Welcome to Classic Doctors New Monsters 3: The Stuff of Nightmares. “There are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things! Things which act against everything we believe in. They must be fought!” So said the Second Doctor. While his monstrous foes often only make a single onscreen appearance, we often … >
A special illustrated version of Doctor Who and the Daleks, the first ever Doctor Who novel, will be published this Autumn. Published in 1964, the year after the show began, Doctor Who and the Daleks sees Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright caught up in the flight through time and space of the mysterious Doctor and … >
In an interview with Variety, Neil Patrick Harris described a meeting with Ncuti Gatwa in relation to their respective roles in Doctor Who. “I got to meet and interact with him a bit and he’s glorious. He’ll be the first gay Doctor, which is going to be super cool, a sexier Doctor.” This is they … >
In a speech after accepting Attitude magazine’s Pride Icon Award at the magazine’s sixth annual Pride Awards show in London on Thursday, 28 July, Yasmin Finney celebrated the “transmagic” and honour of being a visible transwoman on screen. “It’s such a surreal moment. I’m hoping that with everything I’m doing with Doctor Who, with Heartstopper … >
In an interview with PA News Agency on the red carpet of the Attitude Pride Awards, Mark Gatiss said he has not yet been asked to return to Doctor Who but can “resist everything but temptation” if given the opportunity. Gatiss described showrunner Russell T Davies’ return to Doctor Who as “brilliant and thrilling”. Gatiss … >
British television, movie and recording actor Bernard Cribbins OBE died on 28 July at age 93, his agent has confirmed. pic.twitter.com/eWbR9wepIX — Gavin Barker Associates (@GavBarkAssoc) July 28, 2022 Born Bernard Joseph Cribbins in Oldham in 1928, Cribbins left school at 13 and found work as an assistant stage manager at a local theatre club, … >
British actor David Warner, who starred in the blockbuster films Tron, The Omen and Titanic has died at the age of 80 from a cancer-related illness on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Warner played the villainous ENCOM executive Ed Dillinger in Tron, photojournalist Keith Jennings in The Omen and valet henchman Spicer Lovejoy Titanic. He recently … >
All six nominations in the Audio Drama category are for Doctor Who titles. Updated 24/07/22: Lizzie Hopley’s The Curse of Lady MacBeth has come out on top. From the field of six Big Finish stories, the Scribe Awards 2002 have crowned a historical tale for Christopher Eccleston as Best Audio Drama. Congratulations to @lizziehopley for … >
Walt Disney Co. is in discussions with the BBC about acquiring the streaming rights to a new Doctor Who series according to Bloomberg. Disney is in discussions with the BBC about acquiring the streaming rights to a new “Doctor Who” series https://t.co/UJIct1dSwy — Bloomberg (@business) July 22, 2022 Bloomberg reports that the talks are in … >
The former Doctor Who star will appear alongside Lily Allen in the seaside comedy-drama. Updated 22/07/22: Freema Agyeman has confirmed that she won’t be returning to New Amsterdam. Despite the show’s return for a fifth and final season, it will be without Dr Helen Sharpe; Freema Agyeman took to social media yesterday to announce she … >