As we approach the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who, revisit the story of Doctor Who, the occasional series written for the 50th Anniversary, explaining the origins of the programme.
Episode 31 - An Unearthly Series - The Origins of a TV Legend: First published 23 Nov 2013
Award winning actor Lenny Rush is to appear in the next series of Doctor Who.
Having just won a BAFTA at the age of fourteen, Rush takes on the role of Morris in the 2024 series of Doctor Who, starring alongside Ncuti Gatwa.
Lenny Rush has starred in numerous shows including ‘Dodger’ and ‘A Christmas Carol’ but it was his starring role in Daisy May Cooper’s ‘Am I Being Unreasonable’ that won him the BAFTA for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme this year.
Now Rush is about to join the team travelling time and space as he takes on his new role as Morris.
Speaking about joining Doctor Who, Rush said:
It’s an absolute honour to be part of Doctor Who, one of the most iconic shows on television and wow what a dream come true!
This is what Doctor Who's all about, brand new talent from the next generation, and no one’s more talented than Lenny! He joins the TARDIS team just in time for the Doctor’s greatest nightmare, so hold on tight!
The Vanquishers: Flux: Chapter Six achieved an Audience Appreciation Index score of 76.
The Appreciation Index or AI is a measure of how much the audience enjoyed the programme. The score, out of a hundred, is compiled by a specially selected panel of around 5,000 people who go online and rate and comment on programmes.
With the last episode of the series now broadcast, this brings the series average to 76.7.
The BBC have released details on the New Year's Day adventure for Doctor Who.
Following the explosive series finale of Doctor Who: Flux, the Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and friends Yaz (Mandip Gill) and Dan (John Bishop), will kick-start 2022 with an action-packed spectacular episode set to air on BBC One on New Year’s Day.
Eve Of The Daleks will also feature guest stars Aisling Bea (This Way Up, Living With Yourself, Quiz), Adjani Salmon (Dreaming Whilst Black, Enterprice) and Pauline McLynn (Father Ted, Shameless).
Sarah (Aisling Bea) owns and runs ELF storage, and Nick (Adjani Salmon) is a customer who visits his unit every year on New Year’s Eve. This year, however, their night turns out to be a little different than planned as they find themselves joining forces with the Doctor, Dan and Yaz in a fight against the Daleks.
The trailer for the special, which aired following the series thirteen finale, finds the cast trapped in ELF storage and stuck in a terrifying time loop with the Daleks. Will the gang manage to avoid extermination and escape the storage facility in time to see out New Year’s Day?
Chris Chibnall, Showrunner, says:
Survivors of the Flux: Flux: Chapter Five achieved an Audience Appreciation Index score of 77.
The Appreciation Index or AI is a measure of how much the audience enjoyed the programme. The score, out of a hundred, is compiled by a specially selected panel of around 5,000 people who go online and rate and comment on programmes.
With one more episode to come, 77 also reflects the average for the series so far.
Doctor Who Survivors of the Flux was watched by 3.82 million viewers according to unofficial overnight figures.
The figure is a increase from last week's episode. Top for the evening was Strictly Come Dancing - Results on BBC 1 with 8.95 million watching.
The seven-day consolidated figure, which includes all those who watch the episode within one week. for Episode Four: Village of the Angels was 4.55 million. This is now the lowest seven-day consolidated rating since the series returned in 2005.
However, In terms of chart position, Doctor Who is still performing strongly. It was the 8th most-watched programme on BBC Television for the week and the 21st most-watched on all British television.
Doctor Who returns this weekend for the fifth chapter in the Flux series, Survivors of the Flux
The episode is written by showrunner Chris Chibnall and directed by Azhur Saleem who directed the third episode of this season..
It stars Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor alongside Mandip Gill as Yasmin and John Bishop as Dan.
The episode can be seen in the UK on BBC One at 6.25 pm on Sunday. Full global broadcasts are listed at This Week in Doctor Who
It can be streamed on the BBC iPlayer, on Netflix, on Amazon Prime and Britbox depending on location.
Village of the Angels: Flux: Chapter Four achieved an Audience Appreciation Index score of 79.
The Appreciation Index or AI is a measure of how much the audience enjoyed the programme. The score, out of a hundred, is compiled by a specially selected panel of around 5,000 people who go online and rate and comment on programmes.
The figure is a marked improvement on the previous week, and is the highest acheived so far this series.
Doctor Who Magazine Issue 571 is out this week and comes with one of three covers.
It includes the latest on Series 13 from the showrunner Chris Chibnall.
Highlights include
Doctor Who Magazine Issue 571 is on sale from panini.co.uk and WH Smith from Thursday 11 November priced £5.99 (UK). Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £4.99.
The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine previews the brand new series of Doctor Who.
Highlights of the new issue include:
PLUS:
Doctor Who Magazine Issue 570 is on sale from panini.co.uk and WH Smith from Thursday 14 October priced £9.99 (UK). Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £8.99.
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