Presumably, you’ve got your 60th anniversary outfit sorted and you’ve snacks to hand.
You’ve invited any guests you might want around, you’ve wrapped up the Doctor Who Top Trumps in the centre of your pass-the-parcel, and cleared your calendar from the 60th anniversary itself on Thursday November 23rd through to Saturday December 9th when the final special airs, so there’ll be no interruptions. You’re ready, basically, to celebrate Doctor Who’s birthday. You’ll watch the three anniversary episodes, of course, but what else?
Take a look below at what’s on offer in the UK. We’ll update this guide when more information arrives.
Already Aired & Available To Stream Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration
Recorded on September 28 at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, this special BBC Radio 2 concert hosted by Jo Whiley was where the Fifteenth Doctor’s theme music made its world debut.
You’ve invited any guests you might want around, you’ve wrapped up the Doctor Who Top Trumps in the centre of your pass-the-parcel, and cleared your calendar from the 60th anniversary itself on Thursday November 23rd through to Saturday December 9th when the final special airs, so there’ll be no interruptions. You’re ready, basically, to celebrate Doctor Who’s birthday. You’ll watch the three anniversary episodes, of course, but what else?
Take a look below at what’s on offer in the UK. We’ll update this guide when more information arrives.
Already Aired & Available To Stream Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration
Recorded on September 28 at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, this special BBC Radio 2 concert hosted by Jo Whiley was where the Fifteenth Doctor’s theme music made its world debut.
- 11/21/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
In its continuing mission to help older Doctor Who fans relive their childhoods, and make even older Doctor Who fans say “Wait a second, that was your childhood? But you’re 30!” it has been announced that the next Doctor Who we see will not only be written by Russell T Davies, the showrunner of this version of Who’s first four seasons (plus specials), it will not only star classic, fan favourite Doctor David Tennant, and classic, fan favourite companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate), it will also be scored by classic, fan favourite composer Murray Gold.
If you don’t recognise the name, you will still know his work if you’ve watched any of the increasingly-inaccurately-named “new” series Who prior to Jodie Whittaker’s incarnation. He is, in many ways, as responsible for the feel and identity of the show as Russell T Davies or his successor, Steven Moffat.
If you don’t recognise the name, you will still know his work if you’ve watched any of the increasingly-inaccurately-named “new” series Who prior to Jodie Whittaker’s incarnation. He is, in many ways, as responsible for the feel and identity of the show as Russell T Davies or his successor, Steven Moffat.
- 4/28/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
When Jodie Whittaker regenerates during Doctor Who’s BBC Centenary special this autumn, we’ll be saying goodbye to one of the series’ most beloved and memorable incarnations of the infamous timelord.
The first ever female Doctor, Jodie was also voted the fans’ second favourite Doctor of all time in a 2020 Radio Times poll, but her reign hasn’t been without controversy. From debates on whether there should even be a female Doctor (spoiler alert: there should) to series 13 having three episodes cut due to the Covid-19 pandemic, plus the show’s producers defending lower-than-usual ratings, it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster for the Thirteenth Doctor.
Just what is in store for Whittaker’s final episode?
The following article contains potential Spoilers for Jodie Whittaker’s final episode of Doctor Who
Chris Chibnall’s Swan Song
When it was announced that Jodie Whittaker was leaving the show, showrunner...
The first ever female Doctor, Jodie was also voted the fans’ second favourite Doctor of all time in a 2020 Radio Times poll, but her reign hasn’t been without controversy. From debates on whether there should even be a female Doctor (spoiler alert: there should) to series 13 having three episodes cut due to the Covid-19 pandemic, plus the show’s producers defending lower-than-usual ratings, it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster for the Thirteenth Doctor.
Just what is in store for Whittaker’s final episode?
The following article contains potential Spoilers for Jodie Whittaker’s final episode of Doctor Who
Chris Chibnall’s Swan Song
When it was announced that Jodie Whittaker was leaving the show, showrunner...
- 9/15/2022
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Festival
The second edition of the Ponta Lopud Festival (June 22-27) on the island of Lopud, near Dubrovnik, Croatia, will feature masterclasses from Oscar winners Frances McDormand and Joel Coen. “At this point in our professional lives, we can’t think of a better way to spend the warm days of summer than in conversation about the process of filmmaking and the love of film watching with a group of other filmmakers on an island in the Adriatic Sea,” said McDormand and Coen.
