Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson made a number of appearances in the US in May as part of the promotional launch for Doctor Who on Disney+. The pair posed in front of billboards at New York’s Times Square and alongside a specially-themed subway train. Broadcast interviews took place with Good Morning America, ABC News and Late Night With Seth Meyers.
The TARDIS was also stationed at Downtown Disney in California for photo opportunities. SFX attended the US premiere for the season, and you can read more on page 64.
In the UK, various BBC idents and radio trailers/takeovers featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor appeared in the run-up to season launch. In one specially filmed sequence, the Doctor appeared on a future version of Match Of The Day. Gatwa, along with Millie Gibson, gave a number of interviews for various UK shows and publications.
There’s a brand new official Doctor Who podcast available weekly. The show is now presented by Nadia Jae and Shabaz Ali, who are joined by a guest each week. The show also features appearances from Russell T Davies, who has possibly now cloned himself.
Three new Target novels are now available for pre-order on various websites. Space Babies by Alison Rumfitt, 73 Yards by Scott Handcock and Rogue by Kate Herron and Briony Redman are due for release in August.
Titan is releasing new merchandise for each episode of season one, exclusively available from Forbidden Planet. These include T-shirts, badges, mugs, prints, keyrings and postcards.
Also available exclusively from Forbidden Planet is a gold-coloured version of the Fourteenth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver. The original version has also been re-released.
The two-part season finale will be shown in cinemas across the UK on 21 June as a partnership between BBC Studios and CinemaLive. Showrunner Russell T Davies
said: “This is a great big rip-roaring finale with the Doctor, Ruby and friends old and new fighting the greatest enemy of their lives. I can’t wait for everyone to see it!” For more information visit doctorwhoincinemas. co.uk.
Steven Moffat confirmed to Total TV Guide that he has written the 2025 Christmas special, entitled “Joy To The World”.
It stars Nicola Coughlan.
Ncuti Gatwa graced the cover of Ti
