At the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles on 6-8 February 2026, screenwriter Pete McTighe addressed speculative questions regarding the future of Doctor Who and his possible role going forward. I will exclusively chronicle several panels I attended featuring the writer. In a 6 February feature interview with Big Finish and Doctor Who Magazine writer … >
While discussing his short story contribution to the Doctor Who: Annual 2026, Night of the Shreek to The Whoniverse Show, Pete McTighe described a Doctor Who read-through which became quite rowdy. “It was kind of a gift really, being asked to write Lucky Day and to… to kind of come up with the Conrad character … >
In honor of Jodie Whittaker’s birthday on June 17, Doctor Who fan artists on Twitter collaborated on a graphic novel adapted from the story Press Play by Pete McTighe. The first tweet in the series begins a thread of beautiful fan artwork illustrating Press Play. press play. a graphic novel adapted from the story by … >
Doctor Who Magazine 629 contains special in-depth coverage of the two returned episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan including reactions from Doctor Who celebrities and creatives. The Daleks’ Master Plan coverage includes: • Peter Purves – alias First Doctor companion and space pilot Steven Taylor – shares his delight on seeing episodes he recorded over … >
A day before they are shown on BBC iPlayer, Doctor Who Magazine 628 will preview two First Doctor episodes not seen since they aired in the 1960s. The Nightmare Begins and Devil’s Planet, episodes previously thought lost from from the 1965 Doctor Who serial The Daleks’ Master Plan, will stream on iPlayer from 6am on … >
The War Between the Land and the Sea has failed to appear on the Disney+ schedule for April, missing the expectation that the Doctor Who spin-off would be available on the streamer in early 2026. While Disney never shared its streaming date for the series, a BBC press release stated that The War Between the … >
According to a bonus feature on the Blu-ray for The War Between the Land and the Sea titled Interview with the Writers, writer and producer Russell T Davies originally had a different plan for how the series would end. In the interview, Davies explains to co-writer Pete McTighe that the scene at the end with … >
As fans enjoy the deleted scenes on recent release of the Blu-ray and DVD for the Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea, there is another scene described by writer by Pete McTighe which never made it from script draft to filming. I will exclusively chronicle what McTighe said about this … >
There is a persistent rumour regarding a dangerous stunt during the filming of the first episode of Doctor Who Season 1 titled Rose. The most infamous story from this filming is that, in the scene where Henrik’s department store explodes, a scene was shot of a sofa flying out of a window on fire, landing … >
According to Russell T Davies in the documentary: The Making of The War Between the Land and the Sea, the Doctor Who spin-off was intended for significantly earlier production and release dates. “It’s worth saying how long ago this production begins. I must have written The Star Beast and The War Between as the launch, … >