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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
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 … >
“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 … >
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, … >
The very first Doctor Who story which introduced William Hartnell as the First Doctor, titled An Unearthly Child, will not be included in the iPlayer back catalogue as part of the 60th anniversary celebration of the programme, the BBC has confirmed to Radio Times. “This massive iPlayer back catalogue will be home to over 800 … >
He’s joined by another new companion too: get ready for the Eighth Doctor and Audacity. Updated 13/10/23: While we’ve yet to hear the Doctor meet his newest companion, as Audacity is out in November, audio drama producers Big Finish have revealed the cover art and details for their second boxset together. Landing in December, with … >
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 … >