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Doctor Who Season 15, Episode 5, "The Story & the Engine" will take the series to Lagos, Nigeria. Director Makalla McPherson recently opened up about the episode and credited series showrunner Russell T Davies as the inspiration for it.

Although she revealed no spoilers, McPherson told BBC Media Center how close-knit the crew is behind the scenes. "I absolutely loved it. I had an incredible time," she said. "I've been a huge fan of Russell T Davies for years, so to collaborate with him was a real privilege. He was supportive and generous from the start. I remember him saying, 'Every episode is like a film - make it your own. Put your stamp on it.' That freedom to be expressive while still honoring the legacy of Doctor Who was amazing."

"The scale of the production is phenomenal," the director added. "Walking into Bad Wolf Studios and seeing the ambition behind the sets,...

Ahead of the release of Doctor Whoseason 15, episode 5 "The Story & The Engine", series newcomer writer Inua Ellams has penned a short prequel story featuring the Time Lord. The recent season has seen Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor attempt to get new companion Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) home to Earth, while Doctor Who season 14 companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) faces sinister threats. "The Story & The Engine" sees the Tardis team arrive in Lagos, as a string of disappearances bring them to a barber shop.

Released on DoctorWho.tv, Ellams' prequel short story What I Did On My Holidays By Omo Esosa introduces audiences to the titular schoolboy in 1965 Lagos, as he writes about a visit to his grandparents in Etsako for a school assignment. While soldiers guard oil and Omo experiences young love, he discovers that the mining operations create a wildfire, leading to Omo and his new crush, Blue, taking a stand against the miners.

When To Watch Doctor Who Season 15 On Disney+? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Grab your sonic screwdriver and clear your calendar because Doctor Who Season 15 is zipping through time and space to your screen. The cult-favorite British sci-fi juggernaut is charging into its next chapter, and from what early buzz suggests, it’s gonna be a wild ride. With Russell T. Davies back at the helm, yes, the same man who rebooted the show in 2005 and gave us unforgettable runs, we’re in for a delightful blend of nostalgia and bold new storytelling.

This season packs eight episodes, each crafted by a killer lineup of writers, including Juno Dawson and Inua Ellams. And if that wasn’t enough, some fan-favorite characters are strapping in for another trip through the vortex. Expect heart-thumping adventures, a fresh dose of timey-wimey weirdness, and, of course, aliens with questionable fashion choices. Whether you’re a Whovian...

Doctor Who star Varada Sethu has addressed her whirlwind casting as the show's newest companion. The Andor star will play Belinda Chandra in Doctor Who's upcoming second season.

Sethu previously appeared in Doctor Who's first season episode "Boom" as the Anglican Army soldier Mundy Flynn but will be playing a completely different character in the show's season run. Belinda gets stuck in the Tardis with the 15th Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and is forced to work with him in order to get back home.

Varada Sethu Opens Up About Casting Process for Doctor Who Return

Speaking to The Radio Times, Sethu confirmed that she received an offer out of the blue in October 2023 about returning to Doctor Who. She said that the unexpected offer came at the perfect time because she had just lost another job due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes in America.

"The turnaround was like whiplash,...

Doctor Who returns for its new season in a couple of weeks! We'll catch up with Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor, alongside companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson). And we'll also see the arrival of a new companion, Belinda Chandra, played by Varada Sethu.

Ncuti Gatwa's debut season was very much a mixed bag. It served as a soft reboot for the entire franchise, which is now being made with Disney cash, meaning a bigger budget and a wider audience thanks to new episodes dropping on Disney+. Episodes ranged from excellent, such as "73 Yards," to disappointing, like "Space Babies" and "The Devil's Chord."

The new season — which is the second, 15th or 41st depending on how you're counting — looks pretty wild, featuring everything from an episode set in 2007 to a battle with an escaped cartoon by the name of Mr. Ring-a-Ding (Alan Cumming). There's also a Eurovision-esque interstellar song contest hosted by Rylan Clark,...

Doctor Who has confirmed episode titles for its upcoming second season. The hit Disney+ and BBC science fiction series will return on April 12 with all-new episodes.

The show's official website has revealed that Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies will write five of the season's eight episodes, starting with the season premiere, "The Robot Revolution," which is directed by It's a Sin and Daredevil's Peter Hoar. Ncuti Gatwa's 15th Doctor meets a new friend in this episode, as Varada Sethu joins the Tardis as companion Belinda Chandra.

Doctor Who Season 2 Has Eight All-New Episodes

Here's the official synopsis for Doctor Who's season 2 premiere: "The Doctor meets Belinda Chandra and begins an epic quest to get her back to Earth. But a mysterious force is stopping their return and the time-travelling Tardis team must face great dangers, ferocious enemies and wilder terrors than ever before."

The showrunner has also penned episode two,...

