When Doctor Who Series 12 returns early next year, the thirteenth Doctor and her companions will face a familiar and fearsome adversary, the Judoon! Twelve years ago the rhino-headed, brutish intergalactic police stomped onto the scene to terrorise the tenth Doctor and Martha Jones on the moon in 2007’s Smith and Jones. “These ruthless enforcers … >
The finalists for the 2019 Hugo Awards were announced online on April 2 by Dublin 2019. The Hugo Awards are a set of prestigious literary awards given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. Two episodes of Doctor Who Series 11 were named for Best Dramatic Presentation, … >
Dr. Niall Doran, who received a credit as Scientific Advisor of the Doctor Who Series 11 episode Arachnids in the UK, has some interesting insight into the challenges Chris Chibnall and other Doctor Who showrunners face. These challenges may be part of the reason Series 12 of Doctor Who will not air until very early … >
At the inaugural Visionary Honours 2019, held at BAFTA, London, on February 8, showrunner Chris Chibnall and writer Malorie Blackman accepted the award for TV Show of the Year for Doctor Who. Blackman and Chibnall co-wrote the Doctor Who Series 11 episode Rosa, which featured a story about Rosa Parks. View this post on … >
In an article in Doctor Who Magazine 535 featuring director Wayne Yip, actor Nikesh Patel, who played Mitch in the Doctor Who New Year’s special Resolution, revealed the measures writer and showrunner Chris Chibnall took to keep the appearance of the Reconnaissance Dalek in the special a secret. “I got a call from my agent saying they’d … >
The main cast of Doctor Who and the showrunner have just completed a three-week shoot in the Cape Town area. Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill, Tosin Cole and showrunner Chris Chibnall completed 15 location shoot days while on the Western Cape in South Africa. View this post on Instagram #DoctorWho is back in production! … >
Some members of the Doctor Who Series 12 Writers Room have been discovered. So far, including showrunner Chris Chibnall, they are two Doctor Who Series 11 writers set to return, Ed Hime and likely Vinay Patel. Ed Hime’s online CV lists “DOCTOR WHO (SERIES 12).” Vinay Patel’s connection to Doctor Who Series 12 is slightly more … >
Some photos related to Doctor Who filming near Cape Town, South Africa have emerged from the official Doctor Who, Mandip Gill’s and Tosin Cole’s and one other Instagram account. Details are scant but it appears that the bulk of the filming is occurring in a remote area of South Africa with access to both the … >
Catherine Tate won a lot of initially-unsure Doctor Who fans over with her charming turn as Donna Noble in the BBC’s flagship sci-fi spectacular. But would she open to coming back? Apparently so!
Earlier this month, CultBox posted an article which asked the question “Is the Doctor Who New Year’s special, ‘Resolution’ the de facto Series 11 finale?” At the Resolution screening at BFI Southbank on December 18, showrunner Chris Chibnall made a statement which seems to support this concept. The BBC released a teaser which leaves no doubt … >