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 … >
Doctor Who: An Unlikely Heist, a Tilting Point puzzle adventure game, will be available on Apple Arcade in April. The official description of the game: Dive into a mysterious new adventure right now! Doctor Who: An Unlikely Heist combines a thrilling new story and challenging puzzle gameplay into an epic adventure across time and space. … >
Thanks to the vagaries of time travel (and early recording), the late actor appears in the Fourth Doctor’s next box set of audio adventures. Big Finish have dropped details of 2023’s second box set of The Fourth Doctor Adventures: Angels and Demons. In it, Tom Baker’s Doctor, with Leela (Louise Jameson) and new companion Margaret … >
The celebrated series comic book may be headed to the streamer in animated form. (Updated 04/04/23): With the anime now confirmed, Netflix have released some very familiar cast details. Thanks to some recent news that we picked up from Film Stories, it appears that the whole principal cast of Edgar Wright’s Scott Pligrim vs. The … >
Samuel L Jackson is back as the former S.H.I.E.L.D. boss, grappling with an alien infiltration. It feels as though it’s been a long time coming, but we finally have a start date for Marvel’s Secret Invasion series. The Disney+ show, featuring Samuel L. Jackson as former Avengers Boss man Nick Fury, is set to land … >
The big budget spy-fi show lands at the streamer on April 28th. (Updated 03/04/23): As its launch approaches, Prime have landed a further, more expansive, Citadel trailer. Amazon have now released a second, fuller trailer for the upcoming spy-fi series Citadel. Running to two minutes, the promo gives us more of an insight into the … >
Award-winning actress, singer and two-time RuPaul’s Drag Race winner, Jinkx Monsoon will appear in a major role in Doctor Who Series 14. Jinkx has cultivated an international fanbase after winning two seasons of Rupaul’s Drag Race including an All Stars season where she was crowned “Queen of Queens”, competing against other winners of the show. … >
Kris Marshall’s detective heads back to the sun-soaked island for the Beyond Paradise series finale. Ahead of the Beyond Paradise finale this Friday, the BBC have revealed that Humphry is returning to Saint Marie. The fictional island is where Kris Marshall’s character led the Death in Paradise investigations between 2014 – 2017. Speaking of his … >
Ncuti Gatwa has been named the winner of Radio Times TV 100 2022, topping the list of the 100 most influential names in the industry. The names were chosen by TV executives from the BBC, Netflix and many more. Gatwa told Radio Times he was “very pleased”, adding: “Being recognised for anything is just bloody … >
In its Annual Plan for 2023/2024 the BBC included Doctor Who in its list of “distinctive, high-quality drama working with the very best new and established on-and-off-screen talent” which it will “continue to prioritise”. “We will bolster our on-screen spend with third-party investment to deliver greater value to audiences, including the first new content from … >