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♦ Filming for the 2025 series of Doctor Who, series two, starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson, commenced on Monday 23 October.
♦ An upcoming episode will be co-written by Kate Herron and Briony Redman. Herron was previously director and executive producer of Loki season one and a director on Sex Education. Redman is an actor, comedian and award-winning writer. Herron said: “Clearly I can’t get enough of time travel. It is an absolute honour to write for Russell and Ncuti. We had so much fun and can’t wait for you all to see it.”
Redman said: “As a big fan of Doctor Who and Russell T Davies, it’s been a dream to write on this show.”
Davies said: “This is when I absolutely love my job. Working with the stellar talents of Kate and Briony makes my whole world bigger and brighter, and a lot more fun. I was a huge fan of Loki and reached out to Kate to say so – she then introduced me to Briony, and it was all systems go! They’ve written a wonderful script which created unique challenges for cast and crew alike. The end result is gorgeous and thrilling and scary, and not like any other episode of Doctor Who.”
♦ The producer of block one of season two is Alison Sterling.
♦ Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls) has been confirmed as having been cast in the 2024 Christmas special, which was filming in early November 2023.
♦ UNIT’s Colonel Ibrahim, played by Alexander Dervrient, also returns in the 2024 season.
♦ John Mackay reprises his role from Russell T Davies’s Crossroads drama Nolly as John Logie Baird in “The Giggle”. Nolly’s now canon…
♦ Titan Comics begin a new series of comic book adventures with the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby, starting in their Free Comic Book Day Edition, out on 4 May.
♦ Transmission dates for special number two “Wild Blue Yonder” and special three “The Giggle” have been set for 2 and 9 December respectively. Doctor Who Unleashed follows each show on BBC Three. All three specials are available in 4K on BBC iPlayer.
♦ The three anniversary specials will be released physically on 31 December. They’re available on Blu-ray and DVD, and there is also a Steelbook edition. All formats come with additional bonus features.
♦ Covers for the Target novels of the anniversary specials have been revealed. They will be available in eBook format following transmission. “The Star Beast” is out now, “Wild Blue Yonder” is released on 7 December and “The Giggle” is out on 14 December. They will be released in paperback on 11 January, with audi
