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Exclusive Interview – Segun Akinola on scoring Doctor Who, composing music during lockdown, and more

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Alex Moreland interviews Segun Akinola about Doctor Who, composing music during lockdown, and more… So, just to begin: How did you first get involved with Doctor Who? A few years ago now, I got a phone call because Chris [Chibnall, head writer] and Matt [Strevens, executive producer] were thinking of composers and they had checked […]

The Tenth and Thirteenth Doctor team-up concludes in Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor – Year 2 #4

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Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor – Year 2 #3 is released today, bringing to an end the first story arc of Titan’s latest Doctor Who comic which features a team-up between the Tenth and Thirteenth incarnations of the Time Lord; check out a preview here… It all ends in a… blink!? With the Tenth and […]

Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctors unite for Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious

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BBC Studios has announced that it will be bringing the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctors together for the multi-platform Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious, an adventure spanning not only space and time but also books, comics, audio, games, immersive theatre and more. The official description for Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious reads: Time Lord Victorious […]

Exclusive Interview – William Shaw on Doctor Who: The Rings of Akhaten, the surprising similarities between Neil Cross & Chris Chibnall, and more (Part Two)

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Alex Moreland interviews William Shaw about The Rings of Akhaten, the wider work of its writer Neil Cross, and more… I recently sat down with William Shaw – a writer and blogger originally from Sheffield, now based in London, whose work has appeared in Star*Line, Space & Time, The Martian Wave, The Oxford Culture Review, […]

Exclusive Interview – William Shaw on Doctor Who, his new book about The Rings of Akhaten, and more (Part One)

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Alex Moreland interviews William Shaw about Doctor Who, his new book about The Rings of Akhaten, and more… I recently sat down with William Shaw – a writer and blogger originally from Sheffield, now based in London, whose work has appeared in Star*Line, Space & Time, The Martian Wave, The Oxford Culture Review, and Doctor […]

Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole to exit Doctor Who in Christmas Special

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Showrunner Chris Chibnall and star Jodie Whittaker may have confirmed their return for another series of Doctor Who, but it seems Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor will be without two of her current companions when series thirteen gets underway. As reported by the Radio Times, Bradley Walsh’s Graham and Tosin Cole’s Ryan are set to depart the […]

BBC announces Doctor Who festive special Revolution of the Daleks

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At the conclusion of last night’s series 12 finale of Doctor Who, the BBC announced that Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor will be back at the end of this year for the festive special ‘Revolution of the Daleks’, which will see the return of one of the Doctor’s most iconic – and most feared – enemies. […]

The CW president describes DC’s Legends of Tomorrow as “Guardians of the Galaxy meets Doctor Who”

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With just over a week to go before The CW unleashes its latest Arrowverse spinoff DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, network president Mark Pedowitz has been speaking about the time-travelling superhero series at the Television Critics Association press tour, describing it as “Guardians of the Galaxy meets Doctor Who“. “It is fun, it’s big, it’s lighter than Arrow and The Flash,” states […]

Paul Kaye joins Doctor Who series 9

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Paul Kaye is set to appear in the upcoming ninth series of Doctor Who, with Den of Geek reporting that the actor is set to portray a character called Prentis, sparking speculation that he’ll appear in the series 9 premiere ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’. Since his time as shock interview Dennis Pennis, Kaye has appeared in […]