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Seems like only a few weeks ago since we last saw the Doctor and Clara on an a rompy adventure (oh wait, it was), but work is already underway on the ninth Season/Series of DOCTOR WHO. In fact, work is very much underway…
The BBC has confirmed to RadioTimes.com that today officially marks the start of principal photography on the new series, which will see the Peter Capaldi's Doctor and Jenna Coleman's Clara tackling new adventures and threats as they make their way through time and space.
…says THIS piece at RadioTimes.
Multiple indications now confirm that Jenna Coleman will, indeed, return for the entirety of S9, whose introductory episode was recently reveled to be entitled The Magician’s Apprentice.
Given that the 2014 Christmas Special found a character pointedly referring to the Doctor as ‘a magician,’ it’s reasonable to assume the title of S09E01 refers to Clara - perhaps insinuating an expanded role of some sort. But this being the Moffatverse, it’s also feasible that the matter won’t be so clear-cut - so who the hell knows?
So far, there’s been no official transmit date offered for DW S9, but September(ish) would seem most likely given recent trends. Last year, WHOboss Steven Moffat indicated a possibility that a few installments of some sort might appear online during the show’s protracted break - suggesting these could be full-on stories as opposed to prequelizing upcoming episodes, etc. This would be a lovely idea, and would make the wait between Series/Seasons infinitely less torturous. Hopefully this notion will pan out…
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Glen Oliver
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