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 … >
In an interview in Doctor Who Magazine 580, producer Nikki Wilson gave an account of what to expect of the Doctor Who BBC centenary special. Although Wilson has moved on to producing Hartswood’s Wolf with former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat and hasn’t seen the final cut of the special, she was present for the … >
According to The Mirror, a Doctor Who Confidential-style behind-the-scenes Doctor Who spin-off show will become available in 2023. Said to be commissioned showrunner Russell T Davies, the series titled Doctor Who: Unleashed which will cover behind-the-scenes footage and interviews from filming of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials and series beyond with Ncuti Gatwa. Radio … >
In Doctor Who Magazine 580, composer Segun Akinola revealed that the Doctor Who BBC Centenary special is the last episode of Doctor Who for which he will compose the musical score. “The Centenary Special will be my last episode of Doctor Who,” the composer told DWM. “I always said I would be there for as … >
Tom Baker enjoys a trio of adventures as his eleventh audio series concludes at Big Finish. The ever entertaining Fourth Doctor has been flying solo in 2022 without a regular companion. Slotting in adventures after Sarah and before Leela, Volume One saw an encounter with the Master and spooky shenanigans at a power station. In … >
In a powerful speech at London Trans+ Pride on July 9, trans actress and activist Yasmin Finney confirmed that her Doctor Who character Rose is a young transwoman. The 18-year-old actress soared to fame after appearing in the Netflix series Heartstopper, in which she plays a trans girl Elle Argent. And now she is cast … >