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Please find your seat in the Tardis, this next news may hurt a bit. The 2005 series of Doctor Who, which rebooted the long-running science fiction franchise, is leaving its HBO Max home for some non-uk audiences, namely in the US, according to JustWatch. The news comes as uncertainty grows for the future of the Disney+ series after the conclusion of Season 2 back in May. Fans saw Ncuti Gatwa's shocking departure, with the Doctor regenerating into Billie Piper, confirming a longstanding leak. Doctor Who will leave HBO Max on July 31.

The 2005 series ran until 2021, with the conclusion of Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor era. The series saw iterations of the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Doctors. They were played by Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, and Whittaker. The series picked back up on Disney+, with Tennant returning as the Fourteenth Doctor for the 60th Anniversary Specials,...

The following contains spoilers from the Doctor Who Season 15 finale, now streaming on Disney+.

Since Doctor Who let fly with its timey-wimey Season 15 finale on Saturday, we’ve heard from exiting lead Ncuti Gatwa, his heir semi-apparent Billie Piper, and showrunner Russell T Davies.

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But the true delight is seeing Jodie Whittaker — who popped...

When Doctor Who came back in 2005 with Russell T Davies at the helm, no-one was sure if it would be a success. It had veteran actor Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and the highly likeable Billie Piper as his companion Rose, but it still had to contend with years of being the butt of jokes.

And yet it succeeded - and then some. Now the show is several Doctors down the line, and when Ncuti Gatwa came on board as the Fifteenth Doctor the show soft rebooted, calling his first season Season 1. But the powers that be still remember the 2005 reboot as the one that changed everything, and now the BBC have commissioned a special episode of the behind-the-scenes aftershow Doctor Who: Unleashed, one celebrating everything the show has achieved since it came crashing back onto screens in 2005. It will air after the finale of the current season on May...

Episode 5 of Doctor Who Season 2 brought the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) back to Earth. This time, they land in Lagos, Nigeria, as the Doctor discovers that his favorite barbershop got caught in a celestial revenge plot. But despite the episode's sci-fi elements, it also showcased Nigerian culture, which Ariyon Bakare praised following his Doctor Who debut.

Bakare played the mysterious barber in the latest episode, "The Story and the Engine." In a recent interview with Radio Times, he praised the amount of Nigerian culture that the latest episode presented and how this type of presentation was a first for the series.

"And these are the stories that are unusual. We don't see Doctor Who like this. I've not seen one that's done in such a way - with so much culture in it, and yet, the culture is not so far away, which we're always scared of.

National Geographic’s Titanic: The Digital Resurrection makes the Titanic wreck accessible without needing to dive to its final resting place. The documentary, which provides a groundbreaking look at the ship’s wreckage and the debris field, will air on April 11, 2025 at 9pm Et/Pt on NatGeo.

The documentary uses the digital restoration to examine the ship’s boiler room and verifies reports that 35 men remained at their posts long after the impact. Due to the details uncovered in digital scans, the documentary shows evidence that supports the claim by Second Officer Charles Lightoller that First Officer Murdoch was attempting to launch lifeboats right up until the moment the ship was engulfed with water.

National Geographic released the following description of the documentary that features the first “full-scale, 1:1 digital twin” of the shipwreck:

“In 2022, award-winning and pioneering filmmaker Anthony Geffen and his team followed deep-sea mapping company Magellan as...

April 14 marks the 113th anniversary of the R.M.S. Titanic’s sinking—an event that has fueled global fascination for over a century. National Geographic is presenting Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, a groundbreaking 90-minute documentary that offers an unprecedented look at history’s most infamous maritime disaster.

Using exclusive access to cutting-edge underwater scanning technology, including 715,000 digitally captured images, the special unveils the most precise model of the Titanic ever created: a full-scale, 1:1 digital twin, accurate down to the rivet.

From award-winning Atlantic Productions, Titanic: The Digital Resurrection premieres Friday, April 11, at 9/8c on National Geographic, streaming the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.

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In 2022, award-winning and pioneering filmmaker Anthony Geffen and his team followed deep-sea mapping company Magellan as they undertook the largest underwater 3D scanning project of its kind, mapping the wreck 12,500 feet below the North Atlantic. Over three weeks, they worked around the clock,...

Former Doctor Who star Freema Agyeman has revealed why a return for her character Martha Jones was scrapped. Martha was the Tenth Doctor's main companion in Doctor Who's third season, where she traveled the world amassing forces to help free humanity from The Master's enslavement.

