In her book, Oh Miriam!: Stories From An Extraordinary Life, Miriam Margolyes recalled the time when Tom Baker requested that she portray his Doctor Who companion. “I’ve never been a science-fiction fan – quite the opposite – but I have always loved the various Doctor Whos (or is it Doctors Who?) I’ve met. Some forty-six … >
The BBC has announced that beloved award-wining actress Miriam Margolyes will voice Meep, the iconic creature adapted from Doctor Who and The Star Beast, a comic strip first published in Doctor Who Weekly. Margolyes expressed her delight in joining the Doctor Who cast. “I’m relieved I got to work on Doctor Who before I died. … >
In a interview on That Gaby Roslin Podcast conducted while he was filming Doctor Who, Lenny Rush and his mother Lisa Rush spoke of the joys and the challenges of his work on the programme. At just 14 years old, Lenny Rush has already won a BAFTA, acted alongside Sharon Horgan, Michael Sheen in Best … >
BBC Radio 2 announces an exciting new commission for autumn, Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration, a special concert to be held on Thursday, 28 September 2023, 7:30pm at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. The 2-hour, 30-minute concert will feature the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC Singers, directed … >
On actress Yasmin Finney’s birthday, the official Doctor Who social media accounts shared, along with a new photo, new information about Rose, Finney’s character who is to be introduced in the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special The Star Beast. “Welcome to the #DoctorWho family, Rose Noble 🌹➕🔷 Wishing a very happy birthday to Yasmin Finney, … >
According to the BBC, the new series of Doctor Who starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor and Millie Gibson as companion Ruby Sunday will air in spring of 2024. “Three hour-long special episodes of Doctor Who will be available from November 2023, with a Christmas special dropping in December and a new season in Spring … >
Some news about the 2024 and 2025 series of Doctor Who starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor was released in Doctor Who Magazine 594 Art director for props Michael van Kesteren, along with his description of the Fourteenth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver, said he was asked to design another new sonic screwdriver for Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth … >
Michael van Kesteren, art director for props and Barry Jones, prop maker on Doctor Who give the lowdown on the Fourteenth Doctor’s brand-new sonic screwdriver in a feature titled Designated ’Driver in Doctor Who Magazine 594. Other highlights include: • Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T Davies recalls his first ever encounter with the … >
The partially-missing Season 4 Doctor Who adventure from 1967, The Underwater Menace, will be animated with four new episodes in colour and high definition, released on DVD and Blu-ray. The original master recordings of all except episodes two and three of The Underwater Menace were lost soon after the programme’s original transmission. However, audio-only recordings … >
Speaking to Elle magazine, Yasmin Finney spoke of the shivers, scares and laughs in the upcoming Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials. “You can look forward to a lot of scary things. I think when you think of Doctor Who, you think of the scariest episode, the Weeping Angels. It’s the scariest episode in history and … >