After Christopher H. Bidmead left Doctor Who, Anthony Root took the role on for three months in a trainee capacity. He developed scripts that Bidmead had commissioned, including one by Eric Saward. In the meantime, Root took on another three month contract for Juliet Bravo. Having impressed the outgoing Script Editor with The Visitation, Saward … >
It’s looking certain now that Doctor Who series 11, starring Jodie Whittaker, is heading for an October debut. This had been widely suggested earlier this year already, but a new report on sales of the show to Latin America has also doubled-down on that October start. “The new season of the acclaimed TV show will feature … >
Big Finish has had a reorganisation of its Doctor Who main range, with each Doctor now having their own producer. In the case of the Colin Baker’s sixth Doctor, the producer is now John Ainsworth, who also directed The Lure Of The Nomad, a story written by Matthew J Elliott. Matthew is presumably used to … >
Quick update here: BBC Worldwide has confirmed that there’s been a small delay in the release of the Doctor Who season 12 Blu-ray collection. It’s been put back – for undisclosed reasons – to June 18th 2018. Other than that, as you were… Previously… Earlier this year, we reported that in the US, Tom Baker’s first … >
Russell T Davies has been doing promotional work for his new drama, A Very English Scandal, that debuts on the BBC over the weekend. Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw headline the new production. Davies, then, appeared on The One Show last night as part of the press tour, and the subject of the next series … >
While Big Finish have been releasing Torchwood audios since 2015, Believe is the first to reunite the original television line-up with a three-part tale rooted in the latter part of the second series. The story focuses on Owen’s suspicions about “The Church of the Outsiders”, a religious organisation who believe that our destiny belongs in … >
It’s now all but certain that Doctor Who series 11, starring Jodie Whittaker of course, will be debuting in October. And the BBC is making sure we won’t be short of goodies to buy around the time of the show’s return, with the announcement of a new collection of Doctor Who books. Juno Dawson has … >
Thanks to the excellent sleuthing work of Ruther2 on Twitter, the full list of directors for Doctor Who series 11 has now come to light. Jamie Childs directed the first block of episodes for the new run, that covered episodes one and seven of the show. Then, production moved to South Africa for the second … >
Russell T Davies’ three-part drama, A Very English Scandal, is heading to BBC One shortly. It marks the first time that he’s worked with Hugh Grant, too. But had history have taken a slightly different turn, their paths may have crossed earlier. Davies has confirmed in a new interview to promote that show that he … >
Back when there was no outlet for fans, and no Doctor Who on the television to watch, it was the terrific Doctor Who Magazine that kept the flag flying. You can hardly accuse it of following the money, either, given that it was existing at a time when Doctor Who was hardly the high profile … >