Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker “was up against other actresses” for role
In spite of their past work together on Broadchurch, landing the Doctor Who role was no nod of the head from new showrunner Chris Chibnall to new Doctor Jodie Whittaker.
In spite of their past work together on Broadchurch, landing the Doctor Who role was no nod of the head from new showrunner Chris Chibnall to new Doctor Jodie Whittaker.
It’s been just over a month now since Jodie Whittaker was revealed to be Peter Capaldi’s successor in Doctor Who. Since then, we’ve also seen her in the BBC drama Trust Me, and with that out of the way, she begins filming Doctor Who in earnest before the end of the year. She’s been chatting … >
The credited creator of Doctor Who, Sydney Newman, always thought there should be a female Doctor…
Here’s our spoiler-filled review of Trust Me episode 4.
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 … >
Bradley Walsh is the surprise frontrunner to be the new Doctor Who companion…
Here’s our spoiler-filled review of Trust Me episode 2.
On the day that Jodie Whittaker was unveiled as the new Doctor Who, a few people already had the information. Not many, though, with the vast majority of people who work on the show also kept in the dark. But one man who knew? That’d be Matt Smith. What’s more, it turns out that he … >
David Tennant remains arguably the most popular take on the Doctor since Doctor Who returned in 2005, with his departure in The End Of Time Part II attracting around half the TV viewing audience at the moment he said goodbye. And in a new interview on The Late Show in the US, he’s been chatting about … >