Update on plans for the future of Doctor Who

Update on plans for the future of Doctor Who at BBC.co.uk

Russell T Davies on departing, being positive about the unknown.

Roundup at Empire.

Christmas (special) is cancelled.

“the BBC will put Doctor Who out to competitive tender this year.”

The CBeebies cartoon is still happening. Beyond that,,,?

Ten plots from David Bowie's Lodger

For David Bowie’s birthday and now monthly, adventures based on his studio albums’ song titles, working backwards.

After album titles, ★, The Next Day, Reality, Heathen, Hours, Earthling, Outside The Buddha Of Suburbia, Black Tie White Noise, Never Let Me Down, Labyrinth. Tonight, Let’s Dance, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)...

Lodger from 1979 concludes the Berlin trilogy with some experiments like two songs with basically the same chord structure.

Fantastic Voyage

Well this has to be about miniaturisation, doesn’t it?

“How can we be in here? How do we fit?”

“Miniaturisation ray.”

“How would you know that?”

“Well, there was a ray, and then we were miniaturised.”

Amy and Rory, Let’s Kill Hitler

Doctor Who has done this a few times, including going all-in on the submarining through a body with a Dalek. The Master uses a version of it to kill people and turn them into action figures.

So maybe shrink the travellers down to the size of toys - or miniatures, to be even more meta - and make them get around a house much like the one you’re playing in.

African Night Flight

The travellers visit 1920s Nairobi and the opening celebrations for a flying school. A dashing veteran scout pilot, some romantic complications, and a time travelling saboteur.

Move On

One of the travellers has a bad break-up, and the Stranger suggests speed dating through time travel.

Yassassin

The title comes from the Turkish Yaşasın, meaning ”Long Live”, so the spelling to echo assassin adds to the joke. And now rather than in 1979, “Yass” is a purposely camp positive. So... a secret agent in the Manchester Village?

Red Sails

Pirates! And probably some aliens as well.

D.J.

The travellers have to save a pirate radio station in 1963 from censors and music-hating aliens.

Look Back in Anger

The Stranger has to stop her last incarnation doing something disastrous..

Boys Keep Swinging

The travellers have to help evacuate an underground swing club in 1930s Berlin.

Repetition

One of the travellers finds himself living through the same disastrous day, can he change the ending?

Red Money

(Recycling a Relics item) The Chinese tradition of giving money in red envelopes promises good luck and prosperity for new year and other occasions like weddings. And this year every envelope given pays out double. What’s going on, and who wants to profit from it?