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Davies wrote six, Steven Moffat wrote eight, and Chris Chibnall wrote none The Christmas specials could be hit-or-miss, but Davies and Moffat always strived to make them feel special and unique, set apart from the regular series They always combined joy with heartache in their stories Davies' specials were all original stories that featured significant[...]

The Chris Chibnall era of Doctor Who was disappointing for its unrealized potential, despite having a fresh and likable lead in Jodie Whittaker It's not her fault She was more than capable of pushing the envelope as an actor, judging from her work on shows prior to becoming the Doctor Instead, her three seasons were plagued[...]

The tradition has been continued by Steven Moffat and Chris Chibnall ever since, and now Davies is back writing them He is especially adept at dropping teasers for the upcoming return of Doctor Who So in the spirit of the holidays, he's written a Christmas countdown, and here are some takeaways. David Tennant in "Doctor Who",[...]

That was the best Chris Chibnall could manage? Really? Ryan and Graham look like they're just going to step into Coronation Street without skipping a beat They never had any storylines that were particularly compelling or really fit into Doctor Who There was no real dramatic tension or stakes in their leaving at all. The heart[...]

The BBC has made Chris Chibnall's final script for Doctor Who, "The Power of the Doctor", as a free download to anyone who wants it on the BBC Writer's Room website The BBC makes scripts for their scripted dramas and comedies, both TV and radio, available as an educational resource for students who want to[...]

Jodie Whittaker definitely needs to have more stories where she's front and centre since Chris Chibnall constantly sidelined her on her own show to spend time with her companions and other Doctors She was the most neglected and shortchanged She never got her full run of stories that explored her character. The Modern Era of Doctor[...]

Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor is the end of an era, the last gasp, Jodie Whittaker & showrunner Chris Chibnall's swansong after three seasons and specials Since this review is going out before the US broadcast, we thought we should keep the biggest spoilers out of here for now Rich's more detailed review[...]

It's the end of an era for Doctor Who once again with the final episode of Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall's run on the show We've been fans of Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, even if we're not always fans of the writing. Farewell, Jodie Whittaker in "Doctor Who", BBC Whittaker was off to a decent start[...]

Time continues ticking away on current Doctor Jodie Whittaker & showrunner Chris Chibnall's run on Doctor Who, reaching its endgame this Sunday with "The Power of The Doctor." Leading up to her final special, Whittaker has been running the interview gauntlet as she looks back on her three series & three specials and looks toward[...]

Chris Chibnall's tenure as showrunner on Doctor Who is coming to an end with the final 90-minute special "The Power of the Doctor," so it's time to look back We know we've been down on Doctor Who: Flux It's still terrible, and we don't take back what we wrote Chibnall's flaws and limits as a[...]

Shortly after the release of key art confirming that current Doctor Jodie Whittaker & showrunner Chris Chibnall's final Doctor Who special would be titled "The Power of The Doctor," the BBC and BBC America released preview images offering a look at Sacha Dhawan's Master, Sophie Aldred's Ace, Janet Fielding's Tegan Jovanka, and more in what's expected[...]

Davies' upcoming Doctor Who 60th-anniversary events (with David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Yasmin Finney, and Neil Patrick Harris; and directors Rachel Talalay, Chanya Button & Tom Kingsley), we thought now might be a good time to check in on how things are going with current Doctor Jodie Whittaker & showrunner Chris Chibnall's upcoming final special ("Doctor Who Centenary[...]

The show's longest serials, "Dalek Invasion of Earth" and "The Chase," ran for more than 6 episodes each and featured the Daleks as the Big Bad, slaughtering their way through Time and Space. Look! It's Daleks from "Doctor Who"! Credit: BBC America So we have the DIY Steampunk Dalek from Chris Chibnall's first special slaughtering a whole[...]

It's also another great lesson in How Not to Write Scripts. Doctor Who: Flux, image credit: BBC Let's be clear: showrunner Chris Chibnall's first two seasons of Doctor Who were not terrible They had potential, and viewers were treated to fairly adequate, sometimes decent episodes while waiting for the show to finally take off and reach the[...]

