Colony of Fear is the latest outing for Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor, with his doughty companion, Mrs Constance Clarke (Miranda Raison). Answering a distress call, the pair arrive on Triketha to find a nascent research colony under attack by giant insects. The wasp-like creatures have been stinging the humans, rendering them comatose – only for … >
Former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat explained the importance of writing gags into Doctor Who scripts to British Comedy Guide. He and the previous Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies agree on this point. “Russell and I were interviewing each other for Doctor Who Magazine recently and in the process of doing that we suddenly … >
Revolution of the Daleks, the 2020/21 festive special Doctor Who episode allowed several story strands room to grow, and also brought some to a conclusion. Did it entertain and was it that special? Be warned — spoilers follow. Where were we? Back before 2020, we had a Dalek festive story in Resolution of the Daleks. Series 12 brought … >
Some production news for Doctor Who Series 13 was revealed in recent cast and crew interviews and some filming reports. The series began principal photography on November 2, 2020 and eight episodes are planned so far. Who is in the TARDIS team? Jodie Whittaker will be back as the thirteenth Doctor with companion Yasmin (Yaz) … >
The trailer for the Doctor Who New Year’s special, Revolution of the Daleks was released on Sunday, November 29. Among the information in the trailer and an accompanying press release are some guest star announcements. Chris Noth reprises his Doctor Who role as Jack Robertson from the Series 11 episode Arachnids in the UK. Noth … >
As we previously suspected, John Barrowman MBE put on his famous coat once more to reprise his role as Captain Jack Harkness in the Doctor Who festive special Revolution of the Daleks. Captain Jack made a surprise appearance in the Series 12 episode, Fugitive of the Judoon with a stark warning for Yaz, Ryan and … >
What treats are in store on Doctor Who Day, November 23, 2020? Let’s begin with the free release (this week only) of Big Finish’s first part of a Companion Chronicles adventure, Polly’s Story. Also announced on November 23, 2020 is the planned animation of the missing Episode 3 of the Season 5 second Doctor story The Web of … >
In Doctor Who Magazine 557, Ray Holman described the process behind the creation of the creatures and costumes of Doctor Who Series 12. Many of the costumes contained electronic components. Kasaavin One might think that the Kasaavin in Spyfall were computer-generated imagery but they were entirely practical effects. “They were the most technical creatures that … >
Doctor Who stars Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh and Mandip Gill are scheduled to appear in a live-streamed video panel for New York Comic Con on October 8. Panel moderator Melanie McFarland mentioned the Doctor Who festive special Revolution of the Daleks in a tweet. The time of the panel has changed to 1:40pm since her … >
The nominations were announced for the 2020 British Academy Cymru Awards and among them are two for Doctor Who. Lee Haven Jones was nominated for Director: Fiction for the Doctor Who Series 12 episode Spyfall, Part 2. Editor Rebecca Trotman was nominated for her work on Doctor Who Series 12 for filming blocks 1, 3 … >