Another busy month for the Doctor Who universe saw the long-awaited launch of a new era as the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble arrived at Big Finish for their first volume of three adventures – which CultBox declared a triumph! Meanwhile in Cardiff, Sgt Andy Davidson finally got his shot at being part of the … >
She might have taken a while to get used to for some Doctor Who fans – although, frankly, who’s in the best mood when abducted on their wedding day – but when Donna Noble travelled with the Doctor in 2008’s Season 4 it was so much fun. With Catherine Tate returning this month for three new audio adventures and in the … >
In another busy month for the Doctor Who audio wizards, the Torchwood range featured the return of technical specialist Tosh for an adventure in ‘Zone 10’. April also provided the much awaited New Adventures adaptation, this time bringing the Seventh Doctor and Ace to the 1960s for Mark Gatiss’ atmospheric novel ‘Nightshade’. While The Fourth … >
With no new Doctor Who this year, we’re all resting on upcoming spin-off Class to provide us with our regular slice of wholesome Whoniverse entertainment. As you probably know, Doctor Who has had two spin-off series before Class: CBBC’s family-friendly The Sarah Jane Adventures and BBC Three/Two/One’s adult-orientated Torchwood. > Buy the complete The Sarah Jane Adventures box set … >
I’d stumbled upon the first trailer of Doctor Who – the 2005 one, featuring Christopher Eccleston as the iconic time traveler Time Lord, while doing some research for a casino review. It was completely unknown for me – I wasn’t born in the UK, so the adventures of The Doctor were out of reach for … >
With the Doctor taking a gap year in 2016, save for a Christmas Special, we can at least look forward to the debut of BBC Three’s new Doctor Who spin-off series, Class. Based in Coal Hill School, where the parent show first began in 1963 and returned too as recently as ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’, the … >
“I thought we might need a gang,” says the Doctor in ‘Dinosaurs on a Spaceship’. “Never really had a gang before. It’s new.” He’s totally lying, of course. Although it may feel that the enduring Doctor Who line-up is that of the Time Lord and a single, feisty female companion, there have actually been various … >
For a show as beloved as Doctor Who, its fans aren’t half critical of it. Several episodes during the modern era have being crucified for falling short of the expected level of quality. Every season has (hopefully only) one of them. Those episodes that, shall we say, underperform in the post-season polls. For Season 9, … >
Doctor Who star Matt Smith has revealed that he’d be up for returning as the Doctor in audio stories. John Hurt and Alex Kingston recently reprised their roles as the War Doctor and River Song respectively in brand new adventures for Big Finish. David Tennant and Catherine Tate are also back as the Tenth Doctor … >
With Big Finish now able to play with elements of 21st Century Doctor Who, we have already been treated to some amazing dramas such as ‘The Diary of River Song’, where River encountered the Eight Doctor, and ‘UNIT: Extinction’ in which an Auton invasion was foiled by Kate Stewart, Osgood and the team. We have … >