In a post-season interview, Doctor Who showrunner, Russell T Davies, discussed the most talked about episode from Ncuti Gatwa’s first season, “73 Yards.” Speaking to SFX Magazine (courtesy of BleedingCool), Davies discussed the story, considered Doctor-lite, since for the bulk of its runtime, Gatwa is absent as the Fifteenth Doctor. The actor, who was unavailable … Read more
Archie Panjabi has been added to the cast as a villain for Doctor Who Season 15, expected to air on BBC One in May 2025. Details on the character Panjabi will play are unknown. An Emmy nominee and winner, Panjabi will join a cast that includes Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, Millie Gibson, who returns for a … Read more
Steven Moffat was appointed as the showrunner for Doctor Who at the start of 2010, taking over the reins of the long-running sci-fi series from Russell T Davies, who stepped down after reviving the show for the BBC. In 2017, Moffat departed the series, bowing out alongside Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor. Speaking at a “Visionaries” … Read more
Charlie Condou has been added to the cast for Doctor Who Season 15, expected to air on BBC One in May 2025. Details on the character Condou will play, and whether the former Coronation Street actor will serve in a recurring or guest capacity is unknown. He will be joining a cast that includes Ncuti … Read more
Sylvester McCoy has defended the political aspects of storytelling associated with Doctor Who. Known for his portrayal as the Seventh Doctor between 1987 and 1989, McCoy recently reprised his role as the Time Lord in The Power of the Doctor, the Jodie Whittaker finale in 2022. The 80-year-old actor, while in attendance at a BFI … Read more
Matt Smith has spoken out against fans who “attack” Doctor Who with racial abuse and criticism for prominent LGBTQ themes. Smith, who portrayed the Eleventh Doctor from 2010 to 2014, revealed his confusion in an interview with The Times (from a story by The Radio Times). The new run, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth … Read more
Following the conclusion of Ncuti Gatwa’s first season in Doctor Who, and a second season expected in 2025, fans of the long-running sci-fi series are eagerly awaiting news on a potential third season, with mainstay showrunner Russell T Davies giving his two cents on where things stand. Speaking to SFX Magazine (courtesy of a story … Read more
The BBC has responded to viewer complaints following a historic same-sex kiss between Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor, and Jonathan Groff’s bounty hunter, Rogue. In an episode from Ncuti’s first season that shares the name of Groff’s bounty hunter, viewers were left upset with what has been described as “inappropriate sexual innuendo” that culminated in a … Read more
Matthew Jacobs, the writer responsible for the 1996 Doctor Who television film, will return to the series alongside Paul McGann for an audio drama boxset of Eighth Doctor adventures. Courtesy of a story from The Radio Times, Jacobs, 68, will be writing an episode of the series entitled Puccini and the Doctor. A wealth of … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of the Doctor Who 60th-Anniversary Special, “The Giggle.” The end looms for the Fourteenth Doctor in the third and final episode of the 60th-anniversary specials. It all begins in Soho, 1925, with the birth of television, an appropriate subject matter to honor the 60-year milestone and an effective means to welcome … Read more