Doctor Who, The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos: trailers and breakdown

Two trailers for the tenth and final episode of Doctor Who Series 11, The Battle of Rankoor Av Kolos were released. The synopsis: The Doctor and her companions receive nine separate distress calls, all originating from the mysterious planet of Ranskoor Av Kolos, littered with the remains of a terrible battle. The only clue to … >

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Jodie Whittaker to host CBeebies Bedtime Stories

Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker will read the story of an intrepid girl on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Whittaker will read Ada Twist, Scientist – the third in a series of books written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts. Beaty considers Whittaker’s narration of her book, “the best of all things!” WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? … >

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Mandip Gill always wanted to portray a police officer

In an interview with Two Shot Podcast, Mandip Gill revealed that she realized her dream of portraying a police officer. “I thought about becoming a police officer for a second, just so I could police what was going on around. But I was scared of dogs and scared of the dark, can’t swim [and] scared … >

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Doctor Who Series 11: code name: Plane Hitters

In an interview in Radio Times magazine, it was revealed that though Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill knew they were auditioning for Doctor Who, the name of the project they were given was “Plane Hitters,” according to Mandip Gill. “I thought I was going to be a pilot or something!” Gill was instead tapped to … >

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Doctor Who New Year’s Special not New Year themed

According to Mandip Gill, as interviewed in Radio Times magazine, the plot of the Doctor Who New Year’s Day Special doesn’t explicitly revolve around the new year. “When we were filming, we didn’t know when it was going to air. We found out the same time as the rest of you!” Curiously, the synopsis released … >

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Doctor Who, It Takes You Away: stunt work for blind actress

In an interview with In Touch host Peter White on Radio 4, eighteen-year-old blind actress Ellie Wallwork revealed she was tapped to perform some mild stunt work in her role as Hanne in the ninth episode of Doctor Who Series 11, It Takes You Away. Actually I had a stunt double, which is really hilarious … >

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