Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker “was up against other actresses” for role
In spite of their past work together on Broadchurch, landing the Doctor Who role was no nod of the head from new showrunner Chris Chibnall to new Doctor Jodie Whittaker.
In spite of their past work together on Broadchurch, landing the Doctor Who role was no nod of the head from new showrunner Chris Chibnall to new Doctor Jodie Whittaker.
It’s little secret that Frank Skinner is a huge Doctor Who fan, and he got to be a part of the show back in 2014’s Mummy On The Orient Express. In that episode, he played the role of Perkins, and with his performance in the bank, that seemed to be that. But then, following the … >
The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine has a lovely feature about the upcoming book, Now We Are Six Hundred: A Collection Of Time Lord Verse. James Goss has written the words, and Russell T Davies has illustrated it. And the pair are both interviewed about the project. It’s a feature well worth reading. At … >
Bradley Walsh is the surprise frontrunner to be the new Doctor Who companion…
As the new production team settles into life on Doctor Who, PETA UK has written to incoming showrunner Chris Chibnall, to ask that the Time Lord goes vegan from series 11. Jodie Whittaker is set to play the new Doctor of course, and in PETA’s letter to Chris Chibnall, it argues that “eating dead animals … >
Spoilers. Steven Moffat has been chatting about the fate of Doctor Who companions – and why it’s wrong they should die in active duty.
The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine (issue 515) is out now, and in it has seemingly come some confirmation that the show is taking a slightly extended break before its next series. It had been rumoured for some time that there was going to be an 18 month gap between the start of series … >
Was this Thirteen’s first encounter with the Doctor’s greatest foe?
This year’s Doctor Who Christmas special will be going be the name of Twice Upon A Time, it was revealed yesterday. But in a San Diego Comic-Con panel discussing the upcoming episode, Pearl Mackie – who plays Bill in the show – also revealed that it’s likely to be her last episode. She revealed that … >
Colin Baker, former resident of the TARDIS and current National Treasure, has spoken out against negative fan reaction (from certain corners, anyway) to the casting of Jodie Whittaker as the new star of BBC’s Doctor Who, saying he is thrilled not just because he is the father of daughters, but because the character must reflect … >