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Per Cultbox, some additional production information on the first 2 episodes from Doctor Who Magazine https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-spyfall-parts-1-and-2-new-information-from-doctor-who-magazine Reportedly new promo pics, including the Doctor in her tux

Metro interview with Jodie, mostly personal, some show stuff https://www.metro.news/jodie-whittaker/1828043/ Among other things she said, she loves Doctor Who memorabilia and owns a Funko Pop Doctor. While talking about fan-girling, she indicated she was super-enthusiastic about Russell Davies' series "Years and Years" and practically stalked him to let him know how much she loved it. Hopefully she'll team up with Davies down the road; I enjoyed what he did with show-running Doctor Who FYI, for British viewers. It's likely the clip will be available afterwards on the Internet ETA: New preview clip with Lenny Henry's character talking with Yaz and Ryan Good interview with Chibnall by the AV Club https://tv.avclub.com/doctor-who-showrunner-chris-chibnall-talks-season-12-an-1840272305 Per Digital Spy, guest Lenny Henry talks some about his guest turn on Doctor Who on The One Show https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a30186918/doctor-who-lenny-henry-teases-new-year-special-one-show/ CTV Scifi has an interesting interview with the producers and cast https://www.ctvscifi.ca/doctor-who-season-12-interview/

https://m.facebook.com/1706862443/posts/10206458925467721/ From Facebook, new Target Books novelizations next Summer, including last season’s The Witchfinders http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/12/02/bbc-americas-doctor-who-returns-with-a-brand-new-season-new-years-day-at-8pm-et-pt-98300/20191202bbca01/ I possibly mentioned this somewhere else, but BBC America will have a marathon of the revived Doctor Who starting Christmas Eve through New Year's Day. The network will also debut the animated lost episode "The Macra Terror" on Thursday Dec 26. See the above link for the press release. It also talks about Series 12

That doesn't surprise me given they were only given 10 episodes instead of 22. Sometimes CBS does a decent job allowing shows a final season to say goodbye (The Good Wife), but usually you don't even know when a season ends that CBS has decided to cancel it (Scorpion, Two Broke Girls). At least MS had a final season, even if it was short. I just wish they hadn't decided to go down the Impeachment route. It ended up being wrapped up too quickly and easily And honestly, ending last season probably would have been fine, as Bess was preparing to run for President. An abbreviated last season that was weighed down by an Impeachment story where Bess was a new President probably didn't need to be told, especially for a very abbreviated last season NCIS: New Orleans will get the spot come mid-season (starting Feb 16). It's probably the worst spot for a CBS show, too often being pushed late. That spot has one of the worst ratings for CBS

Chibnall talks to Radio Times about the 13th Doctor being challenged more this series https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-12-09/doctor-who-jodie-whittakers-doctor-faces-a-profound-new-challenge-in-upcoming-series/

Though I thought this season didn’t have enough episodes to breath and felt rushed (and the impeachment story was unwelcome and had a rushed ending), it was a beautiful finale. I’ll miss this show Was that Peter Frampton as the last singer at the wedding?

Per someone's tweet, Jodie pretty much confirms she's staying for Series 13 in an interview where she's quoted: "this isn’t the last series I’ll play the doctor". I can't recall the source article, but I saw a scan earlier of a magazine article where she stated it.

It appears this will be the first time the show has broadcast a season in Winter (Jan to March) since it was revived. What are ratings like on UK TV in that time period? @SnideAsides it’s possible UNIT or its agents gets taken out in whatever is happening or is still shut down Chibnall has confirmed in interviews that the characters of Tesla (guest Goran Visnjic) and Edison (guest Robert Glenister) will be in the 4th episode, written by Nina Metivier. He also indicated that James Buckley will guest in Episode 3

Yahoo interview with Chibnall https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/doctor-who-chris-chibnall-spyfall-interview-000156877.html Radio Times: Cold opens are back, but not for every episode https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-12-07/doctor-who-cold-opens-returning/ Per Cultbox, the apparent full cast list for the Spyfall two parter https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-spyfall-cast-and-character-names The list and Cultbox are suggesting Spyfall is an actual two parter and the second episode is broadcast on the 12th, suggesting 11 episodes vs 10. Hopefully things will get more clear as we get closer to the premiere IGN video interview with Jodie, Tosin and Mandip First episode synopsis Title: “Spyfall” Airdate: Jan 1, 2020 Episode Synopsis: The time traveller returns for a fresh set of adventures. When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the only people who can help - a certain Doctor and her companions. As they travel the globe in pursuit of answers, threats arrive from all sides, leaving Earth's security resting on the team's shoulders. But where will this planet-threatening conspiracy lead them? Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, Bradley Walsh and Mandip Gill star, with guest appearances from Stephen Fry and Lenny Henry. Written by Chris Chibnall Directed by Jamie Stone

Soap Opera Digest had a BTS picture of Michael Knight and James Stuart on GH with a caption about their times on AMC and I had forgotten they had worked together before, so a nice reunion for them. Michael just needs to work out his accent. Now I now some people who have had an accent can have it come and go at times, but his is absurd and fleeting Weren't they a day behind because of preemptions and such?

https://cultbox.co.uk/news/nationwide-bbc-america-doctor-who-fan-event-spyfall-screening For those who haven't gone into the Series 12 spoiler thread, BBC America and Fathom Events will be screening the first two episodes at 600 theaters in the US on Jan 5 plus a cast Q&A from the Paley Center. I got a ticket so I'll be able to see the 2nd episode on a movie screen about the same time as British viewers are seeing it at home

Airdate: Jan 1, 2020 Episode Synopsis (from Digiguide.tv): The time traveller returns for a fresh set of adventures. When intelligence agents around the world come under attack from alien forces, MI6 turns to the only people who can help - a certain Doctor and her companions. As they travel the globe in pursuit of answers, threats arrive from all sides, leaving Earth's security resting on the team's shoulders. But where will this planet-threatening conspiracy lead them? Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, Bradley Walsh and Mandip Gill star, with guest appearances from Stephen Fry and Lenny Henry. Written by Chris Chibnall Directed by Jamie Stone

Thanks, I guess I couldn't tell this time as I'm not usually terrible at guessing the accent. I wish he'd be consistent about it

Is Michael Knight occasionally trying for some sort of uppercrust accent with his character? It seems to come and go and it's distracting. Other than that, I like seeing Michael back on screen, but they need to do more with his character. I guess he was ok with taking a small (for now) role

https://cultbox.co.uk/news/nationwide-bbc-america-doctor-who-fan-event-spyfall-screening BBC America and Fathom event to see the first 2 episodes in theaters in the US on Jan 5. Tickets are now available. One theater is close to me so I’m considering going ETA: I ended up getting a ticket. It will mean seeing the two episodes on a movie screen and seeing the second episode before it's telecast on BBC America. So this should hopefully be fun and will get me out of the house for about 2 hours on a Sunday afternoon Per Radio Times, Doctor to meet Edison and Tesla in Series 12 https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-12-07/doctor-who-series-12-nikola-tesla-edison/ Also posted in the 1st episode topic, 1 minute First Look from the first episode Entertainment Weekly interview https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/06/doctor-who-jodie-whittaker-chris-chibnall/ Deadline interview https://deadline.com/2019/12/doctor-who-showrunner-chris-chibnall-biggest-episode-1202788483/

This show is so unsettling, I cannot watch it at night. I find it fascinating, but I’m not sure I will be able to watch a second season. I hate Emerson’s character for all his nastiness. His stuff with the incel guy was wretched and unfortunately too on the nose with those types

From Cultbox, Series 12 will show a different side to the 13th Doctor https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-will-show-a-different-side-of-the-thirteenth-doctor Chibnall's (and the BBC's) need for so much secrecy seems like overkill, though there are quite a few fans who don't like spoilers, so they're probably happy with the intense secrecy From Cultbox, Chibnall talks about doing more and different historicals in Series 12 https://cultbox.co.uk/general/more-and-different-historical-episodes-in-doctor-who-series-12 From Cultbox, Chibnall gives some interesting new details on the season via an interview with TV and Satellite Week, especially about the first episode https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-new-details-from-chris-chibnall

Per Cultbox, show producer Chibnall had an interview with a Chinese publication and hints that a future story could be set in China (though not for Series 12) https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-showrunner-hints-at-future-story-set-in-china Also, the BBC has announced the New Year's Day premiere of Series 12 will go from 6:55pm to 8pm, 65 minutes

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-12-03/doctor-who-series-12-release-date-2020-cast-plot-spoilers-theories-jodie-whittaker-bbc/ For British viewers, per Radio Times and others, the BBC has apparently confirmed that the first episode of Series 12 on NYD will be shown from 6:55pm to 8pm, 65 minutes

BBC announced Series 12 will kick off on New Years Day, then on Sundays after that, time TBA. For Americans, BBC America will show it at 8/7 for both New Years and the subsequent Sundays. Also, new trailer released

BBC press release https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/dw-spyfall?ns_campaign=bbc_press_office&ns_linkname=corporate&ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social First episode New Year’s Day, title Spyfall. Subsequent episodes on Sundays. Time TBA BBC press release https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/dw-spyfall?ns_campaign=bbc_press_office&ns_linkname=corporate&ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social First episode New Year’s Day, title Spyfall. Subsequent episodes on Sundays. Time TBA Also, new trailer https://mobile.twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1201516374209765376 https://www.tvguide.com/news/doctor-who-season-12-premiere-date-trailer/ For American viewers, TVGuide says New Years Day premiere on BBC America and subsequent Sundays will be at 8pmET/7pm CT/MT

“I’m devastated to have to tell you that due to a severe neck injury, which has made it impossible for me to sing & move, I’ve been rushed to hospital for a diagnosis. The Doctors have advised me to not perform this weekend while I try and recover, so I’ve had to make the very difficult decision to cancel my performances at the Bristol Hippodrome on Saturday 30th November and at the SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, on Sunday 1st December. I am so disappointed and upset as I was looking forward to seeing you all, I feel I am letting everyone down, but it’s simply not possible for me to do the show in my current condition. We have thankfully managed to open the Oxford New Theatre concert (Sat 14th December) for Bristol audience members to transfer to, and we have managed to move the Glasgow date to Tues 3rd December so I really hope you will be able to still see me have A Fabulous Christmas. All my love, John x” He later got an MRI showing a vertebrae problem

He’s doing better https://www.instagram.com/johnscotbarrowman/

From Radio Times, Chibnall talks about bringing back two parters for Series 12 https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-11-30/doctor-who-bringing-back-multi-part-episodes/

Note there are spoilers in the trailer