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The Quin Dilemma – Big Finish celebrate 40 Years of the Sixth Doctor (updated)

Multiple Sixth Doctors will converge to mark Ol’ Sixie’s forty years of TARDIS travel.  Updated 19/03/24: Trailer released for The Quin Dilemma. Ahead of its release on Friday, 22nd March, there’s a trailer for the celebratory Sixth Doctor tale. The Quin Dilemma sees four iterations of the bombastic Sixth Doctor drawn together to combat a … >

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Costume designer to share experience dressing the Doctor, Toymaker and Goblins in Doctor Who Magazine

Costume designer Pam Downe will discuss dressing Ncuti Gatwa’s stylish new Doctor and how she created looks for the Toymaker and the Goblin army in Doctor Who Magazine 601. Also in DWM 601: • Script to Screen: An in-depth look at how the Goblin army developed, from the original concept to the finished product – … >

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All Creatures Great and Small – two more series commissioned

Further veterinary adventures await in Darrowby as the hit drama scores a double recommission. ViacomCBS have announced that the bucolic delights of All Creatures Great and Small will return for two more series. The show, a modern take on the works of James Herriot’s Yorkshire veterinary stories, is produced by Playground for Channel 5, as … >

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Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor to meet Bernice Summerfield (updated)

Big Finish’s first lady Bernice Summerfield will encounter the Ninth Doctor for Buried Threats.  Updated 16/02/24: Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Buried Threats is released. Christopher Eccleston is back another box set of Ninth Doctor audio adventures, released on the actor’s 60th birthday. To mark the occasion, producers Big Finish have dropped another … >

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Doctor Who: Goth Opera – Big Finish to adapt a 5th Doctor vampire novel

From acclaimed writer Paul Cornell, Goth Opera sees The Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa battling bloodsuckers in 1990’s Manchester.  After a long gap, Doctor Who audio producers Big Finish are back in the novel adaptations business. Between 2012 and 2016, the company dramatized various Doctor Who books, many by authors subsequently wrote for the Doctor … >

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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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