Participants at this year’s edition include filmmakers Tamara Kotevska (“Honeyland”), Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović (“Murina), Una Gunjak (“Chicken”), and actor Gordan Bogdan (“Fargo”). There will also be lectures by director Juho Kuosmanen, producer Peter Spears and talent agent Brian Swardstrom and conversations between masters and participants moderated by special guests, directors Pawel Pawlikowski, Michel Franco, Lili Horvat, Danis Tanovic and Ognjen Glavonic.
The founders of the Ponta Lopud Festival are Miro Purivatra,...
The second edition of the Ponta Lopud Festival (June 22-27) on the island of Lopud, near Dubrovnik, Croatia, will feature masterclasses from Oscar winners Frances McDormand and Joel Coen. “At this point in our professional lives, we can’t think of a better way to spend the warm days of summer than in conversation about the process of filmmaking and the love of film watching with a group of other filmmakers on an island in the Adriatic Sea,” said McDormand and Coen.
Participants at this year’s edition include filmmakers Tamara Kotevska (“Honeyland”), Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović (“Murina), Una Gunjak (“Chicken”), and actor Gordan Bogdan (“Fargo”). There will also be lectures by director Juho Kuosmanen, producer Peter Spears and talent agent Brian Swardstrom and conversations between masters and participants moderated by special guests, directors Pawel Pawlikowski, Michel Franco, Lili Horvat, Danis Tanovic and Ognjen Glavonic.
The founders of the Ponta Lopud Festival are Miro Purivatra,...
- 5/13/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is expanding its ‘Breakthrough’ program for emerging talent across film, TV and games to the U.S., India and China.
Known in the U.K. as ‘Breakthrough Brits,’ the successful talent initiative has been in place since 2013 and has championed 110 creatives domestically, with recent alumni including “Misbehaviour” and “Wild Rose” star Jessie Buckley, “Gangs of London” actor Paapa Essiedu, “Black Panther’s” Letitia Wright and “Little Women’s” Florence Pugh, reality television producer Coco Jackson, composer Segun Akinola, game producer Dan Gray, and directors Rose Glass, Stella Corradi, Destiny Ekaragha and Michael Pearce.
BAFTA’s ‘Breakthrough’ — the first global talent initiative to span film, TV and games, according to BAFTA — will now expand into the U.S. as well as India and China. Streaming giant Netflix is the program’s official partner for the U.K. for a second consecutive year,...
Known in the U.K. as ‘Breakthrough Brits,’ the successful talent initiative has been in place since 2013 and has championed 110 creatives domestically, with recent alumni including “Misbehaviour” and “Wild Rose” star Jessie Buckley, “Gangs of London” actor Paapa Essiedu, “Black Panther’s” Letitia Wright and “Little Women’s” Florence Pugh, reality television producer Coco Jackson, composer Segun Akinola, game producer Dan Gray, and directors Rose Glass, Stella Corradi, Destiny Ekaragha and Michael Pearce.
BAFTA’s ‘Breakthrough’ — the first global talent initiative to span film, TV and games, according to BAFTA — will now expand into the U.S. as well as India and China. Streaming giant Netflix is the program’s official partner for the U.K. for a second consecutive year,...
- 5/27/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been a whole year to the day since Doctor Who was on our screens, with the Thirteenth Doctor and her friends last seen facing a Dalek on New Year’s Day 2019. The hype has been high for the season 12 premiere, then, with fans excited to not only see more of Jodie Whittaker’s Time Lord again but also hoping that the new run would provide more of what season 11 did right and improve on some of its shortcomings. And on the back of tonight’s ambitious, shocking opener, all the signs are pointing to season 12 pulling that off.
As the title makes abundantly clear, “Spyfall” – part one of two – is Doctor Who self-consciously doing a James Bond pastiche. As you’d expect, writer Chris Chibnall gets to have some fun checking off all the things a Bond film needs to include – the pre-credits scene, the debriefing, getting the gadgets,...
As the title makes abundantly clear, “Spyfall” – part one of two – is Doctor Who self-consciously doing a James Bond pastiche. As you’d expect, writer Chris Chibnall gets to have some fun checking off all the things a Bond film needs to include – the pre-credits scene, the debriefing, getting the gadgets,...
