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Doctor’s companions need to be open to new experiences, keep going in the face of adversity and be resilient.
Set firmly within the BBC’s public service broadcasting ethos of informing, educating and entertaining, Doctor Who quickly became a mainstay of Saturday evening viewing
Doctor Who episodes missing from the BBC archives have been recovered from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Africa.
Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa has been cast as the 14th Doctor – a move which shows that Doctor Who is continually adapting in its 60th year.
From the indie to the blockbuster, Halloween viewing recommendations whatever your taste.
Writers, actors and fans have been coming up with ways to keep audiences happy during the pandemic.
Doctor Who has always been progressive – but now it appears it’s a little too ‘ woke’ for many of its fans.
The first peer-reviewed survey of Doctor Who fans’ attitudes to science reveals it was literally life-changing TV for some. But the verdicts were surprisingly nuanced and sometimes contradictory.
Half a century of British classic television available online? Sounds good, but will it be enough to take on the Netflix juggernaut?
As another actor speaks of pressure to look the ‘right’ way, research reveals that this pressure is prevalent at all levels of the industry.
From ground-breaking to game-changing, rule-breaking to near parliament-breaking, 2018 was a hell of a year for TV.
By normalising diversity and and calling out racists and fascists, the latest series of Doctor Who reveals how shows like it can educate as well as entertain.
Jodie Whittaker finally takes over as the first woman to play the Doctor in the long-running TV series. But that’s not all that’s new as the show make a welcome return to our screens.
Embracing change is the theme of Doctor Who’s fizzing series opener.
Even now, 350 years after his birth, the great Irish satirist Jonathan Swift remains as sharp and relevant as ever.
Showrunner Chris Chibnall has been praised for the courage of his vision. But casting a female lead is very much on trend at present.
In the late 1980s, a gang of feisty teenage girls briefly helped the good Doctor. But his female companions were still mostly there to show how clever he was.
Doctor Who author Una McCormack has long envisaged a day when a woman was cast as Doctor Who.
Podcast drama is becoming increasingly big business.
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University of Winchester
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Professor of Media and Film, University of Huddersfield
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Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Pathways Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Researcher, Sexualities & Gender Research Network, Victoria University
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Lecturer in the History of Modern Christianity, University of Manchester
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Professor of English Literature, University of Dundee
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Lecturer in Criminology, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer, Head of Department Design Innovation, National University of Ireland Maynooth
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Lecturer in Humanities, Arts, Social Science and Education (HASSE), University of New England
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Associate Dean of School (Learning and Teaching), University of Hertfordshire
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Professor in Media (ret.), Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Ultrasonics, University of Bristol
