Chris Chibnall

The Seven Dials Mystery – Chris Chibnall adapts Agatha Christie (updated)

The Former Doctor Who and Broadchurch showrunner is returning to television.  Updated 12/06/24: Casting revealed for three major roles in The Seven Dials Mystery. Thanks to news broken in Variety, we now know three stars for the upcoming Netflix Agatha Christie adaptation. First up, Mia McKenna-Bruce – the recipient of BAFTA’s 2023 Rising Star award … >

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Anthology features contributions from Doctor Who writers and actors

A new Doctor Who anthology, Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader, brings together key academic, critic and fan writings about Doctor Who alongside newly-commissioned work addressing contemporary issues and debates to form a comprehensive guide to the wider Whoniverse. The perennially popular BBC series holds a unique place in the history of … >

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Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration

Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration available now on BBC Sounds

Now available on BBC Sounds, Jo Whiley presents a unique performance celebrating the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who recorded at Cardiff’s BBC Hoddinott Hall recorded in a live concert on 28 September for BBC Radio 2. The concert features the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and The BBC Singers conducted by Alastair King. Whiley interviews … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – September 2023

Here’s our September 2023 Podcast Roundup – our favourites from the worlds of CultBox.  In no particular order, the picks this month are… I’ll Explain Later: a Doctor Who podcast Back for a new season of six weekly episodes, hosts Jon West and Matt Nida discuss classic and modern Doctor Who. Always political, sometimes pithy … >

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Doctor Who musical celebration coming to BBC Radio 2

To mark the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, radio and television presenter Jo Whiley hosts a very special edition of Sunday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 2 – Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration, with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC Singers, conducted by Alastair King, celebrating the glorious … >

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Three Doctor Who showrunners: RTD, Chibnail & Moffat

Three showrunners reunite for Doctor Who concert

Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration, a special concert held on Thursday, 28 September 2023 at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff saw the reunion of three Doctor Who showrunners, Russell T Davies, Chris Chibnall and Steven Moffat.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Russell T Davies … >

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Doctor Who 60th anniversary musical celebration coming in September

BBC Radio 2 announces an exciting new commission for autumn, Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration, a special concert to be held on Thursday, 28 September 2023, 7:30pm at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. The 2-hour, 30-minute concert will feature the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC Singers, directed … >

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Chris Chibnall never had a hopeless view of Doctor Who future

Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall revealed to Doctor Who Magazine that he only discovered Russell T Davies was succeeding him as showrunner about 36 hours before the rest of the world. “[BBC executives] Piers [Wenger] and Charlotte [Moore] told me. I had a suspicion, because Russell hadn’t texted me for a while. And he’s never … >

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