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[ The arrival of Doctor Who on Disney+ (everywhere but in the UK) is being designated as an entire new series by both D+ and the BBC, and not the 14th season of the revival that Russell T. Davies created in 2005. But with Davies back in the fold since the 60th anniversary specials, it … Read more

‘Doctor Who’ Season 14 on Disney+: Episodes and release dates

[ After a string of special 60th-anniversary episodes in late 2023 ending with the introduction of a new lead, Doctor Who is officially back for its 14th season. It marks a new era for the series with Russell T. Davies returning as head writer for the first time since 2010, and the Doctor “bigenerating” as … Read more

‘Doctor Who’ Star Ncuti Gatwa Complains That “White Mediocrity” Is Celebrated While Black People Struggle To Get Half That

[ Ncuti Gatwa, the first Black Doctor Who, was extremely outspoken in a new interview. Gatwa is an LGBTQ Rwandan immigrant to the U.K. and made his comments to the magazine Attitude for its May/June issue. Asked about backlash on his assuming the role of Doctor Who, he said that it’s all part of a … Read more

Whoever Fights Monsters (Episode 9)

[ With Apple maintaining strict radio silence on any chatter about a Masters of the Air Season 2, let’s consider part nine of the series as its ultimate finale. Because for the United States Army Air Force personnel who’ve managed to survive through February 1945, where this final episode begins, it has all come down … Read more

‘Masters of the Air’ Episode 6 Recap: Tear The Fascists Down

[ For a minute, it was fun to concoct daring escape and evasion scenarios for Bucky Egan. Downed in Westphalia, Germany, deep behind enemy lines, he steals a horse from a farm, or an old truck. There is danger, and a chase. But maybe a sympathetic old grandma points the way to an abandoned airfield. … Read more

‘Masters of the Air’ Episode 4 Recap: In the battle for air supremacy over wartime Europe, life greets death in an instant.

[ In the battle for air supremacy over wartime Europe, when life greets death in an instant and every new daylight bombing mission is fueled with raw, uncut peril, completing any of them even in single digits counts as a major victory. Through Harry “Cros” Crosby’s narration that’s suddenly returned to Masters of the Air, … Read more

‘Masters Of The Air’ Episode 2 Recap: Nothing But Blue Skies

[ The Bloody One Hundredth has been in England for only three weeks as Masters Of The Air Episode 2 opens, and in that short period of time, the bomber group has already lost six B-17 Flying Fortresses. That’s three “forts” shot down, three lost to soured training missions, and 66 crew members who’ll need … Read more

‘Doctor Who’ Sidekick Millie Gibson Replaced After One Season

[ Doctor Who star Millie Gibson, who stars opposite Ncuti Gatwa in the hit series, is being replaced after one season on BBC. According to The Daily Mirror, Jurassic World Dominion actor Varada Sethu will take over as the Doctor’s companion Ruby Sunday in Season 15. BBC and Bad Wolf have not yet responded to … Read more

‘Doctor Who’ Star Millie Gibson Dropped; Varada Sethu Joins BBC Show – Deadline

[ Here’s a shocker: the BBC and Bad Wolf have reportedly recast Millie Gibson as Doctor Who‘s assistant after she filmed just one season as Ncuti Gatwa‘s sidekick. The Daily Mirror’s Nicola Methven, who is well-sourced on Doctor Who, said Gibson would be replaced by Andor star Varada Sethu in Gatwa’s second season as the … Read more

King’s Message Beats ‘Doctor Who’ To Top UK Christmas Day Ratings – Deadline

[ King Charles III‘s Christmas Day message topped Ncuti Gatwa‘s debut in Doctor Who, dominating the UK ratings charts on December 25. The King’s Christmas Broadcast, which is the monarch’s annual address to the British people, took 7.5 million million viewers, according to official data from overnights.tv. The bulk of viewing (5.2 million) was on … Read more