The Doctor Who Christmas special is deep into post-production now. Entitled Twice Upon A Time, we already know that it’ll feature Peter Capaldi, David Bradley, Pearl Mackie, Jodie Whittaker and Mark Gatiss. But the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine has revealed another inclusion. Jared Garfield, of Hollyoaks vintage, has signed up to take on … >
As per the announcement a month ago, Russell T Davies has now collected his Outstanding Achievement Award from the Edinburgh Television Festival. As reported by Doctor Who News, he gave a speech that covered just a breath of what he’d done: “I have worked with Daleks, Casanova, I’ve worked with gays, I’ve worked with Penelope … >
The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine has a lovely feature about the upcoming book, Now We Are Six Hundred: A Collection Of Time Lord Verse. James Goss has written the words, and Russell T Davies has illustrated it. And the pair are both interviewed about the project. It’s a feature well worth reading. At … >
The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine is just landing on subscribers’ doormats today, and pride of place in it is a two page interview with the next Doctor, Jodie Whittaker. In the interview, she talks about the reaction to the news of her casting, and whether it was what she was expecting. “You’ve probably … >
Rachel Talalay has rapidly established herself firmly amongst the cream of Doctor Who directors, and it seems fitting that she should be back to helm the Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time. In doing so, she’ll oversee the departure of Peter Capaldi and Steven Moffat, and the introduction of Jodie Whittaker to the show. Chatting … >
Bradley Walsh is the surprise frontrunner to be the new Doctor Who companion…
One thing that’s often said of the Doctor Who role is that when you have it, you’re constantly asked when you’re leaving. When you leave it, you’re constantly asked when you’re coming back. And so it begins for Peter Capaldi, who leaves the TARDIS this Christmas in Twice Upon A Time. He’ll regenerate into Jodie … >
Collecting Doctor Who DVDs remains an affordable hobby, given that the price of most of them has now fallen to well below the £10 mark. But every now and then, a special collectors’ edition pops up that still somehow attracts an eye-watering price. That’s the case for a special black rubber limited edition Doctor Who: … >
The reason Steven Moffat oversaw Doctor Who series 10 was down to his replacement as showrunner, Chris Chibnall, having commitments to finish his Broadchurch series. S eries three of the show wrapped up earlier this year, and it’s just finished its US run too. And in the aftermath of that, Chris Chibnall has been chatting … >
For the past few years, the role that Peter Capaldi is best known for has switched to the Doctor, courtesy of his three series of Doctor Who. But to many, of course, he’s still the swearing magician Malcolm Tucker from The Thick Of It and In The Loop. Those were the creation of Armando Ianucci, … >