Martha was then brought back as part of an all-star team of former Doctor Who companions in season four's two part finale, where Ten (David Tennant) and Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) called all of their friends together to fight off a Dalek invasion of earth. These episodes saw Martha seemingly being recruited by Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) to join his black-ops team, though full-time appearances in the Torchwood spinoff series never materialized.

Freema Agyeman Explains Why She Never Joined Torchwood Full Time

The 15 Best Rose Tyler Episodes on Doctor Who, Ranked

Billie Piper as Rose Tyler was a big part of Doctor Who's 2005 revival,...

When people love something, they often can't get enough of it — that's what leads to fanart, fanfiction, cosplaying, and the like. For Doctor Who fans, many of their favorite characters have had the opportunity for their stories to continue in the form of audio dramas. Big Finish Productions, founded in 1996, primarily produces audiobooks and audio plays, and one IP that they produce is Doctor Who. Collider's Maggie Lovitt recently moderated a panel at MegaCon in Orlando, Florida featuring actors who have all played companions in Doctor Who. Alex Kingston, who played River Song, Freema Agyeman, who played Martha Jones, Billie Piper, who played Rose Tyler, Arthur Darvill, who played Rory Williams, Jenna Coleman, who played Clara Oswald, and Mandip Gill, who played Yasmin Khan, were all in attendance. Lovitt asked, for those that have done audio dramas (everyone except Coleman), what was it like to continue their character's stories?...

The final episode of Jodie Whittaker's run as the Thirteenth Doctor on Doctor Who featured several cameos from across time and space. "Power of the Doctor" celebrated many milestones for the BBC. Not only was it marking the 100th Anniversary of the BBC, but it was also the 300th televised Doctor Who story. To honor all of that, Chris Chibnall, showrunner at the time, pulled out the big guns, gathering together past companions, as the current ones, Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) and Dan Lewis (John Bishop) said their goodbyes. A companion support group was featured in the episode, bringing together past companions of the Doctor, all the way back to William Hartnell's tenure.

Warning: spoilers ahead for Doctor Who's "Joy to the World."

Ruby Sunday's brief return to Doctor Who gives an idea of what the future has in store for Millie Gibson's character. Debuting in 2023's Christmas special, "The Church on Ruby Road," Ruby Sunday served as the sole companion opposite Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor throughout Doctor Who season 14. Given how much mystery was woven around the identity of Ruby Sunday's mother, Doctor Who looked deeply invested in its new companion, but surprise reports later claimed Gibson would be replaced by Varada Sethu for Doctor Who season 15.

Sure enough, Doctor Who season 14 ended with Ruby exiting the Tardis after reuniting with her long-lost mother. 2024's Christmas special, "Joy to the World," finds the Fifteenth Doctor operating alone, solemnly preoccupied with thoughts of Ruby - making two drinks instead of one, staring longingly at the telephone, etc. - throughout the episode.

She was the first American actress to marry a prince, the first actress to dance with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, one of the first pin-up girls of the 1940s and the first celebrity to bring awareness to Alzheimer’s Disease. She was the “Love Goddess,” Rita Hayworth.

Hayworth was born on October 17, 1918, in Brooklyn as Margarita Carmen Cansino, into a family of Spanish dancers. Although she later claimed she didn’t care for it, Hayworth started dancing at a young age to please her father. They performed together as the Dancing Cansinos from the time she was 12-years-old. She began landing small film roles in her teens under the name Rita Cansino, eventually earning a contract with Columbia Pictures. There she was “Americanized” by changing her last name to her Irish mother’s maiden name of Hayworth, dying her dark hair red and having electrolysis to raise her hairline.

Every Doctor Who fan dreams of traveling with their favorite Doctor, mostly because their companions make it look like so much fun. Although these sidekicks often put their lives on the line to fight off aliens from other planets, they help to make the show a more cohesive piece of science fiction. From Susan Foreman to Ruby Sunday, all of these characters work to shape Doctor Who's extensive lore.

Ryan Sinclair is best recognized for traveling with the Thirteenth Doctor alongside his step-grandfather, Graham, and his old school friend, Yaz. Many fans were quickly drawn to Ryan and appreciated his influence on the formidable Team Tardis. So, why did actor Tosin Cole decide to depart from the role after just two years?

Ryan Never Let His Hardships Hold Him Back in Life

Complete with a dashing smile and a charming swagger, Ryan Sinclair had his entire life turned upside...

It’s been almost been 20 years since Doctor Who was revived for a new audience, and the show has brought us lots of Christmas and New Years specials since then. Although Christopher Eccleston rang in this new era with his Ningth Doctor in 2005, David Tennant's Tenth Doctor was the first to star in a holiday special.

We're going to rank every holiday special of the New Who era, including the New Years specials produced during Jodie Whittaker's run as the Thirteenth Doctor. Let's begin!

