Doctor Who News, Articles, Cast and Crew Interviews

[cosmichobo]

Haven't been round here for a while... Came past to update my email... thought I should comment on recent events!

The Daleks - In Colour!

Wow! That's amazing! Not sure what colour exactly will appear in a story featuring a lot of metallic walls and a dead forest... But still, I think this is great for the younger generation. I am a bit shocked at the run time of only 75 minutes.... I'd have expected at LEAST 90-100mins, ie cut down to a 4 parter, instead of a 7 parter... and that would make sense too in terms of the run-time of the first Dalek Cushing movie... But - I'm very interested to see what it's like. Of course - ASSUMING it is offered outside of the UK...

[Alan]

Doctor Who - 60 Moments in Time
Tuesday, 7 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...s_in_time.html

To mark the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who, the makers of Doctor Who Magazine are publishing 60 Moments in Time, a special publication marking the series' anniversary

Over the course of 60 years, Doctor Who has transcended the realm of popular entertainment to become ingrained in popular culture.

How did it achieve this remarkable feat?

And how should Doctor Who Magazine – a faithful chronicle of that journey for the last 44 years – celebrate this very special birthday?

The makers of DWM present their biggest-ever publication – a lavishly illustrated journey through the lives and times of the world’s greatest science-fiction program.

This deluxe bookazine goes beyond the familiar stories, highlighting 60 landmark moments and exploring the many facets of a television legend on its diamond anniversary.

This 224-page limited edition features all-new articles illustrated with rare and previously unseen images. The publication is packaged in an exclusive slipcase.

Doctor Who: 60 Moments in Time is on sale Thursday 9 November from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £19.99 (UK).

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £18.99.

[Alan]

Doctor Who Magazine: Issue 597
Thursday, 9 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...issue_597.html

Issue 597 of Doctor Who Magazine is out today.

Highlights include:

• Previews of the new Doctor Who Specials The Star Beast and Wild Blue Yonder.
• Tête-à-Tate – Catherine Tate is interviewed (with interruptions from David Tennant!)
• A preview of The Daleks in colour.
• Madness in the Air – an extensive set report from the recording of The Star Beast, with contributions from cast and crew.
• 60th-Anniversary poll results – the top 10 revealed.
• Neil Patrick Harris is the Toymaker – the man behind the returning villain.
• Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies on the Great Seismic Shifts in Doctor Who.
• Production Diary – script editor Scott Handcock files his latest report, direct from Doctor Who’s HQ.
• Taster Before the Feast – a look forward to tales of Tales of the TARDIS.
• Liberation of the Daleks Part Fourteen – the adventures of the Fourteenth Doctor conclude in the epic comic-strip adventure written by Alan Barnes and illustrated by Lee Sullivan.
• The Fact of Fiction unlocks the secrets of the acclaimed Twelfth Doctor episode Heaven Sent.
• 60 Objects, 60 Years – the final instalment of the series that tells the story of one object from every year of Doctor Who’s history.
• Gallifrey Guardian – all the latest official news.
• Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe.
• Previews, reviews, prize-winning competitions, Time and Space Visualiser and more.

Doctor Who Magazine Issue 597 is on sale Thursday 9 November from panini.co.uk and WH Smith priced £8.99 (UK).

Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £7.99.

[Alan]

Bargain Hunt - Doctor Who Special
Friday, 10 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...o_special.html

A special Doctor Who themed edition of Bargain Hunt will be screened on the 60th Anniversary of the series.

The daytime antique show, presented by Eric Knowles will be shown at 12.15 pm on the 23rd of November on BBC One.

After encountering a Dalek and escaping into a TARDIS, Knowles is transported to a Carmarthen antiques fair where he meets two teams of die-hard fans, each hoping to exterminate their competitors and find some stellar bargains. Their companions for the day are experts Richard Madley and Kate Bliss, both dressed as two well-known Doctors.

But which team will win the cosmic battle to make the biggest profit at auction?

Knowles also chats to a super-fan with an extraordinary and valuable collection of original Doctor Who props, some of which date back to the show’s early days - including alien outfits, Cybermen masks, and of course a dreaded Dalek.

[Alan]

Doctor Who in Children in Need
Monday, 13 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...n_in_need.html

Doctor Who is set to blast this year’s BBC Children in Need broadcast into outer space with an exclusive scene.

Ahead of the three specials for the 60th anniversary, the brand new exclusive scene will sees David Tennant star as the Fourteenth Doctor who shares an encounter with a mysterious new character, played by actor and comedian Mawaan Rizwan. It is then that the Doctor uncovers an age-old mystery involving one of his oldest foes…

Written by Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T Davies, this other-worldly special is made specifically for BBC Children in Need, just before viewers hop back into the TARDIS for a brand new set of adventures for three special episodes set to coincide with the show’s 60th anniversary this November.