- 1/1/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Rob Leane Nov 22, 2019
Doctor Who's incredible Rosa episode was originally a source of worry and then pride, says Chris Chibnall
During a visit to the Cardiff set of Doctor Who Season 12, Den Of Geek and other outlets chatted with showrunner Chris Chibnall and core cast members Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole about one of the standout moments of Season 11 - "Rosa," the episode that told the story of Rosa Parks battling racism through a slightly sci-fi lens.
Asked whether the team was worried about tackling this particular chapter in humanity's history, Chibnall offered this candid insight: "Were we worried? Yeah, absolutely, we had sleepless nights. Yeah. I worried about it from the start, from the moment I kind of came up with the idea, from the moment we started working on the stories, through when were shooting it, through the edit... but we really wanted to tell that story.
Doctor Who's incredible Rosa episode was originally a source of worry and then pride, says Chris Chibnall
During a visit to the Cardiff set of Doctor Who Season 12, Den Of Geek and other outlets chatted with showrunner Chris Chibnall and core cast members Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole about one of the standout moments of Season 11 - "Rosa," the episode that told the story of Rosa Parks battling racism through a slightly sci-fi lens.
Asked whether the team was worried about tackling this particular chapter in humanity's history, Chibnall offered this candid insight: "Were we worried? Yeah, absolutely, we had sleepless nights. Yeah. I worried about it from the start, from the moment I kind of came up with the idea, from the moment we started working on the stories, through when were shooting it, through the edit... but we really wanted to tell that story.
- 11/21/2019
- Den of Geek
From Nigeria to Lincolnshire then London and back again, writer/ director Shola Amoo’s semi-autobiographical The Last Tree tells the tale of a young boy Femi (Tai Golding). After being raised by foster mother Mary (Denise Black) in rural Lincolnshire, Femi is suddenly, reluctantly reunited with birth mum Yinka (Gbemisola Ikumelo) and forced to move with her to grubby, brutalist London. As well as having to adapt to the urban municipal, Femi finds himself beaten and being raised under new strict rules then enrolled in a City Academy and forced to defend himself against bullies.
Shola Amoo’s enchanting second feature examines how changing environments and fractured families have a significant effect on young minds and can substantially re-shape identities. The script follows Femi through childhood into adolescence, where he is played by Sam Adewunmi. As a teenager, Femi is livid with religious mum Yinka, and uses her as target...
Shola Amoo’s enchanting second feature examines how changing environments and fractured families have a significant effect on young minds and can substantially re-shape identities. The script follows Femi through childhood into adolescence, where he is played by Sam Adewunmi. As a teenager, Femi is livid with religious mum Yinka, and uses her as target...
- 5/31/2019
- by Daniel Goodwin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The British Academy's Breakthrough Brits initiative, which aims to showcase and support emerging creative talent from across film, games and television, has found a new partner in Netflix.
The streaming giant replaces Burberry as the chief sponsor of Breakthrough Brits, now into its seventh year and having helped champion more than 100 talented newcomers, including actors Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Malachi Kirby, Ray Panthaki and Molly Windsor, composer Segun Akinola, game producer Dan Gray, and directors Destiny Ekaragha and Michael Pearce.
The partnership with Netflix will help facilitate expansion of the Breakthrough initiative globally, working to identify ...
The streaming giant replaces Burberry as the chief sponsor of Breakthrough Brits, now into its seventh year and having helped champion more than 100 talented newcomers, including actors Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Malachi Kirby, Ray Panthaki and Molly Windsor, composer Segun Akinola, game producer Dan Gray, and directors Destiny Ekaragha and Michael Pearce.
The partnership with Netflix will help facilitate expansion of the Breakthrough initiative globally, working to identify ...
- 5/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The British Academy's Breakthrough Brits initiative, which aims to showcase and support emerging creative talent from across film, games and television, has found a new partner in Netflix.
The streaming giant replaces Burberry as the chief sponsor of Breakthrough Brits, now into its seventh year and having helped champion more than 100 talented newcomers, including actors Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Malachi Kirby, Ray Panthaki and Molly Windsor, composer Segun Akinola, game producer Dan Gray, and directors Destiny Ekaragha and Michael Pearce.
The partnership with Netflix will help facilitate expansion of the Breakthrough initiative globally, working to identify ...