Bradley Walsh as Graham, Mandip Gill as Yaz, Tosin Cole as Ryan - Doctor Who Special 2020: Revolution Of The Daleks - Photo Credit: James Pardon/BBC Studios/Bbca 17. "Resolution" — 2019

The Doctor: Jodie Whitaker, the Thirteenth Doctor

Director: Chris Chibnall

While “Resolution” is certainly a visually impressive episode, it's dragged down by a lack of urgency and imagination. This is the first time we see Thirteen meet Daleks.

Jodie Whittaker returns to Doctor Who through Big Finish audio dramas, offering a chance to fix unresolved storylines from her on-screen adventures. Thirteen & Yaz's teased romance was left unresolved in Whittaker's tenure, but the audio dramas can provide closure and rewrite their dynamic. Big Finish has a history of finishing unfinished Doctor Who stories, giving actors a second chance to rewrite their characters' endings.

After saying goodbye to her iconic Doctor Who character in 2022s The Power of the Doctor, Jodie Whittaker has finally signed on to return to the show through the Big Finish audio dramas. This exciting news will be a perfect opportunity for the writers to fix some of the issues that arose during the actress final on-screen adventure, during which the Doctor was killed by the Master and subsequently regenerated. Jodie Whittaker was among several actors to play Doctor Whos protagonist, and while her...

Jodie Whittaker, otherwise known as the first female lead in the storied history of the decades-long show, Doctor Who, has been reflecting on the contentious finale of her iteration of the iconic character. As the Thirteenth Doctor, her tenure was glorious, with the acclaimed actor carrying the role with a light-hearted passion for adventure and building new things, as well as valuing friendship over anything else. Speaking of friendships, Whittaker is protective about some of the seasons most climactic moments, in particular the relationship between the Doctor and her companion, Yaz.

The pivotal episode in question, titled The Power of Doctor, marked both the end and beginning of an era. Whittakers Thirteenth Doctor grappled with regeneration and the continuation of the Doctor Who universe. But it was the unresolved romantic tension between the Doctor and her companion, Yasmin Khan (played by Mandip Gill), that stirred fans emotions. Throughout the series,...

Jodie Whittaker looks back on the Thirteenth Doctor and Yasmin's relationship, calling it treasured, impactful, and beautifully developed. Yaz's personal growth in the Tardis helped her find her true self despite the Doctor's reluctance to start a romantic relationship. The Thirteenth Doctor & Yaz's bond resonated with fans, and Whittaker is grateful to still see its impact today.

Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker looks back on the relationship between the Thirteenth Doctor and Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill). Gill's companion debuted in Whittaker's first story and remained by the Doctor's side until her final adventure in 2022's "The Power of the Doctor." During their adventures, Yaz began to develop feelings for the Time Lord and even came out in 2022's New Year Special,"Eve of the Daleks," though the Doctor would be reluctant to take things further.

Over a year and a half after Whittaker's final on-screen Doctor Who adventure, the...

Although the final episode aired two years ago, Jodie Whittaker still harbors strong feelings about the ending of her Doctor Who season, where she played the Thirteenth Doctor. Whittaker, along with her costar Mandip Gill, reflect on their last scenes together, with the former stating she feels protective over them.

RadioTimes conversed with both Gill and Whittaker about their sentiments towards the episode of The Power of the Doctor. The preceding episode included a scene where Gills character, Yasmin Khan, confesses her feelings for the Doctor. However, they did not engage in any romance. Gill states, I don't think of it as another version. That is the version. That's where we left it. That's how it happened. Whittaker chimes in to agree: Im quite protective over it. It was a really beautiful thing, particularly the scenes in the Tardis - they were really wonderful to shoot, because that was our last day.

Doctor Who's new series has explored a few romantic partnerships between the Doctor and their companion. Although the most notable may be the Tenth Doctor and Rose, the Thirteenth Doctor, and Yaz's love story is a firm fan favorite. Big Finish recently announced that Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill will reprise their roles as the Doctor and Yasmin Khan for a 12-part audio series, beginning in July 2025. As a result, fans are eagerly sharing their favorite Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz scenes from Doctor Who.

This strong Doctor and companion pairing developed an extremely close bond across their many adventures. Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill's chemistry is evident in these Doctor Who moments, thanks in part to the actors' offscreen friendship. These Doctor Who sequences showcase exactly why fans became invested in the romance between the pair, with some of the scenes excelling further at depicting their intimate connection than others.

