Category: Show News

Locally, the story was covered by ABC and Nine News, and even a question on Have You Been Paying Attention?

However it seems this isn’t the end of the story, as further announcements have seen David Tennant and Catherine Tate back on set for the 60th, along with Yasmin Finney as someone called “Rose”…

You can read more in the June issue of Sonic Screwdriver, on its way to members next month.

#RaiseYourHoods is a new social media campaign being run by the BBC to not only promote the upcoming series, but to also promote solidarity, a positive message and to recognise people who have influenced us in our lives. Whoever your hero is – whether they be from Doctor Who, from your real life, or anywhere else, #ItsAboutTime to #RaiseYourHoods and let everyone know.

All you need to do is post a photo of yourself (or even you and your friends) wearing a hoodie using the hastags #RaiseYourHoods and #ItsAboutTime. Briefly explain who is important to you, then tag a friend who you would like to nominate to join in and help spread the word! You can also tag #DoctorWho and #ABCTV as well if you wish.

The campaign is running now until the series 11 premiere on Monday (and beyond).

The BBC (and ABC) have announced the air-date of season 11 of Doctor Who. The show will move to a new night, airing on Sunday night in the UK, meaning that it will shown on ABC TV on Monday night in Australia.

No mention as to whether iView will be streaming the episodes at the same time as the UK as yet, however the ABC has announced that Whovians will return this year, airing on ABC Comedy straight after Doctor Who.

In a bold move by the BBC, the next Doctor has been announced to be a female! Actress Jodie Whittaker is to be the 13th (or if you want to be technical, it would be 14th, but lets just leave it at 13) incarnation of The Doctor. She has previously worked with new showrunner Chris Chibnall on Broadchurch.

View the official announcement trailer below (courtesy official Doctor Who Facebook page).

The BBC have announced that the new companion will be played by Pearl Mackie. Pearl is 28 years old, and was born in South London. She has only had a couple of screen roles, having a part in the TV show ‘Doctors’ (a little ironic) and the 2013 film ‘Svengali’. However she has had a prominent stage career, having acted in over 10 stage productions.

Although nothing is as yet known about her character – who’s name will be ‘Bill’ – the BBC have released a promotional video featuring her and The Doctor in a Dalek stronghold.

ABC1 has added a sneak peek trailer for Episode 1 to their YouTube channel.

Also, according to Doctor Who News, the series will be shown at the same time as the UK [currently 5:30 am EST, but may vary if the broadcast time changes in the UK], but only on iView. Unfortunately there won’t be any simultaneous television screening like there was last year. Although the availability through iView is a positive for most fans, it also brings disappointment for those of us who don’t have access to iView on their TV or prefer to watch the episodes in the traditional manner.

The ABC have uploaded the official Season 9 trailer to their YouTube channel. The trailer is the same as the UK trailer, but with ABC branding.

The trailer ends with ‘starts September 20’ which indicates we will be getting this season fast-tracked from the UK. There has been no mention as yet as to whether there will be a simultaneous broadcast in the early hours of the morning.

The ABC have confirmed the details of this year’s Christmas Special – The Last Christmas. The episode will be screening on Friday December 26th at 7:30pm on ABC1 but unfortunately there will be no direct early-morning screening. The episode will be 60 minutes long.

Source: DWCA