LONDON — Jodie Whittaker will be the new Doctor Who, the BBC has announced. Whittaker is the first woman to play the time travelling character since the TV show launched on the BBC in 1963.

Put simply, Jodie Whittaker’s success in the role will depend on whether she’s the Doctor or a woman first. Yet because of the circumstances in which she was chosen, she may not be able to be ...

Before she takes over the lead role in Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker will be appearing on our screens as a very different doctor... and a fake one at that. In BBC One thriller Trust Me, Whittaker ...

The next star of Doctor Who has finally been announced – and the person stepping into the role of the wandering Time Lord is Jodie Whittaker. She is the first woman to take on the role ...

Bradley Walsh and Sharon D Clarke Jodie Whittaker's first episode of Doctor Who has received broadly positive reviews from critics. Her performance, those of her co-stars, and the production ...

Actress Jodie Whittaker has addressed the online backlash against Doctor Who. Having graced our small screens for decades, it’s of no surprise that a fair few historical figures – from Adolf ...

While her era on television is over, Jodie Whittaker hasn't finished playing the Thirteenth Doctor yet. Beginning in July 2025, a new series from Big Finish begins called Doctor Who: The ...

Doctor Who's Thirteen Doctor star Jodie Whittaker is set to unite with one of the series' most memorable guest stars for a ...

Jodie Whittaker joins Dermot to discuss her role as the new Doctor Who. Dermot invited his pal Jodie Whittaker, who just so happens to be the new Doctor Who (did anyone mention that?) in for a ...

So, after it was announced that Jodie Whittaker is set to become the first-ever female Time Lord in Doctor Who, everyone began making the same joke: BBC bosses hired her in order to save money.