Tony Jones and Ian McArdell review this month’s new Doctor Who plays from Big Finish… Doctor Who Main Range #199 ‘Last of the Cybermen’ The second in the “locum Doctors” trilogy, which “translocates” a Big Finish Doctor back in time for an adventure with his early companions, this tale sees the Sixth paired with … >
Based on experience, and having listened to the trailer for ‘Death Match’, we began the story with a sense of trepidation. Across everything from Merlin to Babylon 5, battle competition episodes often come off feeling rather naff and unfulfilling. Of course, this being Doctor Who in the hands of the redoubtable Matt Fitton, we are … >
Since Doctor Who’s return to our televisions in 2005, composer Murray Gold has brought a whole universe of new music to each season. Next weekend the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular – a live performance of music from the show – begins touring the UK, featuring over 100 performers including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales … >
As the Earth’s only natural satellite, the Moon has been both a fascination and an aspirational destination for humanity since we first looked up into the sky. In the world of Doctor Who, it has also been a regular feature as a great place for a base, a handy invasion staging point and the ideal … >
We take a look back at some of the most pivotal moments in Doctor Who‘s long history.
In the vein of the early Who’s more serious historical adventures, this full-bloodied tale brings the First Doctor, with Ian, Barbara and Vicki, to a dangerous England at the turn of the 15th Century. Only months prior to their arrival, the throne was snatched by Henry Bolingbroke, now crowned Henry IV, and his predecessor Richard … >
Back in the 1960s it was not uncommon for one of Doctor Who‘s regular cast members to have a week off. With the show on for most of the year, characters were occasionally written out of an episode as part of the story. In the modern era, the hectic production schedule for Christopher Ecccleston’s season … >
Big Finish’s latest boxset release takes us back to 1982, for a reunion of Peter Davison’s original TARDIS team of Nyssa, Tegan and Adric. The participation of Matthew Waterhouse, who has stayed away from audio up until this point, allows access to an unexplored era of Doctor Who’s chronology. Comprised of two four-parters, the stories … >
Details have now been officially announced for Doctor Who‘s long-rumoured 50th Anniversary Collection. The limited edition boxset will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 8 September, with only 6,000 copies on Blu-ray and 4,000 copies on DVD being produced. > Pre-order the Blu-ray boxset. > Pre-order the DVD boxset. The boxset includes ‘The … >
For the final edition of The Companion Chronicles, the range returns to the story of Zoe long after her travels in the TARDIS. Conscious of her missing memories, courtesy of the Time Lords, she recalls only her first encounter with the Doctor and Jamie although intensive memory probing has revealed other adventures that we have … >