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I just wish they'd get on with it. The big breaks between seasons are really annoying. I've almost completely lost interest. You can only make your audience wait so long before they move onto to other things and don't return.

Similar to "The Walking Dead", which is finally starting up again on Sunday after what seemed like an interminable wait.

 

[gadgtfreek]

I was tiring of the show, the companion last season was terrible, and so were some of the stories. I'll prob just take a break and wait for for the next regen. Maybe I can catch the Jane Bond coming in the meantime, once Craig does his last one.

 

[Blimpoy06]

I don't mind the breaks. Doctor Who tends to get repetitive with constant viewing. The breaks help build interest for me.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Graham Strong, the man responsible for preserving the audio of many "lost episodes" from the show's original run, has passed away at the age of 69.

As a teenager, he found a way to wire the audio output from a television directly into a reel-to-reel tape machine -- allowing him to generate pristine recordings.

Many of the animated reconstructions and episodes that only survived as 16mm telerecordings use his audio because they're the highest quality available.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

New series of "Doctor Who" to be scored by composer Segun Akinola

He replaces Murray Gold, who has scored "Who" since it was revived by Russell T Davies in 2005. His reorchestration of the main theme will reportedly be released "soon".

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Lets take a quick moment to acknowledge how awesome Murray Gold’s theme for Matt Smith (“I Am The Doctor”) was - puts a smile on my face every time.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Latest news is that the new series will consist of a 65-minute premiere followed by nine 50-minute episodes, and then the Christmas special at the end of the year. That would make it the shortest run since the series was revived in 2005 (not counting the stretch from Christmas 2008 through New Years 2010, when we only got extended-length specials).

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

The trailer (and presumably the release date) will premiere during the World Cup final on Sunday.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

World Cup Teaser (Featuring New TARDIS Crew):

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Full Series 11 Trailer:

 

[David Weicker]

Latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine has reached some subscribers early.

Newest Classic Blu-Ray set has been confirmed.

Doctor Who: The Collection: Season 19.

Peter Davison’s first season consisting of:
Castrovalva
Four to Doomsday
Kinda
The Visitation
Black Orchid
Earthshock
Time-Flight

This is due out in the UK on November 19th. Same type of special packaging as Season 12.

Although not (yet) confirmed, I would expect a US version “Peter Davison Season 1” some time after that.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Series 11 News Roundup:
Doctor Who announces writers and directors for all new series

The BBC today announces the full list of writers and directors for the new series of Doctor Who, launching this autumn on BBC One.

Showrunner Chris Chibnall, says: “We have a team of writers who’ve been working quietly and secretly for a long time now, crafting characters, worlds and stories to excite and move you. A set of directors who stood those scripts up on their feet, bringing those ideas, visuals and emotions into existence with bravura and fun.

“Hailing from a range of backgrounds, tastes and styles, here’s what unites them: they are awesome people as well as brilliant at their job. (It matters!) They love Doctor Who. And they’ve all worked above and beyond the call of duty in an effort to bring audiences something special, later this year.”

Writers

Former Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman has written over 60 books for children and young adults including the Noughts and Crosses series of novels, and her book Pig-Heart Boy, which was adapted into a Bafta-winning, six-part TV serial.

Malorie says: “I’ve always loved Doctor Who. Getting the chance to write for this series has definitely been a dream come true.”

Ed Hime was nominated for a Craft Bafta for his first episode of Skins, and won the Prix Italia for his radio play The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body.

Ed says: “Writing for this series comes down to the adventure really, and telling emotionally engaging stories to bring everyone along with you.”

Playwright and screenwriter Vinay Patel’s television debut, Murdered By My Father, won the 2016 Royal Television Society Award for Best Single Drama and was nominated for three Baftas.

Vinay says: “I grew up watching shows like Star Trek and Quantum Leap on the edge of my dad’s bed, and I loved how they managed to capture the imagination of a kid like me as well as acting as a moral compass. I never imagined that I’d get to write for Doctor Who - I was pretty thrilled.”

