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 … >
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 … >
In an interview with SFX magazine, production designer Dafydd Shurmer revealed new details about the set building and location filming on Doctor Who Series 12. Shurmer expanded on former production designer Arwel Wyn Jones’ TARDIS design. He moved the walls back and added stairs and a doorway to another room. A terrarium fogger for pet … >
In coordination with BBC America, Mandip Gill and Sacha Dhawan decided to simultaneously watch the two Doctor Who Series 12 episodes that make up Spyfall while tweeting with the #SpyMaster hashtag. The shared many behind-the-scenes photos and stories in their tweets. Here are some of the highlights: Really thought I’d get to wear my police … >
Composer Segun Akinola’s Doctor Who Series 12 soundtrack is currently available from Silva Screen Records. The collection features 48 selections from Akinola’s work, two of which are available on YouTube. The first musical piece, The Bloke Watching Your Dreams, is from Episode 7, Can You Hear Me? The episode features the sinister god, Zellin, who … >
BBC America has released behind-the-scenes photos from Doctor Who series 12 filming. Here they are in order of when the episodes aired: Doctor Who continues where The Timeless Children left off, with the Doctor imprisoned in Revolution of the Daleks, which will … >
Gallifrey One is the world’s largest and longest-running annual Doctor Who fan convention. The convention is held in mid February in Los Angeles. I make it a point to follow the developments of the convention on social media every year. One of the customs of the convention is for the participants to exchange tokens, typically … >
In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Jodie Whittaker related her experience of her first Fugitive of the Judoon script read-through with Jo Martin, both playing the Doctor. “It was bigger than [just another character] and I don’t think Jo would mind me saying but the read-through was really emotional. Not in the sense … >
The BBC released three behind-the-scenes videos from the making of the tenth and final episode of Doctor Who Series 12, The Timeless Children. They all share some interesting scenes from the filming and insights into characterization and the creative processes. Some scenes were filmed at CEMEX at Taffs Well Quarry in Wales at the end … >
The BBC released two behind-the-scenes videos from the making of the ninth episode of Doctor Who Series 12, Ascension of the Cybermen. Bradley Walsh had the most challenging stunt of the main cast in the video about stunts, which required him to launch himself into the air and land on a mat. In the second … >