Doctor Who, and the 1986 memo that recommended a female Doctor
The credited creator of Doctor Who, Sydney Newman, always thought there should be a female Doctor…
The credited creator of Doctor Who, Sydney Newman, always thought there should be a female Doctor…
After last month’s ghostly goings on at Malkin Place, the fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Lalla Ward) are back in space on a new planet, and in Jonathan Morris’s Subterranea, they are actually inside the planet’s crust. Packed with imagination, Jonathan Morris paints a world where the human inhabitants live inside so-called Drill-towns, desperate … >
The Doctor Who rumour mill currently has Bradley Walsh in pole position to play the companion to Jodie Whittaker’s incoming Doctor. And whilst there’s been no further news on that since the story surfaced a week or two ago, Walsh has been chatting about the future of his teatime quiz show, The Chase. The thinking … >
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 … >