The Daleks, a 1960s story filmed in black and white, will be available with artistic colourisation on DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who. Originally transmitted in December 1963 to February 1964, The Daleks were introduced to audiences and soon became one of the Doctor’s most formidable and … >
Four Doctor Who 60th anniversary special actors were announced in Doctor Who Magazine 597. Dara Lall plays Fudge in The Star Beast Colin “Fudge” Higgins first appeared in a 1980 comic-strip Doctor Who and the Star Beast in Doctor Who Weekly, which went on to become Doctor Who Magazine. According to executive producer Phil Collinson, … >
Doctor Who Magazine 597 includes an interview with Catherine Tate, who reprises her role as Donna Noble in the three Doctor Who anniversary specials, The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle. Highlights include: • 60th anniversary souvenir issue • Tate Modern – Catherine Tate on all things Donna and Doctor! • The Daleks … >
Doctor Who Magazine, a faithful chronicle the world’s greatest science-fiction programme for the last 44 years, celebrates the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with their biggest-ever publication. Doctor Who: 60 Moments in Time is a lavishly illustrated bookazine that goes beyond the familiar stories, highlighting 60 landmark moments and exploring the many facets of a … >
BBC Books has released cover artwork for its Doctor Who Target range with three new 60th anniversary titles available January 2024 The collection are novelisations of the three 2023 Doctor Who specials, which will feature David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. Each episode’s novelisation will also be available as … >
A new musical play returns to the Psychic Circus and reunites the cast of ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’. Tickets please! Back in 1989, Doctor Who’s 25th Anniversary season concluded with ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’. The mystical four-parter, from writer Stephen Wyatt, saw the Seventh Doctor and Ace visit the Psychic Circus … >
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 … >