David Tennant has shared his first ever television memory, and it happens to be a Doctor Who serial dating back to 1974. The story in question was the sixth and concluding chapter of Planet of the Spiders, Jon Pertwee’s last episode as the Third Doctor. He’d served as the Time Lord since the turn of the … Read more
The CEO of the television archive group Kaleidoscope believes missing Doctor Who episodes still exist and can be recovered in the future. Into the 1970s, the BBC had no official policy for archiving programme content, and as such, many stories within Doctor Who’s classic era (the majority of William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton’s back catalog) remain incomplete or … Read more
Yasmin Finney, who’ll be appearing alongside David Tennant and Catherine Tate in Doctor Who later this year, talked about her experiences filming alongside the two actors for the round of specials to commemorate the show’s 60th anniversary. She’ll be playing a character called, ironically, Rose (not to confuse them with Billie Piper’s companion). In an interview … Read more
A new trailer for Doctor Who’s upcoming 60th Anniversary Specials has been revealed – along with the episode titles for the three feature-length episodes. You can watch the new trailer at the link below. The episode titles are as follows: Episode 1 – “The Star Beast” Episode 2 – “Wild Blue Yonder” Episode 3 – “The … Read more
The BBC has revealed the first look at Jonathan Groff in costume for his upcoming role in the new series of Doctor Who. The images, as relayed on Twitter, tease that the 38-year-old actor will appear alongside Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor and his companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) in a period piece. “Dress to impress, … Read more
Exclusive, yet brief, new footage from Doctor Who’s upcoming 60th-anniversary specials aired on BBC One on Saturday night (April 29). In a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment, eleven seconds of footage from the series interrupted proceedings – with a “network error” message appearing on screen. The clip was kindly uploaded via the Tardis Central Twitter channel, seen below. Courtesy … Read more
As Russell T Davies ushers in a new era of Doctor Who, a co-founder of Bad Wolf Productions, Julie Gardner, says he has written “amongst his best-ever work” for the upcoming fourteenth series, starring Ncuti-Gatwa and Millie Gibson. In an interview with Doctor Who Magazine Special 63 (via a story from Cultbox), Gardner was asked about concerns facing Doctor Who’s production … Read more
The new era of Doctor Who looks set to expand as speculation of a potential spin-off focusing on the Unified Intelligence Taskforce (abbreviated to UNIT), with Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) leading the new series emerged online. The BBC has yet to confirm the rumours surrounding the spin-off. Reported by The Radio Times, the outlet described the spin-off … Read more
As production for the next era of Doctor Who gets underway, showrunner Russell T Davies says the “next stage” for the long-running sci-fi series will include spin-offs, which he says are “ready.” In a conversation with GQ, the Cucumber and It’s A Sin writer said that “with no criticism whatsoever towards the people who were … Read more
Russell T Davies has stated that the new generation of Doctor Who will allow them to “tell stories on a bigger scale” compared to his previous tenure as showrunner. In an interview with GQ, Davies said a more significant budget was one of the reasons he decided to return to the series. “It’s the same old problems, I still … Read more