Pete McTighe is the originating writer of Wentworth, the female prison drama that has sold to over 150 countries. He’s written over a hundred hours of TV drama and been nominated for five Writers Guild Awards.

Pete says: "My entire television career has quite literally been an elaborate plan to get to write Doctor Who - and no one is more shocked than me that it paid off. I've been having the time of my life working with Chris, and writing for Jodie and the new team, and can't wait for everyone to see what we've been up to."

Joy Wilkinson has been selected as a Screen International Star of Tomorrow and has had two screenplays featured on the Brit List. Her TV scripts include the critically-acclaimed BBC five-parter The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby, while her theatre work has won prizes including the Verity Bargate Award.

Joy says: “I loved the show and felt like it might be a good fit for me, but I knew it was really hard to get onto. So quite frankly I’m still pinching myself to be here!”

Directors

Sallie Aprahamian has been directing television for over two decades with critically acclaimed shows including: Extremely Dangerous, The Sins, Real Men, The Lakes, Teachers and This Life.

Sallie’s memories of Doctor Who go right back to the 1960s, when William Hartnell created the role. She says: “I watched the First Doctor from behind the sofa through my fingers, frightened and exhilarated. I was really delighted, as a fan and as a director, to be invited to work on the first female Doctor’s series. What a brilliant time to be on the show!”

Jamie Childs, who directed Jodie Whittaker’s reveal as the Thirteenth Doctor, returns for the opening episode of the new series.

Jamie says Doctor Who represents an important part of our television landscape. “We tend to avoid making many shows in Britain that really allow the audience to properly escape, and Doctor Who has been doing this for decades. So yes, sign me up - I’ve always wanted to be part of that! There really aren’t many shows made over here that allow the viewer to travel to another universe.”

Jennifer Perrott wrote, directed, produced and executive produced her award-winning 35mm short film The Ravens. Since finishing Doctor Who she has been directing Gentleman Jack, a forthcoming BBC One/HBO historical drama series created by Sally Wainwright.

Jennifer says: “Doctor Who is an iconic show and one I’d loved as a child, especially when Tom Baker was the Doctor. Space travel has become more a part of modern life and this has opened the door for more human stories to be told amidst the escapist fantasy of saving the world from alien invasion. The aliens are now as emotionally complex as the humans, and I was really excited by that.”

Mark Tonderai went to school in Zimbabwe and architecture school in Kingston, before landing a job at the BBC as a trainee presenter. Mark has directed the full season of The Five, Impulse, Lucifer, Gotham, Black Lightning, George RR Martin’s Nightflyers and Jennifer Lawrence thriller House at the End of the Street.

Mark says: “What was really crucial in my decision to direct the show was Chris Chibnall. I’m a huge fan of his and I like the way he sees the world. He has this ability to entertain and also deliver truths - questions, too - about who we are. And he does it all with a hint of a smile.”

The new series of Doctor Who begins on BBC One this autumn, made by BBC Studios in Wales.

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Childs directed the first, seventh, ninth, and tenth episodes. Tonderai directed the second and third episodes. Aprahamian directed the fourth and sixth episodes. Perrott directed the fifth and eighth episodes.

Production the new series wrapped on August 3rd.

There will be a Christmas special after the new series finishes. The director is Wayne Yip, who previously directed two episodes ("The Lie of the Land" and "Empress of Mars") of the Twelfth Doctor's final series.

New photo of the Thirteenth Doctor (click to enlarge):


Another new photo with a closeup of the new sonic screwdriver (click to enlarge):


New series will premiere "by October"

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Doctor Who to land on Sunday 7 October 2018

Date: 05.09.2018 Last updated: 05.09.2018 at 13.00
Category: BBC One; Drama; BBC Studios

The Woman Who Fell to Earth

The last time viewers saw the Doctor, she was falling from her TARDIS so it’s about time for the Doctor to land. This time it’s all change, as Doctor Who is moving to Sunday nights, launching on Sunday 7 October.

