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The costume has been revealed....
https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-jodie-whittaker-doctor.409/page-6#post-32404
https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-jodie-whittaker-doctor.409/page-6#post-32404
Review Doctor Who (2005)
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A BBC Newsnight show from 2005 reacting to the newly relaunched show....
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*As seen in Doctor Who Magazine Issue: 516* BBC America recently released all of the deleted scenes from Series 10 of Doctor Who, however stated them as being 'Extra Scenes'. So far TV recordings have made their way onto YouTube but these are the Full HD released versions compiled together. The deleted scenes contain many scenes that are should have been kept in the original episode including acclaimed scene where The Doctor is playing at the pub where Bill and Heather first meet. Deleted Scenes are cut from episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11
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Out on April 5th.....
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'Overwhelmingly' male-dominated Doctor Who promises more female writers
https://www.theage.com.au/entertain...ises-more-female-writers-20180302-h0wvhs.html
The BBC's head of drama Piers Wenger has moved to defend the broadcaster's flagship science fiction franchise Doctor Who in the wake of stinging criticism that it has done little to encourage female writers.
A letter sent by 76 female television writers in the UK to key drama content commissioners said female writers were afforded few opportunities in the business, claiming that British drama is "overwhelmingly written by men".
Singled out for criticism was Doctor Who which, the letter claims, used no female writers for at least five of its ten seasons, and the procedural drama Silent Witness, which it claims has used only five female writers in almost two decades.
Whittaker's casting has prompted closer examination of female representation on television, and in particular in the male-dominated genre of science fiction.
The first credited female writer on Doctor Who was Lesley Scott who, in 1966, co-wrote the serial The Ark with her husband Paul Erickson.
But it was not until 1983 - almost two decades later - that another female writer, Barbara Clegg, wrote the serial Enlightenment during Peter Davison's tenure as The Doctor.
Only three other women appear to have written for the original Doctor Who series.
They are Paula Moore, who wrote 1985's Attack of the Cybermen; Jane Baker, who co-wrote four serials with her husband Phillip for the series between 1985 and 1987; and Rona Munro, who wrote the final serial for the original series, Survival, in 1989.
The rebooted Doctor Who, astonishingly, does not have a significantly better record.
Only eight episodes of the new series carry a female writer's credit and only four female writers in total have worked on the series: Munro, Catherine Tregenna, Helen Raynor and Sarah Dollard.
A total of 134 episodes have been produced of the new Doctor Who since its relaunch in 2005.
The original series fared a little better in terms of production and directing: its first executive producer was the legendary Verity Lambert and among its early 1960s-era directors were Paddy Russell and Julia Smith.
Again, however, the series would not employ another female director until Fiona Cumming in 1982 and, with Mary Ridge and Sarah Hellings, only five female directors ever worked on the original series between 1966 and 1989.
The same is true of the rebooted Doctor Who, which since 2005 has only employed five female directors: Hettie MacDonald, Alice Troughton, Catherine Morshead, Sheree Folkson and Rachel Talalay.
The new season of Doctor Who will air later this year.
https://www.theage.com.au/entertain...ises-more-female-writers-20180302-h0wvhs.html
The BBC's head of drama Piers Wenger has moved to defend the broadcaster's flagship science fiction franchise Doctor Who in the wake of stinging criticism that it has done little to encourage female writers.
A letter sent by 76 female television writers in the UK to key drama content commissioners said female writers were afforded few opportunities in the business, claiming that British drama is "overwhelmingly written by men".
Singled out for criticism was Doctor Who which, the letter claims, used no female writers for at least five of its ten seasons, and the procedural drama Silent Witness, which it claims has used only five female writers in almost two decades.
Whittaker's casting has prompted closer examination of female representation on television, and in particular in the male-dominated genre of science fiction.
The first credited female writer on Doctor Who was Lesley Scott who, in 1966, co-wrote the serial The Ark with her husband Paul Erickson.
