The BBC have confirmed the appointment of a new executive producer for Doctor Who. Caroline Skinner, she will start work immediately, working alongside Piers Wenger on the Christmas special.
Steven Moffat had this to say:
The exec joining me on Doctor Who is Caroline Skinner - fresh from the wonderful Five Days, and still finishing up on a brand new show called The Fades (a fantasy horror series, written by Jack Thorne - I've seen episode 1, and it's BRILLIANT.) Somewhere between me laughing in a basement and choosing planets to invade, and Marcus Wilson raising armies, there has to be a Prime Minister actually running the whole thing. That's the job Piers Wenger and Beth Willis have been doing so wonderfully for the last few years. Now that Piers is off to movie land, that's the furnace Caroline will be walking into.
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Thursday Update
A Good Man goes to War has changed time, due to the football coverage on Saturday 4th June. The new time is 6.40 - 7.30 (50 minute running time) and if you have looked at the official Doctor Who Web site you have noticed that an old enemy is returning.
Piers Wenger is to leave the BBC and move over to Film Four it has been confirmed today, no news on his replacement.
Piers Wenger is to leave the BBC and move over to Film Four it has been confirmed today, no news on his replacement.
Tuesday Update
The spoiler section has been updated.
The BBC have announced that Piers Wenger is standing down as head of drama, you can read the press release here
The BBC have announced that Piers Wenger is standing down as head of drama, you can read the press release here
Wednesday update
Piers Wenger's recent interview has given some hints to the next series.
Talking about Alex Kingstons reappearance as River Song, Piers said.
“We’ve got some really exciting negotiations going on at the moment. We’ve got Alex Kingston returning for several episodes this year. But at the moment, there’s no one I can actually reveal other than Alex.”
Will we find out River Songs secret straight away, he said.
“No. We’re probably not finding that out quite yet, but stay tuned. I think you’ll get really great clues in the coming season.”
When asked about the series split in 2011, he said.
“I think it was basically driven by the story that Steven had in his head. It had a big [story] in the middle of it and I think [Steven] spoke to the drama commissioner of the BBC about that where he figured ‘why not build a [structure] that really built to it?’
“It was an excellent opportunity to really get the audience hooked by making it an end of season cliffhanger. We get a three month hiatus between the first part and the second part in the U.K… You’re never more than three months away from the next Doctor Who.”
Talking about Alex Kingstons reappearance as River Song, Piers said.
“We’ve got some really exciting negotiations going on at the moment. We’ve got Alex Kingston returning for several episodes this year. But at the moment, there’s no one I can actually reveal other than Alex.”
Will we find out River Songs secret straight away, he said.
“No. We’re probably not finding that out quite yet, but stay tuned. I think you’ll get really great clues in the coming season.”
When asked about the series split in 2011, he said.
“I think it was basically driven by the story that Steven had in his head. It had a big [story] in the middle of it and I think [Steven] spoke to the drama commissioner of the BBC about that where he figured ‘why not build a [structure] that really built to it?’
“It was an excellent opportunity to really get the audience hooked by making it an end of season cliffhanger. We get a three month hiatus between the first part and the second part in the U.K… You’re never more than three months away from the next Doctor Who.”
Producer Piers Wenger
Producer Piers Wenger says -
We’re much more interested in new monsters than we are in classic ones, to be honest. I watched an assembly of the first three weeks of filming of the first two episodes on Saturday, and I e-mailed Toby Haynes, who’s directing those episodes, to say 'You are shooting the coolest and possibly the scariest new ‘Doctor Who’ monster in years.' I really, really truly believe that. They are quite terrifying. ”
We’re much more interested in new monsters than we are in classic ones, to be honest. I watched an assembly of the first three weeks of filming of the first two episodes on Saturday, and I e-mailed Toby Haynes, who’s directing those episodes, to say 'You are shooting the coolest and possibly the scariest new ‘Doctor Who’ monster in years.' I really, really truly believe that. They are quite terrifying. ”
Weekend Update
Steven Moffat has been watching the trailer for series 6, teasing comments on Twitter.
Piers Wenger quotes from recent interview.
That’s the promise that the Who team are planning to keep with next years season.
Doctor Who Producer Piers Wenger has been revelling a few more details about the the upcoming Series 6. He told Bullz-Eye that the entire production staff feel under pressure to top the previous years 13 episodes run:
“That’s the challenge we’re currently engaged in,” he confirmed. “That’s why we’re going off to to the States to film for the opening two-parter, and that’s why Steven [Moffat] is coming up with more dark and complicated and strange things to inflict upon Rory and Amy… to complicate their relationship.”
He also added, rather wrily, that the series might be dealing that old chestnut of who exactly is River Song? Promising some ‘big truths’ would be revelled during the seasons two parts.
Wenger also confirmed Matt Smith’s claims that the Weeping Angels have more than meet their match with this seasons new big bad- currently terrorising our heroes out in Utah:
“They are quite terrifying,” he claimed. “I worry for the sanity of some of our fans. I worry for our own sanity! They are properly scary. They are really going to make the Weeping Angels look like a bunch of stuffy old statues.”
Piers Wenger quotes from recent interview.
That’s the promise that the Who team are planning to keep with next years season.
Doctor Who Producer Piers Wenger has been revelling a few more details about the the upcoming Series 6. He told Bullz-Eye that the entire production staff feel under pressure to top the previous years 13 episodes run:
“That’s the challenge we’re currently engaged in,” he confirmed. “That’s why we’re going off to to the States to film for the opening two-parter, and that’s why Steven [Moffat] is coming up with more dark and complicated and strange things to inflict upon Rory and Amy… to complicate their relationship.”
He also added, rather wrily, that the series might be dealing that old chestnut of who exactly is River Song? Promising some ‘big truths’ would be revelled during the seasons two parts.
Wenger also confirmed Matt Smith’s claims that the Weeping Angels have more than meet their match with this seasons new big bad- currently terrorising our heroes out in Utah:
“They are quite terrifying,” he claimed. “I worry for the sanity of some of our fans. I worry for our own sanity! They are properly scary. They are really going to make the Weeping Angels look like a bunch of stuffy old statues.”
Friday Update
Filming continues in and around Cardiff castle for a third day.
Pics courtesy of the Standard
Piers Wenger has been quoted in a couple of interviews, that series 6 will be scarier and that the opening stories monster, makes the weeping angels look like stuffy statues.
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