The Fifteenth Doctor is gearing up for a fresh set of adventures as Doctor Who season 15 prepares to launch on April 12, 2025. Ncuti Gatwa will once again step into the Doctor’s shoes, joined by Varada Sethu as the new companion Belinda Chandra.

Millie Gibson also returns as Ruby Sunday, the companion from season 14, after wrapping up her journey in 2024. The season promises a wild ride with eight episodes packed with action and wonder.

The episode titles, shared through a thread on the official Doctor Who X account, give a sneak peek into what’s ahead. The season kicks off with “The Robot Revolution,” followed by “Lux,” “The Well,” “Lucky Day,” “The Story & The Engine,” “The Interstellar Song Contest,” “Wish World,” and ends with “The Reality War.”

Each title came with a short, stylized video hinting at the episode’s theme, building excitement for the Doctor, Belinda, and Ruby’s upcoming challenges.

Whovians, it's nearly time to board the Tardis once again. In anticipation of the new season, debuting next month, the official BBC Doctor Who Instagram account unveiled the titles of every episode. And in doing so, they also revealed some intriguing background graphics that could give us some clues about the Doctor's (Ncuti Gatwa) upcoming adventures.

The BBC further revealed the writers and directors of each episode, with showrunner Russell T. Davies penning five of the eight installments. The other writers involved include Pete McTighe, Inua Ellams, and Juno Dawson. Of the title, writer, and director announcements, Davies said:

"Excitement mounts as the new season gets closer, and there's nothing a 'Doctor Who' fan loves more than facts! So here’s a whole bunch of them, with titles and writers, everything you need to get ready for transmission!"

So what are the episodes? And what about the subsequent clues and revelations?...

Slow Horses star Christopher Chung is the newest cast member signing up for Doctor Who Season 2. Chung has been cast as a mysterious character called Cassio.

Chung is perhaps best known for playing hacktivist Roddy Ho in Apple TV+ spy thriller Slow Horses, as well as playing Archie Wong in the BBC's teen soap Waterloo Road. Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has teased that Cassio could be either a dashing friend or a deceitful foe for The 15th Doctor and his companions.

Christopher Chung is Playing the Mysterious Cassio in Doctor Who season 2

Doctor Who's Cancellation Rumors Make Even Less Sense When the Show's Core Message Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight for 62 Years

Rumors swirl about Doctor Who's cancelation, but the core of these rumors goes against one of the show's founding principles.

"I’m a huge fan of Slow Horses, and I was so excited to get Chris involved,...

Sinister Stories

India’s pioneering horror film festival Wench is set to unleash its fifth edition at Mumbai venues with British psychological thriller “The Eye,” toplining Shruti Haasan, who will participate in a post-screening Q&a. Running Feb. 27-March 2, the fest continues its mission to spotlight female voices in genre cinema, with women helmers accounting for 35 of the 42 selected films.

Festival founder Sapna Bhavnani is expanding the event’s footprint with a Kolkata edition while also launching Terror Talkies, billed as India’s first horror portal. The lineup boasts partnerships with genre heavyweights Fantasia and Imagine Fantastic Film Festival, including Oscar-nominated short “I’m Not a Robot” as part of the Fantasia collaboration.

Closing night honors go to Ishan Shukla’s IFFR winner “Schirkoa – In Lies We Trust.” The fest will also present masterclasses by Riksundar Banerjee and Vishal Furia, plus an art installation titled “Silent Skies” spotlighting avian conservation,...

Doctor Who star Anita Dobson has promised fans will get long-awaited answers about her mysterious character Mrs. Flood in the new season. Mrs. Flood has been a recurring villain throughout Ncuti Gatwa’s 15th Doctor era.

Dobson’s character was initially introduced as companion Ruby Sunday’s flighty nextdoor neighbor, though viewers later learned the character is much more significant. Mrs Flood seemingly knew about Sutekh the Destroyer’s secret plan to infiltrate Unit HQ in the two-part finale "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" and "Empire of Death", though the real twist came about after The Doctor had stranded Sutekh for eternity in the time stream.

Mrs Flood Returns in Doctor Who Season 2

'I Don't Know if They'll Want Me': Former Doctor Who Showrunner Talks Possible Return

A fan-favorite Doctor Who writer and showrunner opens up about the possibility of returning to take over the series once again.

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The 15th season of ‘Doctor Who’ is set to air in 2025. It’s the sixth season led by Russell T Davies as head writer and producer, marking his second stint after previously working on the show from 2005 to 2010. This will be the 15th season since the show’s revival in 2005 and the 41st overall.

Ncuti Gatwa will return as the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by Millie Gibson as his companion Ruby Sunday, and Varada Sethu as a new companion, Belinda Chandra. Nicola Coughlan made a guest appearance as a companion in the 2024 Christmas special.

The season, preceded by a Christmas episode, will have eight episodes directed by a mix of directors, including Alex Sanjiv Pillai and Amanda Brotchie. Russell T Davies leads the writing team alongside others, with Steven Moffat contributing to the Christmas special. Filming ran from October 2023 to May 2024.

