Viewing Figures for Doctor Who Christmas Day Special, The Church on Ruby Road, Revealed

Viewing Figures for #DoctorWho Christmas Day Special, The Church on Ruby Road, Revealed

The BBC has announced the final viewing figures for Ncuti Gatwa’s first full episode of Doctor Who, the Christmas Day special, The Church on Ruby Road. Overall, across all platforms in the UK, 7.49 million people watched the special, topping the last two specials, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle, which starred David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor. 7.61 million tuned in for The Star Beast, the…

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Sacha Dhawan Is Keen to Play the Master Again in Doctor Who

Sacha Dhawan Is Keen to Play the Master Again in #DoctorWho

Though he initially felt that he’d want to step back from Doctor Who after Jodie Whittaker’s swansong as the Thirteenth Doctor, Sacha Dhawan says he feels “major FOMO” — that is, Fear Of Missing Out — and would want to play the Master again. He reflects: “I’ve been seeing all the speculation in the press and I have such major FOMO. I know it’s going to be so good, as well. I think it’s good to…

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Peter Davison Says He's Not in the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials

Peter Davison Says He's Not in the #DoctorWho 60th Anniversary Specials

Fifth Doctor actor, Peter Davison, has confirmed that he’s not involved at all in the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials. He said: “No. I have no involvement in the 60th anniversary episodes, but of course, the more you deny it the more people say you are in it! “There’s no specific BBC-organised celebration or event. If there is, I haven’t been invited! As for on-screen involvement, I am…

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Bonnie Langford's Melanie Bush Almost Didn't Get a Proper Goodbye Scene

Bonnie Langford's Melanie Bush Almost Didn't Get a Proper Goodbye Scene in #DoctorWho

Rather shockingly, Mel Bush, played by Bonnie Langford, wasn’t originally going to get a proper goodbye scene when she left Doctor Who — it was Sylvester McCoy who pushed for Melanie to bow out of the series properly. Bonnie left the programme in Dragonfire, the same serial that introduced new companion, Ace (played by Sophie Aldred), and McCoy says: “A little sad bit was when Bonnie left. When…

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Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor Regeneration Into David Tennant Named TV Moment of the Year

Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor Regeneration Into David Tennant Named TV Moment of the Year

The Thirteenth Doctor’s regeneration has been named TV Moment of the Year at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival Awards. The awards were voted for by the public, so it’s fantastic to see Doctor Who still so prominent in the public’s consciousness! The regeneration took place at the end of The Power of the Doctor, with Jodie Whittaker handing the baton over to David Tennant, who returned to the…

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Will Bonnie Langford, aka Mel Bush, Be in the Doctor Who Series 14 Finale?

Will Bonnie Langford, aka Mel Bush, Be in the #DoctorWho Series 14 Finale?

Bonnie Langford has been seen on location filming for Doctor Who Series 14 with Ncuti Gatwa. It’s thought that they’re currently filming Block Five of the upcoming series — that is, the last block of shooting, expected to consist of episodes 7 and 8. With the shortened eight-episode Series 14, that means that we’re heading towards the finale already. So Bonnie might be back for either the…

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Two Tenth Doctor Companions Were Planned to Return for The Power of the Doctor

Two Tenth #DoctorWho Companions Were Planned to Return for The Power of the Doctor

While Jodie Whittaker’s swansong episode as the Thirteenth Doctor featured a lot of previous Doctor Who companions, two Tenth Doctor characters were also planned to make brief cameos at the end of the story. One companion would’ve made a lot of sense; the other… decidedly less so. The special, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the BBC, included a scene where former companions of the…

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Celebrating Seven Years of the Doctor Who Companion

Celebrating Seven Years of the #DoctorWho Companion

Today (26th March 2023), the Doctor Who Companion celebrates its seventh birthday. That feels quite mad, honestly. As you might or might not know, the DWC was created after Kasterborous seemingly sunk and the displaced crew was looking for somewhere else to enthuse about Doctor Who. I began writing for Kasterborous in 2011 and the DWC launched in 2016; while the K has been going long before that…

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The Power of the Doctor's Original Cut was Almost 2 Hours Long

#DoctorWho The Power of the Doctor's Original Cut was Almost 2 Hours Long

There has been fan speculation of the Doctor Who centenary special The Power of the Doctor having plenty more footage than we initially saw. During a panel at the 2023 Gallifrey One convention (documented in a Twitter thread), former showrunner Chris Chibnall confirmed that the original cut was 110 minutes (1 hour, 50 minutes) long, with an extended version of the Master’s hilarious Rasputin…

