Anita Dobson and Michelle Greenidge will be joining the next series of Doctor Who, courtesy of a report from The Radio Times. Dobson is best known for her role as Angie Watts (Happy Christmas, Ange) in Eastenders. At this time, details of her casting in Doctor Who remain under wraps, Watts has made appearances in The Bill, Call the Midwife, and Red Dwarf. Dobson … Read more
Aneurin Barnard, known recently for his role in 1899, will be joining the cast of Doctor Who. The new series, starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, will also see Jemma Redgrave reprise her role as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, the Chief Scientific Officer and Head of UNIT. In an announcement from Doctor Who’s official Twitter channel, it was confirmed that Barnard … Read more
Russell T Davies, Doctor Who’s returning showrunner, has reassured fans concerned with Disney’s acquisition of the series internationally, deeming Doctor Who “absolutely the same show.” In an interview with Doctor Who Magazine, courtesy of a report from Digital Spy, Davies discussed Disney’s acquisition of the distribution rights for the series outside of the UK. “I … Read more
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
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
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