Doctor Who wins award for its LGBT inclusiveness

The latest award for Doctor Who’s mantelpiece has come from the PinkNews Awards, that’s celebrated the show for its long-standing dedication to LGBT inclusiveness. The award was collected by Pearl Mackie, who plays Bill of course, and she said to Pink News that “last year I never fathomed coming to any Awards ceremony, so I … >

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Doctor Who series 11: first rumours of filming beginning

It’s already known that Jodie Whittaker will start filming her first full series as Doctor Who before the end of the year, with production on her and new showrunner Chris Chibnall’s first run expected to take the usual eight to nine months. Fan reports have started to come in too that filming may well be … >

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Doctor Who: Matt Lucas hints at a return

One of the delights of Doctor Who series 10 was Matt Lucas’ character, Nardole. Following his debut in The Husbands Of River Song, Nardole travelled with the Doctor and Bill for the duration of series 10, but it had been assumed that, with the changes taking place on the show, he would be making an … >

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Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi on Rachel Talalay’s directing

When it came time to decide who was going to direct this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time, Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi had one person firmly in mind: Rachel Talalay. Talalay has built quite a reputation for her excellent work on Doctor Who, including the last two finale two-parters, and she … >

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There’s a new Doctor Who computer game on the way

Doctor Who hasn’t been best served by videogames across its history, with the free-to-download adventure game series of a while back about as good as it got. Next year, though, Doctor Who Infinity is going to aim to right past wrongs. It will be available for PC and mobile platforms, and the game will pick … >

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Time in Office (Doctor Who Audio) review

Once a year, Big Finish mixes up the main range trilogies with a two-disc release of four separate stories, generally with a single Doctor/ companion team. Whereas previously these have been distinct stories written by different writers, this year’s Time in Office is a set of linked stories for the fifth Doctor and Tegan, all … >

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Doctor Who – Short Trips 7.08 ‘The British Invasion’ review

Wendy Padbury narrates this charming tale which brings the TARDIS and her crew, the Second Doctor, highlander Jamie McCrimmon and the futuristic astrophysicist Zoe Herriot to London’s South Bank in 1951, for the Festival of Britain. The first quarter of an hour of the play’s unhurried forty-two minutes is made up of some delightful character … >

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