Production on season 14 continues
Production on season 14 continues – Russell T Davies appeared on Michael Ball's Radio 2 show recently and said: "I watched episode four last night and I think it's one of the greatest things I've ever made in my life, so I'm very, very happy with it. It's looking so good, Michael, I love it."
The director of the episode, Dylan Holmes Williams, responded to this comment on Twitter, saying: "As the lucky man who got to direct this incredible script, I've got to say I'm very excited about what we created."
Julie Gardner recently said about production on the new series and Russell: "He's writing amongst his best-ever work. The scripts are big and extremely ambitious. The only worry I ever have is that we get it right for him. We run to keep up."
David Tennant appeared in The Fourteenth Doctor's outfit in a sketch with Lenny Henry for Comic Relief on 17 March. In the scene, Henry – who played the Doctor in a 1985 sketch on The Lenny Henry Show – regenerated into Tennant, who repeated his lines from the closing moments of "The Power Of The Doctor".
A Dalek also appeared on Comic Relief, during a Eurovision sketch where it was judged by Lulu.
The BBC announced Doom's Day, a new event series spanning "books, comics, audio and more". The official website said: "This special multi-platform story will celebrate Doctor Who's 60th anniversary by introducing a brand-new character on a 24-hour pursuit of the Doctor."
Comedian Sooz Kempner plays Doom, the universe's greatest assassin, who will pursue the Doctor over 24 hours in a bid to escape Death. On the journey "fan favourites" are promised.
Russell T Davies said: "Doom's Day is a huge new adventure for the whole Doctor Who universe – starring the brilliant and hilarious Sooz Kempner as an intergalactic assassin. Her adventures will span comics, audio, a novel, video games stories and more, expanding the world of Doctor Who into brand new territories. Beware the Doom's Day, it's coming..."
Sooz Kempner said: "To be part of the Doctor Who universe, a British institution up there with cups of tea and James Bond, is surreal and amazing! I love everything about Doom and can't believe I get to travel across time and space with her."
Doom's Day will begin on Doctor Who digital channels soon, followed by products from Doctor Who Magazine, Titan Comics, Penguin Random House, East Side Games, Big Finish and BBC Audio, each telling a section of Doom's story from one of the 24 hours that she has left. The finale will then also be released on Doctor Who digital channels.
Doctor Who is on BBC One and Disney+ from November.
Sci-Fact! Dylan Holmes William has previously directed episodes of M Night Shyamalan's Servant.
Caption: Sooz Kempner is Doom. That's not a dis, by the way.
Caption: Ncuti Gatwa: still the new Doctor.
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