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Here ’s a feeling at what you need to know about Doctor Who Season 2 writer Juno Dawson , Inua Ellams , Pete McTighe , and Sharma Angel - Walfall .
With the second season of ShowrunnerRussell T. Davies’sNcuti Gatwa(Fifteenth Doctor),Millie Gibson(Ruby Sunday ) , andVarada Sethu(Belinda Chandra)-starringDoctor Whoset to hit sometime this twelvemonth , we ’re taking a break from the cast to share who has joined the writing team this time of year : Juno Dawson , Inua Ellams , Pete McTighe , andSharma Angel - Walfall . " ' Doctor Who ' takes its talent from a glittering galaxy of names , and these extraordinary writer cross the skies . We ’ve got sometime hands , new asterisk , voices from theatre , receiving set , and lit – the whole works ! It ’s the most godforsaken and exciting time of year of ' Doctor Who ' yet , and I ca n’t wait to unleash their brilliant employment , " Davy shared about the writers – now , here ’s a look at what you need to know about them :
Juno Dawsonis a # 1 Sunday clip best - sell novelist , screenwriter , and journalist whose Bible include the global bestsellersThis Book is GayandHer Majesty ’s Royal Coven . Her debut short moving-picture show wasThe Birth of Venus , and she create the first officialDoctor Whoscripted podcast , Doctor Who : Redacted . " I take off see ' Doctor Who ' with my grandma when I was ten - years - sometime in the 1990s . From write fan fable for an audience of one to scripting the best TV show of all time is truly a aspiration come true . I ca n’t look for fan and newcomers to see the new season , " Dawson shared .
Inua Ellamsis a writer and conservator whose print book of poesy includeCandy Coated Unicorns & Converse All StarsandThe Actual . His first maneuver , The 14th Tale , was awarded a Fringe First at the Edinburgh International Theatre Festival . Other play includeBarber Shop Chronicles , which played at the National Theatre , Three Sisters , andThe Half - God of Rainfall . " For as long as I can call back tv set , I ’ve been a ' Doctor Who ' fan . I started watch when I was 10 in Nigeria . The show invited me to daydream , to live beyond my reality . Getting to write for the show felt like touching God ; it was blasphemously humbling and exciting , and I ca n’t wait to share my story with the Earth , " Ellams shared .
Pete McTigheis a writer and executive producer on the coming spin - offThe War Between The Land And The Sea . He has create , written , or executive - produced dramatic play , includingThe Pact(BBC),The Rising(Sky),A Discovery Of Witches(HBO ) , andWentworth(Fox ) . " The TARDIS is my home away from home , so it ’s been a joy to step back inside , with Russell at the console table and the unbelievable team at Bad Wolf hanging on for dear life sentence . I bang this show with all my sum , and am really proud of what we ’ve been able-bodied to attain with my next episode , " McTighe shared .
Sharma Angel - Walfalloriginally hails from Manchester and get ahead the inaugural Channel 4 New Writing Award that specify her off on her screenwriting journeying . She has been in a number of writers ' rooms , includingRapman’sSupacell(Netflix),Sally Wainwright’sThe Ballad of Renegade Nell(Disney+),A Town Called Malice(Sky ) , andNoughts & Crosses(BBC ) . She was a writing consultant onPaul Abbott ’s Wolfe(Sky ) and wrote an episode ofSharon Hogan’sDreamland for Sky(starringLilly AllenandFreema Agyeman ) . " I am buzzing to be a part of such an iconic show ! I am a massive Russell T Davies fan , so it is a ambition come true to be capable to work alongside him , specially on a show that I make love . It ’s a real prerogative to be a part of the ' Doctor Who ' family . I have loved every bit ! " Angel - Walfall shared .
Doctor Who Season 2: Eccleston Era Weapon Returns & More
Even with the public eye shining bright on " Joy to the World"leading into Christmas Day , that did n’t think of there was n’t prison term to look ahead at what the 2nd time of year had to offer up viewer . InDoctor Who Magazine#611 , RTD did just that with aDoctor Who - themed edition of " The 12 Clarence Shepard Day Jr. of Christmas " that had some key clues to what looker can expect from the second time of year :
" Twelve eps - a - counting!“RTD loosen that an acronym for the statute title of Season 2 Episode 1 is " TRR . "
" Ten scene - a - heading!“RTD note that the header for Episode 8 Scene 10 reads : " INT . CUTAWAY , METAL DOOR 2 " ( RTD : " Oh but wait till you find out what ’s behind that alloy doorway ! Not to mention Doors 1 and 3 . sidesplitter ! )
" Nine epoch - a - remembering!“RTD teases that a weapon from the time ofChristopher Eccleston ’s Ninth Doctor " is about to make a terrific return key . I knew nothing about it until the writer reach in their glorious script , and … pow ! What a riposte ! "
" Eight show - a - glimpsing!“Though not confirmed until it actually airs , RTD note that we could be get a Season 2 teaser trailer over Christmas " with some amazing guest stars in there . " But this was the part that really hitch our oculus : " We continue quiet about next year ’s worker while Season 1 was centre stage , or it would ’ve look puzzling . "
" Seven words - a - listing!“RTD offers seven discussion from Episode 7 : " It take violet , bird of night , threshold , poppy , slip , Chinese , and Persephone . "
" Four give-and-take - a - puzzling!“RTD offered a four - worded annoyer that will think of something at some point : " table do n’t do that . "
" Three words - a - naming ! " : RTD refers to one of the fibre in Season 2 " is a complex fauna " who is " Possibly the yield team ’s favourite . And very quotable ! " The fibre was acknowledge by the shorthand RAD and noted in shots as " RAD record the room , " " RAD meets the Dr. , " and " RAD is deplorable . "
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