Five actors were announced for upcoming Doctor Who episodes in Doctor Who Magazine 589. Bhav Joshi, Eilidh Loan, Pete MacHale, Miles Yekinni and Hemi Yeroham have all been cast in unknown roles. Hemi Yeroham was spotted filming the Doctor Who Christmas special in Bristol with Anita Dobson, who is playing Ruby Sunday’s fussy Notting Hill … >
Doctor Who Magazine 589 includes an exclusive interview with all three directors of the forthcoming 60th anniversary specials – Rachel Talalay, Tom Kingsley and Chanya Button. In this revealing feature, they discuss the new TARDIS set… Special 1 director Rachel Talalay: “I was around for the four months watching it being built. My DP [director … >
A special multi-platform story titled Doom’s Day will celebrate 60th anniversary of Doctor Who by introducing a brand-new character embarked on a 24-hour pursuit of the Doctor. Stand-up comedian, comedy sketch artist and actor Sooz Kempner will be the face and voice of Doom, the universe’s greatest assassin, travelling through all of time and space … >
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 … >