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We've got some amazing talent joining us for Writing the Occult: Time & Place on Saturday - people like Simon Guerrier, who's got two books on the way. Read more about it ⬇️
Doctor Who - The Six Doctors is coming from BBC Books in January. Plus, his biography of a DW legend, Written By Terrance Dicks, is imminent from Ten Acre Books.
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#doctorwho #whoniverse #horror #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #timetravel #tardis #books #tv #writers #writing
Be sure to join us on 5 September as Una joins a very special TARDIS panel featuring some of the greatest Doctor Who writers currently in the game - plus loads more good stuff charting lost cities through liminal spaces and more.
**Event logistics**
Where & When: Online, Saturday 5 September
Cost: £40 + booking fee
Full details: writingtheoccult.carrd.co
Straight to the tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-the-occult-time-and-place-tickets-1977507858237
#sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #startrek #ds9 #doctorwho #whoniverse #books
How do you tell stories when the possibilities are limitless? When time and place mean nothing and everything all at once?
Join us at Writing the Occult: Time & Place on 5 September as we pose that question to some of the most accomplished writers to have set foot in the TARDIS...
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#doctorwho #doctorwhobooks #whoniverse #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #writers #writing #writerscommunity #creativity #creativetoots #books #tv #tardis
Ok, hypothetical time. Who would you want directing, producing, and as showrunner for Doctor Who? Who’s in the writers’ room? #whoniverse #whovians #doctorwho
Ok, hypothetical time. Who would you want directing, producing, and as showrunner for Doctor Who? Who’s in the writers’ room? #whoniverse #whovians #doctorwho
Doctor Who: BBC legt die Science-Fiction-Serie vorerst auf Eis
https://stadt-bremerhaven.de/doctor-who-bbc-legt-die-science-fiction-serie-vorerst-auf-eis/
The news about Doctor Who is not unexpected, sad, but it was pretty obvious they'd painted themselves into a corner, and it makes me wonder whether it was deliberate.
Would love to get my hands on this IP and rewrite the rules.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
#doctowho #whoniverse
Update on plans for the future...
I just had an idea for illuminated wallart for our new home, but my wife won't allow it 😔
OK, folks: #TheEndOfTheWar, the last episode of #TheWarBetween, air last Sunday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDh6OwJDX7A
That … ?
Is my video #review of the episode.
I hope it makes sense … !
OK, folks: I’ve finished my #review of #TheWitchOfTheWaterfall, the fourth episode of #TheWarBetweenTheLandAndTheSea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkupO9-Clw8
Personally … ?
I thought there’s #political aspects to it that grabbed my attention
OK, folks: I’ve seen #TheDeep, the third episode of #TheWarBetwwenTheLandAndTheSea … and thought I’d share my #review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o8WvSMf4e8
Now … what did you think of it … ?
OK, folks: I’ve finally finished my #review of #HomoAqua: the first episode of #TheWarBetweenTheLandAndTheSea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVC2VrZF9BI
I’ll hopefully have the second episode done, soon!
Enjoy the video … !
Doctor Who spinoff filmed in South West Wales releases new trailer
When the BBC unveiled the trailer for The War Between the Land and the Sea on The One Show, it wasn’t just another moment in the ever-expanding Whoniverse. For South West Wales, it was a reminder of how deeply the region is woven into the fabric of modern British television. The five-part drama, created by Swansea-based showrunner Russell T Davies, is the latest Doctor Who spinoff — and its story, themes and production all carry echoes of the Welsh coast.
A world without the Doctor
Davies has long spoken of how his walks along the Swansea shoreline inspired the series. Sitting on a bench overlooking the sea, he began to imagine the ocean as alive, restless, and ready to rise. Out of those musings came a new kind of Doctor Who story: one without the Doctor. Instead, humanity must face the consequences of its actions alone.
The plot begins when a fishing trawler off Spain hauls up a creature from the deep. Its death awakens an ancient species — Homo Amphibia — who demand redress for centuries of pollution and exploitation. Suddenly, the world is plunged into a diplomatic and existential crisis. Without the Doctor’s guiding hand, UNIT must manage the fallout, balancing political factions and military brinkmanship against the threat of war.
Davies calls it a “geopolitical eco‑thriller”, tougher in tone than Doctor Who because the safety net of the TARDIS is gone. “Normally the Doctor has a magic blue doorway they can take everybody safely through,” he explains. “That safety net has gone. You find these characters up against the wall and pushed to the limit.”
