Doctor Who Magazine 600th issue

Doctor Who Magazine celebrates its 600th issue

Doctor Who Magazine celebrates its 600th issue with a 16-page supplement, an exclusive art card, a specially commissioned diorama featuring figures from the recent series and a four-hour long Sixth Doctor audio drama for every reader. Doctor Who Magazine 600’s other features include: • Millie Gibson checks in with DWM following the debut of companion … >

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The Avengers – StudioCanal plots a reboot of the iconic 60s spy series

Mrs Peel… we’re needed again. A new version of the classic spy-fi show The Avengers is in development.  According to a report in Deadline, Studiocanal – the rights holders to the beloved 1960s series – are planning to revive the show. Originally launching in 1961 as a vehicle for Ian Hendry’s Dr David Keel, the … >

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The Evolution of Slot Machine Technology

Delve into the fascinating journey of slot machine technology, from the Liberty Bell to AI-driven innovations. Explore the past, present, and future of slot gaming.   Deep within the alluring confines of a casino, the rhythmic symphony of clinking coins and spinning reels has beckoned gamblers for generations. Slot machines, the unsung heroes of the … >

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Paul Spragg Memorial winner: Doctor Who – The Hoxteth Time Capsule

This year’s story is the Doctor Who Short Trip ‘The Hoxteth Time Capsule’, written by Paul Davis.  Since 2016, audio producers Big Finish have run a Memorial Script Opportunity to honour their late, much-missed colleague Paul Spragg. The competition invites submissions (a synopsis and script extract) from writers new to the company, with the chosen … >

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Doctor Who on Big Finish – our top 6 releases of 2023

Audio producers Big Finish have enjoyed another industrious year of dramas in the Doctor Who universe. Here’s six of our favourites… The Diary of River Song: Friend of the Family The Doctor’s wife has been blazing her own trail since 2015 but, although we didn’t know it at the time, this was the penultimate release … >

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Christopher Eccleston as The Ninth Doctor

Christopher Eccleston sets out his terms for a Doctor Who return

Don’t hold your breath!  As Christopher Eccleston continues to embrace Doctor Who fandom, inevitable questions come up. If you’ve ever been to a convention or signing Q&A, you’ll be familiar with then. Questions such as “What’s your favourite monster?” and “Where would you go if you had a TARDIS?” Another, naturally, is some variant of “Would … >

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Doctor Who bi-generation - Ncuti Gatwa & David Tennant

What bi-generation means to Doctor Who going forward

In the last Doctor Who 60th anniversary special, The Giggle, the Fourteenth Doctor split like an amoeba into two separate Doctors. Thus Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor came into existence while David Tennant’s Fourteenth remained. For all of previous Doctor Who history, the regeneration is a complete transition from one Doctor the another. The former Doctor … >

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Big Finish

Big Finish Day 2024 is coming to London

Big Finish Day returns for 2024, bigger and better than ever, to celebrate its silver anniversary.  With the production company, who make audio dramas in the worlds of Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, Space: 1999, Star Cops and more, celebrating 25 years, details for Big Finish Day 2024 has been announced. Paring up with the Doctor … >

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The Whoniverse logo

The Whoniverse lands on BBC iPlayer

“So… all of time and space, everything that ever happened or ever will – where do you want to start?” Doctor Who‘s 60th anniversary month officially begins today with the arrival of the Whoniverse on BBC iPlayer. UK based fans, or BBC licence fee payers if you will, can time travel through Doctor Who history … >

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Sylvester McCoy

The Last Day – Big Finish to tell the Seventh Doctor’s final story

Sylvester McCoy’s devious Seventh Doctor is promised an epic 12-part audio adventure send off.  With classic Doctor Who‘s untimely cancellation in 1989, Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor didn’t get to go out on his own terms. Had the show returned, there were tentative plans for a regeneration at the end of the forthcoming season. Of course, … >

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