'Doctor Who's Day Roundup: Return of the Matt
Welcome to this week's Doctor Who's Day roundup, a Gallifreyan gallimaufry of fan creativity, news and excitement from the past week in Doctor Who.
And we begin this week with a reunion of former flatmates. Former Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith has been doing a few interviews this week, and met up with his old friend James Corden, who leapt on the chance to confront him with some Whovian tattoos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itxk02cjb84
He also appeared with Larry Smith, telling him that Whovians are in for a treat with Jodie Whittaker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfHvkSR8IP4
And played a revealing round of If Only You Knew:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PawhAD1erQ
Here's what else has been going on in space and time this week:
The new team of writers and directors for Season 11 have been revealed. So here's who's who in the new Doctor Who:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bms85ghgT0F/
• The list includes former Children's Laureate Malorie Blackman:
https://twitter.com/ClaireShrugged/status/1031631464171855872
• And a very happy Angus Duncan...
https://twitter.com/AngusDunican/status/1031577561510436864
• And Pete McTighe:
https://twitter.com/PeteMcTighe/status/1031530660609966080
• A new Doctor Who Magazine is on the way:
https://twitter.com/DWMtweets/status/1031499257772167168
• #NoPuns
https://twitter.com/rainesz/status/1031786387505274880
• A collision of Doctors is imminent:
https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1031464007880925185
• An alternate reality version of The Many Lives of Doctor Who:
https://twitter.com/willbrooks1989/status/1031156084139020289
• This is great, a reminder of how horrifying the Cybermen are:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AViU5CCiZxM
• Here's the box, where's the mad man..?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmqhP2gBpo5/
• Infinite Mad Libs:
https://twitter.com/wimey_stuff/status/1031634109712539648
• Thirteen has a furry makeover:
https://twitter.com/skyeanii/status/1030186905588178945
• A trio of teaser trailers for the Fourth Doctor, starting with "The Pirate Planet"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSXd4SFOgvQ
• Then "The Stones of Blood"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DA4RPYqZkY
• And finally "The Androids of Tara"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2YBmyIs7ao
• The Fifth Doctor's artistic side:
https://twitter.com/Adam_S_Bullock/status/1031208986446622720
• And look, his companion Tegan Jovanka has some news for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQEvPJC8AEI
• Speaking of whom, here's Matthew Waterhouse (who played his companion Adric) on Season 11:
https://twitter.com/MinettaLane/status/1031837763690291200
• And as we know, Thirteen is all about color:
https://twitter.com/iainjclark/status/1031233684031070208
https://twitter.com/WhoviVortex/status/1029870421980667905
https://twitter.com/doctorwhoitafc/status/1031154219225690112
https://twitter.com/Dougy74Design/status/1031572640702627840
• So to finish, how about a thrilling fan recap of the last 10 seasons, to prepare us for the fun ahead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TxhtA4-WSs
TTFN!