David Whitaker

New book tells the story of Doctor Who’s first Story Editor

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 … >

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Doctor Who Magazine 595 highlights

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 … >

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Doctor Who - Bonnie Langford as Mel

Bonnie Langford: Mel “doesn’t deal with carrot Juice or fitness” on Doctor Who any more

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. … >

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Doctor Who Annual 2024: cover and details

Official Doctor Who media accounts released a video revealing the cover image and a glimpse of the content of the Doctor Who Annual 2024. The cover contains images of the Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) with his sonic screwdriver and the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) in a new pose in his Doctor Who Christmas special costume. … >

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Ghosts series 5 announced

The creators of Ghosts open The Button House Archives

The book promises Julian’s campaign promises, Lady Button’s Rules of Etiquette and more…  As we approach the show’s fifth and final series, the creators of Ghosts have written a book. It’s a weighty looking tome titled, The Button House Archives and promises contributions from all the BBC sitcom’s spectral characters. Here’s the blurb: Everybody leaves … >

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Ninth Doctor & Rose, Tenth Doctor & Donna

Remastered Doctor Who Series 1-4 Blu-ray coming in November

Newly-upscaled versions of sixty Doctor Who episodes from the Ninth and Tenth Doctor’s eras are coming to Blu-ray to celebrate the programme’s 60th anniversary year. A trailer was released for the set celebrating the first five years of the Doctor Who revival from 2005-2010. The collection includes every episode and special from the first four … >

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Doctor Who: Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor

News for the 2024 Doctor Who series and beyond

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 … >

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The Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) brandishing his sonic screwdriver

Prop makers talk Fourteenth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver in Doctor Who Magazine

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 … >

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Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace animated screenshot

Doctor Who missing adventure ‘The Underwater Menace’ to be animated

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 … >

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