Peter Purves as Steven Taylor in Doctor Who

Big Finish celebrates 60 years of Peter Purves in Doctor Who

Peter Purves joined the TARDIS as Space Pilot Steven Taylor in 1965 as still plays the role 60 years on.  After the departure of original companions Ian and Barbara, the next addition to Doctor Who‘s ever-changing line-up was Steven Taylor. Played by Peter Purves, Steven was a space pilot from Earth’s future who joined the … >

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Doctor Who Season Two coming to DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook

Doctor Who fans can bring home the Fifteenth Doctor’s complete second season of adventures on limited edition steelbook, Blu-ray and DVD from 18 August. In Doctor Who Season Two, the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) travel across time and space and face robots, monsters and gods in the journey to get Belinda … >

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First Doctor Unbound audio series – first story details revealed

The star reunites with his TARDIS crew for a series of “Technicolor” adventures, unburdened by series continuity.  Updated 30/05/25: Details and cover reveal for ‘Knights of the Round TARDIS’ More than a year on from the announcement, Big Finish have revealed details of their new First Doctor Unbound series. Starring David Bradley, with An Adventure … >

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Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: The Cosmos and Mrs Clarke boxset review

Old Sixie stars in three new adventures, accompanied by his redoubtable companion, Mrs Constance Clarke.  Last year, Big Finish celebrated Colin Baker’s Doctor with a pair of 40th anniversary tales. Both drew on elements of his onscreen adventures, bringing his television companions along for the ride. However, the Sixth Doctor’s adventures in audio drama have … >

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Doctor Who: The Lord of Misrule – audio novel review

The Doctor and Romana reunite with those indefatigable investigators of the infernal, Jago & Litefoot. Thrown together during 1977’s ‘The Talons of Weng-Chiang’, Professor George Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago were an unlikely double act. However, with Trevor Baxter as the thoughtful pathologist, and Christopher Benjamin playing the loquacious impresario, they were a perfect paring. … >

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Doctor Who: Hooklight – the Fifth Doctor audio epic begins

Told across two box sets, Hooklight stars the Season 19 TARDIS crew.  Updated 03/04/25: Hooklight 1 is out, dropping with a video trailer The 12-part audio adventure Hooklight begins today with volume 1. The story, featuring the Fifth Doctor and his original TARDIS crew promises planet-destroying peril, monsters and immense cliffhangers. To coincide with the release, … >

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Doctor Who: 20 Years On – the BFI celebrate ‘New Who’

The BFI toast the 2005 revival with ‘Doctor Who: 20 Years On’ – an afternoon of episodes and discussions.  In partnership with the DWAS, the BFI have announced an event celebrating two decades of “new” Doctor Who. With Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, the show burst onto screens in 2005 proving its enduring appeal to … >

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