Following a competitive pitch process, British animation studio Blue Zoo has secured the contract to produce a brand-new Doctor Who pre-school animation for CBeebies and BBC iPlayer. BBC Children’s and Education invited UK producers to pitch for the opportunity in June 2025, for fair and open selection. From a strong field of producer pitches, Blue … >
The Doctor Who spin-off, The War Between the Land and the Sea, will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook in February 2026. The series showcases Barclay (Russell Tovey), a low-level UNIT staff member whose ordinary life becomes a world of terror when an ancient species rises from the sea, triggering an international crisis. He … >
Whatever happened to the Cybermen during the Time War? Cybergene reveals all… We know that the almighty temporal conflict between the Time Lords and the Daleks set the universe alight. Other races were caught in the crossfire of the Last Great Time War or wiped out as collateral damage. However, such a focus on the … >
Showrunner Russell T Davies is especially proud of the closing credits scene for the fifth and final episode of his Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the land and the Sea. Titled The End of the War, Barclay (Russell Tovey) and Salt (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) are separated after going on the run together. Now Salt is … >
It’s our third visit to the Powell Estate, where Rose and the Ninth Doctor’s adventures began… We’re back on the South London estate where Rose Tyler grew up. It is also where her mother, the indomitable Jackie Tyler, still resides. Dare You Lisa McMullin’s ‘Dare You’ rounds out a Powell Estate trilogy. It has been … >
Ace joined her “Professor” for the scenic route back to Perivale, but what happened when she first jumped on board the TARDIS? Joining Doctor Who at the end of Season 24, Sophie Aldred’s Ace became the Seventh Doctor’s essential companion. However, a year later, she was a seasoned time traveller and ready to take on … >
Now that the first two episodes of the Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea have transmitted on BBC One and IPlayer, here is a primer of what viewers can next expect. The first two episodes of The War Between the Land and the Sea showed that humanity has underestimated Aquakind. … >
The race which first appeared in Doctor Who in 1972, the Sea Devils, whose history along with their reptilian land cousins the Silurians stretches back millions of years, are now known familiarly as Homo Aqua – but it’s not as simple as that. There are several species of sentient aquatic beings collectively known as Aquakind. … >
Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw revealed that, like her human ambassador counterpart Barclay Piere-Dupont (Russell Tovey) in the Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea, her character Salt is a parent. “She’s a warrior. She’s a mother. She’s an ambassador, and she has a very regal presence,” Mbatha-Raw told Radio Times. She’s a … >
The official soundtrack for the Doctor Who spin-off, The War Between the Land and the Sea be available across all major digital platforms on 5 December. Distributed by Silva Screen Records, the album blends orchestral grandeur with modern sonic textures and features an original score by composer Lorne Balfe. The soundtrack culminates in the powerful … >