It appears the Grinch has steered his wayward sleigh into the Whoniverse and booted the eleventh episode of Doctor Who Series 11 into the next year. A Doctor Who Magazine subscriber who received tomorrow’s issue #532 early today shared a photo of the back page which promises an “EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF THE NEW YEAR’S DAY … >
It’s been confirmed that Doctor Who series 11 is a little bit longer than we thought: we were expecting ten episodes, but Chris Chibnall and his cohorts are actually making eleven. That extra instalment will be the 2018 Christmas special, which will mark Jodie Whittaker’s first full festive episode at the helm of the TARDIS.
UPDATE: Following allegations of sexual and emotional abuse regarding Chris Hardwick, he will no longer be hosting the Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Hardwick denies the allegations that were put forward by Chloe Dykstra, in a piece over at Medium here. Hardwick was also set to moderate panels for AMC at the event, but has … >
As we reported earlier, Steven Moffat hadn’t originally intended to do the tenth series of Doctor Who, that finished last month with The Doctor Falls. Instead, he was expecting that job to go to Chris Chibnall, but Chibnall’s commitment to Broadchurch for ITV meant a delay in him taking over Doctor Who. Moffat, therefore, steered … >
The Doctor Who Christmas special is now filmed, save perhaps for the regeneration sequence whether Peter Capaldi’s Doctor hands over to Jodie Whittaker. And in a new piece at Entertainment Weekly, Steven Moffat has been teasing what to expect from his final episode. The episode will see Peter Capaldi’s Doctor come face to face with … >
BBC bosses apparently want Doctor Who to feel like “a brand new show” when new showrunner Chris Chibnall takes over in 2018. According to The Mirror, the shake-up will see Peter Capaldi and new co-star Pearl Mackie departing as the Twelfth Doctor his new companion, allowing Chibnall a “clean slate” for his era. Capaldi has played the … >
John Barrowman has posted a teasing video on Facebook, revealing that he’s returning to Cardiff later this month. The Arrow actor had been in Cardiff at a signing session at Waterstones to promote his latest book. Barrowman hinted in the video: “I will be back in Cardiff in about a week and a half… but I’m not … >
Arrow star John Barrowman has hinted that he’s hopeful for a return as Captain Jack when Chris Chibnall takes over as Doctor Who showrunner. Chibnall, a lead writer on the first two seasons of Torchwood, was announced as the new showrunner of Doctor Who last month and his first season will launch in 2018. Captain … >
Doctor Who star Matt Smith approves of Chris Chibnall’s appointment as current showrunner Steven Moffat’s replacement. Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall was announced as the new lead writer of Doctor Who last month and his first season will launch in 2018. Chibnall wrote several Doctor Who episodes for the Eleventh Doctor, including ‘Dinosaurs on a Spaceship’ … >
It wasn’t always called ‘The Great Train Robbery’, but history has a way of swaddling itself in mythology.
Back in 1963 it was known as ‘The Cheddington Mail Van Raid’. And in the same way as that title removes any notion of excitement and romanticism from the act, so Chris Chibnall’s A Robber’s Tale strips away the mythology that has crystallised around the greatest folkloric tale in British larceny and presents us with the facts (or as close to them) of what was a train robbery that time wrongly mythologised into something ‘Great’.