{"id":41478,"date":"2023-12-10T12:12:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T11:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1942017"},"modified":"2023-12-10T14:43:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T13:43:52","slug":"doctor-who-boss-confirms-ncuti-gatwa-still-has-the-old-tardis","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-boss-confirms-ncuti-gatwa-still-has-the-old-tardis\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who boss confirms Ncuti Gatwa still has \u201cthe old TARDIS\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;I think, if I\u2019m any judge of fandom, people will worry that that is a new TARDIS and not the old TARDIS.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 10 December 2023 at 11:12 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>There were so many twists, turns and major revelations in the third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2023-christmas-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a> 60th anniversary special, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-giggle-preview\/\">The Giggle<\/a>, but one of the biggest has to be the emergence of a new, second TARDIS.<\/p>\n<p>This came after the Doctor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-bi-regeneration-newsupdate\/\">\u2018bi-generated\u2019<\/a>, meaning rather than changing his body during the healing process, he instead split, meaning David Tennant\u2019s Fourteenth Doctor continued to exist alongside Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s new Fifteenth Doctor.<\/p>\n<p>After defeating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-toymaker-neil-patrick-harris-explained\/\">Toymaker<\/a>, the Fifteenth Doctor convinced the Fourteenth that he needed to slow down and rest on Earth, taking time to process all that had happened to him over his long life.<\/p>\n<p>However, there was one sticking point \u2013 the Fourteenth said he couldn\u2019t possibly leave the TARDIS behind and let Fifteen take it off on adventures.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Fifteen had an idea \u2013 he realised that the Toymaker\u2019s domain was still lingering while they were in a state of play, and that therefore meant that, having won the game, they got a prize, creating a second, identical TARDIS (with added jukebox).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Doctor. New Destination. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a> <br\/> <br\/>Join the Doctor and Ruby Sunday on Christmas Day, coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCiPlayer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bbciplayer<\/a> in the UK and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DisneyPlus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@disneyplus<\/a> in the rest of the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J6tpX3wxRt\">pic.twitter.com\/J6tpX3wxRt<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdoctorwho\/status\/1733581032375341085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Some fans may have wondered after this moment with the Fifteenth Doctor\u2019s TARDIS would therefore somehow not be the same one as we\u2019ve seen on the show for the past 60 years. However, Russell T Davies has now dispelled this notion, in a commentary for the episode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-sarah-jane-smith-tribute-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who pays poignant tribute to Sarah Jane Smith in The Giggle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-giggle-reaction-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who fans emotional over The Giggle as David Tennant bows out<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-boss-controversial-mythology-canon-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who boss teases how controversial mythology changes can all be canon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking in the commentary, Davies said: \u201cI think, if I\u2019m any judge of fandom, people will worry that that is a new TARDIS and not the old TARDIS, Ncuti\u2019s TARDIS, and I\u2019m here to say, in a story to come there is proof that it\u2019s still the old TARDIS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next time we see Gatwa\u2019s Doctor will be in this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-christmas-special-reinvention-newsupdate\/\">Christmas special<\/a>, The Church on Ruby Road, which will air on Christmas Day, the first episode of the show to do so since 2017\u2019s Twice Upon a Time.<\/p> <p>The special will introduce new companion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ruby-sunday-story-russell-t-davies-newsupdate\/\">Ruby Sunday<\/a>, while also featuring goblins and a surprise role for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-christmas-cast-davina-mccall-newsupdate\/\">Davina McCall<\/a>.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6342160496112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>Doctor Who will return for The Church on Ruby Road on BBC One at 5:55pm on Christmas Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous episodes are available on BBC iPlayer and\u00a0<\/strong><strong>on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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