Doctor Who Magazine 609 includes exclusive Target book

The latest addition to the Target Books range is included with the next issue of Doctor Who Magazine – The Evil of the Daleks. The Evil of the Daleks novelisation is adapted by actor Frazer Hines who played companion Jamie alongside Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor. Ranging from Victorian England to Skaro, home world of the … >

Cyberman from Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet (1966)

Genesis of the Cybermen – Big Finish announce Doctor Who Lost Story

The audio drama draws on the ideas of the Cybermen co-creator Gerry Davis.  The Fifth Doctor met the Cybermen on television in the fateful ‘Earthshock.’ However, before that storyline became a fixed point in Doctor Who history, an alternative idea explored the origins of the metal men from Mondas. While the Cybermen were first introduced in … >

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Paul Darrow as Kerr Avon

Blake’s 7 revives Avon’s backstory in Avon – A Terrible Aspect

Paul Darrow’s Blake’s 7 prequel novel for his character gets the audiobook treatment.  Last month, we heard that Blake’s 7, the classic BBC science fiction series, is getting the Blu ray treatment. The classic 70s/80’s BBC series will enjoy updated effects and interviews from the team behind Doctor Who – The Collection. Now, the late … >

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Tom Baker battles the Dominators and the Quarks on audio

The latest release in The Fourth Doctor Adventures range from Big Finish is Dominant Species.  Tom Baker’s thirteenth audio series draws to a close with the Dominant Species box set, out today. The beloved long scarf wearing incarnation of the Doctor has been travelling with his old friend Harry Sullivan (Christopher Naylor) and a new one, … >

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Doctor Who: Matthew Jacobs writes an 8th Doctor audio drama

The writer of the Doctor Who TV movie contributes a script to the upcoming audio box set Deadly Strangers. Matthew Jacobs’ connection to Doctor Who goes back to his childhood. His father Anthony Jacobs appeared opposite William Hartnell in ‘The Gunfighters’ and he has memories of a set visit. Fast-forwarding to 1996, with script credits … >

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Doctor Who books: out now and coming soon

Four new Doctor Who books were recently announced, two novels, one book of adventures and a puzzle book. Doctor Who: In Wonderland In this crossover of Doctor Who and Alice in Wonderland by Paul Magrs, The Doctor and his companions visit the dreaming spires of peaceful Oxford, hoping for a brief respite from their travels. … >

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Jenny – The Doctor’s Daughter returns for Saving Time

The third box set of Jenny’s solo adventures promise a Staged reunion as Anna Lundberg joins the cast.  She popped up in Doctor Who‘s 60th anniversary celebrations, and for International Women’s Day in 2022, but it’s been three years since the last solo outing for Jenny – The Doctor’s Daughter. The character, a generated clone of … >

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Two new Doctor Who audiobooks coming in November

BBC Audiobooks have recorded two new stories featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday for release in November 2024 – on both CD and digital formats. On Ghost Beach, by Niel Bushnell, read by Susan Twist The TARDIS arrives in County Durham, England, in 1958. Seaham Chemical Beach was once a scene of heavy industry, … >

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Central Intelligence – BBC Radio 4 audio drama tells the story of the CIA

The audio drama series stars Kim Cattrall, Ed Harris and Johnny Flynn.  Among a raft of new commissions, BBC Radio 4 has announced Central Intelligence. The 10-part drama will take us inside the early years of the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency. Here’s what we know about Central Intelligence: Central Intelligence tells the true insider … >

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Doctor Who – The Stuff of Legend – Big Finish live on stage (updated)

The audio drama company announce a live Doctor Who drama, starring Paul McGann and India Fisher. Updated 30/07/24: A second date added with two more chances to see ‘The Stuff of Legend’ live. ‘The Stuff of Legend’, the live Doctor Who audio drama being presented on stage, sold out in record time. Consequently, producers Big … >

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