A Doctor Who film crew set up a shot involving two actors and a huge new monster at Swansea University Bay Campus on 4 January. The filming was for Series 14 of the programme. Spoilers follow. The campus was set dressed with signs which said “FINETIME”. “DIAMOND PLAZA” and “ARCHITECT HIGH C.C. ARBROATH”. Filming prep … >
A Doctor Who film crew built a campaign headquarters set at Capitol Shopping Plaza in Cardiff, Wales on 3 January. The campaign headquarters setup included large posters and bills advertising an organization named Albion and a candidate named Roger ap Gwilliam. The slogans included “Bigger Better Bolder Britain” and “Vote for Gwilliam”. There is filming … >
The writer would pen Season 5 of Sherlock “tomorrow” if stars Cumberbatch and Freeman agreed to return. Writer Steven Moffat is out promoting his play The Unfriend. First performed as part of 2022’s Chichester Festival, the play is directed by his Sherlock collaborator Mark Gatiss and it has scored an impressive West End transfer. The … >
In a world-exclusive interview in Doctor Who Magazine 586, Millie Gibson talks about playing new companion Ruby Sunday, what it’s like acting alongside Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa, and how she discovered she’d secured the role: “I went to get a spray tan for the NTAs [National Television Awards], and I was in the room waiting … >
Welcome to 2023… Here’s something fun – a reinterpretation of that Wednesday dance. On ice. There’s still no news of that much-anticipated Wednesday recommission, potentially snarled up in negotiations between MGM Television’s new owners Amazon (of Prime TV fame) and its current streaming home of Netflix. However, we do have something Wednesday related to brighten … >
According to sources cited by Nicola Methven of The Mirror, the BBC will bring back two lost Doctor Who episodes in animated form to mark 60th anniversary of the programme. Two Season 4 stories from the 1960s, The Smugglers and The Underwater Menace, are to be animated and released on Blu-ray and DVD. The 1966 … >
Scott Handcock’s Production Diary in Doctor Who Magazine 586 gives some insights into Doctor Who Series 14 and specials filming production. Filming Block One: Sam Care is the cinematographer (DOP) working with director Dylan Holmes Williams. Some recce (pre-filming locations reconnaissance) was reported for this block on 21 November in “urban environments”, 22 November in … >
For decades, video game-based television programmes and movies, like ATO Seizes “Casino Jack”, have been a popular form of entertainment, enthralling audiences with their blend of action, adventure, and technology. Whether it’s the thrilling storylines and characters of a video game brought to life on the small screen or the excitement of watching skilled players … >
The actor is going to direct a “funny and honest” comedy pilot with the title They F**k You Up. In news reported via Deadline, it seems that Peter Capaldi is set to pull on his director’s cap once more. The star, who has an Oscar for his short film Franz Kafka’s It’s A Wonderful Life, … >
The annual Short Trips competition remembers the contribution of the late Big Finish staffer Paul Spragg. For the last seven years, audio producers Big Finish have run their annual Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trips Opportunity. The competition honours the life of Paul Spragg, the dearly missed and much-loved producer’s assistant who was always keen to … >