The streaming giant replaces Burberry as the chief sponsor of Breakthrough Brits, now into its seventh year and having helped champion more than 100 talented newcomers, including actors Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Malachi Kirby, Ray Panthaki and Molly Windsor, composer Segun Akinola, game producer Dan Gray, and directors Destiny Ekaragha and Michael Pearce.
The partnership with Netflix will help facilitate expansion of the Breakthrough initiative globally, working to identify ...
- 5/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Doctor Who is the most iconic theme of any British TV series ever, right? Well, not anymore, as a new national poll has seen a different show pinch the top spot to be crowned the UK’s favorite theme. And that show is Sherlock.
Classic FM, the BFI and Radio Times collaborated on this recent poll, asking Brits for their personal picks for the best theme in English TV history, and when the results came back in, Sherlock was the surprise first choice. Of course, Doctor Who nabbed the second spot instead and if you’re interested, here’s the full list – mostly comprising classic British shows from decades past.
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Classic FM, the BFI and Radio Times collaborated on this recent poll, asking Brits for their personal picks for the best theme in English TV history, and when the results came back in, Sherlock was the surprise first choice. Of course, Doctor Who nabbed the second spot instead and if you’re interested, here’s the full list – mostly comprising classic British shows from decades past.
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- 4/15/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
We might have a while to wait before we see new episodes of Doctor Who, but in the meantime, the BBC is serving up “The Runaway,” which is described as a 13-minute interactive Vr story.
Directed by Passion Animation Studios and the BBC’s Vr hub, this brings together Jodie Whittaker on voice duties and series composer Segun Akinola providing new original music. The conceit for the film is that you’ve been in a mysterious collision and wake up inside the Tardis. The Doctor introduces you to the mysterious energy being you’ve collided with, and you must team up with her to ensure that he’s returned to his home planet before some very bad things happen (probably involving the destruction of the fabric of space and time).
Now, we’ve got a new trailer that gives us our best look yet at what the experience will be like.
Directed by Passion Animation Studios and the BBC’s Vr hub, this brings together Jodie Whittaker on voice duties and series composer Segun Akinola providing new original music. The conceit for the film is that you’ve been in a mysterious collision and wake up inside the Tardis. The Doctor introduces you to the mysterious energy being you’ve collided with, and you must team up with her to ensure that he’s returned to his home planet before some very bad things happen (probably involving the destruction of the fabric of space and time).
Now, we’ve got a new trailer that gives us our best look yet at what the experience will be like.
- 4/15/2019
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
There might be no twelfth season of the series coming this year, but at least the BBC are treating faithful fans with a little extra Doctor Who that’ll move the franchise into an exciting new medium.
It’s been announced today that the Doctor is about to enter the world of virtual reality in a short animated adventure called Doctor Who: The Runaway. The 12-ish minute long story will allow viewers to hop on board the Tardis and, as the press release puts it, become “the Doctor’s champion.” The Time Lord, who’ll be voiced by the Thirteenth Doctor herself, Jodie Whittaker, will “find themselves at the centre of the action facing a deadly threat.”
Jo Pearce, creative director of the BBC’s digital drama team, said the following about this new project in a statement released earlier today:
“Fans will experience the Tardis like never before in this thrilling new interactive story.
It’s been announced today that the Doctor is about to enter the world of virtual reality in a short animated adventure called Doctor Who: The Runaway. The 12-ish minute long story will allow viewers to hop on board the Tardis and, as the press release puts it, become “the Doctor’s champion.” The Time Lord, who’ll be voiced by the Thirteenth Doctor herself, Jodie Whittaker, will “find themselves at the centre of the action facing a deadly threat.”
Jo Pearce, creative director of the BBC’s digital drama team, said the following about this new project in a statement released earlier today:
“Fans will experience the Tardis like never before in this thrilling new interactive story.
- 2/15/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
This past Friday marked 55 years to the day when Doctor Who first arrived on British television screens. Over the past half a century, the sci-fi show has always changed with the times – take Jodie Whittaker’s casting as the first female Doctor in season 11, for example – and constantly regenerated itself.
There’s no better way to make that clear than in this awesome supercut from the official Doctor Who YouTube channel which features every single title sequence in the show’s history in an 11 minute video. You can relive the eeriness of the First Doctor’s opening from 1963 right through to the synths of the 1980s and the throwback theme of today’s version by watching it below.
