{"id":23941,"date":"2022-10-17T16:42:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T14:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1723393"},"modified":"2022-10-17T16:59:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T14:59:09","slug":"doctor-who-showrunner-promises-very-different-regeneration-scene","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-showrunner-promises-very-different-regeneration-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who showrunner promises \u201cvery different\u201d regeneration scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 17 October 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>Chris Chibnall\u2019s final <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> episode is just around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>The series\u2019s showrunner will be exiting the show with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-power-doctor-visual-effects-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Power of the Doctor<\/a> alongside Jodie Whittaker, with the episode also featuring the Doctor\u2019s 14th generation.\u00a0And, apparently, it will be \u201cvery different\u201d to anything we\u2019ve seen before.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/10\/16\/doctor-who-showrunner-teases-regeneration-details-and-so-many-easter-eggs-17551597\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Metro.co.uk<\/a>, Chibnall revealed details about the upcoming scene. \u201cIt is different. It\u2019s visually very different,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd where it takes place is different. I think I can say that without it being too much of a spoiler. It definitely feels different. It\u2019s not going to take place in the same place as the previous regeneration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments appear to confirm this regeneration won\u2019t take place in the TARDIS, where all the regenerations since Christopher Eccleston\u2019s reboot have taken place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/STRICTLY-EMBARGOED-UNTIL-7PM-ON-15.05.22-394619d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/STRICTLY-EMBARGOED-UNTIL-7PM-ON-15.05.22-394619d.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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would regenerate into David Tennant\u2019s Doctor, rather than Gatwa\u2019s, the showrunner appeared to dismiss the rumours, saying: \u201cI haven\u2019t seen that but it\u2019s made me laugh!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThere\u2019s fan theories on everything, I seem to remember there was a fan theory that Graham would turn out to be the Doctor, that Bradley Walsh was a secret Doctor in disguise.\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\" data-placement=\"&quot;Body&quot;\">\n<p><strong>Doctor Who returns to BBC One on Sunday 23rd October at 7:30pm for The Power of the Doctor. The show 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>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also 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 here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more, check out our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0page or our full\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is released 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 title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Monday, 17 October 2022 at 12:00 am Chris Chibnall\u2019s final Doctor Who episode is just around the corner. 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