Former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat explained the importance of writing gags into Doctor Who scripts to British Comedy Guide. He and the previous Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies agree on this point. “Russell and I were interviewing each other for Doctor Who Magazine recently and in the process of doing that we suddenly … >
In conjunction with a Halloween Doctor Who watch-along of the Seres 3 episode Blink, Steven Moffat shared his first draft script of the episode titled Sally Sparrow and the Weeping Angel. Meaning to share it on the day of the watch-along, Moffat had some trouble opening the original draft as it was saved in an … >
A book featuring collection of stories written by Doctor Who writers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will be available for purchase in support of BBC Children in Need. Penguin Random House offers Doctor Who: Adventures in Lockdown, available now now from UK retailers ahead of its release in on 5th November 2020. The official … >
Doctor Who Magazine writer Emily Cook organized more bonus content with former Doctor Who Showrunner Steven Moffat. The Best of Days, written by Steven Moffat and starring Pearl Mackie and Matt Lucas as Bill Potts and Nardole, promises to be the best of the bonus content created for Cook’s Doctor Who Lockdown, a series of … >
Peter Capaldi, in a full endorsement of the Heaven Sent watch-along on April 14, wrote a note to be shared the afternoon of the event, which will take place on his birthday. The watch-along organizer, Doctor Who Magazine’s Emily Cook, shared this preliminary message from the twelfth Doctor actor: “I know [director Rachel Talalay] is … >
The fifth watch-along arranged by Doctor Who Magazine writer Emily Cook has brought yet more new Doctor Who content for fans to enjoy. On Saturday, April 11, fans around the world watched the Doctor Who Series 6 episode The Doctor’s Wife while enjoying tweets from writer Neil Gaiman, director Richard Clark and Martin Sheen, who … >
Trending as number one on Twitter in the UK and watched around the world, the worldwide #SaveTheDay watch of the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special helped fans feel less isolated while striving to stop the spread of a global pandemic. On Saturday, March 21, 19:00 GMT, fans around the world offered encouraging words to each … >
Doctor Who fans, writers and other creatives are responding to the isolation experienced by fans and their fellow creatives during the social distancing necessitated by the spread of highly contagious the COVID-19 virus. Doctor Who Magazine writer Emily Cook has organized a worldwide The Day of the Doctor watch-along. #SaveTheDay WE NEED THE DOCTOR! This … >
In an interview with the Guardian, writer Steven Moffat had this to say when asked if Sherlock will ever return to television: “I would be astonished if it didn’t come back. We all think it would be quite nice to rejoin them once a few years have gone by. Normally Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson … >
Screenwriter and novelist Terrance Dicks died on August 28 at the age of 84, as announced by his agency on September 5. Dicks was best known as a writer for Doctor Who and as the programme’s script editor from 1968 to 1974. He also adapted many Doctor Who televised stories into novelisations for Target Books. … >