Doctor Who: The Star Beast

Doctor Who returns on November 25

The Star Beast, the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special where the Doctor and Donna come face to face again after many years, will air BBC One and iPlayer in the UK and Ireland on Saturday 25 November and on Disney+ outside of the UK and Ireland. The next two 60th anniversary specials Wild Blue Yonder … >

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Once and Future 7 - The Union Special Edition cover art

Doctor Who – Once and Future audio mini-series finale lands

It’s a family affair as Paul McGann’s Doctor reunites with Susan and encounters River Song in ‘The Union’, the Once and Future finale.  Updated 25/10/23: It’s the end of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary audio mini-series, but will it enjoy a suitably big finish? Once and Future: The Union is led by Paul McGann’s Eighth … >

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Two 2024 Doctor Who series co-writers announced

The 2024 series of Doctor Who starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor will feature an episode co-written Kate Herron and Briony Redman. Both writers have made their mark as creatives, Herron as the Executive Producer and director of the entirety of the popular Marvel Studio’s series Loki, as well as directing on the critically … >

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Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies aka RTD

Russell T Davies further hints at the nature of the Fourteenth Doctor

In Doctor Who Magazine 579, Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies teased shared several possible scenarios for why the Fourteenth Doctor resembles the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant): “A mysteriously forgotten excursion for the TARDIS in between Planet of the Ood and Sontaran Strategem? Or maybe a multiverse thing, they’re all the rage these days. Maybe this is the Doctor … >

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Diane Morgan as Mandy

Mandy Series 3 is now filming

Diane Morgan returns as Mandy, battling through her own personal cost of living crisis.  The BBC have announced that Diane Morgan (Cunk on Earth) is hard at work on a another series of the hilarious Mandy. Six more 15-minute episodes will see the character in a further run of micro-aggressive adventures. As before, she’s joined by … >

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The Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) brandishing his sonic screwdriver

BBC Four to air Doctor Who documentary with David Tennant

As part of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary celebrations, David Tennant time travels back through the BBC archives to tell the story of the Doctor’s classic era in a BBC Four documentary titled Talking Doctor Who. The show will feature a selection of rarely seen interviews and clips covering William Hartnell’s first incarnation right through … >

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Anthology features contributions from Doctor Who writers and actors

A new Doctor Who anthology, Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader, brings together key academic, critic and fan writings about Doctor Who alongside newly-commissioned work addressing contemporary issues and debates to form a comprehensive guide to the wider Whoniverse. The perennially popular BBC series holds a unique place in the history of … >

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Doctor Who: The Survivors (Part 2 of The Daleks)

Free Doctor Who 60th anniversary exhibit at Riverside Studios London

A free exhibition at Riverside Studios titled Regeneration at Riverside celebrates the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who in collaboration with the BBC. The exhibition features unique photography from the BBC’s vast photographic archives, including seminal images of Doctor Who production at Riverside Studios, which played a pivotal role in the life of the programme.   … >

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The Wombles

The Wombles – a modern tv series is in development

Underground, overground, Wombling free again?  Deadline have broken the news that a new television series starring The Wombles is in the works. The television division of Altitude Media Group (The Ipcress File) is behind the project, with writer Will Davies (How To Train Your Dragon). The message of the environmentally conscious creatures is as relevant … >

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