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With the familiar faces of the ‘Paternoster Road’ gang confirmed for a return in Series 8, CultBox considered which other of Eleven’s pals we would like to encounter again…
Best known for his contributions for the modern Doctors on screen, Doctor Who writer Gareth Roberts contributed this pair of ‘Missing Adventures’ to the Virgin book range in the mid-nineties. Adapted for audio by John Dorney, both stories both pair Tom Baker’s Doctor with Lalla Ward’s Romana II and K-9, the first time this line-up … >
Continuing to work their magic on The Avengers’ mostly incomplete first series, this latest boxset from Big Finish provides four further tales adapted from surviving scripts by writer John Dorney. Featuring Dr David Keel (Anthony Howell) as much as they do the enigmatic John Steed (Julian Wadham), the former’s medical practice and connections often provide … >
In a sequel to his 1980 television tale, writer Andrew Smith has delivered the TARDIS back into the pocket universe of E-Space. Returning to Alzarius, home of his tragic boy companion Adric, the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Turlough promptly find themselves immersed in the unusual ecology of the planet when they encounter a mission … >
For the uninitiated, Dark Shadows was a spooky American soap which ran daily for five years beginning in 1966, and now holds cult status. Revived on various occasions since, not least by Tim Burton for his 2012 Johnny Depp fronted movie, it has found a home at Big Finish Productions since 1996 for a series … >
Through fifty years of time travel, the Doctor has rarely been lost for something to say and he does not mince his words when confronted by the evils of the universe. Leafing through Cavan Scott and Mark Wright’s Wit, Wisdom and Timey-Wimey Stuff: The Quotable Doctor Who, CultBox has chosen 10 of the Time Lord’s most … >
Part of the ‘Message in a Bottle’ series, Guin and the Dragon is a mesmerising short film set in the surroundings of a tower block estate. Guin, a young girl new to the area, stands apart from her peers and views the world with a distinctly Arthurian tint. When trouble comes she finds herself with … >
As the title suggests, this tale serves as a prequel to elements of ‘Death to the Daleks’, in which the TARDIS, along with the crew of a human space-craft and a Dalek ship, became trapped on the planet of the Exxilons due to a power drain caused by their “City”. On this occasion, random chance … >
Concluding this trilogy of post-Mindwarp adventures for Peri and the Sixth Doctor, we are on familiar ground again when poor Ms Brown finds her mind is not her own. Reeled in by the Rani, who tries to play on the Doctor’s vanity by organising for him to be awarded with an honorary degree, the TARDIS … >
We take a look back at some of the most pivotal moments in Doctor Who‘s long history.