Audio Review: Doctor Who Short Trip 8.12 – The Devil’s Footprints

While December’s Main Range stories brought us Iris Wildthyme in Paris and Icelandic-noir, the Short Trips range finished 2018 with a touch of the Gothic. Set early on in his era, while travelling with Mel, the Doctor arrives in a Devonshire village in February 1855 to catch up with an old friend, the Reverend HT … >

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Doctor Who filming wraps in South Africa

The main cast of Doctor Who and the showrunner have just completed a three-week shoot in the Cape Town area. Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill, Tosin Cole and showrunner Chris Chibnall completed 15 location shoot days while on the Western Cape in South Africa.   View this post on Instagram   #DoctorWho is back in production! … >

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Whoopi Goldberg asked to play an American Doctor Who

Whoopi Goldberg spoke to to David Tennant, who played the tenth Doctor on Doctor Who, during the second episode of his new podcast. During the podcast, she revealed that she pitched the idea of an American version of Doctor Who with herself as the lead. “I don’t know if I told you this last time, how … >

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The Last Day At Work – Doctor Who Short Trips audio review

Since 2017, Big Finish has run an annual competition to encourage fresh writing talent. The Paul Spragg Memorial Script Opportunity, named in honour of one of the company’s much missed former employees, invites new writers to submit a single page synopsis and writing sample for consideration. The winner goes on to develop and complete their … >

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Doctor Who Main Range 246: The Hunting Ground review

December’s double dose of Doctor Who Main Range action concluded with a chilly outing for Colin Baker, as crime novelist AK Benedict (who has also written for Torchwood) provides a solo adventure for the Sixth Doctor set in Iceland. In a story which begins with a New Year’s Eve tale of trolls, Police Inspector Yrsa … >

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Doctor Who Series 12: the writers

Some members of the Doctor Who Series 12 Writers Room have been discovered. So far, including showrunner Chris Chibnall, they are two Doctor Who Series 11 writers set to return, Ed Hime and likely Vinay Patel. Ed Hime’s online CV lists “DOCTOR WHO (SERIES 12).” Vinay Patel’s connection to Doctor Who Series 12 is slightly more … >

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