We say every single title sequence, but for the sake of brevity the video leaves out a few one-off openings from over the years. For instance, every episode in the first half...
There’s no better way to make that clear than in this awesome supercut from the official Doctor Who YouTube channel which features every single title sequence in the show’s history in an 11 minute video. You can relive the eeriness of the First Doctor’s opening from 1963 right through to the synths of the 1980s and the throwback theme of today’s version by watching it below.
We say every single title sequence, but for the sake of brevity the video leaves out a few one-off openings from over the years. For instance, every episode in the first half...
- 11/26/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
It has to be said that the quality of Doctor Who season 11 has been a little up and down so far, but six episodes in and it seems a pattern’s emerging: historical adventures are where this new era of the show excels. Three weeks after the superlative “Rosa,” we have “Demons of the Punjab,” another installment that travels back to a dark period of human history and tells an intelligent, genuinely moving story.
Wanting to pull a Back to the Future and visit her grandmother Umbreen when she was younger, Yaz gets the Doctor to take the Tardis to 1947, right on the cusp of the Partition of India. What’s more, it’s Umbreen’s wedding day to someone who’s not her grandfather, a Hindu man named Prem. As Yaz comes to terms with this discrepancy in her family history, the Doctor has to solve the mystery of...
Wanting to pull a Back to the Future and visit her grandmother Umbreen when she was younger, Yaz gets the Doctor to take the Tardis to 1947, right on the cusp of the Partition of India. What’s more, it’s Umbreen’s wedding day to someone who’s not her grandfather, a Hindu man named Prem. As Yaz comes to terms with this discrepancy in her family history, the Doctor has to solve the mystery of...
- 11/11/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced 2018’s BAFTA Breakthrough Brits, in partnership with Burberry.
Nineteen of the UK’s most promising future stars of film, games and television have been carefully selected by this years jury members which included actress and producer Gemma Arterton (Ee Rising Star nominee in 2011), actress Stacy Martin (BAFTA Breakthrough Brit in 2014), actor George MacKay (Ee Rising Star nominee in 2014), and composer Nainita Desai (BAFTA Breakthrough Brit in 2016).
The full list of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits in 2018 is:
Adrienne Law – Games Producer (Monument Valley 2) Annie Price – Presenter (Tears and Tantrums: Diary of a New Mum) Chris Walley – Actor (The Young Offenders) Daniel Kokotajlo – Writer/Director (Apostasy) Daniel Lawrence Taylor – Actor/Writer (Timewasters) Ellena Wood – Director (Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia) Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly – Producer Harry Nesbitt – Artist and Game Developer (Alto’s Odyssey) Jay Armstrong – Game Developer (Adventure Pals) Jessica Barden...
Nineteen of the UK’s most promising future stars of film, games and television have been carefully selected by this years jury members which included actress and producer Gemma Arterton (Ee Rising Star nominee in 2011), actress Stacy Martin (BAFTA Breakthrough Brit in 2014), actor George MacKay (Ee Rising Star nominee in 2014), and composer Nainita Desai (BAFTA Breakthrough Brit in 2016).
The full list of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits in 2018 is:
Adrienne Law – Games Producer (Monument Valley 2) Annie Price – Presenter (Tears and Tantrums: Diary of a New Mum) Chris Walley – Actor (The Young Offenders) Daniel Kokotajlo – Writer/Director (Apostasy) Daniel Lawrence Taylor – Actor/Writer (Timewasters) Ellena Wood – Director (Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia) Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly – Producer Harry Nesbitt – Artist and Game Developer (Alto’s Odyssey) Jay Armstrong – Game Developer (Adventure Pals) Jessica Barden...
- 11/1/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Pete Dillon-Trenchard Oct 14, 2018
The Ghost Monument screams confidence and looks gorgeous while taking Doctor Who in a bold, new direction.
This Doctor Who review contains spoilers.
Doctor Who Season 11 Episode 2
After "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" aired last week, fans were left with some lingering questions. Chief among them: what would the new opening look like (assuming the show wasn’t going the way of so many modern TV series and doing away with a proper title sequence altogether), and how long would it be before we got to see the Tardis? Despite Chris Chibnall’s best efforts to sow seeds of doubt in interviews that the Doctor’s trusty ship may never return, we get satisfying answers to both questions in this week’s episode, "The Ghost Monument."
