◆ Not one but two new trailers for season one of Doctor Who have been released. The first, on 22 March, racked up over 4 million views in just over a few days. The second, on 31 March, came with episode titles and further details.
◆ Revealed as featuring in upcoming adventures are Golda Rosheuvel as Jocelyn in the season opener, Callie Cooke, Dame Siân Phillips and Tachia Newall, who will play Winston Chidozie in the series finale.
◆ Also announced as guest stars are Alexander Devrient, Bhav Joshi, Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy and Caoilinn Springall.
◆ Confirmed as directing an episode for 2025’s season two is Ben A Williams.
◆ Episode titles and directors for season one were announced on Easter Sunday. The first two episodes will be made available on BBC iPlayer at midnight on Friday 10 May (and streaming globally at the same time), with a BBC One evening screening on Saturday 11 May. Subsequent individual episodes will then follow this release pattern weekly.
1. “Space Babies” by Russell T Davies, directed by Julie Anne Robinson. (11 May)
2. “The Devil’s Chord” by Russell T Davies, directed by Ben Chessell. (11 May)
3. “Boom” by Steven Moffat, directed by Julie Anne Robinson. (18 May)
4. “73 Yards” by Russell T Davies, directed by Dylan Holmes Williams. (25 May)
5. “Dot And Bubble” by Russell T Davies, directed by Dylan Holmes Williams. (1 June)
6. “Rogue” by Kate Herron and Briony Redman, directed by Ben Chessell. (8 June)
7. “The Legend Of Ruby Sunday” by Russell T Davies, directed by Jamie Donoughue. (15 June)
8. “Empire Of Death” by Russell T Davies, directed by Jamie Donoughue. (22 June)
When Steven Moffat was announced as returning to write the third episode, director Julie Anne Robinson said: “Steven Moffat gave me an intense challenge as a director. I asked him for a keyword to describe the overall tone of the episode. He said: ‘Hitchcock’. I can’t wait to see what everyone thinks. I’m grateful to Bad Wolf, the BBC and Disney+. It was an incredible experience”.
◆ New novels from BBC Books and Penguin have either been announced or have appeared on online retailer Kerblam ��
