DanaK

Jodie is such a good ambassador for the show

The Doctor Who segment on Children in Need

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2019/doctor-who-12-writers-directors?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_press_office&ns_linkname=corporate&ns_source=twitter BBC Press Office mentions the writers and talks about new directors as well

https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/doctor-who-series-12-writers-announced Doctor Who Magazine has announced the Series 12 writers Besides Chibnall, returning writers from Series 11 are Ed Hime, Peter McTighe and Vinay Patel

The Tardis interior has apparently had a minor redesign, with stairs added and some slight changes to the columns. The pictures have been deleted though after I saw them

That’s Nov 23 for the date-challenged, which is also the 56th(?) anniversary of when the show premiered I believe. The YouTube title is Series 12, so it’s likely a trailer

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/itv-bbc-channel-4-unite-launch-uk-streaming-service-britbox-1249868 The Britbox streaming service has officially launched in the UK. It is a partnership with ITV and BBC, and will include programming from Channel 4. It will include all available episodes of classic Doctor Who (I think the article says as of Dec 26 [Boxing Day]) Britbox has been available in the US for a couple of years now

Also, reportedly the New Year's Day episode will be over an hour, so it will be acting as a special, whether it's called that or not.

There are signs from holiday listings and fans supposedly in the know saying the first episode of Series 12 will be on Jan 1, New Year's Day, then on Sundays after that. More details to come soon I hope

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b96k For British viewers: The BBC has indicated there will be something Doctor Who related taped on Nov 14 for the Children in Need special on Nov 15, which will either be a visit from the cast or just Jodie, and some fans supposedly in the know have been suggesting a trailer of some sort for Series 12 will be dropped as well

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-At-Childhoods-End/dp/1785944991/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1572607494&sr=8-5&linkCode=sl1&tag=doctowhothere-21&linkId=7961bc39382e975777e0d94990dc03ad&language=en_GB Sophie Aldred, who played companion Ace on the show, has written a Doctor Who novel At Childhood's End, where Ace meets the 13th Doctor. It will be released in Feb

I've seen quite a few men dressed as 13 on social media (and via social media, at conventions) though. It's an outfit that anyone can wear, which is what Jodie intended when she helped design it

It appears Series 12 filming has officially wrapped I keep seeing hints and people saying that Series 12 will premiere in early Jan, though it’s not clear if there will be an episode on New Years Day

The only member of Coldplay I know by name is the lead singer Chris Martin and I don’t really know their history. But I have found I really like some of their songs, especially Fix You, which I find so absolutely touching and emotional. It was pretty cool that two members of the band played for Jodie’s recording

https://cultbox.co.uk/news/watch-jodie-whittaker-record-yellow-accompanied-by-coldplay-artists Watch Jodie Whittaker rehearse and then record Yellow accompanied by Coldplay artists. Part of Children in Need doc on BBC

https://thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2019/10/27/missing-second-doctor-story-fury-from-the-deep-to-be-animated-for-dvd-and-blu-ray/ Missing Second Doctor story “Fury from the Deep” will be the next one animated by the BBC for release on DVD and Blu Ray in 2020

https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-fancy-dress-wrap-party The article indicates the cast and crew had a wrap party to celebrate the end of filming, though it sounds like they still have a little bit of filming to do next week

https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-filming-with-new-dalek-design-in-bristol The show was filming in Bristol yesterday(?) (probably for the special) and a fan managed to get a picture of what appears to be a new Dalek design

https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-news-on-a-special Some information on what is believed to be confirmation of a Series 12 special Some people, including myself, are thinking if they are filming the special currently, then we could see it after Series 12 is broadcast, possibly for Easter or near there. There doesn't seem to be any way it would be ready for Christmas or New Year's

https://cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-who-series-12-jodie-whittaker-reports-on-filming-progress-from-cardiff Slightly more detail from Jodie on filming progress

Latest from radio interview with Jodie Whittaker

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49935443 Remember the upcoming Children In Need album that includes Jodie Whittaker and David Tennent? More info in the above link, including the setlist. You can hear Jodie's track in the link above if you are in the UK (and maybe Australia); otherwise, try Spotify

The latest I’ve been reading from those who pay attention to production, including the online site Cultbox, suggests the show is done filming the 10 regular episodes for Series 12 and is now filming an 11th episode thought to be a special. It’s not known at this time if the special would be shown before or after the regular 10 episodes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2019/lost-doctor-who-episode-mission-unknown-youtube-premiere Remember the lost Doctor Who episode Mission to the Unknown that was recreated by University of Central Lancanshire students? It will premiere on the Doctor Who Youtube channel on Oct 9