On actress Yasmin Finney’s birthday, the official Doctor Who social media accounts shared, along with a new photo, new information about Rose, Finney’s character who is to be introduced in the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special The Star Beast. “Welcome to the #DoctorWho family, Rose Noble 🌹➕🔷 Wishing a very happy birthday to Yasmin Finney, … >
In his tenth box set on audio, Christopher Eccleston’s Ninth Doctor relishes his adventures as he endeavours to Travel in Hope. This trio of tales involves a haunted teleport relay, a spaceship depot murder mystery and the first steps of an old friend’s galactic career. Below There This story takes inspiration from Charles Dickens’ ‘The Signal-Man’, … >
Ahead of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary celebrations, the jaw-dropping scene where the Thirteenth Doctor regenerates into the Fourteenth Doctor in front of the TARDIS on top of Durdle Door was voted by the public as the ‘TV Moment of the Year’ and awarded at the Edinburgh TV Festival. The scene from the Doctor Who … >
Newly-upscaled versions of sixty Doctor Who episodes from the Ninth and Tenth Doctor’s eras are coming to Blu-ray to celebrate the programme’s 60th anniversary year. A trailer was released for the set celebrating the first five years of the Doctor Who revival from 2005-2010. The collection includes every episode and special from the first four … >
Once and Future 4 – ‘Two’s Company’ sees the Sixth Doctor meet a curious mix of old friends. Updated 16/08/23: Doctor Who‘s diamond celebration continues. To celebrate the release of the fourth instalment of Once and Future, Big Finish’s 60th Doctor Who anniversary audio series, there’s another video trailer. This one embraces the cocktail of … >
Pull To Open: 1962–1963: The Inside Story of how the BBC created and launched Doctor Who is out now. Writer and broadcaster Paul Hayes is no stranger to the arcane world of television show development. In 2021, his excellent book The Long Game painstakingly pieced together Doctor Who‘s complicated journey back to our screens in … >
Christopher Eccleston’s next box set of audio adventures promises an encounter with Alpha Centauri. Updated 03/08/23: The audio adventures of the Ninth Doctor continue today with three more stories, released under the title Travel in Hope. To celebrate its arrival, producers Big Finish have released another of their special video trailers. This one leans towards … >
Speaking to Elle magazine, Yasmin Finney spoke of the shivers, scares and laughs in the upcoming Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials. “You can look forward to a lot of scary things. I think when you think of Doctor Who, you think of the scariest episode, the Weeping Angels. It’s the scariest episode in history and … >
Tom Baker concludes his twelfth series of audio adventures with a bumper boxset of four stories. Angels and Demons sees the irrepressible Fourth Doctor travelling with Leela (Louise Jameson) and Margaret Hopwood (Nerys Hughes). Angel and Demons is comprised of four stories – three two-parters and a ripping four-part encounter with the Weeping Angels. The … >
In an interview with the Evening Standard, Yasmin Finney spoke of working alongside Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who. “Two black, queer, magic actors on screen together? It was bound to happen, the universe was bound to connect the lines. We’re intertwined, and I think we complement each other so well. We see how privileged we … >