Two Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials received Hugo Award nominations. Wild Blue Yonder, directed by Tom Kingsley and The Giggle, directed by Chanya Button, both written by Russell T. Davies, were nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. The Hugo Awards, first presented in 1953 and presented annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious … >
A second trailer was released for the new, eight-episode Doctor Who series to air starting in May 2024 starring Nucti Gatwa as the Doctor and Millie Gibson as his companion Ruby Sunday on March 22. A teaser trailer was released prior to the trailer on March 15. Episode One This episode, directed by Julie Anne … >
Audio dramas based on the classic sci-fi/fantasy series Sapphire & Steel are now available again from Big Finish Productions. “All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic, heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and … >
A future Enterprise Captain who will appear alongside Michelle Yeoh in the Section 31 movie – plus, the ‘Kelvin Timeline’ movie has a new writer. With Star Trek‘s television series well-distributed across the Federation’s timeline, there’s plenty of scope for exploration of characters before we first met them on screen. The shining example of this … >
Three new 2024 Doctor Who cast members were announced in Doctor Who Magazine 602. The most notable is Welsh actress Dame Siân Phillips, who among her many stage, television and film roles, is particularly known for her award-winning performance as Livia in the 1976 BBC television series I, Claudius. She is no stranger to Doctor … >
The broadcaster is bringing the Cold War thrills to BBC iPlayer. The BBC has announced that it has picked up the Romanian Cold War thriller series Spy/Master. It’s an intense defection drama set in the late 70’s. Here’s what we know about Spy/Master… The six-part series, filmed in Romania and Hungary, spans one perilous week … >
Ben Miller is back in Professor T series 3 starting at 9 pm on ITV — we bring you all the information you need Good news for fans of Professor T as series 3 starts on ITV tonight (27 March), and following the end of series 2, our hero begins this series behind bars! No need … >
Jonathon Carley plays the young version of the late Sir John Hurt’s grizzled incarnation. Audio producers Big Finish have announced a new series starring the War Doctor. The character is a morally compromised regeneration of our favourite Time Lord who forsakes his name to fight in the Time War against the Daleks. He was originally played … >
In Doctor Who Magazine 602, Millie Gibson gives her her most in-depth on-set interview yet about playing companion Ruby Sunday. Also in DWM: • A long-lost interview that First Doctor William Hartnell gave to the Scottish press – including some forthright opinions • Davina McCall shares her love of Doctor Who and reflects on her … >
The show won’t be resurrected for a third series. Despite its recent BAFTA Cymru win and a TV BAFTA nomination for the show’s star Paapa Essiedu, Sky won’t be commissioning a third run of The Lazarus Project. The sci-fi thriller, from writer Joe Barton (Giri/Haji), followed the exploits of an agency with the ability to … >