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Month: January 2018

Doctor Who Magazine 521

Doctor Who Magazine 521

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THIRTEENTH DOCTOR JODIE WHITTAKER AND SHOWRUNNER CHRIS CHIBNALL IN DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE EXCLUSIVES! “There is no other job in the world like this,” Jodie Whittaker tells the new issue of DWM. Jodie also discusses her regeneration scene and working with costume designer Ray Holman: “The very first meeting we had was all very secret and incognito. As we were talking I was completely distracted by the colour of the wallpaper behind us. I told Roy I absolutely loved that colour,…

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Here’s when Pearl Mackie and Steven Moffat are on Room 101 (Updated!)

Here’s when Pearl Mackie and Steven Moffat are on Room 101 (Updated!)

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The new series of Room 101 starts on BBC One tomorrow at 8.30pm, with Frank Skinner returning to oversee eight new episodes of the show. They were all recorded last October and November, and this latest run has two faces of particular interest to fans of Doctor Who. For both Pearl Mackie and Steven Moffat are guests on the new series! They won’t be appearing together, though, but we roughly know when their episodes will air, and who will be…

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We’re apparently getting “more than 11 hours” of Who in the autumn?

We’re apparently getting “more than 11 hours” of Who in the autumn?

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Might be time to get your calculators out, as a new Doctor Who brand and licensing update seems to suggest we’re going to get a little more Who than we thought later this year. The latest issue of Toy World magazine – as spotted by Girly Letters on Twitter, and the Doctor Who Site – has outlined the BBC’s merchandising plans for the year, and specifically says of Doctor Who that there will be “more than 11 hours of new…

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Director revealed for block three of episodes

Director revealed for block three of episodes

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Doctor Who series 11 is introducing another new director to the show, with the third block of episodes for Jodie Whittaker’s first run set to be steered by Sallie Aprahamian. Aprahamian has directed shows such as Teachers, This Life, Extremely Dangerous, The Sins and The Lakes in the past. She’s got a strong background in theatre direction on top of her sizeable television CV. And as per her agent’s webpage, she’s now been revealed to be directing two episodes of…

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Christmas special legal action threat downplayed

Christmas special legal action threat downplayed

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This story contains spoilers for the Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time. An odd story yesterday popped up in The Mirror, that suggested last month’s Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice Upon A Time, was set to be the subject of legal action. In an article entitled ‘Row breaks out over Doctor Who Christmas episode’, it reckoned that the necessary people at the BBC didn’t seek the permission apparently required to reuse the character of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. As you may…

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Jodie Whittaker didn’t read the whole Doctor Who script for Christmas special

Jodie Whittaker didn’t read the whole Doctor Who script for Christmas special

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Jodie Whittaker hadn’t read the whole of the script for the Doctor Who Christmas special and claims she was just as surprised as the viewers when watching the episode. The 35-year-old made her debut on the sci-fi series last month when The Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi, regenerated and transformed into her. She told Doctor Who magazine: ‘I didn’t read the rest of the episode because I was only given a page to go from, which was the moment that…

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LETHBRIDGE-STEWART SERIES FIVE BEGINS

LETHBRIDGE-STEWART SERIES FIVE BEGINS

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce the amended line-up for the fifth series of its ongoing Lethbridge-Stewart novels. The first book will now be A Very Private Haunting and will be released at the end of the month. This will be followed by The Man from Yesterday and The New Unusual. Lethbridge-Stewart and Anne visit the Scottish village, Glencross, to help out the son of a old army buddy. Strange things are afoot in the village; a teenage boy…

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Eighth Doctor Paul McGann returns for a new four-part Doctor Who saga

Eighth Doctor Paul McGann returns for a new four-part Doctor Who saga

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  Big Finish have announced details of a new four-part audio series for the Eighth Doctor starting in Aprl 2018. Ravenous features Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, with some familiar faces from the past, over the course of an impressive four box sets. The Doctor will cross multiple timelines, and meet old acquaintances and familiar foes in these adventures, including ally Sir Winston Churchill (with Ian McNiece reprising his role from the Eleventh Doctor era) and the return of…

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Missy returns in her own Doctor Who short story collection

Missy returns in her own Doctor Who short story collection

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Coming next month is a collection of all-new stories featuring the Doctor’s favourite frenemy, Missy. Played by Michelle Gomez on television, The Missy Chronicles features tales from the first ever female incarnation of the Master. Authors include: Cavan Scott, Jacqueline Rayner, Paul Magrs, James Goss, Peter Anghelides and Richard Dinnick. Check out the details and cover art below. The Missy Chronicles “I’ve had adventures too. My whole life doesn’t revolve around you, you know.” When she’s not busy amassing armies…

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Series 11: it looks as if a new director has been revealed?

Series 11: it looks as if a new director has been revealed?

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Doctor Who series 11, headlined by Jodie Whittaker of course, is currently filming an episode in South Africa as part of the second block of episodes for the new series. And thanks to the sleuthing work of the excellent Ruther2 on Twitter, it looks as if we know who’s directing that block. Mark Tonderai, director of films such as Hush and House At The End Of The Street, is reckoned to be directing the second block of episodes. The discovery…

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