Jodie Whittaker is the Doctor
In a specially shot trailer aired after BBC1’s live coverage of the Wimbledon men’s tennis finals, the first female Doctor Who is unveiled in the form of actress Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch, Black Mirror, Attack The Block). Her first appearance in the role proper will presumably take place at the end of outgoing star Peter Capaldi’s final episode, to be aired on Christmas Day 2017. The transition to a new Doctor also includes the transition to new showrunner Chris Chibnall, whose first season will be broadcast in 2018.
Trevor Baxter, actor, dies
British actor Trevor Baxter, best known in genre circles for a one-off appearance in the 1970s Doctor Who story The Talons Of Weng-Chiang as Professor George Litefoot, dies at the age of 84. Though his guest role on Doctor Who lasted six half-hour episodes, his double-act chemistry with fellow guest star Christopher Benjamin was memorable enough that there was brief discussion at the BBC of possibly launching the two Victorian-era characters in their own TV spinoff. That idea was quickly shelved, but Big Finish Productions, the makers of audio Doctor Who, would revive it in the 21st century, leading to the popular audio series Jago & Litefoot, which ran for nearly a decade. Baxter’s list of guest starring roles spans almost the entirety of classic British TV, and he acted on stage on the West End and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He was also a prolific playwright in his own right.
Doctor Who: The Lie Of The Land
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Doctor Who: The Pyramid At The End Of The World
The 836th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 137th episode since the series’ revival). Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, and Matt Lucas star. Nigel Hastings guest stars.
Arrow: Lian Yu
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The Flash: Finish Line
The CW airs the 69th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin. This is the third season finale.
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Doctor Who: Extremis
The 835th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 136th episode since the series’ revival). Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, and Matt Lucas star. Michelle Gomez guest stars.
Arrow: Missing
The 114th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW. Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV, Masters Of The Universe, Universal Soldier) guest stars.
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The Flash: Infantino Street
The CW airs the 68th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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Doctor Who: Oxygen
The 834th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 135th episode since the series’ revival). Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, and Matt Lucas star.
Arrow: Honor Thy Fathers
The 113th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW.
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The Flash: Cause And Effect
The CW airs the 67th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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Doctor Who: Knock Knock
The 833rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 134th episode since the series’ revival). Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, and Matt Lucas star. David Suchet (The Hercule Poirot Mysteries) guest stars.
Arrow: Underneath
The 112th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW.
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The Flash: I Know Who You Are
The CW airs the 66th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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Doctor Who: Thin Ice
The 832nd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 133rd episode since the series’ revival). Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, and Matt Lucas star. (This story is unrelated to an audio story of the same name based on a script for the unproduced 1990 television season of Doctor Who.)
Arrow: Dangerous Liaisons
The 111th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW.
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The Flash: The Once And Future Flash
The CW airs the 65th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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Doctor Who: Smile
The 831st episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 132nd episode since the series’ revival). Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, and Matt Lucas star; Mina Anwar (The Sarah Jane Adventures) guest stars.
The Expanse: Caliban’s War
The 23rd episode of the science fiction series The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S.A. Corey (a pseudonym for writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), is broadcast on cable channel Syfy. Terry Chen (Continuum) and Adam Savage (Mythbusters) guest star in the second season finale.
Doctor Who: The Pilot
The 830th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1 (the 131st episode since the series’ revival), beginning the revived series’ tenth season. Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, and Matt Lucas star in a story introducing new companion Bill Potts.
The Expanse: The Monster And The Rocket
The 22nd episode of the science fiction series The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S.A. Corey (a pseudonym for writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), is broadcast on cable channel Syfy. Terry Chen (Continuum) guest stars.
The Expanse: Here There Be Dragons
The 21st episode of the science fiction series The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S.A. Corey (a pseudonym for writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), is broadcast on cable channel Syfy. Terry Chen (Continuum) guest stars.
Legends Of Tomorrow: Aruba
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The Expanse: Cascade
The 20th episode of the science fiction series The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S.A. Corey (a pseudonym for writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), is broadcast on cable channel Syfy. Terry Chen (Continuum) and Byron Mann (Dark Angel) guest star.
Arrow: Disbanded
The 110th episode of Arrow, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ Green Arrow superhero starring Stephen Amell, airs on the CW.
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The Flash: Abra Kadabra
The CW airs the 64th episode of The Flash, a modern-day reboot of DC Comics’ superhero starring Grant Gustin.
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Legends Of Tomorrow: Doomworld
The CW airs the 32nd episode of Legends Of Tomorrow, starring Arthur Darvill, Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz and Victor Garber. John Barrowman (Torchwood), Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow), and Neal McDonough guest star.
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Star Wars Rebels: Zero Hour
Cable channel Disney XD airs the 55th and 56th episodes of the series Star Wars: Rebels. Tom Baker (Doctor Who), Lars Mikkelsen (House Of Cards, Sherlock), Genevieve O’Reilly (Rogue One) and Clancy Brown (Highlander, Earth 2) guest star in the two-part third season finale.
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The Expanse: The Weeping Somnambulist
The 19th episode of the science fiction series The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S.A. Corey (a pseudonym for writers Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham), is broadcast on cable channel Syfy. Terry Chen (Continuum) guest stars.