Doctor Who films with familiar props in Cardiff

A crew filmed Doctor Who inside the former Howells department store on St Mary Street in Cardiff on 24 November with Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson and Jonah Hauer-King. The setup began on 23 November with the crew preparing the location for filming. #dwsr still no signs of filming activity at Howells pic.twitter.com/022P279kuw — BillySastard (@Billy_Sastard) … >

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Charles Dickens’ The Chimes comes to Big Finish

Toby Jones leads The Chimes – Dickens’ lesser-known follow up to A Christmas Carol.  We’re all doubtless familiar with A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens’ festive morality tale from 1843 of the hard-hearted Scrooge who’s encouraged to change his miserly ways after a series of spectral visitations. The author followed up with a second tale – … >

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Doctor Who in-vision commentary coming to BBC iPlayer

On-screen commentary is coming to BBC iPlayer for selected upcoming episodes of Doctor Who to expand the viewing experience with special guests giving exclusive insight into the creation and filming of some of the new adventures. Available directly after selected episodes air on BBC One and iPlayer, viewers can head to the Whoniverse to get … >

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Fifteenth Doctor makes an appearance in Doctor Who docudrama

In honour of the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, the 2013 docudrama, An Adventure in Space and Time, received a 2023 update for a November 23 broadcast. Toward the end, a heartbroken William Hartnell, about to film his regeneration scene after essentially being written out of the show due to his health problems, looked across … >

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the Official Doctor Who Podcast hosts - Christel Dee, Juno Dawson & Tyrell Charles

The Official Doctor Who Podcast announced

Fans can join Juno Dawson, Tyrell Charles and Christel Dee for a discussion after each new episode of Doctor Who airs.  While Doctor Who has branched out into lots of media in its 60 years, from comics and novels to bubble bath and underpants, it’s never had an official podcast. That all changes with the … >

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David Tennant as The Fourteenth Doctor reading the Cbeebies Bedtime Story

Doctor Who reads the CBeebies Bedtime Story

The Fourteenth Doctor will read The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers on Friday 24th November. 2023.  Doctor Who fans with long(ish) memories may recall that at Christmastime in 2009, you couldn’t escape David Tennant and his Tenth Doctor. The outgoing Time Lord was all over the BBC, even infiltrating the corporation’s festive idents between … >

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Doctor Who Adventures in Water and Light

Doctor Who puts on a light show in Cardiff Bay

Doctor Who: Adventures in Water and Light runs until Saturday 25th November, 2023. To celebrate Doctor Who‘s 60th Anniversary, which kicked off in earnest today, there’s now a special attraction in the show’s home city of Cardiff. Doctor Who has been based in and around the Welsh capital since its revival in 2005, so it … >

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Nightsleeper - Joe Cole as Joe Roag

Nightsleeper – first look images from the real-time thriller (updated)

The series is helmed by Doctor Who director Jamie Magnus Stone.  Updated 23/11/23: With the show due next year, the BBC have released first images from its upcoming thriller Nightsleeper. The real-time drama, which takes place on an intercity sleeper service between Glasgow and London, follows a government agency’s frantic efforts to intervene in the … >

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Death in Paradise Christmas 2023 - Ralph Little as DI Neville Parker in a santa hat

Death in Paradise Christmas 2023 guests announced

Patsy Kensit heads the cast bound for a festive trip to St. Marie this year.  Although Death in Paradise is gearing up for its 13th series, the show’s Christmas Specials still feel like a relatively novel idea. The upcoming festive season brings the third such episode, and the BBC have just announced the cast list. … >

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