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From: Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org>
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Subject: Re: Doctor Who Into 2026
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2025 23:39:05 +1100
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On 8/03/2025 9:30 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
> Daniel70 wrote:
>> On 8/03/2025 1:21 am, Blueshirt wrote:
>>>
>>> My point is... with all this talk about waiting until S15/S2
>>> airs before Disney decide on whether to order more episodes
>>> of "Doctor Who" or not... and the BBC waiting on whether
>>> Disney will invest further in Doctor Who, or not... somebody
>>> at the BBC or Bad Wolf Studios MUST have a contingency plan
>>> for either scenario. It wouldn't make sense for the bods at
>>> the BBC to just be sitting around twiddling its thumbs until
>>> June. RTD and the Doctor Who production office couldn't work
>>> that way.
>>
>> What about the other Series that Disney was supposedly
>> financing ....  'The SeaDevils' or some such?? Wouldn't that
>> give BBC/Bad Wolf a bit of time to get a third Series in the
>> Can??
> 
> "The War Between the Land and the Sea".

That's the one!!

> That's either done or is in the process of being done as it's
> scheduled to air around November/December. Disney+ have already
> mentioned that in their 2025 schedule.

It always intrigues me why things have to be made/completed so far ahead 
...... I mean there is an entire (Northern) Summer and Autumn going 
begging before these shows will be shown. Maybe if they were getting a 
Theatrical release before going to T.V. .... but we all know THAT's not 
gunna happen!!

> That spin-off is the last five episodes of the 26 episode "first
> order" (RTD's terminology) from Disney as part of their
> partnership with the BBC.
> 
> A Doctor Who Christmas 'special' for 2025 was not part of the
> "first order"... so if there is going to be one this year, Bad
> Wolf would want to be making some sort of start on it by the
> summer.

Plenty of time!!
-- 
Daniel70