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SDCC: Colin Baker and Sophie Aldred on Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who casting

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Last weekend it was announced that Jodie Whittaker has been cast as the Thirteenth Doctor in the long-running British sci-fi series Doctor Who, becoming the first female actor to take on the role of the iconic Time Lord. Yesterday at the San Diego Comic-Con International, Flickering Myth’s Tai Freligh caught up with Colin Baker (The […]

Why Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor Is the Hero We Need Right Now

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Tony Black on Jodie Whitaker’s casting as the Thirteenth Doctor… So there we go. The 13th (or should that be 14th?) Doctor, hero of legendary British institution Doctor Who, is for the first time in history going to be a woman. More specifically Jodie Whittaker, who just went from being a critically acclaimed British TV […]

Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who reveal trailer hits 16 million views online

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Jodie Whittaker was only revealed to the world two days ago to be the 13th Doctor in Doctor Who, but already the minute-long, specially filmed trailer that appeared after the Wimbledon Final has been viewed sixteen million times online! Included in this sixteen million is the BBC One Facebook channel, where the trailer has so far […]

Phoebe Waller-Bridge now bookmakers’ favourite for the next Doctor in Doctor Who

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With Peter Capaldi set to make his exit from Doctor Who in this year’s Christmas Special, the speculation as to who will be the next actor to take on the iconic role of the Time Lord is really heating up. Although Death Valley star Kris Marshall was widely tipped to have already secured the role […]

Jenna Coleman reportedly returning as Clara Oswald in Doctor Who Christmas Special

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It looks like the First Doctor may not be the only familiar face appearing in the Doctor Who Christmas Special, with The Mirror reporting that Jenna Coleman is set to reprise her role as Clara Oswald. “Jenna Coleman has agreed to film something new as Clara,” states the tabloid’s source. “It’s become a tradition now for […]

The First Doctor joins the Twelfth Doctor in the Doctor Who Christmas Special 2017

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As revealed in this evening’s series ten finale of Doctor Who [read our review here], this year’s Christmas Special will be a multi-Doctor adventure which sees the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) joined by the First Doctor (David Bradley) in what will be Capaldi’s final outing as the Time Lord. Here’s the first two promotional images showing […]

Interview – David Bradley talks about his role as the First Doctor in Doctor Who “Twice Upon a Time”

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With the Doctor Who Christmas Special “Twice Upon a Time” now just a week away, here at Flickering Myth we’ve got interviews with David Bradley who plays the First Doctor, Mark Gatiss as The Captain and also Pearl Mackie who returns as the excellent Bill Potts, along with a few words from both Steven Moffat […]

Synopsis for the 2017 Doctor Who Christmas Special revealed

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As we hit the Autumn, we edge ever closer to Winter and the traditional Christmas episode of Doctor Who, and the much-anticipated final outing of Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor. Not only will the episode welcome the newest lead for the show, in the form of Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor, but will also include the return […]

John Simm says “you never know” when asked about The Master return in Doctor Who

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John Simm, who has just returned to Doctor Who for its season ten finale, isn’t yet ruling out another appearance in the popular sci-fi series. First appearing as The Doctor’s nemesis The Master back in 2007, the actor returned for ‘The Doctor Falls’, and while he was mortally wounded at the season’s end, we didn’t see the […]