{"id":24390,"date":"2022-10-23T22:00:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T20:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1726553"},"modified":"2022-10-23T23:12:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T21:12:08","slug":"doctor-who-the-power-of-the-doctor-video-review-our-reaction-to-jodie-whittaker-exit","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-the-power-of-the-doctor-video-review-our-reaction-to-jodie-whittaker-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor video review \u2013 our reaction to Jodie Whittaker exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Jeffery\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 23 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>After much anticipation and reams of speculation, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a>\u2018s centenary special \u2013 the final episode to feature Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor \u2013 is finally out there\u2026 but did it live up to our lofty expectations?<\/p>\n<p>In our video review, Morgan Jeffery (Executive Editor, <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>) and Huw Fullerton (Commissioning Editor, <strong>Radio Times<\/strong> magazine) unpack all \u2013 well, not quite all \u2013 90 minutes of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-power-of-the-doctor-review\/&quot;\">The Power of the Doctor<\/a>.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6314246808112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>There\u2019s plenty to unpack of course, from those appearances from <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-classic-doctors-centenary-newsupdate\/&quot;\">classic Doctors<\/a> (Morgan was particularly excited by the return of Paul McGann, as you\u2019ll see) to the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-classic-companions-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\">revisiting of old companions<\/a> beyond just <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ace-tegan-return-interview\/&quot;\">Tegan (Janet Fielding) and Ace (Sophie Aldred)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But beyond the festivities to mark 100 years of the BBC, how did this feature-length episode fare as a capper to Chris Chibnall\u2019s tenure as showrunner? Was it a perfect end to the Thirteenth Doctor\u2019s era? And were the likes of Yaz (Mandip Gill) and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-dan-exit-john-bishop-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Dan (John Bishop)<\/a> given satisfying send-offs?<\/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\/10\/power-of-the-doctor-10-700fb3b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%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\/10\/power-of-the-doctor-10-700fb3b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/power-of-the-doctor-10-700fb3b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/power-of-the-doctor-10-700fb3b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/power-of-the-doctor-10-700fb3b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/power-of-the-doctor-10-700fb3b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source 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media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/power-of-the-doctor-10-700fb3b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/power-of-the-doctor-10-700fb3b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/power-of-the-doctor-10-700fb3b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/power-of-the-doctor-10-700fb3b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1723743\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/power-of-the-doctor-10-700fb3b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor and Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan in Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>James Pardon\/BBC Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>For all this and more \u2013 including some controversial opinions on previous regeneration stories \u2013 watch our Doctor Who video review above.<\/p>\n<p>For more from Morgan and Huw, why not take a listen to our the <strong>RadioTimes.com\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/doctor-who-podcast\/&quot;\">Doctor Who podcast<\/a>, featuring episodic reviews of series 13: Flux and the two previous Thirteenth Doctor specials from 2022?<\/p> <p><strong>Read more about Doctor Who:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-yaz-mandip-gill-exit-newsupdate&quot;\">Doctor Who\u2019s Mandip Gill \u201cwouldn\u2019t have wanted it to end any other way\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/jodie-whittaker-mandip-gill-doctor-who-returns-newsupdate&quot;\">Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill open to Doctor Who returns after exit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/jodie-whittaker-doctor-who-final-speech-newsupdate&quot;\">Jodie Whittaker\u2019s final words in Doctor Who were changed at last minute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/sacha-dhawan-doctor-who-big-interview&quot;\">Doctor Who\u2019s Sacha Dhawan: \u2018I\u2019ll never, ever forget playing the Master\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/sacha-dhawan-regeneration-the-doctor-exclusive-newsupdate&quot;\">Doctor Who\u2019s Sacha Dhawan \u201coverwhelmed\u201d at getting to play the Doctor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-master-return-ncuti-gatwa-exclusive-newsupdate&quot;\">Doctor Who\u2019s Sacha Dhawan would \u201clove to come back\u201d to face Ncuti Gatwa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\"><strong>Doctor Who 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-1706039&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<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><strong>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. or 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><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Morgan Jeffery Published: Sunday, 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