The end of the Thirteenth Doctors era in Doctor Who came with mixed fan reaction, whether it was how the ultimate face off with the Master (Sacha Dhawan) or how each companion said their goodbyes, or what ultimately led to Jodie Whittakers Doctor regenerating (in a final plot twist) into David Tennants Fourteenth Doctor. The fan reaction included disappointment at what seemed to be the end of the story for the Thirteenth Doctor and Yasmin Khan aka Yaz (Mandip Gill). Fans had speculated about a romance between Yasmin and the Doctor (ship name: Thasmin), but it never materialized, even after a confession from Yaz.

Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill are back as the Thirteenth Doctor and Yasmin Khan for a series of Doctor Who audio advenures for Big Finish.

Big Finish has been recording new stories with various incarnations of The Doctor since 1999 – in fact, to celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary, Big Finish is releasing a special edition of its first ever story, Sirens Of Time. There was also huge excitement in 2020 when the notoriously reticent Christopher Eccleston reprised his role as the Ninth Doctor on audio.

Jodie Whittaker has spoken at length in interviews about how much she loved her time on the show and how she would jump at the chance to go back.

Big Finish has confirmed that, in partnership with BBC Studios, Whittaker and Mandip Gill – who played her companion Yasmin Khan – will reprise their roles for a series of 12 hour-long audio adventures, the first of which will be released in July 2025.

Whittaker said,...

The Thirteenth Doctor is back for more adventures, and she won't be alone. Joining her will be her notable companion, Yasmin Khan (aka Yaz) as they traverse a new set of audio dramas from Big Finish. Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill will be reprising their Doctor Who roles in an upcoming audio series, titled Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures.

Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill are set to return as the Thirteenth Doctor and Yasmin Khan in 2025's audio drama series with Big Finish. The thirteenth Doctor's initial adventure series will consist of 12-hour-long audio drama stories. This marks Whittaker's return to the franchise after originally leaving the show two years ago.

Big Finish confirms that Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill are set to return to Doctor Who to lead their own series of Thirteenth Doctor audio dramas in 2025. Whittaker made her groundbreaking series debut in 2017 following Peter Capaldi's departure, leading the series for three seasons and five specials until 2022 as the first female incarnation of the Time Lord on-screen. Gill would join the Thirteenth Doctor as Yasmin Khan, a Yorkshire police officer who would remain with the Doctor from her first adventure until her final moments in 2022's "The Power of the Doctor."

Despite two years passing...

The Doctor Who press juggernaut materialized in New York last week, bringing with it leading stars Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson. The iconic, long-running BBC science-fiction show about a time-and-space traveling alien debuts its latest season on streamer Disney+ on Friday.

Gatwa, who grew up in Scotland after leaving Rwanda as a child, is already known for playing Eric Effiong in Sex Education (Netflix) and as one of the many Kens in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie (2023). Lesser known internationally is Gibson, who turns 20 in June. In the U.K., the actor made a name for herself in the television soap opera, Coronation Street (which is even longer-running than Doctor Who).

The Hollywood Reporter caught up with the pair to discuss the opening two episodes of their first season (which release at 7 p.m. on the streamer). There’s no spoilers below, but do come back Saturday for the second part of this interview,...

Is Ruby Sunday Bisexual in Doctor Who? S14 LGBTQ Themes Explored - Main Image

Is Ruby Sunday bisexual in the new Doctor Who season? The holiday special officially welcomes the Doctor's companion in preparation for season 14. Here's what the long-running sci-fi series showed Whovians about Ruby.

Content Spoilers: This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who Holiday Special: The Church on Ruby Road, so proceed with caution.

Is Ruby Sunday Bisexual in Doctor Who?

The recent Christmas special, The Church on Ruby Road, introduces the fifteenth Doctor (played by Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa) and his companion, Ruby Sunday (Coronation Streets' Millie Gibson) as they explore the truth behind Ruby's birth.

Since the special episode focuses on Ruby's identity, the 50-minute storyline also explores her sexuality. Ruby is confirmed to be an openly bisexual character, surrounded by queer friends and families.

This brought even more fans on board that the new Doctor Who...

Doctor Who season 14 featuring the 15th Doctor and Ruby Sunday sparks creative cosplays worldwide. Diverse cosplays celebrate the representation of Ncuti Gatwa as the first performer of color Time Lord. Cosplayers imagine crossovers and future adventures for the Doctor and companions with exciting new looks.

British TV show Doctor Who has dominated the world of sci-fi since its beginning in 1963 and has had such an impact worldwide that it's become a favorite amongst cosplayers. Doctor Who season 14 is due to air in May 2024, the first full season of the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and new companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson). The brand new duo have already seen one episode together, "The Church on Ruby Road," which ignited cosplayers to recreate some of their iconic looks, as well as some that have been teased in the season 14 trailers.

