21st century ‘Doctor Who’: A decade with the Doctor (Part 2)

The first part of David Scott’s article took us through my journey with Doctor Who, which started in 2005 with the show’s return to television. By the end of 2009 I had very much become a fan, and had just started discovering the classic series. Over the next five years, my interest would very much … >

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‘Doctor Who’: ‘Only Human’ (50th Anniversary Edition) book review

These days Gareth Roberts is an established Doctor Who screenwriter, with five episode credits to his name, as well as having penned a host of The Sarah Jane Adventures. Although he was one of the first to tackle the resurrected show in prose he had form, having contributed to the Virgin books ranges in the 1990s. Last year he novelised the lost Douglas Adams tale ‘Shada’ for BBC Books and is soon to follow up with ‘City of Death’.

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‘Doctor Who’: ‘Night of the Whisper’ (‘Destiny of the Doctor’ 9) audiobook review

‘Night of the Whisper’ is a rare thing indeed, a non-televised adventure for the Ninth Doctor.

Other than the half a dozen novels and handful of comic strip appearances that appeared at the time, Christopher Eccleston’s short stint as the Time Lord has not seen much expansion. AudioGO tend to make audio adventures for the incumbent Doctor and Big Finish’ license precludes anything pre-2005.

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‘Companions: Fifty Years of Doctor Who Assistants’ book review

The wonderful thing about the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary is the upsurge in unofficial publications.

Companions by Andy Frankham-Allen takes an in-depth look at the brave souls who have battled at the Doctor’s side, endured the excitement of time travel and crucially, asked the questions on our behalf.

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Big Finish unveil Dark Gallifrey: The War Master

Across the trilogy, Sir Derek Jacobi’s Master will encounter Bernice Summerfield, David Warner’s Unbound Doctor, the War Doctor and Torchwood’s Captain John Hart.  Audio producers Big Finish have revealed the second trilogy from their epic Dark Gallifrey series featuring Doctor Who villains. Following on from Morbuis, the second set of stories focus on Sir Derek … >

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Big Finish announce ‘The Death and Life of River Song’ (updated)

Alex Kingston’s time-travelling archaeologist launches herself into a new audio series, beginning with a prequel to ‘The Ark in Space’.   Updated 15/05/24: Cover art, cast and storyline details With her creator returning to Doctor Who this weekend, Big Finish have revealed more about River Song’s upcoming audio exploits. The first box set in her new … >

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The CultBox Podcast Roundup – January 2023

Welcome to the Podcast Roundup for January 2023 – our favourites in the worlds of CultBox.  Our picks this month, in no particular order, are… Full Disclosure S2, Ep120 – George Takei Promoting his new West End musical Allegiance, this is primarily a discussion of the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. The Star Trek … >

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