Producer, Matt Strevens, has teased that the next episode of Doctor Who was “a chance for the design departments to show off”, hinting at a story laden with gorgeous designs, colours, costumes, and make-up. Legend of the Sea Devils already mixes some themes and ideas that we’ve rarely, if ever, seen in Doctor Who before, taking place as it does in 19th Century China and featuring the “pirate…

A new interview with outgoing producer, Matt Strevens, has both cast fresh light on the upcoming Doctor Who specials and made us question whether Legend of the Sea Devils was due to be the last story for the Thirteenth Doctor. Strevens recalls: “When [the BBC] approached Chris [Chibnall], saying ‘We’d love you to do one more – we know the production schedule’s really tight, but what do you…

Executive producer Matt Strevens has now stepped down from his role on Doctor Who, and in a new interview has been reflecting on his time on the programme, which has encompassed the whole of the Thirteenth Doctor era. He ponders: “Every era of Doctor Who has had its massive champions, and every era and every Doctor has had people going ‘It’s not like it used to be…’ And then, afterwards, a lot…

In news that shall come as no surprise to anyone, it’s been revealed that “Thasmin”, i.e. the potentially-romantic relationship between the Thirteenth Doctor and Yasmin Khan, was not planned from the beginning of the era; indeed, it was actually the response from Doctor Who fans on social media which prompted Yaz’s feelings for the Doctor. In Eve of the Daleks, Yaz confesses to fellow companion,…

Jodie Whittaker has announced she is expecting her second child with husband Christian Contreras. Look, we’re not turning into a tabloid here, but this is: 1. very happy news and there’s not enough of hat in this world; and 2. completely new territory for us because we can actually say: The Doctor is pregnant! And congratulations of Jodie and Christian. This really is wonderful. She revealed…

As we all know, Russell T Davies is returning to Doctor Who. What? No, we’re not talking about his coming back as showrunner! We’re talking about Mind of the Hodiac (Davies’ first ever Doctor Who script), coming soon from Big Finish! The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine features an exclusive preview, with contributions from Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford, Russell, Scott Handcock and Emily…

There’s a new regular character in this season of Doctor Who: Vinder, played by Jacob Anderson. And, as it turns out, the Game of Thrones and Broadchurch alumni is something of a fan… Can you tell us about what it meant to get the call to say you’d be on Doctor Who? What was your reaction? It was a complete surprise, it felt like it was completely out of the blue. But it was one of those…

Doctor Who Series 13, aka Flux, starts tonight with The Halloween Apocalypse. It’s the final full season starring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, as well as the last with Chris Chibnall as showrunner. But it’s also likely to be the last with producer, Matt Strevens, who worked on the 2013 docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time before starting on Series 11 and 12. So what can Strevens…

It’s a fact that’s largely been going under the radar, but in the next series of Doctor Who (a 6-part run named Flux), we’ll meet a new companion: Dan Lewis, played by Liverpudlian comedian, John Bishop. So how did Bishop feel joining Jodie Whittaker (the Thirteenth Doctor) and Mandip Gill (Yasmin Khan) for Doctor Who Series 13? Let’s find out… What did it mean when you got the call to be a…

Halloween is just around the corner — and so is Doctor Who Series 13, aka Flux, which debuts with The Halloween Apocalypse. Mandip Gill is back for her third series as companion, Yasmin Khan, alongside Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor, so the BBC caught up with her to find out about what’s to come from this next 6-episode run of stories… Can you tell us a bit about the journey Yaz goes on…

With Jodie Whittaker’s final full series as the Thirteenth Doctor just around the corner, the actor sat down to talk about the challenges of filming under Covid restrictions, the serialised Flux, and what we can expect from Series 13. And it looks like more secrets of the Doctor’s past are going to be revealed… How did it feel filming your last series, during COVID? We started filming late…

A new trailer for Doctor Who Series 13, one six-part story called Flux, has been unveiled and it features a whole host of new and returning monsters. We’re not classing this as a spoiler anymore because… well, the BBC showed the trailer, so there are obviously more surprises to come aside from “yep, the Sontarans are back”! Here’s the teaser: This is the last full season of stories to feature…

The latest issue of the Radio Times has a big Doctor Who reveal on its cover, a spoiler that’ll rival the 2007 Dalek Sec hybrid in excitement (ahem): the newest Dalek design, which will debut this festive season, in Revolution of the Daleks.

These Dalek models were first seen trundling on, across Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge during filming, but this is the first time we’ve had a proper…

Filming on Doctor Who Series 13 has begun, but showrunner, Chris Chibnall has confirmed that it’ll likely consist of fewer episodes. It looks like the run of 10 episodes that have been a staple of the Thirteenth Doctor era has been scaled back to just eight, apparently due to restrictions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Chibnall said:

“In this strangest of years, the Doctor Whoproductio…

Ian McElhinney and Steve Toussaint will appear in the 2-part finale of Doctor Who Series 12 as the Doctor comes face-to-face with one of her most dangerous and relentless enemies once more: the Cybermen.

Ascension of the Cybermen (part one) and The Timeless Children (part two) sees the return of the cybernetic race, their last appearance having been in 2017’s World Enough and Time/ The Doctor…

Warren Brown and Matthew McNulty are to star in an upcoming episode of Doctor Who Series 12, although exactly which Brown will be in is yet to be announced. We would presume it’s one of those recently announced, most likely Praxeus by Pete McTighe as we know very little about that story and he wasn’t spotted during location filming for the previous episode, Fugitive of the Judoon. Plus, of…

Amid press junkets with featuring Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, Tosin Cole, Bradley Walsh, and (showrunner) Chris Chibnall, it’s quite rare to hear from Doctor Who producers, so this interview with Matt Strevens comes as a special treat as we look forward to the rest of Series 12.

Strevens has worked on the show since Chibnall took the helm for Series 11, but previously worked on 50th…