So, what of that opening sequence? Since the show’s revival in 2005, it's always been fairly clear what we've been...
The Ghost Monument screams confidence and looks gorgeous while taking Doctor Who in a bold, new direction.
This Doctor Who review contains spoilers.
Doctor Who Season 11 Episode 2
After "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" aired last week, fans were left with some lingering questions. Chief among them: what would the new opening look like (assuming the show wasn’t going the way of so many modern TV series and doing away with a proper title sequence altogether), and how long would it be before we got to see the Tardis? Despite Chris Chibnall’s best efforts to sow seeds of doubt in interviews that the Doctor’s trusty ship may never return, we get satisfying answers to both questions in this week’s episode, "The Ghost Monument."
So, what of that opening sequence? Since the show’s revival in 2005, it's always been fairly clear what we've been...
- 10/14/2018
- Den of Geek
The fantastic Doctor Who season 11 premiere exceeded fan expectations this past weekend, with even the most cynical Whovians finding themselves enjoying it. However, there was one thing that people seem to be taking issue with.
But first, let’s go over what worked well. Jodie Whittaker was convincing as the Doctor from her very first scene, new showrunner Chris Chibnall has remixed the look and pace of the show for the better, and Segun Akinola’s score worked beautifully. Yes, the monster-of-the-week was a bit bland, but it did help keep the focus on the still-regenerating Doctor.
Speaking of which, some viewers are complaining that they actually had trouble understanding what No. 13 was saying due to her thick accent. Not only that, but it seems like a lot of people needed to use subtitles to get through the episode, and below you’ll find just a sampling of what folks...
But first, let’s go over what worked well. Jodie Whittaker was convincing as the Doctor from her very first scene, new showrunner Chris Chibnall has remixed the look and pace of the show for the better, and Segun Akinola’s score worked beautifully. Yes, the monster-of-the-week was a bit bland, but it did help keep the focus on the still-regenerating Doctor.
Speaking of which, some viewers are complaining that they actually had trouble understanding what No. 13 was saying due to her thick accent. Not only that, but it seems like a lot of people needed to use subtitles to get through the episode, and below you’ll find just a sampling of what folks...
- 10/9/2018
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
It’s been one hell of a long wait, but Doctor Who is back and, judging by the season premiere, “The Woman Who Fell to Earth,” it’s in fine form.
I got together with a bunch of friends at my apartment to watch it and everyone loved the episode – even people not that familiar with the series. Jodie Whittaker was convincing as the Doctor from minute one, new showrunner Chris Chibnall has slightly remixed the look and pace of the show, and I absolutely loved Segun Akinola’s new score. Sure, the monster-of-the-week was slightly bland, but I guess that just helps keep the focus on the still-regenerating Doctor.
It’s not just my friends and I who dug it, though, as it’s looking like fans across the world thought it lived up to the high expectations. I’ve been rooting through Twitter all afternoon and here’s...
I got together with a bunch of friends at my apartment to watch it and everyone loved the episode – even people not that familiar with the series. Jodie Whittaker was convincing as the Doctor from minute one, new showrunner Chris Chibnall has slightly remixed the look and pace of the show, and I absolutely loved Segun Akinola’s new score. Sure, the monster-of-the-week was slightly bland, but I guess that just helps keep the focus on the still-regenerating Doctor.
It’s not just my friends and I who dug it, though, as it’s looking like fans across the world thought it lived up to the high expectations. I’ve been rooting through Twitter all afternoon and here’s...
- 10/7/2018
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
The woman who fell to Earth has very much landed on her feet.
Or so says the first wave of reviews for Doctor Who season 11’s opening episode, “The Woman Who Fell to Earth.” From Empire to The Guardian, the Radio Times to Digital Spy, critics are unanimous in their praise of Jodie Whittaker’s fresh-faced Time Lord, who seemingly spends much of the premiere in the tattered clothes worn by her predecessor, Peter Capaldi.
However, there are one or two criticisms peppered amongst this review round-up, given a number of critics called out the episode’s poorly-timed humor and uneven pacing. All of this washes away once Whittaker’s Doctor begins to hit her stride, though, and she does so with a host of new companions – namely Yaz, Ryan and Bradley Walsh’s Graham.
Here’s a small sampling of the review round-up:
Empire: Indeed, everything Jodie Whittaker and...
