According to sources cited by Nicola Methven of The Mirror, the BBC will bring back two lost Doctor Who episodes in animated form to mark 60th anniversary of the programme. Two Season 4 stories from the 1960s, The Smugglers and The Underwater Menace, are to be animated and released on Blu-ray and DVD. The 1966 … >
Scott Handcock’s Production Diary in Doctor Who Magazine 586 gives some insights into Doctor Who Series 14 and specials filming production. Filming Block One: Sam Care is the cinematographer (DOP) working with director Dylan Holmes Williams. Some recce (pre-filming locations reconnaissance) was reported for this block on 21 November in “urban environments”, 22 November in … >
According to Millie Gibson’s CVs for both her agency and Spotlight, she stars as companion Ruby Sunday in a Doctor Who episode directed by Mark Tonderai. Tonderai directed the Series 11 Doctor Who episodes The Ghost Monument and Rosa. Rosa was a Hugo Awards finalist for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. Tonderia was quoted in … >
Anjli Mohindra is returning to her Sarah Jane Adventures role as the star of new audio drama. Updated 20/12/22: Story details emerge for Rani’s return. Big Finish have released further details for the first boxset of Rani Takes on the World. The set is subtitled Beyond Bannerman Road and will see the intrepid journalist, who … >
The late Sir John Hurt reprised his Doctor Who 50th Anniversary role as The War Doctor for 12 audio stories… and Radio 4 Extra airs them from 17th December. As festive treats go for Doctor Who fans, this is a big one. The BBC have lined up all twelve episodes of Big Finish‘s brilliant audio … >
In Doctor Who Magazine 585, showrunner Russell T Davies and script editor Scott Handcock revealed a few teasing details about the three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials. Davies promised “Big news soon,” on an eight-word title. The longer-than-usual title is possibly for the first of the three specials since he promised it will be announced … >
According to his Letter from the Showrunner column in Doctor Who Magazine 585, Russell T Davies has revealed that Block One, currently filming now with director Dylan Holmes Williams, consists of two Doctor Who episodes. “I wonder if those [filming] locations will have made the papers by the time you read this?,” Davies wrote in … >
Filming on Series 14 of Doctor Who began on Monday, 5 December with director Dylan Holmes Williams. 💙💙💙 — Dylan Holmes Williams (@dholmeswilliams) December 5, 2022 Posts from official Doctor Who social media showing the filming slate with the director’s name were the only source of filming news so there are no further details about … >
A special edition of Doctor Who Magazine comes out on 1 December. The 2023 Yearbook celebrates Jodie Whittaker’s thirteenth Doctor’s entire journey and looks back on the past twelve months. “The thirteenth Doctor’s final adventures were among the most spectacular in the series’ history. This was a time of transformation in more ways than one … >
Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor returns for a seventh boxset of adventures. This time, he enjoys three stories loosely themed around threats that lurk beneath the surface. As well as encountering old aquatic adversaries in a surprising setting, he tackles alien terrors in a 19th Century German spa and meets former companions in a dangerous retail … >