Never before in the show’s history has an entire series descended to earth on a Sunday. This year marks a brand new era with a new Showrunner, a new Doctor, new friends and a whole host of new monsters - so it’s only fitting that the new Time Lord will land in a new time zone on BBC One.

Chris Chibnall, Showrunner, says: “New Doctor, new home! Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor is about to burst into Sunday nights - and make the end of the weekend so much more exciting. Get everybody’s homework done, sort out your Monday clothes, then grab some special Sunday night popcorn, and settle down with all of the family for Sunday night adventures across space and time. (Also, move the sofa away from the wall so parents can hide behind it during the scary bits). The Thirteenth Doctor is falling from the sky and it’s going to be a blast.”

Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content, says: “With Chris Chibnall at the helm and Jodie Whittaker’s arrival as the new Doctor we are heralding a brand new era for the show and so it feels only right to give it a new home on Sunday nights at the heart of BBC One’s Autumn schedule. ”

Showrunner Chris Chibnall has written the first episode of the brand new series which is titled The Woman Who Fell to Earth. With the Doctor on her way it’s only a matter of time before viewers can enjoy being transported out of this world this autumn.

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I'm a little bummed. "Doctor Who" and Saturdays go together like peanut butter and jelly. I appreciated having a new episode to watch Saturday nights, when nothing else was on, or late the following morning with a cup of tea. Sundays, by contrast, have a lot more competition for my eyeballs.

 

[TJPC]

PVR?

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

PVR?

I always record "Doctor Who", because I re-watch most of the episodes (and won't buy the slowed down 1080p24 Blu-Ray releases). But there's great TV from Sunday through Thursday, so I still prefer Saturdays for this show.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Sunday is far too crowded, and as much as I hate to say it, Doctor Who will lose to each and every prestige and premium TV offering in a head-to-head matchup. That's not a reflection on the quality of Doctor Who (or those other programs), but their viewership will decrease going head-to-head with everything that airs on Sunday night. Between The Walking Dead franchise on AMC, whatever's on premium channels like HBO and Showtime, and football, numbers will go down. They'll probably get most or all of those eyeballs back during delayed viewership, but their actually live watching numbers will go down from this.

But hey, the BBC can't even be bothered to make episodes of this show on a regular basis, or even produce a standard season's worth of episodes, so this shouldn't surprise me.

I wonder if it's being changed in the UK or just here in the U.S. If it continues to air on Saturdays in the UK, all they're going to do is convert people who watch the show legally off-air to being people who download the show illegally.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

I wonder if it's being changed in the UK or just here in the U.S. If it continues to air on Saturdays in the UK, all they're going to do is convert people who watch the show legally off-air to being people who download the show illegally.

It's a BBC One decision, that BBC America is mirroring so as to not lose eyeballs to bootlegging. I'm not very familiar with British television; perhaps Sunday isn't as competitive of a night across the pond.

I'm pretty sure BBC America wishes they hadn't moved it, too, since Saturday's worked well for them on other series as well.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Oh I guess that makes sense, better to air on Sunday and take the hit vs letting the mothership air on Sunday and then sit on the episode for six days til the following Saturday.

But I don't love it. Sunday is overcrowded; Saturday is dead.

 

[David Weicker]

The first episode (at least) is scheduled for Sunday afternoon here in the US. This will align it with the Sunday evening broadcast in the UK.

If they keep it in the afternoon, it won’t collide with Sunday prime time programming. Only football (and everyone knows that sci-fi geeks don’t care about sports )

 

[Lord Dalek]

Oh I guess that makes sense, better to air on Sunday and take the hit vs letting the mothership air on Sunday and then sit on the episode for six days til the following Saturday.

But I don't love it. Sunday is overcrowded; Saturday is dead.

Saturday ain't dead in the UK any more though. That's why Capaldi's final season got the worst ratings since Eccleston.