Doctor Who boss gives an update on Christmas special and series 13 filming | Radio Times

"Showrunner Chris Chibnall said that post-production on Revolution of the Daleks was continuing in lockdown

One of the things (along with the many fan watchalongs) that might be helping Doctor Who fans get through the current lockdown is the promise of new episodes – with a festive special still scheduled to air towards the end of 2020 or early 2021.

And now showrunner Chris Chibnall has given an update as to the status of that special, revealing that post-production is continuing on the episode, titled Revolution of the Daleks.

Writing in the Production Notes column of Doctor Who Magazine, Chibnall wrote, “Post-production continues on Revolution of the Daleks. Our brilliant teams are working remotely on the visual effects shots and sending them in.

“Nothing brightens a day like a new FX shot in your inbox, no matter how early the stage it’s at.”

Chibnall also gave an update on series thirteen – his third at the helm – claiming that “writing and planning for the next series continues apace”.

“Stories are forming, writers are writing, conversations keep going, plans continue to be hatched,” he said.

The showrunner said that the production team are keeping in touch throughout the lockdown, with “a stream of texts and voice messages” helping them stay in contact as they continue to look forward to future Who.

But he added that he couldn’t wait for the team to reconvene in person again – describing that situation as “normal for us” and continuing that “we’re yearning for a bit of that.”

Earlier this week, star Mandip Gill told RadioTimes.com that it was “pure luck” that the festive special had already wrapped filming prior to lockdown, but said that “special is something to really look forward to this year.”"

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A publicity photo of Bonnie Langford in costume as Mel for her debut story Terror of the Vervoids (1986)

"There's been a new arrival at Henry van Statten's museum...

Introducing alien researcher Sven, Adam Mitchell's predecessor at GeoComTex. Sven will feature in the forthcoming Dalek Target novelisation.

This video was specially created as an introduction to #TheMetaltron, the worldwide tweetalong of the Doctor Who episode 'Dalek' on Thursday 30 April 2020, the 15th anniversary of its first broadcast.

Written by Andrew Ireland and starring Leo Flanagan as Sven, this video was home-produced remotely during the 'lockdown' period of the COVID-19 outbreak in April 2020."

May 1st, 2020 - A happy 74th birthday to Joanna Lumley - the first female Doctor

What was the 'pizza' supposed to be? The rest were fairly straightforward but i couldn't figure that out.

A subtle reference to 'The Masque Of Mandragora' maybe

That's the only story I can think of that is set in Italy

The rest aside form the Jelly Baby were all bits of monsters i think.

I dunno, really.

Who: Before And After #29
Name: Robin Phillips
Year(s): 1964
Stories: The Keys Of Marinus Episode 2: The Velvet Web - The Keys Of Marinus Part 6: The Keys Of Marinus
Character(s): Altos

Before Who:
Films - None
Television - No Hiding Place

After Who:
Films - David Copperfield (1969), Decline and Fall of a Birdwatcher (1969), Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969), Tales From the Crypt* (1972)
Television - Kipling, Sunday Drama, The Saint, The Avengers*, Out of the Unknown, The Forsyte Saga, Play for Today

Stubby Kaye, who appeared as the CIA agent Jerome P. Weismuller in 'Delta And The Bannermen', performs the show-stopping song 'Sit Down, You're Rocking The Boat' in the 1955 film 'Guys And Dolls'

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Christopher Gable as Sharaz Jek (With Android guards) in the classic 1984 series The Caves of Androzani.