But it was not until 1983 - almost two decades later - that another female writer, Barbara Clegg, wrote the serial Enlightenment during Peter Davison's tenure as The Doctor.
Only three other women appear to have written for the original Doctor Who series.
They are Paula Moore, who wrote 1985's Attack of the Cybermen; Jane Baker, who co-wrote four serials with her husband Phillip for the series between 1985 and 1987; and Rona Munro, who wrote the final serial for the original series, Survival, in 1989.
The rebooted Doctor Who, astonishingly, does not have a significantly better record.
Only eight episodes of the new series carry a female writer's credit and only four female writers in total have worked on the series: Munro, Catherine Tregenna, Helen Raynor and Sarah Dollard.
A total of 134 episodes have been produced of the new Doctor Who since its relaunch in 2005.
The original series fared a little better in terms of production and directing: its first executive producer was the legendary Verity Lambert and among its early 1960s-era directors were Paddy Russell and Julia Smith.
Again, however, the series would not employ another female director until Fiona Cumming in 1982 and, with Mary Ridge and Sarah Hellings, only five female directors ever worked on the original series between 1966 and 1989.
The same is true of the rebooted Doctor Who, which since 2005 has only employed five female directors: Hettie MacDonald, Alice Troughton, Catherine Morshead, Sheree Folkson and Rachel Talalay.
The new season of Doctor Who will air later this year.
I saw that article and was pleased to see that a greater diversity of writers is being sought. Maybe we'll start to see some better written female characters. In fact I saw a comment that suggested that the Classic series is even worse than it looks for female writers with Leslie Scott not being actually involved in the writing of The Ark but co-credited by her husband for some legal or tax reason, and Paula Moore being rumoured to be a pseudonym for script editor Eric Saward at the time (who under the BBC rules wasn't able to submit a screenplay as script editor). I can't speak to the veracity of those stories but if true its even more bare of women writers than it appears.
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Doctor Who series 11 will have "a number" of episodes from female writers
BBC confirms that a "diverse" team is joining showrunner Chris Chibnall.
Doctor Who featured no scripts by women between 2008 and 2015. Back in 2015, then-showrunner Steven Moffat hit back at the idea that he was "trying to prevent" the hiring of female writers and directors.
"Stop assuming that I'm a demon who's trying to prevent it, as opposed to the man who's done more to make it happen than anybody else," he said.
"Given that the human race works out at about 50% male / female, it should be 50% male / female on the show. Why isn't it? Part of the reason for that is historical – Doctor Who for a very long time was a boy's show. It's not anymore."
At the time, Moffat suggested that the biggest obstacle to hiring women writers was that many still turn down the chance to write for the show. "Most of the writers who have turned Doctor Who down have been female – that's the truth."
It was announced earlier this month that a new comic series featuring Jodie Whittaker's Doctor will be produced by an all-female team, including writer Jody Houser, artist Rachel Stott and colourist Enrica Angiolini.
Doctor Who is expected to return to BBC One in October.
BBC confirms that a "diverse" team is joining showrunner Chris Chibnall.
Doctor Who featured no scripts by women between 2008 and 2015. Back in 2015, then-showrunner Steven Moffat hit back at the idea that he was "trying to prevent" the hiring of female writers and directors.
"Stop assuming that I'm a demon who's trying to prevent it, as opposed to the man who's done more to make it happen than anybody else," he said.
"Given that the human race works out at about 50% male / female, it should be 50% male / female on the show. Why isn't it? Part of the reason for that is historical – Doctor Who for a very long time was a boy's show. It's not anymore."
At the time, Moffat suggested that the biggest obstacle to hiring women writers was that many still turn down the chance to write for the show. "Most of the writers who have turned Doctor Who down have been female – that's the truth."
It was announced earlier this month that a new comic series featuring Jodie Whittaker's Doctor will be produced by an all-female team, including writer Jody Houser, artist Rachel Stott and colourist Enrica Angiolini.
