Gary Russell has connections with Doctor Who that stretch back many years. To name but a few, he has edited Doctor Who Magazine, produced, directed and written Big Finish audio stories and more recently been a Script Editor on both Who and Torchwood. He has also written a wealth of books on the subject, including ten novels across both the Virgin and the BBC ranges.
The 1960s Irwin Allen series is getting a modern audio continuation from February 2025. Updated 04/02/25: Trailer drop and story details. With the audio revival of The Time Tunnel due to arrive imminently, producers Big Finish have released story details for the first box set. The Nightmare Begins holds three stories: Episode 1 – The … >
Doctor Who Magazine 612 looks ahead to the next series of Doctor Who coming in 2025 as part of its Gallifrey Guardian column. Also in DWM 612: • An in-depth look at the making of The War Games in colour, including the brand-new model work and the Troughton/Pertwee regeneration sequence • EastEnders veteran Rudolf Walker … >
Doctor Who Magazine presents its 68th special issue, The 2025 Yearbook — billed as the ultimate guide to the Fifteenth Doctor’s debut season and more. Inside the issue: • Gary Gillatt, Paul Kirkley, Lisa Gledhill and Yomi Ayeni reflect on the episodes from Ncuti Gatwa’s first season as the Fifteenth Doctor • Authors Bonnie Langford, … >
The audio drama company announce a live Doctor Who drama, starring Paul McGann and India Fisher. Updated 30/07/24: A second date added with two more chances to see ‘The Stuff of Legend’ live. ‘The Stuff of Legend’, the live Doctor Who audio drama being presented on stage, sold out in record time. Consequently, producers Big … >
Doctor Who: Adventures in Water and Light runs until Saturday 25th November, 2023. To celebrate Doctor Who‘s 60th Anniversary, which kicked off in earnest today, there’s now a special attraction in the show’s home city of Cardiff. Doctor Who has been based in and around the Welsh capital since its revival in 2005, so it … >
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 … >
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 … >
BBC Books has announced that it will expand the Doctor Who Target range with three new 60th anniversary titles in January 2024. The collection are novelisations of three 2023 Doctor Who specials, which will feature David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. Each book, The Star Beast by Gary Russell, … >
Big Finish announce exciting plans to novelise the earliest episodes in Limited Edition hardback format. Audio producers Big Finish have been keepers of the Blake’s 7 flame for many years. From their full-cast audios starring original cast members, to narrator-led series The Liberator Chronicles, they’ve been busily adding to the universe first envisioned by Terry … >