A recent BBC compilation video reminded us of how much Jodie Whittaker & Jo Martin's talents were wasted during the BBC's Doctor Who Flux.

The latest Doctor Who video is a compilation of companion Graham O'Brien, played by British showbiz veteran Bradley Walsh, and it's very revealing – perhaps unintentionally – that it shows showrunner Chris Chibnall was more interested in writing every other character except The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) You remember The Doctor, right? She was only the[...]

Somebody could easily take the scenes of Jones as Anne Lister walking around Yorkshire and edit together a CGI mash-up where she's walking in and out of the TARDIS, and it would totally look like Doctor Who. During 2021, the internet was full of rumours that Sally Wainwright was being tapped to become the next showrunner[...]

There was also a regular supply of set photographs, production notes, studio photography sessions, and more than promoted the programme, far in advance. When Chris Chibnall arrived as showrunner, the well dried up somewhat Not entirely, but there was a feeling that the show had been spoiling too much, revealing too much, even creating an air[...]

And now, with showrunner Chris Chibnall leaving with Jodie Whittaker, no longer will And blimey, it kicks things off by blowing the bloody doors off Spoilers going forward obviously You have been warned. The Doctor making an entrance with a gun Even if it's more of a scanner, it's still rather gun-like, and always weird[...]

There are so many things to be written about Chris Chibnall's run on Doctor Who, what he did right and what he did wrong That autopsy will be performed for a long time, especially when we wait for the new Russell T Davies era to begin, which will be a while after Chibnall's final special[...]

Doctor Who will have a kind of finale this Autumn with showrunner Chris Chibnall and lead Jodie Whittaker's final special For the show, it's a cycle One ends, another begins: a new showrunner brings in a new Doctor It's the same show, yet new Russell T Davies will take over and remake it according to[...]

Audio drama Doctor Who: Redacted is a refreshing celebration of a show that has been seen as a safe space for LGBTQ fans for decades.

With Tegan & Ace appearing in Jodie Whittaker's final special, let's look back on how they set the tone for modern Doctor Who companions.

And even our expectations were met – they were as boring as we thought they would be. Doctor Who should never be boring. Chris Chibnall keeps committing the worst sin that every screenwriter is constantly told not to do: telling, not showing The characters spend most of the hour standing around spouting expositing explaining the plot to each[...]

As you well know, today found The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Yaz (Mandip Gill), and Dan (John Bishop) confronting the "Legend of the Sea Devils" in the second of Whittaker & showrunner Chris Chibnall's final three specials before wrapping up this fall with the centenary special From there, Russell T Davies returns to take over as[...]

When The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Yaz (Mandip Gill), and Dan (John Bishop) return this weekend to confront the "Legend of the Sea Devils," it will mark the second of Whittaker & showrunner Chris Chibnall's final three episodes before ending their run later this year From there, Russell T Davies returns to take over as showrunner[...]

It's pretty much agreed amongst fans that Doctor Who under Chris Chibnall's tenure as showrunner has not been anywhere as good as his predecessors Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat Not many people have been able to put their finger on exactly what was wrong Sexists, racists, and homophobes have blamed it on the casting[...]

BBC's Doctor Who Legend of the Sea Devils confirmed Ella Road writing & Haolu Wang directing (the show's first Chinese-born female director).

Chris Chibnall brought back The Master, this time played by Sacha Dhawan, one of the best decisions made on his run Dhawan played The Master with a combination of spite and hurt and had great chemistry with Jodie Whittaker's Doctor He also becomes the instrument of the Timeless Child reveal that fans have hated so[...]

He also doubled down on themes of sacrifice and death to foreshadow the Doctor's impending demise and regeneration. You could say Series 10 was the last "classic" season of Doctor Who before Chris Chibnall took over as showrunner and changed the tone and format of the stories This had nothing to do with Jodie Whittaker being[...]