BBC Children in Need viewers will also get a glimpse at the creation of the scene, as newly announced companion series Doctor Who: Unleashed will also feature a special treat as part of the broadcast with an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip.

David Tennant said:

Every year that I was on Doctor Who we did something for BBC Children in Need, so it only feels right to be doing something this year. Children in Need is a national tradition, it’s certainly a BBC tradition and Doctor Who is part of that. I’m so glad we’re able to give Children in Need viewers this little extra treat.

Mawaan Rizwan said

It was such an unbelievable joy to work with my Whoniverse idols David Tennant and Russell T Davies. My inner child was losing his mind on set.

Russell T Davies, Showrunner says

Doctor Who has a fine tradition of supporting BBC Children in Need, and I hope that fans and new viewers alike will be able to watch, enjoy, and contribute to this wonderful cause.

Tune in to BBC Children in Need at 7 pm on Friday 17th November to see the Fourteenth Doctor in his first adventure on BBC One and iPlayer.

Both the exclusive scene, and an extended look behind the making of it, will also be found in the Whoniverse on iPlayer.

[Alan]

Nicola Coughlan Joins Doctor Who
Monday, 13 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...octor_who.html

Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan is set to trade the ballroom for the TARDIS, as she joins the cast of Doctor Who.

The Galway-born actress has made a huge impact in film and television having starred in roles such as Clare Devlin in the award-winning drama comedy series Derry Girls, Penelope Featherington in the regency-era international sensation Bridgerton, and not to forget one of the Barbies in mega-blockbuster Barbie, alongside the Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa.

Coughlan is now set to make a big impact when she takes a trip through time and space in this undisclosed role.

On joining Doctor Who, Nicola Coughlan says:

I’m excited to join the Whoniverse under the leadership of the inimitable Russell T Davies. I’ve been a fan of Ncuti Gatwa for some time and getting to share the screen with him as the Doctor has been an absolute joy

Showrunner, Russell T Davies says:

This has been the most brilliant shoot, with Nicola lighting up the set and bringing joy. From Derry, via Bridgerton, to the TARDIS, it’s the trip of a lifetime.

Nicola Coughlan will appear in Doctor Who next year

Doctor Who returns in November 2023 with three special episodes with David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor to coincide with the 60th anniversary. Ncuti Gatwa’s first episode as the Fifteenth Doctor will air over the festive period.

[Alan]

Doctor Who Press Launch
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...ss_launch.html

The BBC has published images taken from the Press launch of the three upcoming specials starring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor.

The launch took place at the refurbished Battersea Power station on the south bank of London's River Thames. The former power station was left as a ruin in the 1964 story The Dalek Invasion of Earth but in this time zone has been repurposed as an entertainment and housing centre with high-end apartments for sale.

The screening was attended by many of the cast and crew of the three specials made by Bad Wolf for the BBC and for Disney +

The event was attended by several stars from the classic series of Doctor Who including Doctors number 6 and 7, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy

Carole Ann Ford, who played the Doctor's Granddaughter Susan in the first series of Doctor Who was there along with Wendy Padbury, Janet Fielding, Nicola Bryant and Sophie Aldred.

The first of the three specials will be shown on BBC One on Saturday 25th November 2023 with the following two specials being seen over the following two weeks.

The specials are expected to be made available outside the UK on Disney Plus shortly after they have been seen in the UK.

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[Alan]

The Daleks in Colour - First Look
Tuesday, 14 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...irst_look.html

The BBC has released images from the colourised version of the second Doctor Who story, The Daleks, due to be screened on BBC Four on the 23rd of November 2023.

The story follows the very first crew of the TARDIS as they land in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor (William Hartnell) leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover danger at every corner and what will become his deadliest enemy, the mutant Daleks.

Originally broadcast as seven 25-minute episodes, the Terry Nation story has now been edited down to 75 minutes by Benjamin Cook and the result colourised.

With brand new sound and a new score - created by Mark Ayres - The Daleks has been gloriously updated, whilst ensuring the original classic story remains as thrilling as it was when it was first seen back in 1963.

The colorised version will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, and as a Steelbook next February.

This DVD release also includes the original seven episodes in black & white, as they were first broadcast plus a 15-minute exclusive featurette and all special features from the previous release.

The set can be pre-ordered from Amazon.

[cosmichobo]

Here's some Doctor Who related news...

The Cosmic Hobo - YouTube Account is back!