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Katy Manning Seemingly Confirms Companions Will Be Returning for Doctor Who Spin-Offs

Katy Manning Seemingly Confirms Companions Will Be Returning for #DoctorWho Spin-Offs

Katy Manning, who played Jo Grant opposite Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor in the early 1970s, has said that “people” (and for that, we’re reading “former companions”) will be coming back for some upcoming spin-offs. And that might just include Jo! At a BFI screening of the classic adventures, The Sea Devils, Manning was asked about the future of the character and of the franchise; she…

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No, Chris Chibnall Doesn't Plan to Return to Doctor Who

No, Chris Chibnall Doesn't Plan to Return to #DoctorWho

Chris Chibnall has only just left the role of showrunner, so of course, he’s already being asked whether he’d return to Doctor Who. And the answer, seemingly, is now. When asked, Chibnall replied: “Oh my God, I’ve only just finished! I’ve been across 31 episodes for the last five years of my life. I’ve just gone out, finished it last October. There’s no prospect of that whatsoever.” And he’s…

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How Long Does Russell T Davies Plan to Stay on as Doctor Who Showrunner? "For Years, Actually"

How Long Does Russell T Davies Plan to Stay on as #DoctorWho Showrunner? "For Years, Actually"

Yes, there are already questions over how long Russell T Davies is staying on as Doctor Who showrunner; fortunately, he’s addressed this topic head on. When asked how long he’ll work on Doctor Who, Davies replied: “For years, actually. I will have to spend years on that.” (“Have to” implies it’s going to take some time to put all his plans into action…) He reiterated, too, that he’s not…

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Sophie Aldred Thought Ace Would Only Be Back for a Couple of Scenes in The Power of the Doctor

Sophie Aldred Thought Ace Would Only Be Back for a Couple of Scenes in #DoctorWho The Power of the Doctor

Sophie Aldred thought that she would only be back in Doctor Who for a few scenes as Ace — but obviously, she was wrong! Aldred, who returned for Jodie Whittaker’s swansong episode as the Thirteenth Doctor, The Power of the Doctor, recalled: “I went down to Cardiff for a costume fitting with Ray Holman, and I said, ‘Yeah, but I’ll only be in a couple of scenes.’ And Ray said, ‘Not from the…

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Reviewed: Character Options' Regeneration Set (Thirteenth and Fourteenth Doctors)

Reviewed: @CharacterToysUK's #DoctorWho Regeneration Set (Thirteenth and Fourteenth Doctors)

Just this morning, I finally received the Regeneration Set from Character Options in the mail. As I have each incarnation represented (some, several times over…), I certainly had to get the Fourteenth Doctor played by David Tennant. You’ve probably heard of him — he was the lead in Casanova. He also played the gloomy, unshaven grump in Broadchurch, but I will not hold that against him. I’m sure…

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Paul McGann Used to Think He'd Killed Doctor Who

Paul McGann Used to Think He'd Killed #DoctorWho

The 1996 TV Movie was supposed to be a brand new start for Doctor Who. Despite recieving quite good viewing figures over here in the UK, the co-produced project didn’t perform as well in America as originally hoped and as a result, The TV Movie was relegated to history along with the rest of Classic Doctor Who. But despite the fact that it was the viewing figures and behind the scenes problems…

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Peter Davison "Always Very Happy" to Return to Doctor Who

Peter Davison "Always Very Happy" to Return to #DoctorWho

Fifth Doctor actor, Peter Davison, has said he’s always very happy to come back to Doctor Who. His comments come after his surprise reappearance in The Power of the Doctor, Jodie Whittaker’s swansong as the Thirteenth Doctor, which also featured cameos from a number of other Doctors including Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, and David Bradley as the First…

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Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary Trailer Originally Showed Russell T Davies' "Bigger Plans"

#DoctorWho's 60th Anniversary Trailer Originally Showed Russell T Davies' "Bigger Plans"

The trailer at the end of The Power of the Doctor was originally much longer, and revealed “bigger plans” for the specials than what we initially saw. Writer and showrunner, Russell T Davies, wrote in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine that the teaser, which showed a bit more of David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor, tagged onto the end of the Jodie Whittaker’s final episode as the…

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