The finalists for the 2019 Hugo Awards were announced online on April 2 by Dublin 2019. The Hugo Awards are a set of prestigious literary awards given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. Two episodes of Doctor Who Series 11 were named for Best Dramatic Presentation, … >
Dr. Niall Doran, who received a credit as Scientific Advisor of the Doctor Who Series 11 episode Arachnids in the UK, has some interesting insight into the challenges Chris Chibnall and other Doctor Who showrunners face. These challenges may be part of the reason Series 12 of Doctor Who will not air until very early … >
At the inaugural Visionary Honours 2019, held at BAFTA, London, on February 8, showrunner Chris Chibnall and writer Malorie Blackman accepted the award for TV Show of the Year for Doctor Who. Blackman and Chibnall co-wrote the Doctor Who Series 11 episode Rosa, which featured a story about Rosa Parks. View this post on … >
In an article in Doctor Who Magazine 535 featuring director Wayne Yip, actor Nikesh Patel, who played Mitch in the Doctor Who New Year’s special Resolution, revealed the measures writer and showrunner Chris Chibnall took to keep the appearance of the Reconnaissance Dalek in the special a secret. “I got a call from my agent saying they’d … >
The main cast of Doctor Who and the showrunner have just completed a three-week shoot in the Cape Town area. Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill, Tosin Cole and showrunner Chris Chibnall completed 15 location shoot days while on the Western Cape in South Africa. View this post on Instagram #DoctorWho is back in production! … >
Some members of the Doctor Who Series 12 Writers Room have been discovered. So far, including showrunner Chris Chibnall, they are two Doctor Who Series 11 writers set to return, Ed Hime and likely Vinay Patel. Ed Hime’s online CV lists “DOCTOR WHO (SERIES 12).” Vinay Patel’s connection to Doctor Who Series 12 is slightly more … >
Earlier this month, CultBox posted an article which asked the question “Is the Doctor Who New Year’s special, ‘Resolution’ the de facto Series 11 finale?” At the Resolution screening at BFI Southbank on December 18, showrunner Chris Chibnall made a statement which seems to support this concept. The BBC released a teaser which leaves no doubt … >
A new set of production stills from the Doctor Who New Year’s special, Resolution were released by the BBC. I will provide some plot and cast information to go with them. Ryan Sinclair meets his father, Aaron in a Sheffield cafe. Ryan’s body language is not receptive. Love interests Mitch (Nikesh Patel) and Lin (Charlotte Ritchie). … >
On Christmas day, the BBC released a teaser video for the Doctor Who New Year’s special, Resolution. At the end of the video, you can hear a Dalek voicing the familiar rant, “Exterminate!” CultBox had previously reported that Chris Chibnall had spoken the name of the main threat in the special during the panel after … >
In an interview with the LA Times, Doctor Who composer Segun Akinola revealed showrunner Chris Chibnall’s original intentions for the thirteenth Doctor’s attributes. “He mentioned hope and warmth, and essentially being quite a steadfast character as well, morally.” The thirteenth Doctor’s moral steadfastness is very apparent in Doctor Who Series 11, more so than any … >