Next year, three specials to commemorate Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary will debut on the BBC, and the network has now released a full-length teaser trailer for what’s to come. Premiering last night (Christmas Day), this analysis will break down the explosive trailer a bit more to give us a clearer idea of what it all means, … Read more
Spoilers ahead for this Christmas Special review of Inside No.9. The BBC Two anthology series returns for another darkly comic caper, and this time, quite fittingly, takes place inside a church, the most appropriate setting for a festive special of the dark comedy variety. We meet Jasper Parkway (Pemberton), approaching the church on Christmas Eve. He’s … Read more
Reports suggest Line Of Duty could return for a three-part special on the BBC. The future of the hit police procedural drama was left uncertain following the conclusion of the sixth series in early 2021. As fans will remember with divided opinion, resolved the mystery behind the elusive ‘H’, a mastermind with ties to organised crime … Read more
With every new incarnation of the iconic Time Lord, there’s a new TARDIS, a new companion, and inevitably, a costume upgrade for the Doctor, and now we know what Ncuti Gatwa’s Time Lord will look like as he emerges from the TARDIS next year. The first photo of Gatwa’s Fifteenth incarnation has been shared via Doctor … Read more
Production for Ncuti Gatwa’s first series in Doctor Who has officially started. Filming was confirmed in a behind-the-scenes set photo of a clapperboard shared on Doctor Who’s official Twitter account. In the picture, seen further below, the clapperboard features the show’s brand-new, 70s-style diamond logo, and in the background, we can see the doors to Gatwa’s TARDIS. It even … Read more
To celebrate the festive period, an Inside No.9 Christmas Special, titled “The Bones of St Nicholas,” will be airing later in the month, thanks to a story from The Radio Times. The anthology series, written by and starring Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, will return on December 22 and feature Simon Callow and Shobna Gulati as guest stars camping out in … Read more
Doctor Who spin-offs are reportedly in the works – and set to feature some of the show’s most iconic villains – including the Daleks, Cybermen, and Weeping Angels. A report from The Daily Mirror suggested the budget for the “Whoniverse” could triple since the BBC sold the streaming rights to Disney Plus for Doctor Who outside the UK … Read more
Jodie Whittaker’s recent finale, “The Power of the Doctor,” has broken a world record – and it’s all because of one man, William Russell. The actor played schoolteacher Ian Chesterton during William Hartnell’s tenure as the First Doctor and served as one of the first-ever companions alongside Jacqueline Hill’s Barbara Wright until 1965, after which Russell and … Read more
As Doctor Who celebrated its 59th-anniversary yesterday (November 23), the long-running sci-fi show’s logo received a special makeover to mark the milestone. Thanks to a story from The Radio Times, the diamond-inspired logo, seen further below, serves as a throwback to Tom Baker’s era. “This #DoctorWhoDay we’re celebrating the past, the present and the future,” a tweet shared on … Read more
With Doctor Who celebrating its 60th anniversary in November 2023, a wealth of Doctor Who icons will be returning to mark the milestone – including Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant. The two actors will be joined alongside Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Peter Davison, and Paul McGann for an “epic eight-hour anniversary story” in … Read more