Doctor Who has seen an array of wacky and brilliant cosplays, especially because...

Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill, the Thirteenth Doctor and companion Yaz, reunited for a celebratory event. The pairing between the Doctor and Yaz, known as "Thasmin," had a significant impact on viewers and represented LGBTQ+ representation. Yaz's relationship with the Doctor helped her grow and gain confidence in her identity, despite the romantic potential not fully developing on screen.

Thirteenth Doctor star Jodie Whittaker reunites with her constant Doctor Who companion actor Mandip Gill in a new interview and photoshoot during a recent RadioTimes celebratory event. Breaking new ground for the series as the first female incarnation of the Time Lord in the main series, Whittaker made her debut in the closing moments of 2017's "Twice Upon A Time", leading the series for 5 years until 2022's "The Power of the Doctor". Gill's companion Yaz debuted in season 11's "The Woman Who Fell To Earth", and remained with Whittaker's Doctor throughout her tenure.

Ruby Sunday in Doctor Who resembles Moffat-era companions by being mysterious from the off - more like Amy and Clara than Rose, Martha, and Donna. She is a mysterious character with questions about her birth parents and a potential connection to another Time Lord. Unlike previous mystery companions, Ruby's relationship with the Doctor is portrayed as platonic, avoiding unnecessary romance.

Ruby Sunday is the first Doctor Who companion to debut since Russell T Davies returned as showrunner, but Millie Gibson's character actually has more in common with the companions from Steven Moffat's era. Classic Doctor Who companions were infamously two-dimensional, only required to scream, run, and ask questions - not necessarily in that order. Since 2005, Doctor Who has endeavored to flesh out its companions into proper characters, with everyone from Rose Tyler to Yasmin Khan getting more characterization, backstory, and development during their time in the Tardis.

Quick Links Bigeneration Could Resolve the Mystery of the Valeyard The War Doctor can Explore the Time War The Fugitive Doctor can Reveal Secrets of the Timeless Child The Sixth Doctor Could Use a Second Chance The Seventh Doctor Can Reunite With Ace and Mel The Eighth Doctor Deserves His Own Series The Ninth Doctor Only Appeared for One Season The Eleventh Doctor Could Settle Down With Amy and Rory The Twelfth Doctor Needs Time to Heal The Thirteenth Doctor Can Reunite With Yasmin Khan

The following contains spoilers for Doctor Who, "The Giggle," now streaming on Disney+ and BBC iPlayer.

For 60 years, Doctor Who has seen its titular Time Lord regenerating into new bodies, allowing them to continue their adventures through space and time indefinitely. However, the last of Doctor Who's three 60th anniversary specials, "The Giggle," changed the laws of regeneration forever. Instead of simply changing into Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor,...

Quick Links Merlin and Arthur Pendragon Are Inextricably Linked John Watson and Sherlock Holmes' Suspected Romance Dates Back Decades Ichabod Crane and Abbie Mills' Love Story Was Cut Tragically Short Castiel's Declaration to Dean Winchester Was 12 Seasons in the Making The Doctor and Yasmin Khan Deserved Better Bellamy Blake and Clarke Griffin Were Actually Meant To Be Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham Have a Complicated, Twisted Relationship Anthony Lockwood and Lucy Carlyle Were Instantly Smitten Kaz Brekker and Inej Ghafa Still Had a Long Road Ahead Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler Are the Definition of Slow Burn

Television has had its fair share of slow-burning will-they-won't-they romances. The long-form storytelling format seems uniquely suited to the trope, as audiences will tune in week after week to see if their favorite characters ever get together. In many cases, the pair in question might have an on-again, off-again relationship or will finally...

As Magic: The Gathering got more amibitious with its crossover potential, a few potential partners began to be discussed among players. One that seemed to almost always pop up in "dream" scenario conversations was Doctor Who, which just a few years ago would have been an impossibility because of its sci-fi status alone. Now, with Universes Beyond and an increasing amount of properties joining the extended Mtg family, we're on the cusp of one of the biggest crossover events yet, with Doctor Who characters set to become tabletop fixtures on October 13, 2023.

The weight of some of these IPs can be quite heavy, though. People familiar with Doctor Who tend to be intimately familiar - getting mechanics wrong (even if it's a simple matter of not neatly fitting a character's personality) or failing to explore the dynamic universe of Doctor Who would be a disaster. Principle Game Designer Gavin Verhey recently...

Doctor Who might be diving headfirst into a new era this November, but no one has forgotten Jodie Whittaker's time as the Doctor, specifically her unrealized love story with her companion, Mandip Gill's Yasmin Khan -- former showrunner Chris Chibnall has just given his reasons behind leaving their romantic relationship somewhat unfinished on the show.

