The BBC has been preparing to put Doctor Who out to Competitive Tender—and as of 17 September 2026, the process has begun. What does the Invitation to Tender mean, and why should Doctor Who fans be excited? Mark Baumgarten and guest Jarrod Cooper discuss much more than that on this very special episode of MarkWHO42. See the document for yourself https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=1a692e6bb9a72958568f762a2c96d4ab5e6bf7eabd93a775470e90da7f3807adJmltdHM9MTc4OTYwMzIwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=37227d9f-6783-657e-06d6-6a48669c6408&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmJjLmNvLnVrL2NvbW1pc3Npb25pbmcvZG9jdW1lbnRzL2RvY3Rvci13aG8taW52aXRhdGlvbi10by10ZW5kZXItc2VwdGVtYmVyLTIwMjYuZG9jeA

Still worried about Competitive Tender and Doctor Who's future? Well, Mark Baumgarten and guest Jarrod Cooper aren't... But it still seems that nothing is happening. Is it, as Mark Gatiss thinks, that Doctor Who may not come back in the foreseeable future (while doing his press junket for Season 2 of Bookish), or, unlike some of our podcast competitors have been saying, does the BBC want the show to continue? We say the latter, and we discuss it during this very special episode of MarkWHO42.

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News dropped on Wednesday, 10th June 2026, regarding the future of Doctor Who... As Linda Richman would say on Coffee Talk, "Doctor Who has neither been cancelled nor further under the tutelage of Bad Wolf & RTD... Discuss!" Host Mark Baumgarten and special guest cohosts, Jarrod Cooper and Zion Quiros, will do just that!