A hilarious sketch starring David Tennant and Sir Lenny Henry was shared on March 17 as part of Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day special on BBC One. Sir Lenny Henry claimed to feel sick while introducing the annual show, declaring “What I need is a doctor!” Right on cue, he “regenerated” into David Tennant dressed … >
In Doctor Who Magazine Special 63, Bad Wolf executive producer Julie Gardner was asked what she worries about most amid concerns about increased audience expectations in regard to production values seen in Marvel and Disney television productions. “There’s only one worry on Doctor Who: that production delivers on the extraordinary quality of Russell’s writing,” Gardner … >
The latest Special Edition of Doctor Who Magazine examines what each Doctor Who producer brought to the role and gains exclusive new insights from their colleagues. Doctor Who’s 60-year journey was launched by producer Verity Lambert; the series, in turn, served as the springboard for her own remarkable career. Since then, a further 12 producers … >
According to Nicola Methven, TV editor of the Mirror, a new Doctor Who spin-off starring Jemma Redgrave will follow the adventures of UNIT, the Unified Intelligence Taskforce. UNIT is an international organisation, first seen in the 1968 Doctor Who episode The Invasion, to investigate and combat paranormal and extraterrestrial threats to the planet Earth Jemma … >
A second series of the BBC Sounds spin-off Doctor Who: Redacted was revealed in the CV of writer Karissa Hamilton-Bannis. 🔊🚨#DoctorWho REDACTED SERIES TWO LEAK! A second series of the BBC Sounds spin-off Doctor Who: Redacted has been revealed by the CV of writer Karissa Hamilton-Bannis. Series 2 will be produced by James Goss, Karissa … >
BBC One’s Red Nose Day 2023 show promises comedy and music while raising cash for good causes. Ahead of the March 17th fundraiser for Comic Relief, the BBC have released details of the night’s line-up. The action kicks off at 7pm, live from the BBC’s Media City UK in Salford. As you might expect, it … >
Christopher Eccleston returns another set of audio adventures as the Doctor encounters Shades of Fear. For the final box set of his second series at Big Finish, the Ninth Doctor travels from a present day charity shop to the far future on a colony world. While some of the threats are new, there’s also an … >
According to behind-the-scenes photos from a March 3 photo shoot by photographer David Emery posted on Getty Images, David Tennant will appear in a Doctor Who sketch for Red Nose Day, Friday 17 March 2023. Red Nose Day is an annual fundraising campaign created by Comic Relief to end child poverty throughout the world. The … >
In the Production Diary column in Doctor Who Magazine 587, script supervisor Scott Handcock had this note for Monday 12 December, 2022. “…somewhere on the outskirts of Cardiff, Block One begins a week of location filming that manages to go completely unnoticed.” Unnoticed by fans, yes, but a few locals noticed some changes. In a … >
A teenage Amelia encounters Missy and Leela meets Marie Curie in a new audio drama boxset for International Women’s Day – The Eighth of March: Strange Chemistry. Updated 05/03/23: Ahead of the box set’s release this week, there’s now a trailer abroad. It gives us a first chance to hear Catlin Blackwood as the teenage … >