Doctor Who Series 13: possible Crimean War filming

Recent Doctor Who Series 13 filming information and photos suggest the first block of filming features the Crimean War and Mary Seacole, the British-Jamaican nurse who set up the “British Hotel” behind the battle lines for wounded servicemen. Sara Powell has a credit for portraying Mary Seacole in a Doctor Who block directed by Jamie … >

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Doctor Who: coding with the thirteenth Doctor

BBC Learning and Tynker have collaborated to create the HiFive Inventor a Next-Generation Education Technology Mini-Computer, helping kids to learn to code with the voice and image of the thirteenth Doctor, Jodie Whittaker. The HiFive Inventor is a hand-shaped mini-computer designed to teach kids how to control robots or interface with IoT systems to investigate … >

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Doctor Who Series 13: showrunner gives production update

In his Production Notes column in issue 558 of Doctor Who Magazine, showrunner Chris Chibnall gave an update on the production progress for Doctor Who Series 13. Chibnall penned the column in mid-October 2020 before principal photography began on 2 November. “You may think we’ve been quiet during these six months. Publicly: yes, deliberately. But … >

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Doctor Who Series 13 begins filming

Filming for Series 13 of Doctor Who is now underway with Jodie Whittaker once again reprising her role as the Doctor. With safety protocols in place, the Doctor Who team are now filming under strict industry and government guidelines to ensure the safety of all cast and crew. From the promotional photo of the slate, … >

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John Wyndham Chocky

Chocky, John Wyndham’s classic, available on Radio 4 Extra, today!

Chocky, the classic John Wyndham novel first published in Amazing Stories in 1963, has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra this weekend. First an apology — we almost missed this in the listings, and we’re big fans of all things John Wyndham, not just Triffids. Chocky has been broadcast as recently as midnight, but if you weren’t … >

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Two new Doctor Who games to be released in 2021

Two new Doctor Who games were announced on October 11 on a virtual panel for New York Comic Con. The panel featured Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who’s Osgood), Studio Director Russ Harding, writer Gavin Collinson and CEO of Kaigan Games, Azmi Shah. Launching in Spring of 2021, the two games, made in partnership with Maze Theory … >

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