Related: Ncuti Gatwa Welcomes a New Companion in the Season...

The second Ncuti Gatwa Doctor Who series is heading our way this year and Juno Dawson has been announced as one of the writers.

Doctor Who series 2 is coming together nicely it seems and will be heading to small screens sometime this year. Russell T Davies is looking over the series again as well as the upcoming The War Between The Land And The Sea spin-off, which just got some interesting updates from star Russell Tovey.

As reported by Deadline, Juno Dawson has now joined the Doctor Who writers room to work on the second series alongside previously announced writers Pete McTighe, Inua Ellams and Sharma Angel-Walfall.

“I started watching Doctor Who with my grandma when I was ten-years-old in the 1990s,” Dawson said of the news. “From writing fan-fiction for an audience of one, to scripting the best TV show of all time is truly a dream come true.

Bestselling author Juno Dawson has entered the Tardis for the upcoming Doctor Who.

Dawson, who pens a Doctor Who spin-off podcast, is one of a number of new faces joining Russell T Davies’ regenerated series, also including Pete McTighe, Inua Ellams and Sharma Angel-Walfall.

The new series will come out later this year.

Dawson is a best-selling author whose works include This Book is Gay and Her Majesty’s Royal Coven. Her Doctor Who: Redacted BBC podcast features former Doctor Jodie Whittaker and is about a group caught in a supernatural conspiracy as they learn that everyone who’s ever met the Doctor is disappearing and being forgotten.

Dawson is also writing Altitude Television’s adaptation of Eliza Clark’s novel Penance, while her YA trio Clean, Meat Market and Wonderland were optioned for TV several years back by Sky Studios-backed indie The Lighthouse.

“I started watching Doctor Who...

The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia will be the recipient of the 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award, an annual honor recognizing a regional theatre company that has displayed “a continuous level of artistic achievement contributing to the growth of theatre nationally.”

The award is accompanied by a grant of $25,000.

“We are delighted to announce The Wilma Theater as the recipient of the 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award,” said Heather Hitchens, president and CEO of the American Theatre Wing and Jason Laks, interim president of the Broadway League. “The Wilma has made outstanding contributions to the world of theatre over the course of 45 years, maintaining an unwavering dedication to contemporary theatre and a commitment to the arts that began with its visionary introduction of avant-garde theatre to Philadelphia in 1979.”

Established in 1973 as The Wilma Project, the Wilma challenged the Philadelphia cultural community to create theatrical productions of original material and to develop local artists.

All credit to Mark Russell, the founding artistic director of the Under the Radar Festival. After the Public Theater, which has produced the international and experimental theater festival since 2006, dropped Under the Radar from its annual programming, Russell rapidly rebuilt. With no central home this season, the festival’s shows now crop up over a greater radius of the city, from smaller downtown venues like the Abrons Arts Center and Performance Space New York to major entities like Bam and Theater for a New Audience.

In its new iteration, Under the Radar, which runs through January 21, hasn’t missed a step. In fact, since so many disparate venues have programmed and produced shows this year, Under the Radar seems poised to introduce festival-wide fans to the curated tastes of theaters across New York, potentially growing year-round audiences too. There’s also the sense that the festival, partnering with producing theaters...

The Amplify Project is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated launch of Season 2 of its groundbreaking podcast, supported using public funding by Arts Council England thanks to National Lottery players. Listen to the trailer here.

Following the success of the inaugural season, The Amplify Project continues its mission to champion diversity and promotes some marginalised voices within the literary community with a new 10-episode season, that sheds light on powerful narratives from renowned writers across stage, page and screen in Britain, and provide listeners with invaluable insights into the experiences, creativity, and cultural significance of Black writers.

Hosted by seasoned literary enthusiasts and award-winning writers; playwright, author and director, Patricia Cumper MBE and writer and creative producer, Pauline Walker, the pair dive deep into the minds and works of influential Black British writers, delving into their inspirations, writing processes, and the impact of their stories on society. Season 2 features an impressive lineup of esteemed guests,...

The Public Theater, one of New York’s premiere Off Broadway companies, has canceled its prestigious 18th annual Under The Radar Festival due to “multiple disruptions related to the rapid community spread of the Omicron variant.”

The Public announced the cancellation on Twitter today. Considered one of the top international theater festivals focusing on new work, Under The Radar 2022 had been set to run from Jan. 12-30.

“While our robust Covid-19 protocols have created a safe environment within our theaters,” the Public said in the statement, “multiple disruptions related to the rapid community spread of the Omicron variant – including artist and staff availability, artist and audience cancellations, major flight interruptions, and visa processing delays – have prevented a viable way to move forward with presenting Under The Radar 2022. This is incredibly disappointing, but we believe it is necessary given the continued surge and ongoing disruptions.”

Ticket holders will be contacted by the Public via email.