Featuring for one:

Uploading all of my old vids, and then hoping to make some new ones too!

[Alan]

Classic Doctor Who Now Streaming On Tubi
Thursday, 16 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...g_on_tubi.html

Viewers in the United States and Canada can from today stream over 600 episodes of classic Doctor Who via Tubi.

Audiences will now have access to episodes from the original series as well as the recreated animated versions of stories missing from the BBC archive.

The episodes will be available for free via On-Demand and a dedicated FAST Channel.

Fans can dive into the legacy series by Doctor, as well as through the “New to Who” collection which is a great entry point for new viewers to gently climb into the Tardis.

Doctor Who is the longest-running action-adventure television series in the world spanning 60 years and winning over 100 awards. This quintessentially British show has a huge global following, with 9.6m fans across social platforms/channels and 100m video views on YouTube in the last year alone.

Tubi is the most-watched free TV and movie streaming service in the U.S. As an ad-supported video-on-demand service, the company offers audiences a personalized experience and offers the world’s largest content library of over 200,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of Tubi Originals, and nearly 250 FAST channels. Tubi is part of the Tubi Media Group, a division of Fox Corporation that oversees the company’s digital businesses.

[Alan]

Doctor Who Marks 60th Anniversary
Thursday, 23 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1...niversary.html

Today, 23rd November 2023, marks 60 years since the first episode of Doctor Who was transmitted.

That first episode, An Unearthly Child, was broadcast at 5.16 pm on BBC Television where it was watched by 4.4 million viewers.

Radio Times - 23rd November 1963

DR. WHO? That is just the point. Nobody knows precisely who he is, this mysterious exile from another world and a distant future whose adventures begin today. But this much is known: he has a ship in which he can travel through space and time although, owing to a defect in its instruments he can never be sure where and when his ' landings ' may take place. And he has a granddaughter Susan, a strange amalgam of teenage normality and uncanny intelligence.

Playing the Doctor is the well-known film actor, William Hartnell, who has not appeared before on BBC-TV. Each adventure in the series will cover several weekly episodes, and the first is by the Australian author Anthony Coburn. It begins by telling how the Doctor finds himself visiting the Britain of today: Susan (played by Carole Ann Ford) has become a pupil at an ordinary British school, where her incredible breadth of knowledge has whetted the curiosity of two of her teachers. These are the history teacher Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill), and the science master Ian Chesterton (William Russell), and their curiosity leads them to become inextricably involved in the Doctor.'s strange travels.

Because of the imperfections in the ship's navigation aids, the four travellers are liable in subsequent stories to find themselves absolutely anywhere in time-past, present, or future. They may visit a distant galaxy where civilisation has been devastated by the blast of a neutron bomb or they may find themselves journeying to far Cathay in the caravan of Marco

Since that first episode was screened the series has become a global success, holding a number of Guinness World Records and becoming one of the BBC's best-known brands.

Overall 871 episodes of the series have been broadcast, not including spin-offs and special celebrity episodes. To watch every single episode back to back would take 17 days, 23 hours, and 54 minutes. Unfortunately, 97 episodes are currently missing from the BBC archive although the audio exists from all episodes.

13 people have taken on the lead role in the series, William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi and Jodie Whittaker.

Today we pay tribute to the thousands of people who have worked on Doctor Who and made it the success it has become, as well as the millions of fans around the world who follow and support the adventures of the excentric Time Lord.

And we look forward to the future, with three special episodes and a brand-new Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, taking us into Doctor Who's 7th decade.

[Alan]

HAPPY 60th ANNIVERSARY - CAST 5 by alan_kelly43, on Flickr

[Alan]

HAPPY 60th ANNIVERSARY 2 by alan_kelly43, on Flickr

[Alan]

The Adventure of a Lifetime | #DoctorWhoDay | Doctor Who

Doctor Who

60 years having the adventure of a lifetime ❤️❤️ Paul McGann narrates this very special trailer to celebrate #DoctorWhoDay!

[Alan]

Fifteenth Doctor makes Apperance on BBC Four
Saturday, 25 November 2023 - Reported by Marcus

https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2023/1..._bbc_four.html

Viewers watching the repeat of the 2013 docu-drama on the origins of Doctor Who, An Adventure in Space and Time, were treated to a surprise appearance of the Fifteenth Doctor as played by Ncuti Gatwa.

The programme originally featured a cameo from the incumbent Doctor in 2013, Matt Smith, but the producers have taken the opportunity to update the ending to reflect the show in 2023

An Adventure in Space and Time 60 years on and the Doctor's legacy continues... ❤️❤️➕????