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Andrea Laford

TARDIS lands at Stonehenge for Doctor Who Day

BBC studios has partnered with English Heritage to bring the TARDIS to Stonehenge, offering fans the chance to see the Doctor’s time and space machine up close at UNESCO World Heritage Site on Doctor Who Day, Sunday 23 November. Doctor Who fans will recognise Stonehenge as the site of an iconic clash between Matt Smith’s … >

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Missing Doctor Who adventure ‘The Wheel in Space’ comes to vinyl

The complete full-cast soundtrack of classic ‘lost’ BBC TV adventure The Wheel in Space is presented for the first time on 3LP vinyl by Demon Records First broadcast in 1968, the story introduces a new companion Zoe Heriot, played by Wendy Padbury, who provides the linking narration for this Second Doctor classic adventure. When the … >

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Humans and Aquakind hold historic first summit in Doctor Who spin-off

An unassuming family man is accidentally recruited to help save the planet from a war between humans and an ocean-dwelling race in the Doctor Who spin-off, The War Between the Land and the Sea. Low-level UNIT operative Barclay Pierre-DuPont (Russell Tovey) is selected by Aquakind ambassador Salt (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) to represent the human race in … >

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Ace rescues ‘Doctor Pudsey’ in Doctor Who Children in Need sketch

Sophie Aldred reprised her Doctor Who role as Ace in a humorous sketch, Tiny Time Lord Trouble, in support of BBC children’s charity Children in Need. Filmed at Victorian country house Harlaxton Manor in Lincolnshire, Ace and ‘Doctor Pudsey’ are pursued by bickering foes — a Cyberman and a Dalek. ‘Doctor Pudsey’ is a Time … >

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Mei Mac advocates for her “badass” character in Doctor Who spin-off

Olivier Award-nominated actress and theatre-maker Mei Mac spoke on representation, activism and community building in the theatre and screen industries at Vice-Chancellor’s Talks at Norwich University of the Arts on 6 November 2025. Mac spoke about advocating for her character, Min Tso in the Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea, … >

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Pauline Collins, two-time Doctor Who and Shirley Valentine actress dies aged 85

Pauline Collins, OBE, best known for her titular role in the 1989 English romantic comedy-drama film Shirley Valentine, died peacefully on 6 November, aged 85, surrounded by family. Born Pauline Angela Collins in Devon in 1940, she spent her early education at a Catholic convent school and eventually studied acting at the Central School of … >

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Doctor Who Magazine interviews Carole Ann Ford

In Doctor Who Magazine 623, Carole Ann Ford, the first person cast in Doctor Who, talks about William Hartnell, how she would have like to have played Susan and her return to the programme in 2025. “I felt quite emotional going on set; the feeling of standing on the TARDIS and going, ‘Wow’ – also … >

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Doctor Who’s Sea Devils are now called Homo Aqua

While giving Radio Times magazine a tour of the set for the Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea, showrunner Russell T Davies explained the sea-dwelling race familiarly known as “Sea Devils” prefer to be called “Homo Aqua“. “It’s racist to say Sea Devil,” Russell T Davies told RT, with a … >

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