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Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole to play Jodie Whittaker’s companions in Doctor Who

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The BBC has announced that Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor will have three companions when the eleventh series of Doctor Who gets underway in the Autumn of 2018. As previously rumoured, Bradley Walsh will be joining the series as companion Graham, along with Hollyoaks’ Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole as Yasmin and Ryan. “The new Doctor is […]

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 […]

Rumour: Bradley Walsh to play Jodie Whittaker’s companion in Doctor Who

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If The Mirror is to be believed, Jodie Whittaker’s female Time Lord will have a male companion when the adventures of the Thirteenth Doctor get underway next year, with the tabloid reporting that former Coronation Street star and The Chase host Bradley Walsh is set to join the cast of Doctor Who. Walsh has previously […]

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 […]

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 […]

‘Who’ Cares? The online furore over the next Doctor Who

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Anghus Houvouras on the online furore over the next Doctor Who… Doctor Who is a legendary science fiction institution. One with a rich history and mythology that has created fans across multiple generations. The casting of ‘The Next Doctor’ has always been a subject of interest, but in recent years the internet has turned it […]

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 cast as the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who

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After months of speculation finally today, at the close of the Wimbledon, it has been revealed by the BBC that the Thirteenth Doctor will be played by the actress Jodie Whittaker.  Millions will already know Whittaker from the hugely successful crime drama Broadchurch, which also starred former Time Lord David Tennant. Numerous guesses had been […]

Second Opinion – Adult Life Skills (2016)

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Adult Life Skills, 2016. Directed by Rachel Tunnard. Starring Jodie Whittaker, Rachael Deering, Brett Goldstein, Ozzy Myers and Lorraine Ashbourne. SYNOPSIS: With her 30th birthday fast approaching, Anna’s (Jodie Whittaker) life has hit a brick wall.  Unable to cope with the death of her twin brother, she lives in her mother’s shed, making videos starring her two […]