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Month: June 2020

Doctor Who recasts Hannibal star as Rassilon in new Time War series

Doctor Who recasts Hannibal star as Rassilon in new Time War series

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Doctor Who‘s The Master may be the most famous recurring villainous Time Lord, but they aren’t the only one. There’s also Rassilon, someone Whovians are all too familiar with. The Lord High President was brought in to be the final foe of David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor, where he was played by Timothy Dalton. Veteran character actor Donald Sumpter took over the role for Peter Capaldi’s second series finale. In short, he’s a pretty big deal. Rassilon is now coming back…

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Time Lord Victorious: Full list of Doctor Who releases

Time Lord Victorious: Full list of Doctor Who releases

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The multi-platform story will cross over from books, audio dramas, comics and more – and here’s where you can check out every piece of the story. Time Lord Victorious is coming – and it’s going to be absolutely massive. Yes, the big new crossover Doctor Who project (which will star the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctors alongside companions, villains and new characters) is set to be quite the undertaking, with various Who spin-off companies uniting to tell one sprawling story. These companies…

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Jodie Whittaker to help teach Science Week on BBC Bitesize

Jodie Whittaker to help teach Science Week on BBC Bitesize

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Jodie Whittaker is set to join BBC Bitesize for some virtual learning next week. Bitesize is the BBC’s free online study support resource for school-age pupils in the UK. For Science Week on BBC Bitesize, the actress who plays a Time Lord on Doctor Who will present a lesson on outer space and the solar system. Jodie Whittaker plays the thirteenth Doctor, who met renowned scientists Ada Lovelace, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison as well as literary greats Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron…

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Play a Doctor Who escape room from home!

Play a Doctor Who escape room from home!

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Escape Hunt UK has today released booking slots for customers to play remote versions of their escape room Doctor Who: Worlds Collide. Now booking, these remote experiences invite friends, family and colleagues to come together via Zoom and play Escape Hunt’s physical escape rooms from their own homes. You and your team will direct a real-life expert games master, move them around the room, find hidden clues, solve puzzles, and see if you can escape before time runs out! In Doctor Who:…

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The Ninth Doctor and Rose join ‘Time Lord Victorious’

The Ninth Doctor and Rose join ‘Time Lord Victorious’

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Doctor Who Magazine will be contributing to the multi-platform Time Lord Victorious saga with a special three-part comic-strip story beginning with issue number #556, on sale in September. Monstrous Beauty stars the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler, and is written by DWM’s regular comics writer Scott Gray. The artist is John Ross (who recently illustrated the Thirteenth Doctor story Mistress of Chaos), with colour art by James Offredi and lettering by Roger Langridge. Monstrous Beauty will begin with a double-length chapter, heading a special supplement…

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The Tenth Doctor… and River Song reunited!

The Tenth Doctor… and River Song reunited!

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Sh! Spoilers! David Tennant and Alex Kingston are back as the Tenth Doctor and River Song, together again for the first time in 12 years in a brand-new Doctor Who audio series. Last seen on screen together in 2008’s two-part Doctor Who story, Silence in the Library/The Forest of the Dead, Professor River Song and her husband, the Tenth Doctor, will reunite in November 2020 for three new thrilling adventures in time and space. A stunning full-cast audio production with…

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 553

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 553

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JON PERTWEE AND ELISABETH SLADEN ARE YOUR HOSTS FOR A VISIT TO THE SET OF DOCTOR WHO! Highlights of the new issue include: Newly discovered interviews conducted at the heart of production on Death to the Daleks and Planet of the Spiders. The Doctor Who directing masterclass, featuring exclusive interviews with directors Joe Ahearne, Richard Clark, Graeme Harper, Douglas Mackinnon, Saul Metzstein, Jamie Magnus Stone and Rachel Talalay. An exclusive preview of the Power of the Daleks Special Edition, including a selection of rare colour photos from…

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‘Time Lord Victorious’ comics announced!

‘Time Lord Victorious’ comics announced!

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More Time Lord Victorious stories are revealed today – two comic books will be released by Titan Comics from September 2020! The first issue, one of two over-sized comic issues, is a ground-breaking new comic adventure for the Tenth Doctor that sees the return of the Doctor’s most iconic enemy, the Daleks. When the Doctor faces his ancient foes once again, it soon becomes clear that things aren’t what they seem – time is all wrong and something is coming that terrifies…

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Doctor Who can’t be made “to the current standard” under social distancing, says BBC Wales boss

Doctor Who can’t be made “to the current standard” under social distancing, says BBC Wales boss

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Will Doctor Who series 13 be delayed by the lockdown? It’s been the question on many a Whovian’s lips ever since the coronavirus pandemic forced various TV productions to shut down – and while “socially-distanced” TV is now beginning to film again, a BBC executive has cast doubt on whether Doctor Who could return under those circumstances. “It’ll be down to social distancing,” Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director of BBC Wales, said during an online Q&A when asked about the future of Doctor…

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Doctor Who issues statement in support of Black Lives Matter movement.

Doctor Who issues statement in support of Black Lives Matter movement.

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The long-running sci-fi show has been the latest to throw its support behind BLM, amid a huge resurgence and fight for equality against systematic racism across the globe following the death of George Floyd in the US. A message on the show’s official Twitter account informed fans that the cast and crew of the BBC hit were standing in solidarity with protestors. ‘Doctor Who stands against racism,’ the statement reads. ‘We stand with our Black cast members, crew members, storytellers…

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