Doctor Who

Image: BBCDoctor Who’s Daleks have undergone a few makeovers since they were turned into bronzed machines of extermination in the 2005 revival of the show. And now, they’re apparently ready for another one—but just how much of an overhaul they’ll get remains to be seen.Incoming Doctor Who executive producer Joe Collins and production designer Philip Sims teased the Daleks’ not-so-surprising return in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, with Sims cryptically saying he was excited about “designing a new Dalek.”Just how…

Screenshot: BBCThere’s a lot unprecedented about Doctor Who’s latest regeneration, where outgoing Time Lord Jodie Whittaker, the series’ first female Doctor, transformed into returning star David Tennant’s 14th Doctor. But one particular tweak was done because... well, frankly some people suck.Every regeneration we’ve seen on Doctor Who up to this point has concluded with the new face of the Doctor still wandering around in the costume of their predecessor for a bit—it’s a traditional aspect of the handover, a reminder of…

Image: BBCIf you thought you’d have to wait until next year to see the first story for David Tennant’s shock return as Doctor Who’s 14th Doctor, then think again: his first adventure is already here, just not in the format you were expecting.Today’s release of Issue 584 of Doctor Who Magazine also sees the start of a major new experiment: for the very first time in its history, the magazine’s monthly comic strip will be a part of current Doctor Who continuity. Set immediately after the climax of “The Power of the Doctor,”…

Screenshot: BBCDoctor Who has long had a proud history of trying to do a lot with very little money, and while gone are the days of wobbly cardboard sets and whatever the hell Erato the Creature from the Pit was, even to this day the show often has ideas much larger than a BBC budget can imagine. That might be about to change in a big way.A new report from UK TV industry press site Broadcast claims that the BBC’s recent deal with Disney—granting the House of Mouse worldwide streaming rights to the series outside of the UK…

At a Glance:Doctor Who ended the eras of both Chris Chibnall as series showrunner and Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor in 2022 with “The Power of the Doctor,” bringing to a close a three-season, three-special run.Whittaker’s replacement is returning star David Tennant, who will play the official 14th incarnation of the Doctor under similarly returning showrunner Russell T. Davies, who revived Doctor Who in 2005 and managed the series until 2009. Tennant will appear in three specials in November 2023 to coincidewith the…

The fifteenth Doctor, Ncuti GatwaScreenshot: BBCWhen the BBC announced the deal to bring Doctor Who to Disney+ exclusively outside the UK yesterday, they strictly said that the deal was simply for distribution rights. But now it seems that that might not be the case... and Doctor Who might suddenly be getting co-produced by Disney. Charlotte Moore, BBC’s chief content officer toldthe Telegraph, “We are thrilled to announce this exciting global partnership with Disney who are the perfect partners to bring this very…

Screenshot: BBCJodie Whittaker’s final outing as the star of Doctor Who, “The Power of the Doctor,” was a total mess, but you have to say this about it—it sure starred a lot of previous Doctors.Peter Davison (the Fifth Doctor), Colin Baker (the Sixth), Sylvester McCoy (the Seventh), Paul McGann (the Eighth, and star of the ill-fated 1996 U.S. Doctor Who TV movie), and David Tennant (the Tenth) all made appearances in the special, along with Game of Thrones’ David Bradley as the First Doctor, having recreated the role…

Screenshot: BBCWell, this doesn’t feel ominous at all. Right on the heels of Jodie Whittaker’s messy finale outing as the Time-Lord, Disney has announced that the future adventures of Doctor Who will be going straight to the Disney+ streaming service, assuming you live outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland, where the venerable sci-fi series will stay on the BBC.The switch begins with the three-episode Doctor Who special starring David Tennant as the Tenth Fourteenth Doctor airing late in 2023. To be clear, Disney…

Last night, the BBC announced the return of Doctor Who with a three-episode special starring none other than David Tennant! Sure, he was the Tenth Doctor, but he was beloved, and there’s got to be an interesting story behind this new regeneration following the death of Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor. The brief trailer aired after the climax of “The Power of The Doctor,” which saw Whittaker’s Doctor mysteriously regenerate into Tennant, teasing a short clip of the new/old Doctor, the return of Catherine Tate as former…

Photo: Daniel Leal via AFP (Getty Images)All good things must come to an end, and so must some incredibly shitty things too, which is why UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announced today that she is resigning her position after just 45 days. Truss takes the mantle as the shortest premiership in British history, but like all good stupid things about the country, she also plays a very silly part in Doctor Who history.Truss’ month-and-a-half position as the head of the current Conservative government and as the party’s…