Russell Tovey as Barclay Pierre-Dupont, a low-level UNIT staffer thrust into global crisis, in The War Between the Land and the Sea.Characters at the heart of the crisis
At the centre of the story is Barclay, played by Russell Tovey. A low-level UNIT staffer, Barclay is described as “a lost boy” — divorced, drifting, booking taxis for important people — until fate thrusts him into the role of humanity’s ambassador. Tovey says the scripts gave him everything he needed: “I wanted Barclay to feel like a lost boy at the beginning, and I really wanted to go on a journey with him.”
Salt (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) flanked by Homo Aqua guards in her underwater domain. The prosthetic and costume design by Neil Gorton brings the Sea Devils-inspired species to life.Opposite him is Salt, portrayed by Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Salt is an amphibian ambassador representing Homo Amphibia, regal and fearsome, yet gradually revealing a more human side. Mbatha-Raw recalls her first day in prosthetics, neck-deep in a wave pool: “It was quite a bracing start. But it’s an epic love story. Barclay is the first human who really sees her species with respect, and that connection grows into something profound.”
UNIT personnel coordinate global response efforts in The War Between the Land and the Sea. Jemma Redgrave returns as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, leading humanity’s defence.UNIT’s leader Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave) anchors the human response. Redgrave says the series allows Kate to show “strength and vulnerabilities not explored before,” as she manages competing political factions and keeps Barclay on message.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZ7SV4fLNc
South West Wales on screen
For viewers in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire, the series carries a special resonance. Filming took place not only at Bad Wolf Studios in Cardiff but also across South West Wales.
These locations continue a proud tradition. Swansea University’s Bay Campus doubled as the futuristic city of Finetime in Dot and Bubble (2024, Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa). The Guildhall/Brangwyn Hall and Central Library on Alexandra Road became the haunted setting of Silence in the Library (2008, Tenth Doctor David Tennant). And Plantasia transformed into alien worlds in The Doctor’s Daughter (2008, Tennant) and Cold Blood (2010, Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith).
For local crews, actors and suppliers, the spinoff represents another major project bringing jobs and visibility to the region. For audiences, it’s a chance to see familiar landmarks reimagined as the front line of a global crisis.
Sets, stunts and spectacle
The production built enormous sets in Cardiff, including the Empress Hall, a cavernous chamber filled with supporting artists. Underwater sequences were filmed at Pinewood’s famous water stage, with Mbatha-Raw enduring three-hour prosthetic sessions before plunging into wave pools. Tovey embraced the physicality: “Barclay has a lot of leaping and jumping and fighting,” he said.
Writer Pete McTighe admits he sometimes wondered how the team would achieve the scale he imagined: “There are BIG set pieces in this show, at least one in every episode. It still blows my mind that everything Russell and I wrote has ended up on screen, looking so good.”
Themes for today
Beyond the spectacle, the series carries a message. Davies and McTighe both stress that it is about the oceans, pollution and climate. “Look at what we’ve done to the oceans and climate across the 20th century,” McTighe says. “This was a story crying out to be told, and to be told now.”
Davies adds: “I think there’s a lot to think about in terms of what we’re doing to the oceans, but let’s face it, we should be thinking about that anyway. It’s a love story, it’s an adventure, and it has a shocking climax.”
Launch details
The War Between the Land and the Sea will debut with a double bill on BBC iPlayer and BBC One at 8.30pm on Sunday 7 December, before rolling out internationally on Disney+ in 2026.
#bbc1 #doctorWho #geopoliticalEcoE28091thriller #russellTDavies #theWarBetweenTheLandAndTheSea #tv #whoniverse
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HMV coming through for me again 😊 #DoctorWho #WhoviansUnite #whoniverse #FifteenthDoctor
Question aux #Whovian et au #Whoniverse français sur Mastodon :
Alors que la nouvelle saison de #DoctorWho arrive ce 12 avril sur #Disney+, je n'ai pas encore réussi à voir le dernier épisode de Noël, absent de mes canaux parallèles habituels de diffusion...
Avant d'envisager de donner de l'argent à un service 🇺🇸 pendant quelques semaines, quelqu'un pourrait-il me confirmer que cet épisode s'y trouve bien ?
Et me confirmer aussi que les épisodes y sont proposés en VOSTFR ? 🙏
Le repouët est bleu comme un #Tardis.
https://newsroom.disney.fr/actualites/doctor-who-i-la-saison-2-qui-sera-disponible-a-partir-du-12-avril-se-devoile-a-travers-une-nouvelle-bande-annonce-cde0e-dc71f.html
How does The Doctor know when it's dinner time?
