Children In Need: Anna’s Doctor Who Surprise

9-year-old Anna Mark from Basingstoke received the surprise of her life when Jodie Whittaker as the thirteenth Doctor appeared appeared on her family’s television television screen to invite her to tour the TARDIS in a clip shown during the BBC’s 2018 Children in Need special. Anna was born with a cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic condition … >

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Doctor Who Episode 9: what we know

Of the the ten episodes of Doctor Who Series 11, only Episodes 9 and 10 don’t have announced titles. Episode 9 is written by Ed Hime and directed by Jamie Childs. The Blind Teen-aged Girl A blind, teenaged actress is likely to appear in Episode 9. Early in Series 11 production, casting director Andy Pryor … >

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Doctor Who: The Tsuranga Conundrum review

The Tsuranga Conundrum is very engrossing episode, from the siege situation, to the ailing hero fighter pilot, to the companion relationships, to the pregnant man. While previous narratives have covered similar subject matter, The Tsuranga Conundrum had a very fresh take on it. The junkyard planet where the episode began was merely a plot device to … >

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Doctor Who Series 12: what to make of the rumours

On November 1, The Mirror reported that the Doctor Who special for Series 11 will air on New Year’s Day of 2019 rather than on Christmas day. “Doctor Who will not have a Christmas Day outing this year for the first time since the reboot in 2005. Instead, 13th Time Lord Jodie Whittaker will have an … >

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Doctor Who, Demons of the Punjab: cast list, demons named

The guest cast list for the sixth episode of Doctor Who, Series 11, Demons of the Punjab was released: Shobna Gulati: Najia Khan, Yaz’s mother Ravin J Ganatra: Hakim Khan, Yaz’s father Bhavnisha Parmar: Sonya Khan, Yaz’s sister Leena Dhingra: Nani Umbreen, Yaz’s grandmother Amita Suman: Umbreen, Yaz’s grandmother 1947 Shane Zaza: Prem  Hamza Jeetooa: Manish Shaheen Khan: Hasna Barbara Fadden, Almak, likely a demon … >

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