Whittaker spent five years in the titular role and had a variety of companions across her seasons, but Gill was there from the beginning until the very end. Chibnall, who was at the Doctor Who wheel at the time, attempted to show a rather tragic same-sex relationship between the Doctor and her companion, but it never truly came to fruition or culminated in something more than cryptic conversations and awkward hugs. The show's fanbase, specifically the LGBTQ+ part of the fandom, hoped to see the Doctor and Yaz kiss on-screen before they parted their ways,...

The most reason run of Doctor Who is marked with Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor and loads of controversy. Some of the controversies started with the idea of having a female Doctor, but the last few episodes left fans even more disappointed. In fact, some are understandably accusing the show of queerbaiting because of Thirteen and Yaz.

Even though Doctor Who mainly focuses on sci-fi adventure, there's no shortage of romance throughout the series. While the most beloved example of this is David Tennant's Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler, the Doctor has had other romantic companionships across different regenerations -- whether it was strictly implied or followed through. Not all the romance in Doctor Who has been straight either, with examples of LGBTQ+ romance sprinkled throughout the series. But, the opportunity to meaningfully explore an LGBTQ+ romance was wasted with the Thirteenth Doctor.

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Doctor Who is welcoming Melanie "Mel" Bush back to the Tardis in Season 14. As anticipation mounts for the sci-fi series' upcoming 60th anniversary specials and the subsequent debut of Season 14, the BBC has announced the classic companion will be joining Ncuti Gatwa's 15th Doctor in 2024. Portrayed by Bonnie Langford, Mel originally appeared opposite Colin Baker's Sixth Doctor and Sylvester McCoy's Seventh Doctor towards the end of the series' classic run. In 2022, she also made a brief return in the BBC centenary special, "The Power of the Doctor," where she was seen alongside a host of other classic companions.

Bonnie Langford is bringing her classic companion back to the screen in the midst of an exciting time for Doctor Who. With 2005 showrunner Russell T Davies returning and Disney+ backing the series, Doctor Who is gearing up to become bigger than ever. Davies has already teased that his new...

Chris Chibnall has left a lasting legacy on Doctor Who that goes far beyond onscreen elements like the controversial Timeless Child storyline. The revelations around the Doctor's non-Time Lord origins dominated much of the discussion around the era of the Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), and that noise distracted from the hugely positive strides Chris Chibnall's era made as a whole. Chris Chibnall's casting of the first female Doctor was a strong statement of intent from the showrunner, who made increasing diversity in front and behind the camera a priority on Doctor Who.

By bringing in new writers and directors from a diverse range of backgrounds, the Chris Chibnall era saw Doctor Who explore events from beyond the UK schools history syllabus. When it was created in the early 1960s, Doctor Who had a duty to educate and entertain its viewers, in line with their history homework. Chris Chibnall's era interrogated this idea,...

Millie Gibson is joining the cast of the BBC’s “Doctor Who.”

She will play Ruby Sunday, the new companion of the Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa.

Gibson is best known for starring in British soap opera “Coronation Street” in the series regular role of Kelly Neelan from 2019 to 2022. Her other screen credits include the ITV drama “Butterfly,” the BBC drama “Love, Lies and Records” and the Cbbc children’s series “Jamie Johnson.”

“Whilst still being in total disbelief, I am beyond honoured to be cast as the Doctor’s companion,” Gibson said. “It is a gift of a role, and a dream come true, and I will do everything to try and fill the boots the fellow companions have travelled in before me. And what better way to do that than being by the fabulous Ncuti Gatwa’s side, I just can’t wait to get started.”

The BBC...

I thought my days complaining about queerbaiting in beloved genre shows died when Tumblr removed Nsfw content, but the completion of the "Doctor Who" centenary special has me coming out of retirement to criticize the blatant queerbaiting injected into the relationship between The Doctor and her companion Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill). As the first female Doctor in the show's decades-long history, Jodie Whittaker's run with writing by Chris Chibnall has been ... complicated, to put it kindly.

In her review of "The Power of the Doctor," our resident Whovian expert Hoai-Tran Bui described the Chibnall/Whittaker era as being "mired in clunky writing, nonsensical plots, half-realized characters, and empty spectacle" all while "missing the heart that made those kinds of quirks bearable." Whittaker and her historic first female Doctor deserved better, as did the queer fans who were seemingly promised genuine representation for the very first time, only to have...

