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Doctor Who Magazine 577

Doctor Who Magazine 577

INTERVIEW WITH SHOWRUNNER CHRIS CHIBNALL Highlights of the new issue include: In his most extensive and revealing interview ever, Chris Chibnall looks back on his time as Doctor Who showrunner and shares detailed insights into the making of the series since 2017. Director Paul Joyce provides a commentary on the stills that created fantasy backdrops to his 1981 story Warriors’ Gate. How Doctor Who became part of Fortnite, the biggest video game in the world. The team behind the forthcoming…

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Legend of the Sea Devils: Official Rating

Legend of the Sea Devils: Official Rating

The BBC’s Lizo Mzimba has reported that, Doctor Who’s 7-day catch up audience figures are 3.47 million. A (proportionately) bigger rise than usual. Makes it the BBC’s best performer of the day, the third biggest overall after ITV’s The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (8.66m) and BGT (6.94m). And 24th in the weekly chart. Doctor Who’s 7-day catch up audience figures are 3.47 million. A (proportionately) bigger rise than usual. Makes it the BBC’s best performer of the day,…

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Jo Martin and Sacha Dhawan enter the world of audio

Jo Martin and Sacha Dhawan enter the world of audio

Jo Martin and Sacha Dhawan enter the world of audio in brand-new audio dramas. Big Finish Productions today announces a brand-new series of adventures for the Fugitive Doctor as played by actress Jo Martin and a brand-new series of full-cast audio dramas starring Sacha Dhawan as the Master. The Fugitive Doctor Adventures First revealed on screen in the 2020 Doctor Who episode, FUGITIVE OF THE JUDOON, the Fugitive Doctor is a previously unseen incarnation of the Doctor who quickly established herself…

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Legend of the Sea Devils: Overnight Rating

Legend of the Sea Devils: Overnight Rating

According to the BBC entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba, last night’s Doctor Who Easter special had an overnight audience of 2.20m (11th most watched programme of day). Was beaten by Antiques Roadshow on BBC Two (2.26m). For younger audiences was tough for Doctor Who going up against Britain’s Got Talent which won the night with 5.20m. This value is likely to rise considerably once the catch up figures are factored into the consolidated ratings in 7 days. (Ed)  https://twitter.com/lizo_mzimba/status/1515974145904893957

The Master, Daleks and Cybermen return for Centenary special!

The Master, Daleks and Cybermen return for Centenary special!

The Master, Daleks, Cybermen and two classic companions return for the Centenary special in Autumn 2022. A first look at Doctor Who’s feature-length Centenary special, and Jodie Whittaker’s final episode, has revealed the return of the Doctor’s biggest adversary – The Master (Sacha Dhawan), who last appeared in series 12’s final episode The Timeless Children. And for the first time since the show returned to BBC One in 2005, The Master, the Daleks and the Cybermen will all feature in one…

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Sonny Caldinez: 1932 – 2022

Sonny Caldinez: 1932 – 2022

Tributes have been coming in today after the news that Sonny Caldinez who played an Ice Warrior in all four of the classic adventurers, The Ice Warriors (1967) The Seeds of Death (1969) The Curse of Peladon (1972) and The Monster of Peladon (1973).  He also appeared as Kemel in The Evil of the Daleks (1967). Sonny Caldinez was a Trinidadian actor and former professional wrestler. He was often cast in television and films for his great height and muscular physique….

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NOW ON THE BIG SCREEN – IN COLOUR! (AGAIN)

NOW ON THE BIG SCREEN – IN COLOUR! (AGAIN)

At the moment you can already enjoy Doctor Who on TV and on the BBC Sounds app – but this summer, you’ll also be able to enjoy it on the big screen. Well, sort of. You see, it’s not Doctor Who coming to the multiplex but ‘Dr. Who’ – aka the two ‘Daleks’ movies starring Peter Cushing that were created as big-screen remakes of the BBC sci-fi series in the 1960s (and which made a few changes to the original William Hartnell-starring TV stories)….

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DWM Special Edition 60: Action Figures – The Essential Guide 1963-1996

DWM Special Edition 60: Action Figures – The Essential Guide 1963-1996

Doctor Who Magazine presents a lavishly illustrated guide to action figures and other articulated toys inspired by the original run of the series. Packed with exclusive photography and behind-the-scenes details, this unique publication includes collectables inspired by the first eight Doctors, their companions and adversaries. From the earliest Dalek rarities in the 1960s to the very latest gift sets, this is the story of a merchandising phenomenon. On sale 21 April 2022 – available to pre-order – £7.99

Legend of The Sea Devils cast tease sword fights, serious conversations and “something big around the corner”

Legend of The Sea Devils cast tease sword fights, serious conversations and “something big around the corner”

In a swashbuckling special adventure, the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Dan (John Bishop) come face to fin with one of the Doctor’s oldest adversaries: the Sea Devils. Why has legendary pirate queen Madam Ching come searching for a lost treasure? What terrifying forces lurk beneath the oceans of the nineteenth century? And did Yaz really have to dress Dan up as a pirate? Legend of the Sea Devils is the second in a trio of specials airing…

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The TARDIS visits BBC Sounds in new spin-off podcast Doctor Who: Redacted

The TARDIS visits BBC Sounds in new spin-off podcast Doctor Who: Redacted

Doctor Who enters a new dimension as new spin-off podcast, Doctor Who: Redacted lands on BBC Sounds. The 10-part series will begin alongside the television Easter special on April 17, giving fans a brand new podcast of action-packed adventures ‘left’ of the much loved science-fiction series. Listeners will be introduced to characters, Cleo Proctor (Charlie Craggs), Abby McPhail (Lois Chimimba) and Shawna Thompson (Holly Quin-Ankrah) – alongside some familiar faces including the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Rani Chandra, Kate Stewart, Petronella…

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