He gets a rumbling tum, a rumbling tum, a rumbling tum, a rumbling tum, a rumbling tum, a rumbling tum, a rumbling tum.....
Doctor Who: Neuer Trailer zur zweiten Staffel zeigt animierten Doktor und verrät Starttermin
stadt-bremerhaven.de/doctor-wh…
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Doctor Who "Facing Axe" & Ncuti Gatwa "Quits", Claims Report - Our Response
YouTube Tipp ▶️
4 Hours of Festive #DoctorWho Moments |
#Christmas in the #Whoniverse
#BBC #Disneyplus #Weihnachten #Xmas
https://www.youtube.com/live/7WbUzocHxKI?si=OCNYBq0TDlTYAJPW
Do you feel lost in the #Whoniverse? Which Doctor? Which season? What time is it? 🤔
https://tardis.guide/
TARDIS Guide · A complete guide to Doctor Who
answers all questions and comes with the best community for #Whovians 💙💙💙
#DoctorWho
@guide
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#Robots within the #Whoniverse! | #DoctorWho #BBC
https://youtu.be/65O6hs9cOmc?si=GxY15rGgy-mit2cc
Even back then the #TechBros objected to women choosing their own clothing and planned to decide for them once they have the power. And only when #Frankenstein's monster kills its creator comes the point where everyone can see, that "ever bigger #AI" isn't helpful, neither is keeping nuclear weapons which can be misused. Before the #SarahJaneAdventures #SJA in the #Whoniverse there are these by #BigFinish - I'm listening to them on my way to "Beyond Bannerman Road". BBEG https://doctorwho.fandom.com/wiki/Hilda_Winters
> … the #DeliaDerbyshire docudrama …
^ which is a great watch and currently available on #BBC #iPlayer as part of their #DoctorWho #Whoniverse collection. ⤵️
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000w6tr/delia-derbyshire-the-myths-and-the-legendary-tapes
Don't get me wrong, I loved #73Yards from a cinematographic standpoint. I also don't have a problem with not all mysteries being resolved. In general. However, not all mysteries are alike. There are central mysteries that have to make sense, to make the story work. And the twist/reveal in the end (I've read several theories), does not.
Snow isn't snow until it falls
We are all dead eventually. There's hardly ever time, we're not dead
Missed opportunity to let the Doctor have Face ID set up and being locked out after a regeneration
"In the in-vision commentary and ODWP episode for The Giggle, Russell T Davies revealed his personal theory that the bi-generation affected the Doctor's whole timeline, meaning that previous incarnations would continue to exist beyond their on-screen regenerations"
I know, #DoctorWho is supposed to be silly and stuff, but quasi retconning every regeneration sounds nonsensical to me. And I thought, Steven Moffat was the mean who couldn't let go
I didn't know that Steven Moffat had 23(!) TARDIS crew deaths, because he just couldn't let them die for good and always pulled their character's deaths off as a cheap trick to create a happy ending after all to have his cake and eat it (compared to three companion deaths total in classic Who)
I love to see a #trans #nonBinary character in #DoctorWho, but why did they have to tie Rose's gender identity to the Human-Time Lord Meta-Crisis?
Doctor-Who-Ableger The War Between the Land and the Sea #Whoniverse #DoctorWho #SDCC #TheWarBetweenLandAndTheSea
https://www.serienjunkies.de/news/doctor-who-ableger-between-land-123679.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=News%20(123679)#sjnews
@nSonic Der Hashtag ist schon mal gut, ich hab Dich entdeckt!
Die Who Community scheint mir hier noch nicht so aktiv wie "drüben", aber das können wir gern ausbauen.
Diskussion aktueller Folgen aber hinter einer Spoilerwarnung - ich wäre ungern über die aktuelle Staffel gesponsert worden.
Watching the Doctor Who season finale Empire of Death
#whoniverse #DoctorWho
"Be gay, solve alien crimes"
– Captain Jack Harkness
#HashtagGames #FictionalCharactersAutobiography #Torchwood #DoctorWhoَ #Whovians #Whoniverse
#JinkxMonsoon’s #DoctorWho #character #Maestro is ‘the best #villain since #Missy’, say #reviewers.
Jinkx plays a brand new villain in the #Whoniverse, the #camp and “#ridiculous, #allpowerful #godlike figure” #Maestro, who is working to #changetheworld – not for the better – through the #power of #music.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TV #Drag #DragQueens #Representation #Culture