This show has been a fixture of UK television for a long time and, despite any fluctuations in the ratings, it's not going anywhere. We know it won't be cancelled right now since we already know that Russell T Davies has been hired as showrunner for season 14. Is Doctor Who sure to be renewed beyond next season? Stay tuned.

A BBC America science-fiction drama, the 13th season of the Doctor Who revival stars Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, an alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey. The Doctor travels through time and space in the Tardis, which appears to be a British police box on the outside, with traveling companions Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) and Dan Lewis (John Bishop). Jacob Anderson recurs. Guest stars in season 13 include Robert Bathurst, Thaddea Graham, Blake Harrison, Kevin McNally,...

Warning! Spoilers for "The Power of the Doctor"Jodie Whittaker's final episode of Doctor Who has seen the surprising return of many old faces, who form a companion's support group in the closing scenes. The Thirteenth Doctor's finale was a feature-length special that celebrated 100 years of the BBC and 60 years of Doctor Who itself. When the Master (Sacha Dhawan) succeeded in his plot to erase the Doctor from existence, the Thirteenth Doctor was helped by her past incarnations, Yaz (Mandip Gill), Vinder (Jacob Anderson), Tegan (Janet Fielding), Ace (Sophie Aldred), and Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave).

These returning companions from the Doctor's past had been previously confirmed, but there were still some big surprises saved until the very end of the episode. When Yaz leaves the Tardis for the last time, she's met by her old friends Graham (Bradley Walsh) and Dan (John Bishop), who take her to a very special meeting.

The prestigious London Indian Film Festival begins next week and once again boasts an incredible line-up of indepant films featuring thought provoking and inspiring stories.

One of the films being showcased is the amazing British-South Asian romantic comedy Little English. The UK Premiere of Little English is at the Blue Orchid Hotels London Indian Film Festival on 24th June at BFI Southbank. It also will be screened at the Manchester Indian Film Festival on June 26th and the Birmingham Indian Film Festival on June 29th.

Written and directed by Pravesh Kumar, Little English stars emerging talent Rameet Rauli and Viraj Juneja as Simmy and Harry. A fun romp through Asian taboos, set against the romantic backdrop of suburban Slough the film also features Seema Bowri, Madhav Sharma, Goldy Notay, Ameet Chana, Nikki Patel, along with Sanjeev Kohli, Yasmeen Khan and Shin Parwana.

Set in sunny Slough, Punjabi newlywed Simmy, unexpectedly...

Doctor Who: Flux brings together a new cast of characters, introduces a different companion, and brings further villains into the show's lore. Plenty of these faces became big players across the ongoing narrative and turned up in multiple episodes of the series.

Related: 10 Worst Things The Doctor Who Companions Have Gone Through

While the Doctor and Yasmin Khan are, of course, highlights of the series, there are so many other characters that have a vital arc that are debuting as part of Flux. Many of these figures could turn up again in the future, considering how beloved they have already been by fans. On the other hand, some are perhaps best left forgotten or may need further development down the line.

Doctor Who Series 13 Episode 3 Review

Warning: this Doctor Who: Flux review contains spoilers.

Well, I wasn’t expecting that.

I’d initially intended to start this review comparing ‘Once, Upon Time’to the deliberately ambiguous ‘Listen’, the Peter Capaldi serial that left whether the ‘monster’ even existed up to the audience. Then I thought, no, it’s actually more like ‘Can You Hear Me?’, co-written by Chris Chibnall and featuring the same kind of nightmare-slash-memory scenarios for the companions, underscored by a pair of creepy immortal villains.

After more consideration, though, those comparisons are mostly surface-level. For one thing, although a Weeping Angel gets tossed into the mix and their very nature tends to invoke a lot of jump scares, this episode isn’t particularly frightening. It is incredibly dreamlike, though. That combination of randomly flitting between different places and times of day without being fully aware that you’re doing so,...

Doctor Who's 13th series has been the source of much speculation by fans, with many viewers excited for what's in store. The show's latest run of episodes is entitled "Flux", and is set to begin airing on October 31st. With promotion having been ramped up on the Doctor's upcoming adventures, more information has been revealed as to what audiences can expect.

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The show's recent Series 13 teaser features Jodie Whittaker sending a distress call in the Tardis, with her companions Yasmin Khan and Dan Lewis. The Doctor warns that the Sontarans, Weeping Angels, and Ravagers are coming, whilst Yaz and Dan try to steady her ship. It's a teaser that suggests audiences may want to revisit some of the Time Lord's past adventures, as they may prove vital to Series 13's narrative.

