Open Channel: Tell Us Your Thoughts on Doctor Who’s 40th Season
Image: BBC Every time the BBC brings in a new actor to portray the Doctor, their inaugural Doctor Who season (and any holiday specials that precede it) carry weight behind…
Russell T. Davies Isn’t Worried About Doctor Who’s Low Ratings
Despite lofty expectations, the all-new, budget-enhanced Doctor Who has been—to be kind—a bit of a ratings bust. Speaking at a recent BAFTA Q&A, showrunner Russell T. Davies admitted as much,…
I’m Beginning to Miss Doctor Who’s Domestic Moments
The latest season of Doctor Who is barreling toward its end, and barreling toward things is something the 15th Doctor and Ruby have been doing an awful lot of in…
Doctor Who Does Pride, and Prejudice
The Doctor’s romantic history has long been a fraught topic for the show to dive into—but in its modern incarnation, the Doctor’s identity as a sexual character, and how that…
Doctor Who Will Debut the Same Time Everywhere When It Returns This May
Image: BBC The next season of Doctor Who is coming—and it’s coming at the exact same time across the world, in a move that marks a major shakeup for when…
This Doctor Who Short Sends a Classic Companion to the Time War’s Front Lines
The announcement trailers for new entries in Doctor Who’s classic-era remasters just keep getting more and more involved. At first, it was just a cute way to bring back a…
On Doctor Who, Christmas (and Friendship) Is Magic
When you’ve been around for 60 long years like Doctor Who has, growth and evolution is the name of the game. Not just in new places each week, new heroes…
Doctor Who’s Big Regeneration Twist Means Everything and Nothing
In contemporary fandom, canon is king. This is not a jab against an admiration of an ordered continuity and worldbuilding, the necessary aspects of creating a story to be lost…
Doctor Who Saved Its Biggest Gift for Itself
For a show that is often so optimistically forward thinking—and where change is baked into its hearts—Doctor Who often has a bittersweet view of its own past. Heroes and friends…
No One Knows What’s Happening in the Next Doctor Who Special, and They’re Going Insane
After Doctor Who’s triumphant return this past weekend in “The Star Beast,” all eyes are now on this weekend’s second of three 60th anniversary specials, “Wild Blue Yonder.” But the…