On 19 March, the official BBC Doctor Who social media accounts teased fans with this cryptic message: “Tomorrow. Doom’s Day is coming… 🕛 #DoctorWho” The emoji they employ in the text accompanying the video is at twelve o’clock. Note also that it says “Doom’s Day”, ostensibly not to be confused with the Doctor Who Series … >
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 … >
Bilis Manger returns, along with Yvonne Hartman. So does Ianto Jones – but how? The continuing story of Torchwood leaps back into audio action very soon. Picking up on the Cardiff-based, post-Miracle Day events chronicled in Aliens Among Us and God Among Us, a new run of three boxsets begins in May 2023. Simply titled … >
The star reunites with Russell T Davies for a sequel to Dark Season, his 1991 children’s television series. Updated 17/03/23: Ahead of its May release, Big Finish have revealed the cover for Dark Season: Legacy Rising. The artwork, by Sean Longmore, centres on the series’ three young leads. That’s Nina Lewis (Bethany Antonia), Jack Parton … >
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 … >
The Gattaca show will be based on the dystopian 1997 movie. News has broken (via Giant Freaking Robot, then Variety) that the team behind Homeland are heading back to television. Swapping espionage for a dystopian future, co-creators/executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa are planning a series based on the movie Gattaca. Written and directed … >
The comedy series will showcase the pair’s “strange and beautiful bond.” Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson share a personal friendship which is soon to be showcased in a comedy show on streamer Apple TV+. The pair have a lengthy onscreen history together. On television, they headlined the first season of True Detective, for which they … >
The latest Special Edition of Doctor Who Magazine examines what each Doctor Who producer brought to the role and gains exclusive new insights from their colleagues. Doctor Who’s 60-year journey was launched by producer Verity Lambert; the series, in turn, served as the springboard for her own remarkable career. Since then, a further 12 producers … >
The series stars Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas as a pair of amnesiac agents. Updated 15/03/23: Citadel scores a second run before the first has aired. With the show’s launch still a month and a half away, THR are reporting that Amazon have already renewed their spy thriller Citadel for a second season. The … >
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 … >