Parting ways is never easy, but saying goodbye is a signature part of the "Doctor Who" experience. While we're still months away from an official farewell to Jodie Whittaker's 13th Doctor, her on-set tenure as the much beloved Time Lord has recently come to an end. Sharing a bittersweet photo on Twitter, the show announced that both Whittaker and her co-star Mandip Gill (who plays companion Yasmin Khan) have shot their final scenes. This marks the end of a historic run for the series, as the first woman to fill the role prepares to say her goodbyes.

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Series 13 of "Doctor Who", starring actress Jodie Whittaker ("Attack The Block") as the 'Thirteenth Doctor' alien 'Time Lord' who travels through time and space in the 'Tardis', airs Fall 2021 on BBC: 

"...the previous series finale 'Ascension of the Cybermen'/'The Timeless Children'...

"...laid the groundwork for the storyline, delving deeper into the past of 'Yasmin Khan', while focusing on mental health issues..." 

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Doctor Who fans received a treat today at Comic-Con@Home, as a panel presentation on the show was accompanied by the release of the Season 13 trailer.

The panel featured Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor, Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan, and new companion John Bishop, who was announced at the end of the holiday special. He replaces previous companions Ryan (Tosin Cole) and Graham O’Brien (Bradley Walsh).

The trailer also featured the first look at guest star Jacob Anderson as Vinder. It picks up from the end of “Revolution of the Daleks.”

The three stars joined showrunner and executive producer Chris Chibnall to preview this year’s storyline in the long-running sci-fi show, which airs on BBC America.

“If I could tell my younger self that one day I would be asked to step onboard the Tardis, I would never have believed it,” Bishop said. “It’s an absolute dream come...

“Doctor Who” stars Bradley Walsh and Tosin Cole will be leaving the Jodie Whittaker-led series after its upcoming New Year’s Day special, “Revolution of the Daleks,” BBC America revealed in an interview with the cast and showrunner Chris Chibnall Monday.

“Well as the Doctor I will say that the fam as a four is no more,” Whittaker said, when asked about the “rumors flying around” about this being the “end of the fam,” referring to The Doctor (played by Whittaker), Graham O’Brien (Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Cole) and Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill).

Per BBC America, the “Doctor Who” holiday special “Revolution of the Daleks” picks up where Season 12 left off, with the 13th Doctor locked away in an alien prison and Yaz, Ryan and Graham far away on Earth and having to carry on with their lives without her. However, they soon discover a disturbing plan forming. A plan which involves a Dalek.

Doctor Who is returning for the holidays. BBC America just released a first look and info for the TV show's upcoming Christmas special.

The long-running sci-fi series stars Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, an alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels through time and space in the Tardis with traveling companions Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill), and Graham O’Brien (Bradley Walsh).

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Doctor Who fans are used to a long wait between seasons, but the Covid-19 pandemic may mean it’ll be some time before we get new episodes. This is because, as is the case with much of the global entertainment industry, the BBC has suspended the shoots of all its scripted programming. Doctor Who is now unlikely to go back before the cameras until the summer (and that’s at the earliest), which may mean we won’t see new episodes until mid-2021. But there’s at least one ray of light for fans: this year’s holiday special, “Revolution of the Daleks,” is still on schedule.

Confirmation of its status came from star Mandip Gill, who plays companion Yasmin Khan on the show. In an interview with Radio Times, she said:

“I think I’m allowed to say, yes, the festive special has been filmed. It was absolutely pure...

Tribeca Studios is dipping its toe into podcasting in partnership with iHeartMedia, teaming up on a new series called Fierce about formidable women from history.

The branded entertainment and production arm of Tribeca Enterprises — parent of the flagship film festival — is launching Fierce today (May 6). New episodes post weekly through June 17 on iHeartRadio, Spotify, Apple and other platforms.

The series was conceived to shed light “on the fierce women to whom history has not given due weight,” Tribeca said. In each episode, journalist and author Jo Piazza tells the life story of an historical figure then connects the legacy of each subjects to a modern woman she interviews.

Episode 1, Clementine Paddleford: The Woman who Revolutionized Food Writing, celebrates a forgotten food journalist who elevated the craft from the mundane to an art form and taught herself to fly a plane so she could report on food across the country and around the world.

In 2017, the BBC announced the new face of the long-running science fiction show, Doctor Who. Who centers on a space and time traveler known as the Doctor who can regenerate into a new body instead of dying. For fifty years and twelve and a half regenerations, the Doctor was been a white man.

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That all changed when that 2017 announcement revealed Jodie Whittaker as the newest Doctor. Whittaker's Doctor, known as Thirteen, is overflowing with energy and curiosity. She travels with three friends: Graham O'Brien (Bradley Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), and Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill). Together they travel the universe, helping those who need it. Some episodes are misses, but others, like these, are the absolute hits according to IMDb.