How did you liked 13the Doctor regeneration into the 10/14th Doctor? Did you balance a Centenary celebration AND giving the Doctor a proper epic goodbye for Jodie Whittaker / welcome back for David Tennant? Let's find out everything that went on behind the scenes to bring ‘The Power of the Doctor’ to life.
I have to admit it: this episode is of the best ones in the latests few years of the show. Chris Chibnall could have bring a better contribution in the period he was a writer and a showrunner, but the combination of his story and Jamie Magnus Stone's directing was good. They could have done some things better but I don't want to complain (too much): I enjoyed the episode.
The next episode of new Doctor Who will be aired on 17 April 2022, 2 weeks from now, and it's one of Jodie Whittaker's latest episodes as the Doctor (the very last one will be aired in the autumn, probably, when the 14th Doctor will make his/her appearance).
You can now watch Jodie Whittaker's full interview segment from her appearance on The Graham Norton Show in 15 October 2021, ahead of the premier of Doctor Who: Flux (Series 13). Her final season could have been better, but it was nice. Jodie appeared on The Graham Norton Show following the wrap party for filming season 13 and may or may not have been feeling slightly delicate.
Highlights of this new issue include: Doctor Who Magazine charts the history of digital effects in Doctor Who from the 1970s to the most recent episodes (the past, present and future of digital effects). Dave Bannister and Andrew Robertson from VFX company DNEG describe their contributions to the latest series, Flux. Digital matte artist Jim McCarthy discusses his work on Doctor Who in the 1980s.
The Doctor started the TARDIS' reset (we, the IT guys, would call it hard reset) to clear all the effects of Flux but the action has an unwanted effect: it has produced a time loop that caught the Doctor, her friends and two other people in the Manchester building where the TARDIS has landed, a self storage in which people could rent some space to put there their personal belonging for a longer period of time. The worst part is that some Daleks find out about that and try to kill the Doctor because she had previously killed some millions of Daleks not so long time ago, during the last episode of 13th series. It wasn't even her fault, the massacre was the plan of the Sontaran clones, but who care about that - the effects being the same. The result? Find out! :)
What does a typical day on set of Doctor Who: Flux look like? Let John Bishop take you on a video diary tour of filming 'The Vanquishers', the last episode of seris 13.
Go behind the scenes as the current showrunner and his star, Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker, discuss how the Thirteenth Doctor's story arc leads to the events of the Flux.
I don't think this is a surprise, I've heard a lot of people not satisfied about the 13th series of the New Doctor Who. Some of them were not pleased about the Doctor being a woman, others were upset about the bad writing of this last series (it had some good moments but it could have been a much better series indeed).
The festive issue of Doctor Who Magazine (#572) is out tomorrow, it's the DWM Christmas issue and it looks back at the series 13 finale to talk to those involved.
The last chapter of Flux was proven to be.. a massacre. I can't say it was not unexpected, during an event that involves the destruction of the entire Universe some victims are expected to happen. There were some good moments, too. Only some, but good - the rate of the episode was a medium one (it was not bad, but it was far from something extraordinary).
And Tecteum returns in Doctor's time briefly (only in this episode) and unexpectedly: as Division chief she is the person accountable for the appearance of the Flux and for trying (more or less successfully) to destroy the Universe. The moments the two women spend together are at least interesting (and almost shadow the rest of the action): the Timeless Child could have come from another Universe and Tecteum tries to get there after she smashed her original Universe. She has the Doctors memories and it's only a problem of time (almost a week, for us) until she is going to get them back.
Don't blink! Let's go behind the scenes with the cast and crew on bringing back the iconic Weeping Angels in the latest episode of series 13 of New Doctor Who, Village of the Angels.
The Weeping Angels are back, and it's safe to say that the Radio Times team was chilled to the bone. They reviewed Doctor Who: Flux Chapter Four – Village of the Angels in this new extract from the Radio Times Doctor Who podcast.
It's the first time it's introduced a rogue Weeping angel, one that runs from his people and from the Time Lords' Division, and who is capable to do anything and to betray anyone in order to escape. It's the first time such angel has (or it claims it has) the entire history of this Division, and also the lost memories of the Doctor, but it's unlikely it's going to share them.
Go behind the scenes and meet our star-crossed lovers, Vinder (Jacob Anderson) and Bel (Thaddea Graham)!
Jo Martin made a surprise come back in New Doctor Who series 13, and now she is revealing more about the returning as the Fugitive Doctor in 'Once, Upon Time'.
Are you prepated to relive the confrontation between the Doctor and Commander Skaak in 'War of the Sontarans'?
Its story was a battle for survival and brings with it floating Daleks, Weeping Angels and talkative Cybermen, all among the familiar foes in the show. This episodes is introducing a new character, Bell, Vinder's lover, and their unborn child. The lovers are trying to find each other in the Universe broken by Flux, and they will probably succeed. Probably, but that's another story that we are going to watch.
Who are the mysterious Ravagers, besides the bad guys from the season 13 of New Doctor Who? Let's find out. Come with me behind the scenes and meet Swarm and…
re about the first two episodes, The Halloween Apocalypse and War of the Sontarans, it includes a series 13 preview (the remaining episodes including Once, Upon Time and Village of the Angels), Chris Chibnall's production notes (about crafting modern Who’s first six-parter), interviews with Sam Spruell (Swarm) and Rochenda Sandall (Azure), behind the scenes features and more.
In the middle of Crimean War (the year 1855) the Doctor and her companions cross paths with Mary Seacole, considered by some to be the first nurse practitioner, an istoric figure that helps the wounded from both sides in conflict. Historical speaking, in that war the British fought the Russian in the peninsula because the Otoman empire was collapsing. Mary Seacole was supposed to be there and then, but the several space ships full with Sontaran warriors were new and out of place. Especially that they were already ruling a big territory (as Russia and China together - and I think that's not a mistake, considering the tension the two countries have been provoking lately).
An alien with a dog's face, a warrior alien that's also funny, man's best friend. Find out what it was like creating the mighty Lupari warrior, Karvanista.
The series 13 of the new Doctor Who is something special: it has only 6 episodes (shorter than other seasons because of covid-19) and tells only one story. The Halloween Apocalypse is the first part and, no matter its jam-packed action style (without many pauses), it's only an introduction: it presents us the characters and the appearance of Flux, the phenomenon that threatens to destroy the Earth. If this season continue in the same style as the first episode it might be a good one, but we have to watch it together in the following month and half.
The issue contains an exclusive preview of the first episodes of series 13 with contributions from Chris Chibnall, Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop and Jacob Anderson.
And it's bringing Sontarans, Weeping Angels, creatures known as The Ravages and lots of enemies for the Doctor and her team.
Two weeks ago they announced they were taking a short break for a few weeks before returning in a new form before the series 13 begins this autumn.
Jodie Whittaker is handing in her sonic screwdriver in autumn next year, but will her companions be leaving Doctor Who as well?
Almost a month ago, on 6 September 2021, John Bishop had a few tiny, spoiler-free interview where he have some details about his role in the new season.
It's a fan-made trailer and it's fun. BBC should try something like this, even for one episode only.