Jodie Whittaker not only plays a Doctor on TV but now she has an honorary doctorate. The cast and crew involved in the making of The Woman Who Fell to Earth, the Series 11 episode that was filmed and premiered in Sheffield, have accepted honorary doctorates from Sheffield Hallam University. Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall, … >
In an interview with the LA Times, Doctor Who composer Segun Akinola revealed showrunner Chris Chibnall’s original intentions for the thirteenth Doctor’s attributes. “He mentioned hope and warmth, and essentially being quite a steadfast character as well, morally.” The thirteenth Doctor’s moral steadfastness is very apparent in Doctor Who Series 11, more so than any … >
John Barrowman seems to be hopeful that Chris Chibnall, Doctor Who‘s new showrunner, could be the man to help him bring back the show’s spinoff series Torchwood. He wants to set up a chat.
There has been quite a bit of talk that Chris Chibnall would choose a writers’ room approach to screenwriting for Doctor Who Series 11. This was somewhat belied when Chibnall’s five fellow Series 11 writers were asked by Doctor Who Magazine to employ three words describe their own episodes. The truth lies somewhere in between … >
“It’s not a kids’ programme at all. It could have been a lot better. It could have been slightly better written, especially the last story. It was very clichéd, it was very routine – running up and down corridors and silly monsters.” That’s what Chris Chibnall said at age 16 when he expressed his disdain for … >
Chris Chibnall, Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole were interviewed by Amazon Prime Video at San Diego Comic Con. When asked what’s in store for Series 11, Chris Chibnall answered: “A rollercoaster ride. Ten standalone stories. A load of your new best friends (points to Jodie Whittaker the Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole). We’re … >
As part of his interview with Graham Norton on Radio 2 over the weekend, Steven Moffat was discussing his handover over the Doctor Who job to Chris Chibnall. Chibnall is currently overseeing series 11 of the show, that’ll see Jodie Whittaker taking control of the TARDIS. As it turns out, though, there wasn’t a massive … >
With Doctor Who series 11 well into production, and now that Peter Capaldi has regenerated into Jodie Whittaker, a new era of the show is underway. Steven Moffat is no longer overseeing the show, and in his place has come Chris Chibnall. One of the jobs that Chibnall gets as part and parcel of that … >
The reason Steven Moffat oversaw Doctor Who series 10 was down to his replacement as showrunner, Chris Chibnall, having commitments to finish his Broadchurch series. S eries three of the show wrapped up earlier this year, and it’s just finished its US run too. And in the aftermath of that, Chris Chibnall has been chatting … >
By now, Chris Chibnall will be neck-deep in preparing his first series of Doctor Who. He takes over the show from series 11, which thus far has cast Jodie Whittaker in the role of the Doctor. But had fate taken a different turn, he might have been doing Star Wars instead. Or at least as … >