Eddie Robson takes an irreverent look at the show’s history and considers its amusing inconsistences. With the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who almost upon us, there’s a TARDIS-load of new merchandise available; from Big Finish audio dramas to animated Troughton reconstructions, Blu-rays to comic strip collections. One of the more off-beat recent releases comes from … >
All three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials, The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle, are available to pre-order on Steelbook, Blu-ray and DVD for a December 2023 release in the UK. As well as David Tennant starring as the Fourteenth Doctor and companion Catherine Tate returning as fan-favourite Donna Noble, other guest stars … >
All three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials, The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle, will be available as audio books of their novelisations in February. The Star Beast novelisation, written by Gary Russell, will be read by Jacqueline King, the actress who plays Sylvia Noble in the television special. The readers of the … >
A new Doctor Who anthology, Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader, brings together key academic, critic and fan writings about Doctor Who alongside newly-commissioned work addressing contemporary issues and debates to form a comprehensive guide to the wider Whoniverse. The perennially popular BBC series holds a unique place in the history of … >
Miriam Margolyes, who voices the Meep in the first 2023 Doctor Who 60th Anniversary special The Star Beast, talks about her lunch with David Tennant, her affection for Tom Baker, and why she’s the Fourth Doctor’s companion who never was in a feature in Doctor Who Magazine 596 titled Meet the Meep. Other highlights in … >
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Programme, the largest collection of Doctor Who, over eight hundred episodes, will become available on BBC iPlayer with multiple accessibility features for the first time. Before the anniversary specials air in November, viewers will have the opportunity to travel back in time with any of the Doctors through … >
The charity publication, focused on the show’s opening sequences, will raise money for UNICEF. Of late, publisher Ten Acre Films have been concentrating on Doctor Who‘s formative years. First came Pull To Open, chronicling Doctor Who’s road to the screen. Then, they announced a book looking at the life and work of David Whitaker, a … >
David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television is written by Simon Guerrier. In time to celebrate Doctor Who‘s 60th anniversary, publisher Ten Acre Films (The Long Game, Pull to Open) are releasing a book about one of the people who was instrumental in the show’s early success: David Whitaker. Riffing on the title of … >
Doctor Who Magazine Issue 595 features Bonnie Langford’s first major interview with the magazine since her return to Doctor Who was announced. She talks exclusively about reprising the role as Melanie Bush opposite Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor in a feature titled Highway to Mel. Other highlights include: • Letter from the Showrunner – Russell T … >
Bonnie Langford graces the cover of Doctor Who Magazine issue 595 and is featured an interview where she describes how Mel Bush has changed in her return to Doctor Who. The actress played companion Melanie (Mel) Bush, mainly to Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor. Mel will return for more epic adventures with Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor. … >