Whovians (TV series)

Whovians
Directed by
  • Jon Olb
  • Todd Decker (season 3)
Presented byRove McManus
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes32 (list of episodes)
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Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC TV Plus
Release16 April 2017 (2017-04-16) –
March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)
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Whovians is an Australian comedy panel chat show hosted by Rove McManus, which screens on ABC. Rove engages with a team of four celebrity "Whovians", that is fans of science fiction television series Doctor Who, to analyse, critique and unravel the mysteries of the program.[1] The first episode screened on 16 April 2017 on ABC TV Plus as a companion piece to the first episode of the tenth series of Doctor Who after it aired on ABC.[2] The second season began 8 October 2018 on ABC TV Plus as a companion piece to the first episode of the eleventh series.

The show regularly features fans such as Tegan Higginbotham, Adam Richard, Steven "Bajo" O'Donnell and Justin Hamilton. Guest fans have included Geraldine Quinn, Jordan Raskopoulos, Stephen Conroy, Alice Fraser, Petra Elliott, Rhianna Patrick, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Tasma Walton, Paul Verhoeven, Bridie Connell, Celia Pacquola, Dave Callan, Cal Wilson and Stewart "Stav" Davidson.

  1. ^ "Whovians: April 23". tvtonight.com.au. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ Saw, Amelia (23 March 2017). "Rove McManus "geeks out" on new TV show dedicated to Whovians". news.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2017.