Doctor Who is expected to return to BBC One in October.
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CHIBNALL: (Ruefully waving the sheets of paper Jamie handed him over a mocha-latte in Starbucks) Sorry Jamie. These are too good.
JAMIE: (Slamming his cup down.) Damn!
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Eccleston On His WHO Departure: "I Was Blacklisted!"
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Blimey!
You and Colin should have a few drinks sometime.
That's an eye-opener. I thought it was a team effort up till now.
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Does he just throw these comments out just to keep himself relevant? I thought it was common knowledge that he only took the part for one series. The story had been that he was going to do it and walk away, and never had any intention of ever doing more. Now, the story changes every year.
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He's doing himself no favours. Silly man.
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I am hearing that DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE is deliberately going to be referencing CLASSIC WHO less and less now...
I guess their reasoning is that this is archival stuff that has been studied to death - and also that they have enough of a build up of material from 2005 onward for that to sustain them. Also that the Classic Series is so distant now that it will mean nothing to the new, younger readership that they hope to find. There have also been accusations that they are starting to dumb down their articles. (A feature on cos-players being a case in point.)
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LADY CHRISTINA RETURNS
15 March 2018
Coming out in September 2018, Michelle Ryan (EastEnders, Merlin, Bionic Woman) reprises the role of Lady Christina de Souza, the mysterious cat burglar with a lust for life, in four new adventures made in arrangement with BBC Worldwide.
Lady Christina de Souza returns to Doctor Who with Big Finish Productions. The thrill-seeking thief was first seen in the 2009 Doctor Who special, Planet of the Dead, co-written by Gareth Roberts and character creator, Russell T Davies. In the final scene, Lady Christina flew off on the number 200 double decker bus...
Now listeners can find out what happened next in a brand new set of four audio adventures, where she’ll come across friends and enemies new and old, including a return of the villainous Slitheen and the formidable Sylvia Noble (Jacqueline King).
Michelle was thrilled to return to the role: “Being asked to revisit the role of Lady Christina was a very easy decision. Adventure, a sunny climate and mind-boggling scenarios are included in the scripts, everything I remember of my Doctor Who experience. Alas no David Tennant, but there’s a host of new characters to help along the way.
I love that we get to see a little more of her heart in the stories, that she does care about the greater good whilst also satisfying her curiosity for life.”
So hold on tight! Four new adventures start in September 2018:
It Takes a Thief by John Dorney
Skin Deep by James Goss
Portrait of a Lady by Tim Dawson
Death on the Mile by Donald McLeary
David Richardson, senior producer explains: “Lady Christina de Souza was a standout guest character in Doctor Who. When she disappeared off in her flying bus, I wanted to know what happened next – and as it turns out, so did Russell T Davies! Russell very generously embraced the idea of us giving Lady Christina her own audio spin-off, and Michelle Ryanwas delighted about the prospect of returning.
“This is a really strong return for Lady C. The scripts are glorious – fast, funny and thrilling – and we have a superb cast, including Warren Brown and Tracy Wiles, providing a link to our UNIT series as they reprise their characters of Sam Bishop and Jacqui McGee. All aboard the 200, it’s going to be quite a ride!”
Co-starring alongside Michelle Ryan in this new series are Warren Brown (Luther, Strikeback) as UNIT’s Sam Bishop, and Jacqueline King (Doctor Who, 55 Degrees North) returns as the irrepressible Sylvia Noble (Donna Noble’s mum).
This 'Doctor Who' Character is Getting a Spin-Off! - Doctor Who Discussions
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Do we have to?
So that's two guaranteed customers, at least.
Yes, it's called acting - and finding work. Sometimes any work one can get!
Boasting again. Always a harbinger of doom.
How about I hold on to my cash instead, rather than encourage these barrel-bottom scraping "adventures" of every guest character that has ever been in any Doctor Who story ever broadcast?
I do not foresee a fifth adventure, somehow....
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