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  • The TARDIS lands on New Year’s Day as The Doctor encounters a ‘terrifying evil’
    December 19, 2018

    The TARDIS lands on New Year’s Day as The Doctor encounters a ‘terrifying evil’

    From the looks of the New Year’s Special trailer (and Jodie Whittaker’s rainbow scarf), fans are in for a brilliant kick-off to 2019.

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  • From the Vault: When ‘The Prisoner’ transformed primetime TV drama into avant-garde art
    December 7, 2018

    From the Vault: When ‘The Prisoner’ transformed primetime TV drama into avant-garde art

    At a time when British telly was shot in black and white, the series was shot in color with an eye towards overseas sales in the U.S.

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  • The Jodie Whittaker era has begun and it’s very, very ‘Who-ish’
    October 9, 2018

    The Jodie Whittaker era has begun and it’s very, very ‘Who-ish’

    Her premiere was so successful, it beat the debuts of Doctors Nos. 12, 11 and 10.

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  • Jodie Whittaker, noted thereminist, nails the ‘Doctor Who’ theme on ‘The Graham Norton Show’
    September 30, 2018

    Jodie Whittaker, noted thereminist, nails the ‘Doctor Who’ theme on ‘The Graham Norton Show’

    The forthcoming series of Doctor Who features a lot of firsts. Not only does it feature the first female incarnation of the Traveling Time Lord but it will be the first time since the 2005 revival that new episodes will premiere on a Sunday rather than a Saturday when “The Woman Who Fell to Earth” airs on Sunday, […]

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  • Thinking of leaking that ‘Doctor Who’ footage of Jodie Whitaker’s debut? Think again, says BBC.
    July 3, 2018

    Thinking of leaking that ‘Doctor Who’ footage of Jodie Whitaker’s debut? Think again, says BBC.

    When footage of Jodie Whitaker’s debut as the Thirteenth Doctor surfaced on the Internet last week, the first thing that came to mind were those periodic elementary school ‘duck and cover’ drills from the 60s where kids would hide under their desks attempting to shield themselves from the effects of a possible nuclear explosion. You […]

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  • Alan Cumming confirms role as a ‘nice baddie’ in Doctor Who XI
    March 9, 2018

    Alan Cumming confirms role as a ‘nice baddie’ in Doctor Who XI

    In what seems to be a bit of a departure from an unwritten policy that stretches back more years that anyone can remember against leaking any information regarding the new series, a brilliant tidbit has surfaced about the forthcoming Doctor Who series starring Jodie Whitaker. Appearing on the most recent edition of the Will Young and Chris […]

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  • New showrunner, new Doctor, new companions and, now, a new logo all ahead for ‘Doctor Who XI’
    February 27, 2018

    New showrunner, new Doctor, new companions and, now, a new logo all ahead for ‘Doctor Who XI’

    Next up in the long line of changes ahead was the unveiling of the new logo design at last week’s BBC Showcase in Liverpool. Stylized in a brilliant orange gold, the new ‘brand’ is a far cry from anything that has preceded it over the last five decades.

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  • Blake’s 7 turns (gulp) 40!
    January 4, 2018

    Blake’s 7 turns (gulp) 40!

    While it may be difficult for some to come to grips with the fact that Doctor Who  premiered some 55 years ago in 1963, it’s a bit more difficult for me to grasp that Blake’s 7, the creation of Terry Nation (who had already wreaked havoc on The Doctor with his creation of the Daleks), has just turned […]

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  • Peter Capaldi to Jodie Whitaker — Regeneration and flying the TARDIS at the same time isn’t as easy as it looks
    December 29, 2017

    Peter Capaldi to Jodie Whitaker — Regeneration and flying the TARDIS at the same time isn’t as easy as it looks

    With the simple phrase, “Oh, brilliant“, the era of the 13th Doctor has officially begun following the Christmas Day Peter Capaldi to Jodie Whitaker regeneration. As the 12th Doctor’s concludes his dramatic farewell message, he explodes into fiery flames and begins the regeneration to Doctor #13, played by Broadchurch’s Jodie Whitaker. While regeneration from Doctor to […]

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  • Peter Capaldi bids a tearful farewell to fans of ‘Doctor Who’
    December 15, 2017

    Peter Capaldi bids a tearful farewell to fans of ‘Doctor Who’

    While Jodie Whitaker is set to take the keys to the Tardis in 2018, fans of Peter Capaldi have one more opportunity to say goodbye to the Twelfth Doctor this Christmas with the BBC airing of “Twice Upon a Time” at 5:30p on Christmas Day. Capaldi may very well be the biggest Doctor Who fan that currently […]

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