Or so says the first wave of reviews for Doctor Who season 11’s opening episode, “The Woman Who Fell to Earth.” From Empire to The Guardian, the Radio Times to Digital Spy, critics are unanimous in their praise of Jodie Whittaker’s fresh-faced Time Lord, who seemingly spends much of the premiere in the tattered clothes worn by her predecessor, Peter Capaldi.
However, there are one or two criticisms peppered amongst this review round-up, given a number of critics called out the episode’s poorly-timed humor and uneven pacing. All of this washes away once Whittaker’s Doctor begins to hit her stride, though, and she does so with a host of new companions – namely Yaz, Ryan and Bradley Walsh’s Graham.
Here’s a small sampling of the review round-up:
Empire: Indeed, everything Jodie Whittaker and...
- 9/27/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Doctor Who season 11 will bring about a series-wide regeneration for the BBC’s seminal sci-fi institution. Jodie Whittaker will make her debut as the Thirteenth Doctor in the latest run, as written by incoming showrunner Chris Chibnall. Apart from the show’s lead actors and writers, though, Who will likewise find itself with a fresh composer, as Murray Gold has also made an exit.
In his place, Segun Akinola will take on the duties of scoring the show from the eleventh season onward. Very much a rising star in his profession, Akinola was a part of the BAFTA Breakthrough Brit program in 2017 and previously worked on documentary series Black and British: A Forgotten History.
Chibnall announced his hiring with a glowing statement earlier this week, saying:
“Welcome to the Doctor Who family, Segun Akinola! We’re over the moon Segun’s agreed to join us, to provide the score for...
In his place, Segun Akinola will take on the duties of scoring the show from the eleventh season onward. Very much a rising star in his profession, Akinola was a part of the BAFTA Breakthrough Brit program in 2017 and previously worked on documentary series Black and British: A Forgotten History.
Chibnall announced his hiring with a glowing statement earlier this week, saying:
“Welcome to the Doctor Who family, Segun Akinola! We’re over the moon Segun’s agreed to join us, to provide the score for...
- 6/28/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Simon Brew Oct 25, 2017
Meet this year's 20 BAFTA breakthrough Brits...
BAFTA has put together its annual list, saluting fast-rising British talents amongst films, games and television. Those appearing on the list will get 12 months of support from BAFTA as they continue to grow their careers, and there’s no shortage of talent on here.
Without further ado, the full Breakthrough Brits Of 2017 list reads as follows…
• Adam Vian and Thomas Vian - Game Directors
• Anna Hollinrake - Games Artist
• Charlie Cooper and Daisy Cooper - Writers/Actors
• Chloë Thomson – Cinematographer
• Daniel Fountain - Game Designer
• Francis Lee - Writer/Director
• Henry Hoffman - Creative Director (Games)
• Hope Dickson Leach - Writer/Director
• Jessie Buckley - Actress
• Josh O'Connor - Actor
• Kit Fraser - Cinematographer
• Lydia Hampson - Producer
• Mahalia Belo - Director
• Molly Windsor - Actress
• Olivia Wood - Games Writer & Editor
• Sarah Quintrell - Writer
• Segun Akinola - Composer
• Susan Wokoma...
Meet this year's 20 BAFTA breakthrough Brits...
BAFTA has put together its annual list, saluting fast-rising British talents amongst films, games and television. Those appearing on the list will get 12 months of support from BAFTA as they continue to grow their careers, and there’s no shortage of talent on here.
Without further ado, the full Breakthrough Brits Of 2017 list reads as follows…
• Adam Vian and Thomas Vian - Game Directors
• Anna Hollinrake - Games Artist
• Charlie Cooper and Daisy Cooper - Writers/Actors
• Chloë Thomson – Cinematographer
• Daniel Fountain - Game Designer
• Francis Lee - Writer/Director
• Henry Hoffman - Creative Director (Games)
• Hope Dickson Leach - Writer/Director
• Jessie Buckley - Actress
• Josh O'Connor - Actor
• Kit Fraser - Cinematographer
• Lydia Hampson - Producer
• Mahalia Belo - Director
• Molly Windsor - Actress
• Olivia Wood - Games Writer & Editor
• Sarah Quintrell - Writer
• Segun Akinola - Composer
• Susan Wokoma...
- 10/25/2017
- Den of Geek
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