New Doctor Who episode title and story details revealed
A spooky new storyline for episode 2 has been revealed – as well as some more detail about Jodie Whittaker’s first adventure
Just a few weeks from the debut of Jodie Whittaker’s first Doctor Who series, the BBC have finally revealed some story details of the first two episodes, including the long-awaited title of the Thirteenth Doctor’s second adventure – The Ghost Monument.
And while releasing these summaries of series 11’s earliest adventures, new series showrunner Chris Chibnall had a special message for the fans - as well as a snazzy new series image, which you can see above.
- The scripts for Doctor Who series 11 were originally written for a male Doctor
- There’ll be no romance between Jodie Whittaker and her companions in the new Doctor Who series
- Doctor Who to move from Saturdays to Sundays for new era
“Finally – Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor is about to crash land on to the nation’s screens,” he said in a statement.
“It’s thrilling to think, in the next few weeks and months, there will be children encountering Jodie’s Doctor in the next few weeks who’ve never seen the show before. She’ll be forever their Doctor: you never forget your first.
“Alongside Jodie, we have a delightful ensemble of new characters for the audience to fall in love with, led by the incomparable Bradley Walsh.
“So break out the popcorn and hunker down for Sunday night adventures in space and time, with the Thirteenth Doctor and her new best friends. The journey’s about to begin.”
First stop on that journey – already-announced first episode The Woman Who Fell To Earth, written by Chris Chibnall (and directed by Jamie Childs) which now comes with the following synopsis:
Can they believe a word she says? And can she help solve the strange events taking place across the city?
So far, this sounds like a classic opening episode for a new Doctor filled with post-regeneration trauma (and amnesia) and an intriguing local threat – and based on the summary for the next episode, The Ghost Monument (also written by Chibnall, and directed by Mark Tonderai), Whittaker’s Time Lord doesn't have long to rest on her laurels before facing a new challenge the next week.
And just who are Angstrom and Epzo?
While shorter, this episode’s description is arguably more tantalising – what sort of person, vegetable, mineral or alien could Desolation refer to? – and given the title, could be describing one of the “spooky” stories previously teased by the new series’ writers.
Still, however the episodes actually turn out (which we’ll find out happily soon), from what we’ve seen so far it’s shaping up to be an exciting year for the Time Lord. Roll on October!
Chris Chibnall's exclusive Doctor Who series 11 preview is in the new issue of the Radio Times, on sale from Tuesday 18 September
This article was originally published on 18 September 2018
Doctor Who returns to BBC1 on Sunday 7th October
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Huw Fullerton is a Commissioning Editor for Radio Times magazine, covering Entertainment, Comedy and Specialist Drama.
