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A quick note to anyone who is planning to submit material for publication to the forthcoming new issue of Whotopia reminding you that the submission deadline is this Saturday August 15th. Material for publication should be submitted in Word (.doc/.docx) format documents, and sent as attachments in an e-mail to whotopia@shaw.ca. The full Submission Guidelines […]
Former Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall has offered a rather blunt explanation for why the BBC is putting the programme out to tender: money. Speaking on the WHO Corner to Corner podcast, Chibnall argued that the financial reality is being overlooked amid all the discussion about the show’s creative future. Years of pressure on BBC […]
Could Doctor Who be heading for Hollywood? That possibility has been raised following reports that Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment is interested in becoming involved with the BBC’s long-running science-fiction series. The Los Angeles-based production company has publicly floated the idea of working alongside the BBC, although precisely what form that involvement might take remains unclear.…
As fans await more news on Doctor Who‘s future, former showrunner Steven Moffat has given his take on how the beloved sci-fi should proceed. It’s very possible that Doctor Who will undergo some big changes before coming back to screens, but former showrunner Moffat has argued that a hard reboot would be a “bad idea”. […]
BBC Studios has confirmed that it will aggressively compete to produce the next era of Doctor Who when the series is put out to tender. BBC Studios is the BBC’s commercial production and distribution arm. It operates separately from the licence fee-funded public service BBC, which commissions and broadcasts the programme. Speaking to Deadline, CEO Tom Fussell made clear […]
Coming in October, this hardback will feature three new novelisations, written by Robert Shearman (Dalek; The Chimes of Midnight) and James Goss (Doctor Who Confidential; loads of Big Finish), alongside two classic Target novels by David Fisher. The mammoth 832-page book includes adaptations of a whole season of stories starring Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor and […]
Audio producer Big Finish are having a 40% off sale until July 26 (23:59 UK time) on select Doctor Who – The Monthly Adventures #101-150 on download for only $3.86 CAD each! This is a great deal and the perfect chance to pick up copies of those titles you might have missed. Titles include: Robophobia […]
Former showrunner, Chris Chibnall, says that the news about Doctor Who being on a (hopefully short) hiatus is “definitely disappointing”, but that he has his fingers crossed that there are solid plans for its return. When asked about how he felt after the news of Doctor Who going out to tender, Chibnall said: Definitely disappointing. I probably had the […]
While browsing the Canadian Roku Channel menu today, I noticed something was missing. Doctor Who. It appears that they’ve dropped broadcasts of classic Doctor Who from their service. Not sure when this took effect but even doing a general search of the channel nothing came up for the series. Rest assure though Canadian viewers can […]
Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies has spoken out following the BBC’s announcement regarding Doctor Who insisting that the long-running sci-fi series hasn’t been cancelled despite its uncertain future. Russell T Davies has spoken out following the BBC’s announcement regarding Doctor Who earlier this week, with the former showrunner insisting that the long-running sci-fi […]
