Stephen Noonan is taking on the role first created by William Hartnell. While we wait for news of Jodie Whittaker’s successor to be announced, presumably sometime prior to filming on Series 14, Big Finish have installed another First Doctor in the TARDIS. Over the past few years the company, makers of officially licensed audio dramas … >
In an interview in Doctor Who Magazine 574, executive producer Matt Strevens revealed that the two remaining 2022 Doctor Who specials, Legend of the Sea Devils and the Doctor Who BBC centenary special are in picture lock. Picture lock is the stage in editing a television production when the director is happy with the visuals … >
In an interview with Radio Times, Doctor Who BBC Centenary Special director Jamie Magnus Stone spoke of filming Jodie Whittaker’s thirteenth Doctor’s regeneration scene for the final of the three 2022 Doctor Who specials. “I’m very fortunate in that I’m directing the last one of them. So I’m actually doing her regeneration.” “Basically her last … >
Though principal photography on Jodie Whittaker’s final episodes as the Doctor wrapped on 13 October 2021, the Doctor Who post-production teams remain busy. It’s the Job of visual effects editor Emily Lawrence to choose and coordinate digital effects from various special effects companies and from visual effects expert Ben Pickles. “We’re in the thick of … >
It’s been four decades since Peter Davison visited Castrovalva. Never ones to miss a good anniversary, Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish have released the first of two celebratory volumes to mark Peter Davison’s 40th anniversary as the Doctor. The actor, best known at the time for playing Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and … >
Jodie Whittaker’s final Doctor Who Festive Special has just landed. Here’s what we thought of Eve of the Daleks… Naturally, spoilers follow. Tony Jones: New Years Day brought a treat for Doctor Who fans in the form of Sugar Puffs sponsored Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 AD on Talking Pictures TV. It also brought Chris Chibnall’s … >
A brief trailer for the Doctor Who spring special, reveals a welcome return of the Sea Devils, a monster first introduced in Doctor Who Season 9. First seen with Jon Pertwee’s third Doctor in The Sea Devils, the classic monster will once again emerge from the deep to terrorize Earth’s coast in Legend of the … >
According to director Annetta Laufer in a BBC press release, the amount of time the Doctor and her friends have to reach a solution to the warehouse time loop trap they find themselves in decreases by one minute every time the loop is reset in the Doctor Who New Year’s Eve special Eve of the … >
Three Doctor Who specials featuring the thirteenth Doctor are planned for New Year’s Day, spring and autumn of 2022. New Year’s Day special Eve of the Daleks Written by Chris Chibnall directed by Annetta Laufer. Sarah (Aisling Bea) owns and runs ELF STORAGE and is working at the facility – again, on New Year’s Eve. … >
The prolific audio producers at Big Finish will be making Doctor Who audio dramas until at least 2030! In news guaranteed to gladden the heart of Doctor Who audiophiles, if not their bank managers, Big Finish have announced that they have renewed their Doctor Who licence. The company have the go ahead to create audio … >