{"id":18832,"date":"2022-07-20T12:08:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T10:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1683422"},"modified":"2022-07-20T12:34:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T10:34:11","slug":"doctor-who-composer-confirms-jodie-whittakers-final-special-is-his-last","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-composer-confirms-jodie-whittakers-final-special-is-his-last\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who composer confirms Jodie Whittaker\u2019s final special is his last"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Flora Carr\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 20 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Doctor Who composer Segun Akinola has confirmed he will be leaving the BBC series following <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/jodie-whittaker-last-doctor-who-special-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jodie Whittaker\u2019s final special<\/a> as the Thirteenth Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Twitter, Akinola shared a photograph of a recent music score for <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a>, which had been autographed by members of the show\u2019s cast and crew.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">Three Series, One Doctor, Four companions. The last few years on <\/span><span class=\"&quot;r-18u37iz&quot;\">#doctorwho<\/span><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\"> have been an amazing experience,\u201d he wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"&quot;css-901oao\" css-16my406=\"\" r-poiln3=\"\" r-bcqeeo=\"\" r-qvutc0=\"\">\u201cI\u2019d planned to stay for as long as Chris &amp; Jodie were staying so the next episode will be my final one,\u201d he continued, before offering his thanks to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-chris-chibnall-worst-script-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">outgoing showrunner Chris Chibnall<\/a> and various others, including Whittaker.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Three Series, One Doctor, Four companions. The last few years on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/doctorwho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#doctorwho<\/a> have been an amazing experience. I\u2019d planned to stay for as long as Chris &amp; Jodie were staying so the next episode will be my final one. There are too many people to thank but here are a few: Chris\u2026(1\/2) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/C2Xr3Xh6gX&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/C2Xr3Xh6gX<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Segun Akinola (@segunakinola) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/segunakinola\/status\/1549660696161435648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">July 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>He concluded: \u201cTo the fans, thank you for welcoming me so warmly, I\u2019ve always been grateful for that. Can\u2019t wait to see where the story goes next!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russell T Davies recently teased that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-sea-devils-jodie-whittaker-fun-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Whittaker\u2019s final outing as The Doctor<\/a> will have \u201clots of surprises\u201d, after he was questioned about his upcoming return as Doctor Who showrunner.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on BBC One\u2019s The One Show earlier this month,\u00a0Davies (who will be taking over from Chibnall) refused to reveal any spoilers about his plans for the next season \u2013 in which Sex Education\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-next-doctor-ncuti-gatwa-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ncuti Gatwa will be playing the new Doctor<\/a> \u2013\u00a0stressing that he didn\u2019t want to \u201cupstage\u201d Whittaker\u2019s series farewell.<\/p> <p>\u201cI can\u2019t say [any spoilers] honestly, because what is coming up in October this year is Jodie Whittaker\u2019s farewell, so I feel like I\u2019m upstaging her slightly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just saw the finished version of that two days ago. It\u2019s a 90-minute epic, it\u2019s fantastic, [it] is gorgeous. Lots of surprises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-chris-chibnall-worst-script-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Chris Chibnall reveals \u201cleast favourite\u201d Doctor Who script as showrunner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/jodie-whittaker-doctor-who-audio-drama-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jodie Whittaker on \u201crevisiting\u201d the Doctor after wrapping Doctor Who<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-david-tennant-russell-t-davies-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Russell T Davies hints at reason for David Tennant\u2019s Doctor Who return<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a> with episodes of the classic series also<b> available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/britbox.sjv.io\/c\/1236178\/1303835\/15931?subId1=radiotimes-0&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">7-day free trial\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/b>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Flora Carr Published: Wednesday, 20 July 2022 at 12:00 am Doctor Who composer Segun Akinola has confirmed he will be leaving the BBC series following Jodie Whittaker\u2019s final special as the Thirteenth Doctor. In a post on Twitter, Akinola shared a photograph of a recent music score for Doctor Who, which had been autographed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":18833,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/doctor-who-composer-confirms-jodie-whittakers-final-special-is-his-last-scaled.jpg",2560,1705,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/doctor-who-composer-confirms-jodie-whittakers-final-special-is-his-last-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/doctor-who-composer-confirms-jodie-whittakers-final-special-is-his-last-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/doctor-who-composer-confirms-jodie-whittakers-final-special-is-his-last-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/doctor-who-composer-confirms-jodie-whittakers-final-special-is-his-last-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/doctor-who-composer-confirms-jodie-whittakers-final-special-is-his-last-1536x1023.jpg",1536,1023,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/07\/doctor-who-composer-confirms-jodie-whittakers-final-special-is-his-last-2048x1364.jpg",2048,1364,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Flora Carr Published: Wednesday, 20 July 2022 at 12:00 am Doctor Who composer Segun Akinola has confirmed he will be leaving the BBC series following Jodie Whittaker\u2019s final special as the Thirteenth Doctor. In a post on Twitter, Akinola shared a photograph of a recent music score for Doctor Who, which had been autographed&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/18832"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}