Fifteenth Doctor wax figure coming to Madame Tussauds

A figure representing Ncuti Gatwa’s depiction of the Fifteenth Doctor will be the newest Doctor Who addition to famous waxwork museum Madame Tussauds. Gatwa worked with the attraction’s studio team to get his body measurements, head mould, and eye colours correct for his likeness. The Rwandan-Scottish actor said of the creation of his doppelganger, intended … >

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Doctor Who ‘Space Babies’ cast list

The cast list for the first 2024 Doctor Who series episode Space Babies was released on the BBC One listing for the programme. In the episode, the Doctor and Ruby travel to the far future to a baby farm, run by babies, which is terrorized by a monster called the Bogeyman. The Doctor: Ncuti Gatwa … >

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Doctor Who 2024 series: comedy, horror and heartbreak

In a video interview conducted by The Sun at the London premiere of the Doctor Who 2024 series, showrunner Russell T Davies and stars Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson shared some of their insights about the upcoming series. “What we’ve got coming up is the full range of adventures,” Davies revealed. “We’ve got comedy stories. … >

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Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa cast in Oscar Wilde play this winter

Ncuti Gatwa will join Sharon D Clarke and Hugh Skinner in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre’s Lyttelton Theatre in London this winter. Wilde’s play is a comedy farce set in the Victorian Era with its burdensome social conventions involving marriage. Gatwa and Skinner will play bachelors Algernon Moncrieff and … >

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Doctor Who production employs LED screen technology

In Doctor Who Magazine 603, Paul Kirkley revealed that LED screen technology used by other high-end productions was used for the first time on the third 2024 series Doctor Who episode Boom, written by Steven Moffat. “Boom also marks a significant first for Doctor Who, through its use of in-camera VFX technology to create the … >

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Doctor Who showrunner talks “pantheon of gods”

In an interview with Radio Times, Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies revealed that Maestro, a music-based villain played by Jinkx Monsoon in the second episode of the 2024 series The Devil’s Chord, has god-like powers. “She’s part of this pantheon of gods with enormous powers. I think Doctor Who is all the more exciting … >

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Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson film Doctor Who near Cardiff Central

Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson and Ruth Madeley were spotted filming scenes for the Doctor Who 2025 series near Cardiff Central on 21 April 2024. Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson and Ruth Madeley on location #dwsr pic.twitter.com/KwK3YfnN99 — Doctor Who Filming Locations (@set_dw) April 21, 2024 Lots of smiles in Cardiff as the Doctor and friends come … >

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Cover artwork from the Fifteenth Doctor novel Eden Rebellion

Three original Fifteenth Doctor novels announced

BBC Books has announced that three new Doctor Who novels will be published this year, featuring Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson’s Ruby Sunday. Each book is an original, stand-alone adventure and will be published simultaneously in hardback and audiobook in 2024, beginning with Ruby Red on 13 June. The Ruby Red audiobook will … >

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