Doctor Who New Year’s Special: new cast announcements

According to the Radio Times, the BBC has announced three cast members for the Doctor Who New Year’s Special. The guest cast list and the names of their characters: Charlotte Ritchie: Lin Nikesh Patel: Mitch Daniel Adegboyega: Aaron Cultbox had previously reported that Daniel Adegboyega’s CV on his agent’s website listed his character’s name as Isaac Sinclair. This discrepancy … >

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Doctor Who New Year’s Special not New Year themed

According to Mandip Gill, as interviewed in Radio Times magazine, the plot of the Doctor Who New Year’s Day Special doesn’t explicitly revolve around the new year. “When we were filming, we didn’t know when it was going to air. We found out the same time as the rest of you!” Curiously, the synopsis released … >

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Doctor Who, It Takes You Away: stunt work for blind actress

In an interview with In Touch host Peter White on Radio 4, eighteen-year-old blind actress Ellie Wallwork revealed she was tapped to perform some mild stunt work in her role as Hanne in the ninth episode of Doctor Who Series 11, It Takes You Away. Actually I had a stunt double, which is really hilarious … >

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New Images for Doctor Who New Year’s Special

New images from the Doctor Who new Year’s Day Special were released. Aside from the Doctor’s new festive rainbow scarf, a translucent cube, some human remains and a book on early Anglo-Saxon archaeology, there’s not much to go on. The Doctor Who 2019 New Year’s Day Special is written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Wayne … >

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Children In Need: Anna’s Doctor Who Surprise

9-year-old Anna Mark from Basingstoke received the surprise of her life when Jodie Whittaker as the thirteenth Doctor appeared appeared on her family’s television television screen to invite her to tour the TARDIS in a clip shown during the BBC’s 2018 Children in Need special. Anna was born with a cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic condition … >

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