager. It seems like an age since The Night Manager became a television sensation; the John le Carré adaptation was a sizable hit for the BBC in 2016, winning two Emmys and three Golden Globes. The show starred Tom … >
Sir Tony Robinson will reprise his famous Blackadder character for this year’s Comic Relief. Thanks to an appearance by writer Richard Curtis on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, we’ve learned that Blackadder is back for this year’s Comic Relief. Tony Robinson is reprising his role as the eternally put upon servant for a sketch … >
The sisters of Nonnatus House have their future secured until 2026! While it’s long been a staple of Sunday night viewing, with the show’s twelfth series currently airing, Call the Midwife is going nowhere in the short term. The BBC have just announced a double series commission, taking the show right up to Series 15 … >