Former Doctor Who show-runner Russell T. Davies has revealed that a new Doctor has now been cast, the Thirteenth Doctor set to replace Peter Capaldi this Christmas… and Davies knows exactly who it is!
Speaking to Andy West at the recent LGBT awards and reported by Guys Luke U, Davies was asked his thoughts on a female Doctor and, after remaining noncommittal, admitted “I do know who it is” indicating that the decision has already been made.
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Scottish actor Alan Cumming has revealed that he’s twice been approached to take on the Doctor Who lead role, once during the Russell T. Davies era and once more recently.
Cumming, who is currently starring in The Good Wife, didn’t reveal when exactly he was approached to become the Doctor, but did reveal that discussions he had were with “that lovely Welshman” indicating he was under consideration either for the Ninth Doctor, a role eventually taken by Christopher Eccleston, or the Tenth Doctor, a role taken by David Tennant.
The BBC have announced a new collection of Doctor Who poetry to be released ahead of World Poetry Day.. with a surprising illustrator - Russell T. Davies.
A humorous riff on Now We Are Six, the new collection, Now We Are Six Hundred, “is a charming, funny and whimsical collection of poems that celebrate the joys and pitfalls of getting older. Much, much older. Time-Lord older. And sometimes, in space.”
Former show-runner Russell says that he has been drawing Doctor Who for many years prior to his official involvement with the [...]
To Be Continued…
Many of Doctor Who’s most iconic moments are those end of episode cliff-hangers, the dramatic hooks that ensure the viewers will tune in again for the next instalment. To be successful they need to provoke two reactions – the wow (“did that really just happen?” “that was unexpected” “that was edge of the seat stuff” etc.) and the how (“how will they get out of that one?” “How can the writer resolve this one?” “How will such and such a character react to that?” etc.). It was the brilliant combination of both that made the ending to The Stolen Earth one of the greatest Doctor Who cliff-hangers of all [...]
