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Doctor Who: The Reckoning - 2022

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  The Reckoning was the Centenary Special of Doctor Who as a part of the BBC 100 celebrations and would’ve starred Sacha Dhawan as the Doctor and would’ve been written by Chris Chibnall. The BBC described the special as an "epic blockbuster special". Executive producer Matt Strevens, who joined the series alongside Chibnall, departed once production was complete. Chibnall later stated that post-production on the final special would continue into 2022 under the working title "the Centenary Special". Emily Lawrence, the visual effects editor, confirmed digital effects work was still ongoing in January 2022. Co-executive producer Nikki Wilson also left after the BBC Centenary special, after being part of the show since 2008, notably working on Olympus. The Centenary Special was filmed throughout September 2021, directed by Jamie Magnus Stone, concluding on 13 October 2021 and the Centenary Special aired on 23 October 2022 as part of the BBC's Centenary celebrations...

Doctor Who: After Travels - 2022

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Series Two of “Doctor Who: After Travels” aired from September 4th - October 9th 2022, nothing really changed from the last season. The Grey Man of The Mountain By Lizabeth Miles Aiming to get to Edinburgh for Hogmanay, the Doctor landed near Ben MacDui. He encountered Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, voiced by Jon Culshaw, who told him he was investigating on behalf of UNIT. He went up the mountain to find with the Brigadier and his scientific experts. He was worried at what was in the mountain and was determined to get to shelter. He thought that people should leave this mountain alone. He warned Ace about looking at the face of the Grey Man. He saw that the Grey Man was a proto-human and lived in a separate world that was accidentally at the top of the summit. He vowed to cut the worlds apart to save both species. Colony of Fear By Ronald Moore Responding to a distress call, the Doctor and Mel landed on Triketha. He found the way the Toxarians collected data about them, and could...

Doctor Who: Cobra - 2022

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  ‘Doctor Who: Cobra’ was the second special of 2022 airing on July 10th and the special starred Sacha Dhawan as the 15th Doctor and Rose Leslie as Jean Apperley. The special was written by Toby Whithouse and was directed by Damon Thomas, who directed Killing Eve and 2020’s Dracula. For the special a new companion was introduced for the special and Rose Leslie was cast as Jean Apperley, other additional characters were reintroduced in the special with Ace Bhatti playing Haresh Chandra and General Wilson returning in this special. Cobra By Chris Chibnall We begin with Jean Apperley waking up and getting ready for work as the TV plays in the background, she drives to work where she is the Prime Minister’s private secretary and we see her working with the Prime Minister and focusing on her job. We then see the inside of a satellite room, the people are working hard as there is panic. We then see a red dot entering the solar system and then stopping - a rogue planet. The TARDIS lands i...

Doctor Who: Empire's End - 2022

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  ‘Doctor Who: Empire’s End’ would’ve been the first special of 2022, it would’ve aired as a 60-minute episode on January 1st and the special starred Sacha Dhawan as the 15th Doctor and Emma Campbell-Jones as Gwen Finch. The special was written by Chris Chibnall and would see the return of the Daleks, the special was directed by Lee Haven Jones.  Empire’s End By Chris Chibnall As the story begins, the tension mounts with the Space Security Agent sprinting down the corridor, desperately glancing over his shoulder as he hears the metallic grinding of Daleks approaching. He turns to face them as he reaches a dead end, his scream echoing through the spaceship, and then — darkness. We cut to a sleek, sprawling futuristic cityscape with skyscrapers twisting toward the heavens, and a caption reads, Central City, 4025. Inside the Space Security Service headquarters, Agent Gwen Finch strides into the briefing room, flanked by her teammates Scott Davies and Morris Jenson. Their superior...